New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-21
Some Amazing fjgn,..
Show Widespread P DIV
ularity of the Sport
PARKE II. DAVIS IN
A COMPILING Nom
Delves Deeply and Points a.
Some Unusual Happening, a,
the Gridiron Last Fail

Some astonishing figures sbox,.
widespread popularity OF interest,""
football during the season a, So.
been compiled by Park. u
Princeton's member OF N. r,,,.-
mittce and p noted statistjo,a, =
department OF sport
According to his estimates
from personally collected data ~
leges and 500 schools tbrop,,...
country were represented BY el.v.
autumn. approximately 800 gar.
played and 1000 players took a.
the contests and practice. Plae,rs
average attendance at these s,r.
low as 800 persons. the total a,,.,s.
would not be far from l3.oo00
Amid the great amount Of data ~,
by Mr.. Davis, many Interesting a. /.
usual football performances ar. 49,.
ed. including long runs, field ro.l, y.
scores and other peculiar gridirou sI.,
The longest goal from the neH ~.
place kick Of 80 yards, scored ~ a.
Woodward. Of Tulane University, sn..
ST. Louis University. The second -,
est goal also was a place kick, o ms.
made by J. J. Dunn, Of Baltinou \,
College. against Gilman School.
The honor Of scoring q goal n a.
longest drop kick went to a schoon-
James NJ. Porter. OF Mckenzie s.,.
who in a game against Hsckl.y 81.
sent the ball spinning over the bar a,
the 40-yard line. The longest dto, 4,
by a college player IN 1913 was the On,
goal OF HOBBY Baker, OF PRICE
against Yale.
Separated from Baker by a sInrIs ".
were r. VI. Calvin, Of Pittsburrs. v,
drop-kicked a goal from the E-yard a,
against Carlisle. and X. p. Tsllnu
Rutgers, who duplicated the pertorrra
against Trinity. Two other place h1
entitled 70 mention were a S-yrt n
by Ronald Kinney. OF Trinity, sszz
New York University and a s-ysN q
BY "Hobey" Baker. OF Princeton. sgzx
Holy Cross.
The record for the greatest numtsf
field goals by a single player n q |
game went to Charles z. Bnckg
Harvard, who scored five against "a
Pressing him closely. however was Isrs
". Porter. the schoolboy. who b q.
game against Hackley referred 10 nei<
four goals from the field. with The \
ditional distinction OF having nisss
fifth try from the 5o-ysrd line By on
narrow margin.
One OF the surprising features q
was the frequency OF long run-bacn =
the kickoff. Hitherto they have BE-
rare that seldom more than one hse
peared throughout a season. In hs
tumn Just past not fewer than nin' V
made. as follows:
Ninety-seven yards. II. L. Jones u
NJ VS.. Haverford; % yards, E C. n
ington (Colgate) VS. Syracuse; y H1
J. c. Moore (NlissourD VS.. Rolla; r'
Albert Beyer Cafayette) VS. swsrtnra
so Yards. c. r. Leathergood ives /"
ginia) vs. Villanova; rs yards. J. ~
hey Rutgers VS.. Hobart; Is yars
NJ. Marshall PENNSYLVANIA vs. Crs'
rs yards. Dietjen wesleyan vs ~
York University; IS yards. s. l. S@
Qowa) VS.. Chicago.
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An examination OF the data OF u's y
runs Of the year disclosed the fsa =
the majority Of them began WIZ =
tercepted forward pass, although
ance this hazard OF the play me ~
contributing cause was comple0
ward passes. Caught punts rs"'s
fumbles and blocked kicks occcp
third position in about equal num'
The following freak scores ~H'
up during 1918 49,
Newberry. l5s; p. NJ L. .. Ma
11s Wooster, O. Gallaudet. ie' 5D.r
o Louisville. 100. Washington.
inston and Jefferson. 100 Grove nv
An opposite cause OF disunsI
found IN the record Of New YOrf :
versity. which played eight ssma
out winning a single victory OF
single point.