Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-09
BRCNEY DID NOT
BREAK 4 RECORD IN
KICKING five GOALS
IN sems Respects HE Record Was
Better Than That Of the Present
star-Mads Five o-op-
Kick Field Goala

NeW 1OTk. 0epCl0l: Inc OpectdCuldE
manner In which Harvard defeated
Yale in their annual football game. due
to nve field goals kicked by Charles e.
Brickley. the Crimson fullback. has
led to much delving into gridiron rec
ords to ascertain whether the feat vas
q record one. as claimed by man. in,-
mediately after the game. Careful re-
search has proved hat Brickley did
not make a new field goal record. but
Trafford. Of tho Harvard eleven Of
1890. in the game with Cornell on Mo-
vember / Of that year. In some re-
epects Trafford's record a better
than Brickley's. since all of his kicks
were drop-kick field goals. while
Brickley scored four in this manner
n n from placement.
The Cornell team Of 1890 was very
weak compared to the Yale eleven that
faced Harvard on November % of this
year. The Crimson combination de-
featcd the Ithaca team Of 1890 n to
O. and Trafford kicked behind u de-
fense that was nev tried In h man
= that the Harvard eleven Of 1915
was while holding back the Ellis who
aimed to block Brickley's kicks.
Trafford. never hurried at any time.
kicked Ave drop-kick neld goals out
OF seven attempts from the 80 and 81.
yard lines. averaging g yards for all
nve. Brickley scored from thu ~. SO.
20 and 22-yard lines and his placement
1oal was made 50 yards from the Yale
bar. This was a total distance If 1b6
yards and AVERAGED 81 yards per kick.
Other football records which have
been reported ~ broken this season
include the long field run and high
score. but In neither cast do the 1913
performances rank with those Of other
games. The LONGEST run of football is
credited to Walter Eckersall. Of the
University OF Chicago team. who ran
l06 yards In the game Of 1904 against
wisconsin. Eckersall caught the ball
on . kick-oR and ran from virtually
HE own goal line r Wisconsin's
at the other end Of the field. passing
The record run from scrimmage ID
held by H. N. Coleman. Ut Wisconsin.
who picked up the ball on a tumble in
the Minnesota Kame OF 1891 and ran
lo6 yards for . touchdown.
There have been an unusual num-
. OF big scores rolled up during tho
1913 season and several Of these have
been claimed a. records. Evansville.
ina. high school defeated Rockport,
Ind. high school las to o on September
~: Oklahoma A. and n. college de-
s ocsss,n S s. TYR. USn nlysrastssy Il, = 1a to :, Hc
oefeeted Warrington college 100 Z o on
October 1S: Warrington and JEFFERSON
defeated Grove City 100 to 0 on No
vember /. and Gallaudet defeated Bal
timore college 1oS to o. These high
scores do not exceed some Of the biz
totals made by famous eastern grid
Iron machines Of past years. all things
considered. Princeton scored 40 to q
against Lafayett in 1880 and Yale de-
teated Wesleyan $50 to O in 1885
Some years ago the University OF
Michigan defeated the University OF
Buffalo by . score running into three
figures to 6. Coach "Hurry-up" You
tells an amusing story In connection
with this game.
Tho contest was specially ARRANGED
and held during the Buffalo exposition
Of 1901. Yost brought his famous
"point-a minute machine from Michi-
gan and the Wolverines proceeded "a
score touchdowns on almost every play
Buffalo had but Is players In III
squad and soo all were badly used up
In order to continue It was necessary
{ o relay these mon. It was against the
rules Of those days to return q player
| to the game once he had been taker
out. blu Yost agreed to waive this ruiz
under tho conditions. Late In the. 9aml
no saw . form huddled up under I
Michigan blanket on his side line and
fearing that one OF his men had beer
hurt. Ycet went over ana lifted IN,
uniformed player.
Get over on your y side Of Ii,
mold said Yost. 'sThis 10 Michigan ter.
Not for $780,. replied The PLAYER
IT i 90 back they viii put me n ~
game again and rye boon IN and on
I'VE times now. know when rye -
enough Il you don't"