The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-10-02

outdoors. With many others he was
handed roll of paper bound with
ribbons in old gold In his turn he
left the rostrum and then broke forth
a cheer such as has not been heard
ON the campus before or after 1t was
the farewell to John G. Griffith, the
University of Iowas greatest football
star.
The Hawkeye educational stronghold
has turned out many great football
player, but none has ever reached the
standard of Red" Griffith. 1t is now
IL years since Red" bumped into the
scrimmage lines for the last time, but
his name toay is as well known
throughout the length and breadth of
turnout the length and breadth of Iowa
as it was then. Griffith did not for
sake his alma mater when he was
harded his sheepskin as he afterward
came back as a coach, but he was
through as player.
Defeated All Corners.
1t was the golden age" of football
at the University of Iowa in those
days. In his first year of football,
1898, the Hawkeyes just began to show
some spunk on the gridiron. Then
with the climax reached in 1900, when
both Chicago and Michigan, among
others, fell before Iowas mighty elev.
en-. And all the time Griffith was the |
leader without an equal in the annals |
Of the university. Although never pos
essed of the avoirdupois of many other |
fullbaoks, that was the posi- |
ton selected for him by the coaches. |
he made good from the start. That red |
shock offfair famed in every play. He |
was never through until carried off on |
4 stretcher, and all the time the gray |
natter under the auburn thatch was |
The students to this day
claim that he was never outgeneraled, |
even though defeated If anyone else |
beat him to the latest trick of the
game it was an even bet that some |
bump had put his thinking apparatus
temporarily out of commission.
HPink's" Famous Feat.
Ask about the greatest feat of Grit
18th and the chronicler will carry you
back to that famous game with the
of Nebraska in 1899, the
rear that Iowas goal line was not
crossed. The Hawkeyes had rolled up
20 points on the Cornhuskers i'll the
irst half and the early part of the
second A tumble and dropped punt
rave Nebraska the ball on Iowa's
line. By steady
ushes the oval eventually landed on
he Hawkeye's three-yard line, and
With three minutes to play. Here is
where Griffith entered the drama.
He was playing defensive quarter
nd he figured that few delays would
onsume the precious moments left.
It the first rush of the Cornhuskers
sriffith dived into the line, grabbing
he quarter back before he could pass
he ball. The officials, of course, ruled
an offside play and penalized Iowa |
alf the distance. He did it again and
lso the third time, the penalty of half
he distance being imposed on Iowa
ach time.
The ball was only inches from the
ne, but enough time had been Killed" |
} consume the three minutes before }
ne teams could line up again and the G
oal line had not been crossed, and
lat was all that Red" had worked for.
riffith played fullback throughout his
areer and the spectacular runs he
ulled off made him q star in any 6
ompany. Id
After he graduated he coached at v
is alma mater, at Simpson college a
nd at the University of Idaho, where a
e is now located. Id
Pharmacists for Peace. A