The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-12
For Brilhance of Field Goal
Scoring Season Was Une9uaILed

Tie y=aI OF 1920 stands unequalled in
the annals Of the game for brillance in
field goal scoring The brllliance reflects
from the great distances covered BY the
longest goals from The unusually large
numbers Of crossbors successfully ne
gotiated and from the large number cf
games won by this thrilling method OF
attack As usual. the number If goals
scored from drop kicks takes precedence
in numbers over those kicked from place
ment. The ratio Is 3 to 1.
The data OF these two departments or
Llay conspicuously present two slowly
hut surely changing phases of the game
The place Kick gradually is passing. Its
Instances each year become fewer. Goals
from drop kicks. on the other hand, IN an
amazing progression are increasing The
cause ~ clear Everywhere h!gh school
boys are practising and perfecting them
selves In the difficult art Of drop kicking
As these boys enter college In large num-
bcrs the college tecomcs equipped With
fullbacks dangerous at any distance
from middle field 10 the i0-yard line, and
10 tho scores and victories from drop
kicks viii multiply The place kickers
represented by the mighty Adolph
Hatcher of Tennessee defeat the dron
kickers for the honors OF having scored
the longest goal from the field BY
single yard
In the FIRST period OF the game be-
tween Tennessee and Sewanee. Tennessee
had carried the ball to their opponents
40-yard line, where the latter threw up
an impossible barrier with all downs
but one exhausted. Hatcher dropped
back to the - yard line. Campbell or
TENNESSEE lJneeled 10 receive the pass for
q try ~ placement AZ another down
remained. the Sewanee players. because
Of the distance. believed that the thrcat
was a ruse The ball was passed straight
10 Campbell, who placed II accurately.
and Hatcher, with n mighty kick. sent
the ball spinning high In the air Players
ard spectators breathlessly watched he
ball, whose flight indicated that Il would
fall short. Tho ball struck the cross
bar. bounced upon II momcntariiy and
then fell over behind II for goal from
the field.
Field Goal From 81 yards.
The drop kicSers leading champion
appears in Ray Ecklund OF Valparaiso
University. who In the game against
Carroll College sent successful drop
kick from the 81 yard mark. Hatcher
has no comrade nearby among the place
kickors Ecklund. however, leads a
large group OF long distance drop kick
men.
The newspapers during the season
widely published the statement that
the drop kick OF fifty-fve yards made
by Brimely had scored for Drake
against Kansas. Investigation. how
ever. finds the distance was only thirty
nve yards.
And now comes a rare event In inter-
collegiate football and one which
presages greater football In days 20
come. A high school boy has beaten
the best record of the two great goal
kickers OF intercollegiate ranks. Ray
Ecklund. representing tho drop kickers.
and Adolphus Hatcher. representing the
place kickers. This high school boy Is
Russell Everett Fox OF North High
School OF Worcester. Mass This Young
phenomenon In the game against Clin-
ton High School sent n drop kick boom
ing nfty-three yards down the field be-
tween the post and over the crosshar.
only two men among the place lick-
ers this year have attained the &C. vard
division. These are r. X Waillal OF
Dennison. who has a record of "a as
yard goal against Ohio University. and
the other Is Ralph Fletcher Of Illinois.
who achieved q 40 yard goat against
Wisconsin Among the roaring Hos
the drop kickers have no less than fif-
teen men THE are Paul Fitske OF Wy
oming. IS Ray Ecklund OF Valparaiso.
A. Calkns OF Johns Hopkins as Gu
HEX Of Syracuse. 10 Ralph Flowers OF
Georgia, a. Gagnon OF Holy Cross, AZ
and 40; Redmund OF Rutgers, az; Cary
~ Dartmouth, 81; Cciiinrs ~ Georgia.