Arizona republican., 1915-02-15
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 HARDEST PLAY
But Twenty-six Touch downs Were Made on This Play in Forty Years, But Last Year it Was One of the Features

An interesting sidelight of the re- cent meeting of the football rules committee was the informal discussion of the unusual features of the 1914 playing season Parke Davis contri- buted one of his statistical records which showed that there were more tochdown from runbacks of the kick off last autumn than in many sea sons combined. In no department of football is it so difficult to score as in this play.
 In the forty years of intercollegiate football, 1874 to 1914, this feat prior to last fall occurred but twentysi times Davis proved that the collect ed data of the country presented six teen instances of these runs in 1914, more than half as many as character ized the preceding forty years of play
 Theoretically the run-back Of a kick off to d touchdown should be possible. Tn, play 5 not a sur i'f.se like a ron from scrimmage which can he mixed with several diff ferent plays, kicks. forward passes. and the large class of fake plays 1, is not unexpected by opponents since upon the kick-off there can be but two plays, run back or a return of the kick. Again, the defensive team prior to the kick off, carefully places it's eleven players all oyer the field to prevent the run back
 An examination of these successful backs discloSes that with one eX- ception they have been accomplished l by a dash straight into the thickest ut the opposing front. Runners WhG l try to skirt the Hanks usually are 1 forced out of bounds or eventually 1 thrown by tacklers. When the run - 1 back is directed straight up the cen ter of the field the two teams usually meet in a compact mass about the l runner close to the 30-Yard line. 1t sometimes happens that in the tight 1 tangled mass of men, no one can :. seize the runner, who thus is forced 1 through the mass into an open field l beyond where he faces but two Ol | three back field defenders whom Inc must Outsprint or outdodee on tho l way to a touchdown--a feat that has occurred, counting in the 1914 in stances. just 42 times in thousands ol attempts.
 Another feature of the 1914 eris! of runs of this character is the ap pcarance for the first time of player who has accomplished the rur more than once, and who has don, so. as a second distinction, in on season. This player IS J. P. Gallag her of Christian Brothers College O St Louis
 The players who accomplished th
 feat in 1914 together with length O
 the run and the game in which 1
 was made. as recorded by MT. Davis
 are as follows:
 95 yards. II. N. Benfer. Albright
 vs. Susquehanna: B. F. Chamberlain
 (Nebraska) vs. Michigan Ag Col. J
 r. Gallagher, Christian Bros) St
 I.ouis vs. Ohio Northern: F. L. Tol ley, tSewannee) vs. Cumberland; W
 $. Tucker (PennsylvaniaO vs. Swarth
 more; A. L. Williams, (CornelD vs
 Holy Cross. 92 Yards: C. A. ToOlar
 Williams vs. Trinity 90 Yards w. Winston. (North Carolina) vs Mi
 Inst, George Clark, Ullinois) V.
 Chicago; J. F. Lowney, (Colby) V.
 Bates. s5 yards: J. P Gallagher
 Christian Brothers) vs Transyl
 vania: Braham. (Middleburv) vs. S
 Lawrence; S. s. Robinson, Colgate
 Vs. Ohio Wesleyan S0 Yards: A. F
 Bergman, CNotre Dame vs, Ros
 Poly; A. Wiggins fEllsworth) V!
 Charles City College. 70 Yards: R. 4
 Barker, (Virginia) vs. Randolph Ma
 con.