The New York herald., 1921-12-04

consin's IL yard line. Here Wisconsin,
stone wall defence brought the great
Chicago machine to standstill Cris-
ter, Chicagos right end, attempted 70
score by a place kick, but the try went
wide. Wisconsin was offside and that
mishap gave Chicago another oppor-
tunity. Again the Maroon was unable to
advance by a running attack. This time
Milton Romney was called upon TO score
by a drop kick and the sturdy young
sophomore. stepping back. dropped a
beautiful kick over the Badger bar for
3 points and for victory.
Year after year the University OF
Michigan achieves some big victory in
it's schedule by goal from the field.
This year their victim was Illinois.
smashing line attack, with Cappon and
Roby carrying the ball behind an un-
balanced line formation, had swept
Michigan down the field to Yale's S yard
line. where the Illinois captain said
They shall not pass" and where Mich
igan did not pass In this crisis, how
ever. Frank Stelietee. Michigan's half
back, easily scored place kick from the
Is yard line. These three points consti-
tuted the only score of the day.
On November Purdue defeated
Northwestern on Stewart Field at La
fayette. Ind, by points to .. This
score came in the early part OF the third
period, when Miller of Purdue Kicked a
goal from placement from Northwest
ern's 15 yard line. a week later retri-
button overlook Purdue when Fulloack
Kyle of Indiana gave his team n 10
victory over Purdue by a goal from the
field. Kyle's kick came in the last
period of hard fought battle. IL was
Kyle's victory throughout, for his KICK
was made possible through the recovery
by himself of Purdue tumble on Puf-
dues IL yard line. The eleven players
of Indiana combined could not score oy
a running attack. whereupon kyle alone
gave his team the victory by I drop
kick.
Kicked From 40 YARDS.
The field goal OF "Untz" Brewer OF
MARYLAND. which achieved a victory OF
to over Rutgers, particularly invites
attention because II was kicked from
the substantial distance of forty yards.
Previous to this score Brewer twice
attempted TO kick a goal from the 5o-
yard line. but failed. This game, gruei.
ling in the extreme, had almost reacneo
it's close with no score. An exchange OF
punts in the closing moments OF the
battle gave Maryland the ball in mid
field. Brewer plunged through the line
for eight yards. Three other assaults
in succession failed. whereupon Brewer
fell back and sent his mighty drop
kick spinning between the goal posts.
The sensational and spectacular feat
ure of football score frequently Is in
creased or lessened by the place 1t oc-
cupies in the game. Thus a play which
wins q victory by a final score in a
contest is made against such a back
ground that II takes precedence over a
similar score made in the midst OF a
number OF scores. Thus Aldrich of Yale
scored a goal from the field by drop
kick at time In a battle when the
score was Yale z. Princeton 0. and later
duplicated the feat by kicking another
goal from the field, bringing the score
UP to 10. Subsequently Princeton
scored points by touchdown and
goal. II Priuceton's touchdown had fol-
lowed Yales touchdown, thereby giving
AldItc:- the Background of tie seS'-
against which to have kicked either ono
or both OF his goals from the field. the
contrast would have heightened Aldrich's
performance TO the heroic.
II is only after the crowds have left
the field and leisure reflection broodi
over the course Of battle. that an inter
mediate but decisive score In a play
receives It's proper value in the imagina.
tion OF the public.
In no previous year in the seventeen
years in which the forward pass has
been feature i'm football has this
feature been so influential In deciding
games. and in achieving intermediate
scores. as In 1e21. In the majority OF