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Speculating In SportsBy John WhitakerSURPRISED, weren’t you on glancing at Collier’s 1931 All-American? Well, you aren’t by yourself. Plenty of customers undoubtedly were awed to see Barry Wood, of Harvard, Catfish Smith, of Georgia, Schwegler, of Washington, and Morrison, of Michigan out there in the bold-faced type—picked as the peer of all other players at their respective positions. But that is the way with All-American teams. Every player can’t expect to rate the first team any more than The Speculator can expect to find himself a blonde heiress or a sure-fire putter among the Christmas gifts.Because the four players listed above are Buspected of sneaking In on Grantland Rice’s exclusive party. The Speculator chooses to offer his own and very private reasons. Wood, he suspects, rated because he is n ’’fine boy,” and because the “Big Three” had to get at least one man on the team. Certainly there were better quarterbacks around this year, Mohler, for Instance. Smith got on because of that name “Catfish, which must have originated in the public relations department at Georgia. The selection committee probably didn’t read the play-by-play account of that 60-0 slaughter of Georgia by Southern California.How did Schwegler get on? Easy to answer, that on*. The Pacific coast buys Collier’s and, naturally enough, needed at least two representatives. Rice and his committee evidently consulted the circulation department instead of writers and scouts who watched Kurth, of Notre Dame, Riley and Marvil, of Northwestern, Price of Army, and other stalwarts. Michigan’s Morrison was a great center and few will question the statement. Qookle Miller, Purdue’s pivoteer, played more center against Northwestern than was shown in any battle of the year. Daughterly, of Pittsburgh, also did a few things at South Pend the afternoon Notre Dame battered the Panthers. But Michigan had the greatest defensive team of the year and some player had to represent that forward wall on the All-American.The magazine outlook in the south must be exceptionally good, because three Dixie men are on the first team. Similarly, It is either too good or hopeless In the southwest because no Rice Institute, Texas U., Texas Christian, or Southern Methodist players turned the trick But maybe you don’t approve of cynicism.How About It, Wildcat*?DEAR JOHN:Say, give your sporting staff a treat by taking it over to the Hammond High school gym tonight to watch the Wildcat-Bowen game. Then they will have the opportunity to watch the greatest natural shot the amateur game has developed since Hyatt played at Pittsburgh.This lad of whom I’m speaking is Bill Harlow, Bowen forward. He Is a floor wizard who combines the qualities of Wooden’s dribbling ability, Spradling’s speed, and Hyatt’s deadeye. He is at his best on a large floor, but even at that I m willing to bet he’ll make at least ten baskets and ten free throws on Hammond tonight. His dribbling has reached such perfection that It is almost impossible not to foul him when he knifes in for a short attempt.Seriously, A PURDUE OF *28”THE LOWDOWNi The Woodmar members did right by Maurie White at the winter stag Wednesday night* • *One of them suspected Maurice had so much on the books he couldn’t get to Florida so the chapeau was passed, something like $100 was collected, and now White MUST go south • • *Jackie Filan wears green, brown and blue at one time—and looks fancier than a Dartmouth sophomore* • *Johnny Wooden, of Purdue university, is the greatest collegiate basketballer of his line* • • Ambrose Rascher, Cedar Lake’s takcle and wrestler at Indiana, will meet Bob Jones, another Hoosier, in a mat contest* • ‘Ambrose is conference heavy champ and Bob Is National A. A. U. king, according to our correspondent, Ben Kaufman* • *Virgil Reiter, Jr., resembles his father more than any other son in town* • *A Chicago theater Is showing a movie, with sound effects all the way through, of the Irish-Trojan battle at South Bend* • *The Cubs want Lefty French, the Pirate whiz, and may ship Percy Lay Malone for him* • *Hugh Carroll, one of the East Chicago s favorite barristers, will chisel a bit for the newspapermen, particularly when the spirits are scarce* • ‘Branch Rickey has been quoted as saying that the man he was really after In the deal with the Cubs was Bud Teachout* • *Maybe a year at Houston and then another at Rochester would make real stuff of the young lefty* • *Ray Brook, Hammond boy who has played two years at end on the Butler Bulldog eleven, received his second monogram the other evening* • ‘Jack Ledden of the South Bend Trib Is another who rages when the reformers talk about altering football* • *And he does it vur nicely In a column called “Seen and Heard In The Sport Realm”* • *Spud Campbell has become an ardent hockey fan after all these years* • *Has anything prrived bigger and left faster than the Yo-Yo?* • *And what has happened to the farm board, musical talkies, and the Hammond-East Chicago merger?* • •PARTING SHOTi The ginger ale is what gives you a headache.c h
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Hammond Lake County Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Fri, Dec 18, 1931
Page 26
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