New York, Jan. 22. It seems that those All-America college football teams are not as silly as they've been branded.
When the Professional club owners got down to business at their annual draft meeting there was a liberal number of All-America lads among their top choices.
And you must remember this—that National League pro teams often select a player for his particular strength in one department of play. He may not be as good all-round as some particular back or lineman on All-America team, but he may be just what a certain club needs be-Cause of its individual system of offense or defence, or both.
During the past couple of weeks I read so many articles snickering at the All-America teams and the folly of sports writers who try to pick the nation's top eleven, that I expected the Professional drafters to come up with a flock of unknowns in their early rounds of choosing.
Of course there were plenüy of "sleepers" among the names before the entire 200 players were drawn by the 10 National League clubs. And it is true that Heikkinen of Michigan, who made guard on the consensus of All-America teams, was rated. way down about 120th by the pros, and was Brooklyn's 18th selection. But in the early choosing there was a strong All-America flavour.
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