The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
Stinchcomb's Brilliant Run.

The longest return of kickoff TO
touchdown, 81 yards. was performed by
Ohio States great back, Gaylord Stinch-
comb, against an eleven OF such formid-
ableness as Oberlln. This run occurred
In the last three seconds Of the first half.
A previous touchdown had been followed
by kicking the goal. Although only
three seconds remained to play the two
elevens with punctillious discipline for
maily deployed TO play out those three
seconds. Oberlln kicked off. Stinchcomb.
standing on his 8 yard mark. caught
the ball and, protected by wall of in
torferers. swept up the field. bowling
and lodging one player after another
until every marker had been crossed and
the ball planted behind Oberin's goal
posts
Webster of Colgate takes the honor Of
second place for length In these full field
runs from kickoff TO touchdown by y
dash of ninety-five yards against Cor
nell. Cornell scored early in the first
period. when Kaw on an 8 yard plunge
completed with a touchdown n previous
play in which Mayer had run back bril-
liantly a punt to Colgate's 8 yard line
Cornell thereupon kicked off and Col
gate retaliated for the score by the long
run Of Webster straight up centre
through the entire Cornell eleven.
mira pace anu Idr HlOTe important
honors go to Il. #. Macchia of Tufts. This
fleet footed centurion. whose aptitude
for following the ball has scored many
times this autumn for Tufts. caught a
Norwich kickoff on his z yard mark. the
opening play OF the game, and, laying
his course straight up the field. through
the very centre of his opponents. covered
the long trail TO touchdown and TO vic
tory. for his score was the only tally of
49, IN NJ MIA In the
annals of football has won n game solely
by q play of this character. Edward @.
Bray OF Lafayette October 81. 1893. on
the opening kickoff in the Lafayette
Pennsylvania battle at Philadelphia.
caught Pennsylvania kickoff and swept
ND tho field in the same manner as
Macchia and won the game. Charles -.
Daley or the Army in n game with The
Navy November 80. 1901. made SINH
lar run. but his game IL slightly differ
ent In that the run did not comprise the
only score OF the day. Daley subsequent
ly scoringragain In a different manner.
A final and unusual feature in the full
field runs from kickoff to touchdown re-
fleets from the records which present the
University Of Pennsylvania as being
scored upon in this manner by two diff
ferent teams during the fall Thomas J.
Davies OF Pittsburg and Henry l..
Haines of Pennsylvania state enter
tained the populace at Philadelphia IN
two successive Saturdays by making
runs OF this character. each ninety yards
In length. against Pennsylvania.
Figures Are Surprising.
And now VIC come TO the first surprise.
The average follower Of the sport con-
lures In his winter reveries pictures of
players dashing from scrimmage in long
L.. I'D s.tft faV fntf nl
downs. thereby winning great games.
Reality, however, does not match revery,
for the long runs from scrimmage re-
suiting In touchdowns in 1920 have been
few and far between and those winning
victory. with three exceptions, abso-
lutely non-existent.
And yet the season has presented the
most brilliant backs In years. Dc
fensive tactics. however. are becoming
standardized so that players suffer no
runs to pass them through lost or mis-
applied motion. and besides players are
becoming more highly elSillsd in de-
fensive arts. So impregnable have been
defences this autumn that the great
ohio State eleven, winner OF the cham
pionship Of the middle West. has won
every game on It's schedule without maxi
ing one touchdown by a run from scrim-
mage exceeding ten yards in length.
Such is the encomium Of the figures on
the defensive play OF the football men
OF the United States this fall.
Three players generously will share
the honor of having made the longest
run from scrimmage to touchdown. one
from the East, one from tho West and
one from the South. What outcome
could be more happy1 These players