Show ANO VICE few ever pay any particular attention to the center a star guard or a brilliant tackle few ever fix an eagle eye on a smashing blocking back the crowds and this also includes most of the football writers are watching the tha ball carriers the passers and the pass receivers who are usually out in the open who supply most of the color and action in a an n y game the men who are just as ai important who have to handle brennan y the brunt ot of con filet usually are overlooked for this reason the football campaign of 1947 Is almost an exact duplicate of other years the headlines and the laurels are going to the backs to the passers and the tha receivers it Is difficult to recall a season where so many backs have drawn this age old citation he cant be left off allstar all star stai team what they forget as far as any allstar all star backfield selection Is concerned Is this you cant put 15 ot 01 20 men into four pairs of shoes nere here are just a few of the men who cant be left off lujack of 0 notre dame layne of texas walker of conerly of mississippi scott of arkansas maisl of pennsylvania brennan of notre dame evans of kansas Chap chappuis puls and el ilott of michigan seu self and girard of wisconsin cloud of william and mary blary a fine fullback mccardle mccardie and doll of southern california gilmer of alabama balley bailey of virginia burns of rutgers of yale of columbia TaUa Talla ferro of indiana and too many others to be mentioned in any event here are 21 fine backs rated high in the nations ranking there are other unlisted nominations from the northwest each section sees only its ate stars s in action and knows what these stars can do with little knowledge of start stars from other sections the local viewpoint this Is only natural you watch a conerly a gilmer a layne a walker an evans a scott from the south and the southwest alone and you feel quite certain that anyone ol of these Is the star back in the country and you may be right then again you may not be right maybe no one will be right the high level of class leave much margin there are too many outside factors to consider such as time experience and allaround versatility A great football back should be able to run pass block and tackle especially tackle the final word only top rankers can block and tackle football Is studded with passers and ball carriers it studded with blockers and tacklers tac klers this is an unselfish job ask any coach in the argument that concerns the best backs of the year we can take you to the south and the southwest the deep south insists that conerly of mississippi and gilmer of alabama are two of the outstanding stars many scouts ats that I 1 respect spec t rank both over layne of texas I 1 and walker of gilmer can pass run block and tackle he Is an amazing football player who weighs about pounds now equally smart football players write me that walker of and layne of texas belong with any top tour four layne is a brilliant passer walker a sophomore can do everything a coach wants but three coaches from the southwest write me that smackover Smack over clyde scott formerly with navy Is a better allaround all around back than layne or walker lie he Is a star on a a weak ball club who has picked up more ground than either layne or walker then word comes from oft off the trail that ray evans of kansas out classes conerly scott layne walker or gilmer evans has had four or five brilliant years of c ollege college and army football all ali the kansan can do is run pass kick block and tackle the pros want him more than anyone else other oilier headliners Head liners in the meanwhile there Is min of pennsylvania who also has had tour four or five big years passer ball carrier blocker and star defensive I 1 back also a fellow known as johnny lujack of notre dame a big factor at notre dame tour four seasons ago who can pass or run and who happens to be probably the best Je defensive back in football today fritz crisler of michigan ad admits is that Chap chappuis puls has been his main factor on offense running and passing cloud of william and mary Is probably the best fullback in the country few even know ids his name he fie is pounds of doc blanchard the pros win will come up with some unknown from an unknown team who will outclass many of these I 1 lav aars mentioned they merely never i had the chance to prove their tuff stuff |