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Show ! Leading Grid Star at Gate jj. 5( Two years ago the debate was red hot between the East and Far West over the relative gridiron merits of Ked Grange, the galloping ghost of Illinois, and George Wilson, sensational University of Washing- ton halfback. Both were all-American selections and both turned to professional $ gridiron, where their performances aroused fresh argument. The dis- -.Ij f.. - - . . -.i.;-:- - -5 .:::..: I 1 . i i V v v , ' 15 s; ' ,v i J Red Grange. cussion ceases abruptly, however, when it comes to comparing their rela- tive drawing powers. As a gate attraction, Grange is alone. lie Is the Babe Ruth of his sport. It takes only a cas- ual squint at the figures of C. C. Pyle to prove this. The promoter made over $100,000 with Grange's Kew York eleven last season and is surrounding Red with an all-star cast jjj for the 1927 season. lie lost $37,000 with Wilson's Wildcats, a roving outfit, which will be among the missing this year, al- though Wilson himself may land a pro berth with ! one of the teams In the newly consolidated Na- tional Foot Ball league. Grange's playmates 2 this fall, Pyle says, will include Eddie Tryon, former Colgate star; j "Wild Bill" Kelly, crack Montana player, and Jeff Cravath, Southern i California center last year. Morton Kaer, Southern California halfback and 192G all-American choice, also may come into the Pyle fold. - |