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CHICAGO, Aug 31. (AP)-
The professional champion Chicago Bears and 80,000 football fans are
wondering today what a band of 34 stars from last year's college football
teams could do if they had a berth in the National league.
The 34 players who roamed to fame and glory over college gridirons in
1933, gave a large sample last night by holding the Bears, rulers of the
professional world for the past two years, to a scoreless tie at Soldier
field.
The Bears found themselves outmaneuvered in everything but forward
passing.
Each team had chances to score but forward passes, intercepted or batted
down by agile defenses, and fumbles, wrecked them. The All-Stars tried
twice to connect by place kicks, but Bill Smith, former University of
Washington end missed from the 40 and 42 yard lines.
The Bears' brightest opportunity came in the final period when Wayland
Becker, pro end, blocked a punt by Bob Jones, former Indiana all-around
gridiron man, and recovered on the Stars' 19 1/2 yard line.
The bid was abruptly halted by Joe Laws, Iowa's brilliant quarterback of
last season, who intercepted what was meant to be a touchdown pass. He
grabbed the ball behind his own goal line and ran it out 11 yards from
where Herman Everhardus, one of Michigan's Big Ten championship aces,
sent a 50
yard punt booming down the field.
Laws also contributed the prize run, a 24 yard dash off tackle, in the
third period. Laws, with Everhardus and Mike Mikulak of Oregon,
were the stars of the Stars. Bill Hewitt, George Corbett and Eddie Kawal
stood out in the Bear lineup.
The Stars collected 6 first downs to 3 for the Bears, 2 on penalties.
They outgained their professional rivals, 136 yards to 62 by rushing and
had the advantage in punting averaging 34.1 yards, to 31.4 by the Bear
booters. Only in forward passing did the Bears overshadow the
ex-collegians.
The All-Stars were introduced to the huge throng with impressive
ceremonies. The lights in the big amphitheater were turned off and as
each player trotted to the field, a single beam followed him to the
center of the field as the band played the college song of his alma
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