El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-23
HESTON'S NAME
NEVER DIES
Former Wolverine Halfback
Scored 465 Points in
College Career.
BY FRANK G. NENKE.

II EN 4Ofth- nov 33--Ilme can
N not dim the glory that is Willie
Heston's; the onrushinE years
cannot efface the memories OF the
greatest halfbsck that America ever
has produced.
decade and more has passed since
the great Wolverine halfback hung
ND his uniform for the last time. Yet
his deeds are IS sresh - .he minds OF
football lovers as they were in the era
Wnen he was tearing lines 10 ribbons
win his powerful, bull-like rushes.
And the tales Of Heston's triumphs will
thunder down through the wales OF
history to echo and reecho for the next
generation-and the next-and the
Heston was the irresistible force
the human jUggernaut He hurled his
compact. marvellous body into the most
powerful human walls that ever we're
produced-and split them asunder
Every team that played Michigan
during the regime Of Heston had orders
70 Get Heston." And none succeeded
-Four men. six men. eight men. often
times threw themselves into the path
way OF the charging Wolverine. And
re crashed into-and through-those
defences as bowling ball lips through
The ten pins.
How EekerEaH stopped HestOn.
OnIy one man-Nalter Eckersall. Of
Chlcago-ever was able to stop Hes
with trick, but Heston quickly
tnWarted II. "Ecky," like the other
Michigan foes. first tried to halt the
Heston PUSHES by tackling him as he
failed
Don't Try that any MORE was
coach Alonzo Stages orders to Ecker
SAIL. Hereafter, tackle Heston from
behind Let him get past you. If nee
essary- Then. because YOU are faster !
YOU can catch up - him And throw
yourself at the back OF his legs"
HestOn was "dumped- by Ecker
sail several times by that method.
FieidinE lost and HestOn quickly
SOf together and mapped out n
plan whereby the fIeetest of the
Michigan players was TO do moth :
snG else hut sbox-' EckersnII every
Zinc Michigan play was made. ;
Md from then on. when EekersaII 9
tried TO tackle HestOn from behind
he found himself blocked.
Heston. during his four years as
Mlchigander. scored % touchdowns for
total OF 400 points. II is a record
mat mas withst5od the onslaught OF
Al gridiron stars since then-an 1
achievement that may rank foremost
for all time.
HestOn's Crush Record.
II All Of Hestons gains were added
together and divided BY ITO vsrds-the
would show that Heston gained enough
ground alone TO score 500 touchdowns
and more An instance Of his
GROUND gaming power is shown in the
recital Of his work against Chicago in
1915 The entire Wolverine squad
gained ESQ yards by rushing-and OF
tbs Heston alone gained 231 yards,
me wolverine star never placed his }
9Nn interests above those Of his team
ne ever was willing to sacrifice indi-
vldual glory for that OF his mates
and his team. Often during his amaz- ,
.ng career, when he had earned the 7
light TO carry over the ball for a
ouchdown, he surrendered il TO one or
us mates
His UnSeIfishness.
The best illustration of this came in I
ne famous So game that Minnesota )
md Michigan played It was the only
same Michigan failed TO win during
ne four years that Heston battled un-
Ter the Wolverine standard. Michigan
got the ball on its own As yard line
n i crashes into the tremendous
Minnesota line the ball was carried
'ver for a touchdown And Heston
.harges.
To serve on Minnesota in that
Eame-to batter through that sup
IsoNedly impreEDaBle line-WsS the
greatest ambition OF HesfOn's life.
Football experts had declared that
HestOn couldn't do IL. With his
~ charges he carried that ball %
Yards and rested 10 then upon Min
nesOfa's three yard line.
one more rush-and the ball would .
nd Hcstons ambition would be real @
zed. Just another crash into that line ( Z
nd Heston could have accomplished u
What many had called impossible And
iestOn-did he ask to carry that ball2
id he insist upon finishing the charge
10 had started and carried on with
UGH demoniacal fury2
No, Heston submerged his own de
Tres. He remembered that Toe Mad
ock. one of his mates. too. had yearned
OF the JOY and the glory OF scoring
N Minnesota. And so he jumped
yer . the quarterback as the teams
ned up Tor the last Wolverine charge. :
nd whispered :
Give the ball 10 Joe this time" D
And the quarterback. although sur n
rised. followed HestOn's orders Mad / b
ock took the ball lunged for the !;
ne. and With Hcston back IF him and F
ushinE with all his superb strength. D
-ent over for a touchdown. while the
uehiesu stands volleyed and thun- 2
cred their plaudits for the man who / b
ad scored FOR Michigan-Joe Mad-@l g
ock. q
such a man was Willie Heston i