The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-07

name of Fudge" Heffelfinger will rank
with any man who ever played way
back when the mass play was in its
prime and when weight and strength
counted for more than speed and abili-
ty, he was a player feared and re-
spected by all of Yale's opponents. AL
| though he played guard position he
was as active as a tackle in breaking
up plays and was one Of the few heavy
men Of his time who tackled on the
wings. On the offense he was a power.
! With his massive weight he would
catch hold of a back and utterly force
his way through an opposing line and
when he was called back to advance the
ball he seldom failed to gain.
De Witt Ranks High.
| Then there was John De Witt, one
of the greatest players who ever wore
the orange and black of Princeton. He
was the nearest approach of any line
man in the history Of the game who
would have chance to be called the
greatest football player of all time.
There were few things that Dc Witt
could not do better than any other foot
ball player, and, like Heffelfnger, he
was power on the defense, but he
showed to even greater advantage on
the offense, mostly because of his kick
ing. He was one of the greatest boot
ers in the history of the game, and one
of the few reliebles De Witt never
was a practice kicker, but when in the
heat Of battle he was absolutely de-
pendable. He could druplSicty -.'tN~ -.
erring aim from any place inside OF the
| fifty five yard line, while mis- pu...s
bored through the air for flights of
| from forty to sixty yards. In Tiger
football history the name of De Witt
| always will be placed above that of any
other warrior who ever represented Old
Nassau.
McCracken and Hare of Pennsylvania
Glass and Hogan of Yale, Fish of Iar-
ward, Cooney of Princeton, Horr of
Syracuse, Thompson of Cornell Erwin
of West Point, Curtis and Schultz of
Michigan, Curtis of wisconsin. Van
Hook of Illinois, and HARDING and
Schaact of Minnesota are few Of
the numerous linemen whose deeds are
still fresh In the memories of the stu
dents Of their respective universities.
Coy Is the Final Choice.
There also have been quarterbacks
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marvellous feats on the chalk lined
fields, but to Coy belongs the supreme
| honor He was of the fast, dashing
type, who did not know the meaning
of the word fear and never knew
when to quit until he had accomplished
the desired result
Playing with team which has been
one OF the foremost football aggre-
4 cations in this country since the game
has been played, Coy lived up to his
reputation in every game and i'm many
or them performed the unexpected so
many times that he was nick named,
Ted, the phenom." When 1t came
to any department of the game there
was nothing that Coy did not know
how to do well. He did not lack any
thing that went to make up football
player. He possessed that rare fac
.ulty, football intuition.
In the three years that he played
fullback for Yale, Coy was placed on
the all-American team for two years
and was selected for the second team
one year. When Walter Camp select
| ed his All-American football team he
! picked Coy without bit of hesitaacy
4 and said he was the best back who
ever played the game. Being a great
| player, he never would allow himself
| to be caught in a position which might
result in injury. He was the most
feared player who ever graced an
eastern gridiron, and not a few of his