1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

Phi Delta Theta in Football, 1930FIRST TEAMEnd: McKalip, Oregon StateEnd: Larkins, Ohio StateTackle: Waters, FloridaTackle: McCance, TulaneGuard: Franklin, ColgateGuard: Griffith, OhioCenter: Hammer, Oregon StateQuarterback; Baker, PittsburghHalfback: Berry, IllinoisHalfback: French, Penn StateFullback: Russell, NorthiifesternSECOND TEAMEnd: Fencl, North-westernEnd: Fletcher, OregonTackle: Kraft, Ohio WesleyanTackle: Simpkins, UtahGuard: Olson, UtahGuard: Wingert, Ohio StateCenter: Shaw, WashburnQuarterback: Tonkin, WashingtonStateHalfback: Heller, PittsburghHalfback; Simrall, MichiganFullback: Hinchman, Butlerr\ LTHOUGH the ranks of ^ A © werenot filled with so many all-Americanand all-stars this year as during^ the1930 season, our brothers did presentsuch football celebrities as "Reb" Russell,Northwestern, all-American; Mc­Kalip, Oregon State, all-Coast and all-American mention; McCance, Tulane,all-Southern; Baker, Pittsburgh,honorable mentionall-American; Berry, Illinois,all-big Ten; French,Penn State, mentioned onmany all-Americans; andHinchman, Butler, all-Indianaselection (the statewhere Notre Dame andRockne hold forth).Picking all-star teams ismost difficult when outstandingplayers are notplentiful. Such is the casethis year in * A 0. Line MURRAYmaterial is scarce, but back- Knox,By MURRAY S. SMITH, Knox, '25[237]THIRD TEAMEnd: Sawyer, BrownEnd: Herron, Georgia TechTackle: Smith, AmesTackle: Weppner, CaseGuard: Mjogdalen, North DakotaGuard: Foster, VanderbiltCenter: Boyd, WhitmanQuarterback: Dorsett, FloridaHalfback: Brockmeyer, MinnesotaHalfback; Holcomb, Ohio StateFullback: Fortune, VanderbiltFOURTH TEAMEnd: Garrity, CaliforniaEnd: Petersen, IdahoTackle; Conover, IllinoisTackle: Yeager, WhitmanGuard: Davis, DukeGuard: Lillie, OregonCenter: Moeller, OregonQuarterback: Leach, NorthwesternHalfback: Reynolds, ColgateHalfback: Diederich, P^nn 5'/a(^Fullback: Marsh, Washingtonfield men are in abundance. For thisreason three backs—Pedersen, Idaho;Garrity, California; and Moeller, Oregon—havebeen shifted to line positionson the fourth team; they weredeserving players who could not bekept ofi the selections.Although unusual quality is absent,to a great extent, it is myopinion that more Phis participatedon college footballteams this year thanS. SMITHduring last year. Underclassmenwho will developinto stars were plentiful.Chapters with outstandingfootball representation thisyear were: Northwestern,Ohio State, Oregon Aggies,Case, Whitman, Hanover,Gettysburg, California,Montana, Iowa Wesleyan,Lafayette, Knox, Minnesota,Alberta, Penn State, McGill,