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Dearth of Good Ends In a Season of Strange Football Upsets This Fall krf'U A' IM JJJJ GREATEST NEWSPAPER A Vol. 94- No- 62 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1928 Joe Truskowski, of Detroit, Is Elected Captain of Michigan For Next Year M'LARNIN ENDS HARD TRAINING WINQMEN BELOW USUAL HIGH GRADE STAR FLANKER IS SELECTED TEAM'S PILOT 'TIE' FEATHER BACK AT FULL FOR FRIEDMAN No Peer This Season "Red" Cagle, Rapier of The Army. Practically assured a place on the mythical All-Anierlran team by virtue of his splendid work for the West Point Cadets during the recent season. FOR HIS BOUT Mo Oosterbaans, Tulleys, Nashs or Hansons Roamed the Country's Gridirons This Year -Messenger Appeared Best of Lot. He's Rewarded by Teammates for Strong Ail-Around Play This Fall.

Eases Up on Boxing After Hard Four-Round Session at Cadillac A. C. Big Fullback's Injury Mends for Game Tomorrow With Dayton Triangles. a 1 California Claims Greatest Flanker of Them AH in Frankain of St. Marys That Gave Larry Bettencourt Year Ago.

i rsr- (.4 STARS IN THREE SPORTS PROTECTS HIS HANDS RANDELS TO PLAY END Will Seek Positions on Court and Baseball Teams as Well as Grid. EW YORK, Nov. 27. (A. No feature of this year's All-American football cross-examination is any more difficult than that of getting any general agreement on the ends.

It is a conspicuous development of the campaign that the ends have been somewhat below the standard of other years. There are unquestionably a flock of good flankmen in all parts of the country, but whether it just happens to be an off year in some respects or due to changes in the style of play, it is obvious that no wingmen stand out in the fashion that Winslett of Alabama, Oosterbaan of Michigan, Hanson of Syracuse and others have done in recent years. If you listen to the Pacific coast erltlrs there isn't a better end In the country than Ike Frankain of St. Mary's, the same school that produced an All- NN Arbor, Nor. 27.

Joe Truskowski, of Detroit, will lead Michigan's 1929 football eleven. The versatile end's election to the captaincy was announced at the annual banquet for th team tonight at the Michigan Union. In his twa years with tha varsity Truskowski has had one of the most varied records a BY HARRY BIXLIO.V. IZZY KAPLAN comes out with his annual challenge to all round-heel heavyweights to fight him before the club offering the largest purse, If any. Our old friend hopped off the brake beams, shook the cinders out of his hair and with a grimy paw extended gave vent to a hungry sounding hello.

Since Izzy left here two jumps ahead of the sheriff the country saw a lot of him. Mr. Kaplan didn't stop long in any place that had a police department with a yen for interviewing him and he made better time between towns than the winner of the bunion derby claims. In the course of his travels Izzy saw Ferocious Tiger Clem, who used to dive alt around Harry Harris' ring. The Tiger, reports Izzy, has learned several new tall spins and he will exhibit them to the patrons of tho Falrview club for fancy remuneration.

Clem's old stuff didn't fool anybody the second or third time he put it on exhibition, but the new stunts are deceptive. Before acquiring his latest tricks everybody could tell just when Tiger was going to hit the floor. Now close observers must look twice to detect whether he is actually off balance or In position to roll back and remain upright Naturally the variation cuts Into the number of trips Ferocious makes to the canvas, but Just imagine Continued on Page 20. Amcrican center and major league baseball player last year in Larry Bettencourt. Frankain is big, fast and durable, combining the essential qualities of greatness to such an extent that the more enthusiastic are calling him the best end the coast has turned out since Muller's days at California, and Miller, you may recall, is sometimes classed as an Irishman Hopes to Outpunch Miller in Rough and Tumble Encounter.

Jimmy McLarnin, the Irish lightweight, completed the hardest part of his training for his fight at Olympia Friday night with Ray Miller, In the gymnasium of the Cadillac Athletic club yesterday afternoon. When he took off his gloves after boxing four rounds with two amateurs, McLarnin announced that he would not put them on again until he is ready to go Into the ring Friday night. Pop Foster, McLarnin's manager, breathed easier after McLarnin finished his boxing. He had been afraid up to the last that McLarnin might accidentally get a cut or that he might Injure one of his hands by getting into a slugging match with a sparring partner that would handicap him Friday night. McLarnin is down to his best fighting weight and Foster believes he is in better shape for a hard right now than at any previous time since he started boxing.

For one thing, Jimmy has had a rest from the ring since his fight with Stanislaus Loayza here August 2, and should be ready to go now. McLarnin has trained for the kind of fight Miller promises to give him, a rough and tumble affair. He Continued on Page 21. Truskowski. Interesting and Hose Expected To Retain Lena Kansan Replaces Munn, who Broke Nose in Clash With Chicago Bears.

