Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-09 | Page 18 | Badgers Claim All-America Star in Weiss

Badgers Claim America All Star in Weiss B By A ANTHONY G. G DE LORENZO MADISON Wis Nov 9 UP uP- uP Name any 10 American all-American football football foot toot ball players and Wisconsin will wilt provide the eleventh Howard eleventh Howard William Weiss year old Fort Atkinson Wis youth who does docs everything a great fullback ought to do Goldbergs Goldberg's Rival Ithal Weiss who stands six feet teet and carries pounds of driving football football football foot foot- ball power is the greatest rival of Marshall Goldberg the Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh star he overshadowed when they opposed each other here al almost almost almost al- al most a month ago Against Pitts Pitt's rugged line Weiss carried the ball 15 times Umes for tor 8 84 yards an average of 35 yards per try On the other hand Goldberg Goldberg Goldberg Gold Gold- berg the 1937 American all fullback fullback fullback full full- back lugged the ball eight times for a total net gain of 15 yards I Pitt whipped Wisconsin 6 27 but the Badgers beat Northwestern which tripped Minnesota Great Record The Badger fullbacks fullback's record for the season has been even more impressive Against six opponents he has carried the ball 89 times and ga gained ned yards for foran foran foran an average gain of 41 yards Weiss' Weiss coach Harry her who won America all-America honors when he quarterbacked the late Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen Horsemen Horsemen Horse Horse- men team to a national championship championship cham cham- in 1924 said that Weiss was the best fullback Ive I've seen around all year Its his all around play that makes him outstanding dreher said Hes a great team player and a brilliant competitor He belongs with the great full full- backs Class President Weiss who is president of the Wisconsin senior class and works part time at an exclusive campus clothes shop has won his spurs in every department of play Hes He's a hard runner an excellent blocker and a savage tackler tackier who backs up the line on defense Speaking over the radio before the Wisconsin game a week ago Coach Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western said We all know that in Howard Weiss Wisconsin has the outstanding fullback in the Big Ten Nobody knows what Waldorf thought after Weiss sparked Wisconsin to a 20 13 victory over the Wildcats That victory spoiled Northwestern's unbeaten record and lifted the Badgers into a tie for the Big Ten lead with Minne Minne- sota Guy assistant athletic di director director director di- di rector under ranks Weiss on a par with Ernie Nevera Nevers Nev- Nev ers era of Southern California vho who captained the Badgers nearly two decades ago terms Weiss tops as an around all-around competitor tor and as a leader and morale builder Weiss a three-sport three star jn In high school has scored or set up touchdowns touchdowns touchdowns touch touch- downs in every game in which he has played for Wisconsin this year But his biggest athletic thrill he says was scoring against Minnesota in the final Big Ten game for both teams last season Wisconsin hasn't had an all- all America player since the late Walter Camp picked Ralph Scott as one of the tackles on his mythIcal mythIcal mythical myth myth- ical team about 20 years ago