The Washington times., 1912-11-12

Yale, as the cradle OF college football.
lays claim to more grid!ron stars than
any other college in the country Well
may the Ellis enter their hall of fame
with heads uncovered. for some OF their
heroes have attained the sanctity OF
saints wherever Yale men foregathcr.
No Yale man can keep from fairly
screaming, no matter what his age,
when he thinks of the football vaior OF
"Pudge" Heffelinger. Bum" McCluhS.
Frank IInkey, Frank Butterworth. the
mighty HiCkOk, Gordon Brown, FRANK
DcSaulles. Foster Rockwell, Tom ShcF-
lin, and Tad" Jones, to name but IL
handful OF old Yale gridiron wonders.
They typify the Yale athletic spirit.
out of the dim. distant past looms the
colossal figure Of IIefeliinger, gigantic
in stature, bearded like the Norse rover.
a veritablc Gibraltar in the line on TIC
fense and a raging lion on attack. lie
was a peerless guard of the old school.
and yet 80 we'll was he grounded In the
Yale style of play that year after year
he comes back to his alma mater and
,nnches the Youngsters of today how to
play guard. He knew how down to the
ground. ,, ,,t,
demon end, was making footbai MS
81 OF ping Interference. lie stopped y py
hitting il hurder than It hit him. For four
years, though weighing less than any
other man on the field he hit interfer-
ences and then waited while they car
ried senseess opponents from the field
TO .he sidelines. He, too, comes back to
aid in instructing young Yale, but not
! since then has he been able to inculcate
his own deadly habits into weaker clay.
Only Tom Shevlin and Fitzpatrick have
ever eIproached him in viciousness Of
play.
Butterworth Unstoppable.
Frank Butterworth. one OF the most
popular men In college, was star in
the early nincties. AS nc-plunging
fulback he had no peer. He was un-
stoppablc under the old pull-and push
style of his day. Strong as a bull and
lust as wild, he would tear through op-
ponents as though they were pygmies.
| Long will his memory live at New
, Haven.
Bill Hickok was a powerful guard OF
Butterworth's day. Built like house,
he gave way before no attack that could
be hurled at him. What wonderful
team icfelhnger and Hickok would
make today in guards back play! lie
also made his mark In the hammer
throw, his record long standing un-
approached.
| In the late nineties there cleaned that
| other marvellous athletic machine. Cor
culdrly magnificent Had Yale used the
/ guards back play, he would have
equaled TruXton Hare. that other blond
giant of Old Penn. for they played at
America eleven while in college
Browns play was fawless against all
opponents and the entire football world
was aghast year or 50 ago when he
met an untimely death.
Then Came Hogan.
Then came another wonderful player
end an equally wonderful nan. lin
Hogan. poor boy. he worked his
way through prep school and through
college, always a high rank man in his
class. and one of the greatest football
tackles ever seen. Even in 1901, while
a freshman. his work attracted attep-
ton, and for three years aftcrward he
was hailed the best on the grldiron
Like Brown, Hogan died In the prime
OF life, mourned bv all who knew him.
In llogan's day came the mighty Tom
Shcylin. whose delight 1t was to seize
"A kickoff under his goalposts, and
brushing all opposition aside. run down
the field for a touchdown. Foster
Rockwell, red headed ard magnetic. alsc
glistened at the same time. Roc kwell's
quarterback play. when he was in con.
dition, was truly marvellous, easily
e., ualng thai Uf the great Charlie DdiS
or the peerless Phil King.
Following these stars came the quietly
brilliant Raw RiglOw. Yale has gen
eranv developed great tackles, and Big
low was one of them. He was always
just a little better than anv man whC
ever played against him; His qualities
of leadership too, made him dOublS
valuable to the Ellis. and his memory
will always be kept green,
or latest memory Is the human ava