Lineups and officials for the professional football game tomorrow at University of Detroit stadium, between Bennle Friedman's Wolverines and the Dayton Triangles were announced last night. Herbert Bell, Ohio State, will referee, Lee Dudley of Dayton is to umpire and George Lawton, Michigan, will be head linesman. The Wolverines practiced for three hours yesterday afternoon with all regulars except Lyle Munn, the big end from Kansas Aggies getting action. Munn suffered a broken nose Sunday at Chicago in the battle with the Chicago Bears. His place at end in the Turkey Day game will be taken by Horace Randels.

Bacchus Shows up Well. "Tiny" Feather, also hurt in the Bear game, was so far recovered yesterday that he will be at fullback for the Friedman squad when the kickoft whistle blows tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Carl Bacchus, the rangy end from the banks of the Big Muddy, alternated yesterday with Sedbrook in receiving the bullet passes of Friedman, in the practice session and performed well. Bacchus was little known in the East until he signed up for professional football. Down In Missouri, however, this big boy is still talked about as one of the best wing men turned out at the University of Missouri In a decade.

He was captain of Missouri In 1926 and sports writers of the Valley voted him the best end In the conference and the outstanding star on the Missouri eleven. Triangles Due In Morning. Wolverine followers will also have their eyes on Leonard Sedbrook in the Thanksgiving Day game. This slim youngster, who hails from Enid, Oklahoma, is the fastest man on the squad and has developed rapidly In the passing attack of Continued on Page 21. Michigan captain-elect ever possessed.

Starting at center on tha 1928 Wolverine aggregation as ha had started in at the beginning of his high school days at Northeastern, Truskowski made for himself a regular place on tha team. Last year he was not with the squad but returned this fail with a vengeance With the center post taken car of satisfactorily, the coaches decided to make the genial center over into Continued on Page 21. all-time Captain Phillips, of California, and Tappaan, of Southern California, are two other far western entries with excellent qualifications. Haycraft, of Minnesota, and Fesler, of Ohio State, are two of the best In Big Ten circles, while Brown, of Missouri, Is generally picked as the bent flankman In the Big Six. Collins.

Colrick and O'Brien have had their big moments for Notre Dame, but they haven't been consistent. Phelan, of Detroit, is a star. No Outstanding Star. The Pittsburgh area, pretty well upplied this year with gridiron talent, has two Panther stars in Don-chess and Guarlno. Some of Carnegie's outstanding achievements have been featured by the work of Rosenzweig, whose specialty is the old end-nround play.

Princeton has a fine pair of ends in Stinson and Lawler, when they -n In i no An1 ha. Man, Chicago, Nov. 27. (A. The Chicago Dally News understand from authoritative sources that Russell "Lena" ftliickburne will manage the hite Sox next season.

Blackhurne, who took over the managership of the team last July when Kay Schalk was dismissed, hasn't signed a contract yet, hut will do so at the joint sessions of the American and National leagues here December It and 12, the New has been Informed. Owner Charles Comlskey, of the Sox, had nothing to say about the report. tfofff: I ft OrMWAeO fi OrMWAeO CrtRlSTlA.r4 11 54022ito77022 6AU CARRIER. Tfoik university in Barrabee and Nemecek. The Army's crack end, Messinger, has been on the receiving end of many of Red Cagle's longest heaves.

When it comes to banging 'em at long range, Mes-inuer is a reminder of the palmy days st Dartmouth three years ago when Tully and Sage, bare-legged, were running wild as they speared Oberlander's long-distance U- Captain Barna, of Hobart, and Coane, of Norwich, have been good enough to attract unusual notice in the east. The south and southwest have had All-American ends In the past two years, but the Dixie crop, as elsewhere, is not quite up to standard. The difference between the Georgia Bulldogs of 1928 and those Continued on Page 21. (tSQD ost Cheers By Mail He' Unable to Attend Gridiron Banquet But Hit Letter Praises Coaches and Team For Fine Spirit. BRAND NEW 19 2 9 a wonderful opportunity to buy new clothes for Thanksgiving was read to the team during the dinner.

"No football team and coaching staff ever merited the congratulation and respect of the students and alumni more than the 1928 Michigan team." the director of athletics wrote. "I have often witnessed Michigan spirit and loyalty tested during my 28 years at Mich-Continued on Page 21. ANN ARBOR, Nov. 27. (A.

Absent because of arrangements made months ago to speak at a banquet at Owosso, Fielding H. Yost, IT. of M. athletic director, expressed his sentiments to the Michigan football team in a letter addressed to William E. Nlssen, head of the organization giving tonight's football banquet.

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