The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-06

to much delving into gridiron records
to ascertain whether the feat was a
record one, as claimed by many imme-
dlately after the game. Careful re-
search has proved that BrickIey did not
make a new field goal record, but
merely tied the n made by Bernie
Trafford Of the Harvard eleven Of 1890
in the game with Cornell on Nov. l of
that year. In some respects Trafford's
record was better than Brickley's, since
all of his kicks were dTop-kick field
goals, while BriCkley scored four in
this manner and one from placement.
The Cornell team of 1890 was very
weak compared to the Yale eleven that
faced Harvard on Nov. 90 Of this year.
The Crimson combination defeated the
Ithaca team of 1890 IT to Q, and Traf-
ford kicked behind a defense that was
never tried in the manner that the
Harvard eleven of 1913 was while hold
ing back tho Ellis who aimed to block
B~rickley's kicks. Trafford, never hur-
ri4d at any time, kicked five drop-kick
field goals out of seven attempts from
the thirty and thirty-five yard lines,
averaging thirty-three yards for all
fVe. Brickley scored from the twenty
our, thirty-5ight, thirty and twenty
two yard lines and his placement was
made thirty-nine yards from the Yale
bar. This was a total distance Of 1856
yards and averaged thirty-one yards
per kick.
Other football records which have
~S NhlC SSoDSiA
include the long field run and high
score, but In neither case do the 1913
performances rank with those of other
games. The longest run OF football is
university of Chicago team. who ran
1O6 yards in the game of 1904 against
Wisconsin. Eckersall caught the ball
on a kickoff and ran from virtually
his own goal line across Wisconsin's
at the other end of the field, passing the
entire Badger eleven in his flight. The
record run from scrimmage is held by
H. NJ. Coleman, of Wisconsin, who
picked up the ball on a tumble in the
Minnesota game Of 1891 and ran 105
yards for a touchdown.
There have been an unusual number
of big scores rolled up during the 1913
season and several of these have been
claimed as records. Evansville, Ind,
high school defeated Rockport, Ind,
high school 143 to 0 on Sept. 27; Okla
homa A. and NJ. college defeated Phil
lips university 112 to 3 on Oct. Is: the
university of Louisville defeated Wash
ington college 100 to 0 on Oct. IS:
Washington and Jefferson defeated
Grove City 100 to 0 on Nov. l, and Gal
laudet defeated Baltimore college 103
to 0. These high scores do not exceed
some of the big totals made by famous
eastern gridiron machines of past
years, all things considered. Princeton
scored 140 to 0 against Lafayette in
1880 and Yale defeated Wesleyan 100
to 0 in 1885. Some years ago the uni
versity of Michigan defeated the uni
versity Of Buffalo by a score running
into three figures to 0. Coach HURRY
up" Yost tells IN amusing story in
connection with this game.
The contest was specially arranged
and held during the Buffalo exposition
of 1901. Yost brought his famous
'point-a-minute" machine from Mich
igan and the Wolverines proceeded to
score touchdowns on almost every play.
Buffalo had but eighteen players in the
squad and soon all were badly used up.
In order to continue it was necessary
to relay these men. 1t was against the
rules of those days to return a player
to the game once he had been taken
out, but Yost agreed to waive this rule
under the conditions. Late in the game
he saw a form huddled UP under n
Michigan blanket on his side line and
fearing that one of his men had been
hurt, Yost went over and lifted the
blanket. Underneath lay a Buffalo
uniformed player.
"Get over on your own side Of the
field" said Yost. This Is Michigan ter
ritory."
mot for a thousand dollars" replied