Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-01 | Page 26 | Bruin Sophomore Hailed as Lineman of Week

Brun Sophomore Hailed As lineman Liner cn of o Week I Bj nr Ted Meier NEW V YORK Nov 1 Donn UP-Donn l D Donn Moomaw year old sophomore center at U C L I. A was selected Wednesday as this weeks week's lineman of the week in the Associated Press poll The 6 foot 4 inch pound youth from Santa Ana Cal CaLf is the first sophomore to gain gam the award i since Blaine Blame Earon of Duke Dulce earned the nod last year Moomaw's work against Purdue brought him this weeks week's award a Moomaw threw Purdue backs for losses five fi times at critical spots intercepted one pass and altogether played his sixth consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- outstanding game garne Praise From Upland a 1111 Dick Hyland of the Los Angeles Times declared Right now to tome tome me me he is the best line backer seen in college ranks since the warNo war No praise will spoil him Coach Red Sanders says he is the he best soph competitor he has ever seen Twice in eight days he has been the major factor in the Bruins' Bruins defeat of Stanford and Purdue Charles Johnson of the Minneapolis Minneapolis Minneapolis Minne Minne- apolis Star and Tribune and Fred Russell of the Nashville Banner were among other writers who picked Moomaw up Runner-up in the balloting was Bob Gain pound Kentucky tackle for his versatile pla play Y against Georgia Tech Amon Among g other feats the lad from Weirton W. W Va became the first player playe r to block a Tech punt in three thre e years Furman Bisher of the Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta At At- lanta Constitution quoted Tech line coach Ray Graves Gra as say saying ng Gain is positively the greatest tackle Ive I've ever seen n t Another Fine Game Bob Waid Vard ard pound Maryland guard played another whale whal of a game this time against Duke and once again came in for high praise He stopped two Duke attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks inside the Mar Maryland land five- five yard line and on the last play of the game rushed Dukes Duke's forward passer off balance This led to toan toan toan an interception and a yard 46 touchdown run for Maryland Don Texas end gained laurels in the southwest for his fine play against Rice He turned in a performance that brought this quote from Texas coach Blair Cherry It was the greatest g performance per pei- I believe I have ever seen He Hc was terrific has pas been great for some time but had an unusually great t day against Rice Two Pennsylvania players end Eddie Bell and guard Bernie Lemonick Lemonick Lemonick Lemo Lemo- nick turned in some fine licks against Navy and won some nice words from coach George Munger I