The Washington times., 1920-11-17

the last end we have seen in this
section who was down the field I'M
der kicks, "throwing the back In HIS
tracks" Before him Georgetown had
RED" Cusack. who did the same
thing. The nrst time we saw Cusack
paying with the Georgetown varsity
eleven, we didn't give him much. He
didn't know II. but It's true. just the
same.
Under the tutelase Of Al Exendine.
the greatest football teacher George
town has ever had, bar none. Cusack
developed rapidly. Particularly did
he advance in his down-t the held
work. 1t was a delight to see that
red-topped lad tear his way down I'M
der Kicks. His tackling was deadly.
Seldom did an opponent. gain an inch
. after taking a punt: cusack usually
hit him like q ton OF bricks ana ne
stopped "in his tracks"
Watching Georgetown stevens Tot
the past ten years-we didn't know
Georgetown existed In football be-
fore that-ws remember but two
ends who were on their toes under
, kicks. "Red" Cusack and Tommy
Whalen.
KILPATRICK WAS MARVEL.
John r. Fitzpatrick. Yale's all
american end. was picture on
own the-feld work. Six feet In
eight, bearded like a pard.' with
,eetling brows. showing determine
ion to the utmost, that 1.-THE, pan
ner-like Fitzpatrick could cover 100
ards in ten, fiat. and did. And when
q launched himself at an opposing
falfback receiving q punt, that back
as stopped In his tracks,
We like ito recall here in our little
,miniscence what Fitzpatrick did to
m O'Flaherty, Harvard halfback.
the stadium at Cambridge In 1909.
=, il was some ten or eleven years
.. so It hurts nobody.
rale kicked OF with the sun. Whether
prior plan or by accident. the bal!
not travel far. 1t went over toward
e sitelines on the Harvard side OF
field, Dan O'Fiaherty. the lanky
award quarterback. gathering 1t IN.
1til that day O'Flaherty had been con-
cred quite a good quarterback Until
particular play. he had been con-
cred a good field general
When O'Fiaherty gathered In that
he was not far from the sidelines.
en- Fitzpatrick hit him. he was
cked clean out Of the field OF play.
er the usual bucket Of water was
into action.
wAS OF nib
lam" Fish, soon to take his seat as
member Of Congress from New York.
8 right tackle and captain OF the
rvard eleven. Incidentally, Fish was
te the best tackle we have ever seen,
n possibIy one exception, Jim Hogan,
Yale.
"a the game progressed. difficulties
se in the Harvard ranks. The sig
were being mixed up sadly. Final
,kinE the bull by the horns. Fish
the signals from his position at
tackle in the Harvard line. Short
ster O'Flaherty was taken out OF
ine-up.
ere was much questioning con-
lg the quarterback's strange
Arguments few hither and
and by and large. A few days
: II was learned that O'FlahefV
oeen slammed into the sod 80
on that opening play of the
that he has suffered slight
ire of the skull and had really
'iout of his head thereafter.
,ickly recovered under a physi-
care and suffered no i'll conse-
es. But that was some tackle
aused his downfall.
MORE OF FITZPATRICK.
downfall of Ham Corbett,
II Harvard player. was at
ed directly to this same Kill
~. though the Yale star did
some assistance.
1910 Harvard went to New
n to battle the Bulldog. We
there. perched up on the top of
Id Yale stand. That was before
present magnificent Bowl was
ed. Yale had not much of a
4, but Yale did have a defensive
I'm that completely fooled the
lard attack. The score was
\ hing for each side. Yale couldn't
a darn thing. but Harvard was
, 10 better.
ne opening kickoff went to Yale
! the bali went to Ham" Corbett.
IN that day Corbett was expected
make the all-American eleven. He
contributed long runs against
! II OF Haryards opponents all sea-
and came down to New Haven