12 December, 1940

 

THE "DREAM TEAM" OF TODAY

Something new in basketball will be introduced at the Chicago Stadium on the
night of Friday, November 29, when the College All Stars face the Harlem Globe
Trotters, world's professional champions, The contest, expected to become an annu-
al affair, is svonsored by the Chicago Herald-American,

The 15 members of the All Stars, selected through a poll of 36 sports writ-
ers, will form the greatest galaxy of basketball talent ever assembled upon one
team, All in all, here will be a "dream team" that every coach in the country
would like to have at one time or another,

Those selected to perform in this rare stellar attraction, in the order of
their selection, were:

Ralph Vaughn Southern California Forward 6-2 190
Bill Hapac Illinois Forward 6-4 188
Jim Rae Michigan Center 6=5 190
Chet Jaworski R, I. State Forward 5-10 165
Marvin Huffman Indiana Guard 6-2 185
Ralph Giannini Santa Clara Forward 6-2 175
Fred Beretta Purdue Guard 6 178
Stan Szukala De Paul Guard 6=—2 175
Jim McNatt Oklahoma | Forward 6 - 170
Bob Calihan Detroit Center 62 #£=$%192
Ed Sadowski Seton Hall Forward 6-6 196
*Mark Ertle Notre Dame

Erwin Prasse Towa Guard 6-2 195
Bob Carpenter E, Texas Teachers Forward 6-4 190
Bill McDonald Marquette Forward 6-3 191
Rex Filis Notre Dame Center 6-4 185

*Couldn't perform; Ellis selected instead

A survey of the records set up by the 15 players to perform in this impor-
tant game shows that, in their three years of college competition, they accounted
for a total of 8,767 points in 610 games, or anet average of 14,7 points per
player, per game, There are former captains, "most valuable", high scorers and
stars who monopolized just about every kind of honor imaginable.

This Bulletin will be published for the next four months, It can be made
only as interesting as the various coaches and readers make it, Do you know of any
that basketball can be improved? Is there anything you especially like or dislike?
Why now make this publication your forum? Is there any news item that you think
coaches and sports writers in other parts of the country will appreciate reading?
Send them in, for the editor will be more than glad to read it!

Pacific Coast teams planning on making eastern trips this winter -- Santa
Clara, Oregon and U. C, L. A,

Eastern, Midwestern and Rocky Mountain teams to go to the Pacific Coast
this winter are Marshall College, Indiana, Hamline of St, Paul, Nebraska, Bradley
Tech, Utah and Utah State,