Show Smith Grange Best Et of All Around All Ability Stamps I Two Outstanding Stars Says Spaulding By BILL BILL SPAULDING U. U C C. I L. L A. A Coach Copyright 1934 NEA Service Inc A football coach constantly is asked who in his opinion is the greatest player ever to don the mole mole- skins They seem seem to believe the coach should have a ready reply due duc no rio doubt to his contact with so many many athletes over over years of observation The best players I cv in action action ac ac- ac- ac tion lion were Ernie Smith of ot Southern California in the line and Red Grange of Illinois in the backfield Remember Im I'm making my selections selections from Crom among Ive I've seen perform Many lany Stars There have been many brilliant linemen Pudge name still is a standby at Yale and there were Henry of or Washington and Jef- Jef ferson George Houser Rouser Minnesota tackle Schultz and Bernard of ot Michigan Michigan Michi gan L Lee Le e Coats of our own school here Hare McCracken and Woodruff of ot Penn Des Jardien and Ba Badenoch of Chicago Cooney and De Do Witt o of Princeton Babe Horrell of California Jim McMillen of Illinois and Hel Helser Heiser r Aaron Rosenberg and Larry Stevens o of Southern California But the work of Smith stamped him as my idea of a perfect lineman A veritable tiger on defense cool calculating and arid vicious he could hold his us own at tackle against any system of attack or any sort o of offensive ma ma- sure and safe sale on all parts of the field Seldom fooled on cutbacks cutbacks cut cut- backs at the inside of his position he was a great help to his end on wide plays slays He was a powerful offensive threat to any defense He could kick goals after touchdowns with accuracy accuracy ac ac- curacy and seldom missed booting over the end zone on kickoffs Practically ever every football follower has las his idol as a backfield star Ask any Michigan man who was the greatest greatest greatest great great- est o of all time and his answer ten chances to one one will be Willie Heston Notre Dame me men recall the deeds of ot Eichenlaub and George Gipp Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago points with honest pride to Waier Wale Vial Waleter ter er Eckersall and Wisconsin to Pat O. O ODea a. a Larsen and Henry Cochems Carried Ball Farthest So you go down do through the list of Aubrey Devinc and of Iowa Daly of ot West Point and Harvard Baker of ol Princeton Ernie Nevers and Bobby Grayson of Stanford Edwards Ed wards o of W Washington shin ton State Stale Archie Nesbit and md Pesky Sprott of California Califor Camor- n nia a Thorpe of Carlisle and a flock of others And then you come to Grange the thega ga galloping ghost The redhead probably carried a a football farther than any other man manin manin manin in football His name stands out above all other Illinois ball although although al- al though hough there have been some som fine Cine backs at the Champaign Institution Clark Pogue and Macomber among them Grange probably was the most uncanny uncanny uncanny un un- un- un canny runner of his time He could smash dodge straight arm ann and cut all all' all with a natural flair that no one else Ive I've ever seen could equal His defensive ability was all that could be asked I have seen him tackle ackle all over the field and pull pun his team cam out of many a tough situation by y his ability to knock down and intercept intercept intercept in in- passes L Jj 1 5 f t j 4 g ti f y A j Y rv I rc ij r 3 t 4 time All America all honors should to go 0 to Ernie Smith left form forin former r Southern California tackle and andRed andRed Red Grange right the Galloping Ghost of Illinois according to Bill BUI Spaulding head bead coach of U. U C. C L L. L A A. I and former Minnesota mentor who rates them the best hes he's ever er seen |