East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27
ANYTHING GOES IF YOU
GET AWAY WITH It
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NEW YoRK. bee. a7.--Anything
goes in football II you get away with
The rankest piece OF judgment be-
comes clever strategy and great gem
eralship when the play goes through.
The quarterback who violates all
the unwritten rules OF the game in try.
ing to outwit the opposition Is a hero
when everything connects. But he's
hopeless boob. crowned with bone
when the attempt fails.
Consider ''Chic" Harley. greatest of
western stars and one of the wonders
OF the modern game.
Harley had habit of doing the
things that the first lessons OF coaches
to green players said not TO do.
But he got by with them in every
case and he's the greatest of the great
In the Michigan game with the BAH
ON Ohio's fifteen-yard line he called
for a forward pass. The terrific
chances taken need no remuneration,
But he got away with 1t. He pulled
similar stunts in every game untn
some critics accused him of not know
ing any better.
One of the most notable examples
of taking chances occurred in the
Penn State-Pittsburg game. 1t was
States bah on her own three-yard line
for what according to the unwritten
law of the game should have been a
desperate punt out. But Hess didn't
Kick. He stood there with the ball
in his hands lodging Pitt tacklers.
Then Bob Higgins, the sensational
State end. got loose and Hess tossed
the ball to him. Higgins ran 90 yards
for a touchdown. The play went
through and both were heroes. What
would have happened II the throw had
been blocked and Pitt man had fall
len on the ball? I
They don't always work IL that way,
however. Sometimes the breaks go
the other way.
Take the case of Herb Kempton.
Yale quarterback, who took chances |
and when they failed he became the |
Target of assaults from the four cor
hers. Early in the season he was tout
I'd for all-American team; now he Is
,alled poor.
In the Princeton game, Kempton
ried to pull play that would surprise
he Tigers. On Yale's 10 yard line, the
blonde quarterback called for a literal
'ass-a complicated play involving a
icuble pass and depending upon
'ass to himself in fun speed for its
fleet.
Neville took the pass from Gala
lan and tossed it wide to Kempton
sho was speeding around Princton's
light end. Kempton missed it ana
cheerer. the Princton sub. snatched
he ball from the ground and ran for
touchdown winning the game.
Again i'm the Harvard game. Kemp
'n tried to outwit the Crimson de-
anse and failed so badly that he was
lade to look stupid as a field general. |
/ a march down the field. Branden
nd Neville had smashed through
ane, the Harvard tackle. time after {
me until Yale had advanced the ball
Harvard's one-yard line. Every q
ay up to that time had been driven I
edge-like into Kane and he was bad g
battered. Kempton evidently
fought the Crimson would mass its
condary defense behind the weak
ace in the line in anticipation Of an :, :
her drive at the hole through which
! the Yale advances had been made.
empton thought he might take the
iemy unaware If he shot Braden, the
g battering ram, through center.
e tried that and found the whole
award team piled up like big red
all in front of the smashing Eli full
ok. He couldn't have gone through
tn tank. Kempton was outguess- in
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