The Washington herald., 1920-10-29
Herculean Youths Drive
Only Thing That Defeat
ed Strong Georgia Tech
Eleven-New Star May
Be All-American Choice.
By JACK NYE-

With the development Of open"
football. the old-fashioned plunging
full back has become almost as rare
a bird as the dodo or great aux.
In the modern game the title OF
full back frequently doesn't mean
anything at all. With the backheld
interchangeable, the man so desig-
mated is as liable to be found skirt
ing an end or snagging a forward
pass as he is trying to force his
way through a hostile line.
Just when il was beginning to
look as If there would be no more
COys, wendells or Hollenbachs, along
comes Pop" Warner and develops Il
yOungster who, Pittsburgh experts
predict, will prove to be the great
est full back of the age.
Watch s'Hippo- Hewitt.
OrviIle Hewitt. otherwise known
as Hippo" is the phenom who is
alreay being billed as an all-Amer-
lean choice. He is sal to play full
back with a Babe Ruth wallop, and
defeated Georgia Tech last week al
most single-handed.
Hippo" only weighs 21O pounds
and is not yet 20 years old. He comes
from Williamsburg. a suburb OF
Pittsburgh, and is playing his first
year on the team.
II was the punch" that Hewitt
added to the Panther backfield which
gave his team victory, after the
Southerners had pushed Warmers
men all over the field and had done
everything except score a touch
down.
Here's how it was done
Toward the end of the third Pc
riod Tommy HOlleran, crippled
Panther quarter back, returned a
punt from Techs 45-yard mark to
the 25-yard line. This was the
closest Pitt had been to the Tech
goal line. and the time had arrived
for extreme measures. All strategy
having failed, it was decided to call
upon Hewitt's almost Herculean
strength to put the ball across.
Hammers Way Across.
Taking his position behind the
center. without any attempt to
camOuhage the play. he called for
the ball and hit right guard for
yards. Then he broke through
right tackle and crashed on to the
13-yard line. Two yards over left
guard and four over left tackle
NCiS eASO duuSu MASA the peElOu
ended.
Upon resuming play Hewitt
hitched up his pants and started
again. Five yards through left
guard gave Pitt a first down on the
2-yard line. Taking the ball again,
the big full back hit center head
on, knocked Capt. Stein about a
dozen yards, and charged yards
over the line for a touchdown.
1t was a wonderful exhibition of
individual power. The big Georgia
Tech line was drawn in in anticipa-
ton Of every play, yet it couldn'
stop Hewitt's charges.
Whether Hewitt will rank with
the greatest line plungers of all
time remains to be seen. but he has
demonstrated that he is going to
be a hard man for any team to
stop.
Other Line-PIunEing Stars.
PittsburEh's enthusiasm over its
hoy wonder" is natural. but he's
not the only line-plunger who i:
doing damage this season. Arnolc
HOrween. at Harvard. is playine
havoc with opposing lines and is
going to make somebody hustle fol
all-AmeriCan hOnors. Harlan, OIL
Georgia Tech. and Roberts, of Cen.
tre, are two of the shining light.
in the Southern field, though ther,
is a. chap on the Auburn team BY
the name of Shirling who is de,
clared to be doing just as mucl
damage as either of them.
Right here in Washington ther,
is dnOther smashing runner who il
goine to be heard from before tht
season ends. Hap" Ward, o
GeOrgetown, Is the party in ques
tom.
Gaming to the Hilltop as a fair
taCAe, Ward was discovered to b.
a fEiI back par excellence. Their
has 9t been a line that could stol
him4this season.
8hp" will get his hardest ties
against the Navy next week.
FolYelTs big forwards can stop hin
they will by that fact give ampl
proof of their ability.
In the game with Georgia Tecl