The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-13

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gant@use of the forward pass, was
f.! responsible for a great many Of
the thrillers.
Here are a few of the most i'm
portant:
Halfback Miller of University OF
Pennsylvania, made the only vic
torious full field run from kickoff
to touchdown. Plying against
Gettysburg, on the first play of the
game he received the kickoff on
his own 15-yard line and ran tn
length of the field for a touchdown.
Tn score, Pennsylvania z, Gettys-
burg 0.
Mckenna, sub quarterback on the
University of Detroit team, made
one of the most sensational runs in
the west. Playing against Tulane,
with the score 10 to I against De-
troit. Mckenna sprang into the
lImelight. With only a few min
utes to play, he caught a punt on
his 15-yard line, and ran SIS Yards
for a touchdown. Score, Detroit
a. Tulane 10.
The on-side kick is seldom re-
sorted to in modern football, but it
won an important game in the
west Drake was playing Mis-
souri,. Drake kicked off. Lewis of
Missouri caught the ball. He ran
few steps and then sent a loft
punt down the field. When he
kicked, several Missouri players
were behind him. One of them.
kershaw, beat the ball to the fall
ing point, picked it up, while sew
eTal Drake players were wondering
what to do, ran the remaining dis
lance for a touchdown, the only
score of the game. {
The longest drop kick to win
game in the east was made BY
krewer of University of Maryland
against Rutgers. 1t was made
from the 40-yard line
Buell. of Harvard ran a clos sec
ond in the matter of a drop kick
that won a game. Against Holy
Cross he kicked from the 39-yard
line fer the only score Of the game.
Aldrich of Yale won everlasting
fame in the Princeton game by his
two drop kicks Those two kicks
were Yale's margin of victory in 10
to score.
Ralph Gilroy won a niche in the
Princeton hall of fame by his run
against Harvard. With the score
standing to 0 in favor of Har-
ward, and less than five minutes to
play, GilrOy took a long forward
pass from SniYely and ran 30
yards for a touchdown. That run
decided the game, although Prince
ton won finally, 10 to 3.
Perhaps the most sensational
pass to win a big game, was made
in the Illinois-Ohio State contest.
With only 4 short time to play and
neither team having scored, Illinois
tried forward pass. Peden hurI-
ed the ball to Walquist. 1t bound
ed from his arms, struck Captain
Myers of Ohio State on the chest.
and bounded back into Walquist'S
arms. He ran 25 yards for the only
score of the game. 1t was the oniv
made by Illinois during
the season, and killed States
chances of winning the Western
title.
UnQuestionabIy the most talked
about run of the season. despite its
short length, was made by McMilliD
If Centre. Having carried the bali
% Harvard's 22-yard line. McMilIin .
dropped back as if to pass, then
.oOk the ball through the left side
If the Harvard line, after getting
away from three tacklers. Then ne I
;ut diagonalIy across to the right
side, eluded a number of Harvard
players, and scored the touchdown (
hat gave Centre a victory over
Harvard, in perhaps the most-taIk- /
ID about game of the year.
No individual feat stands out
more prominently than that of
7uilback Thomas of Chicago /
against Illinois. Entering the .
game in the third period with iii /
lo!s leading to 0, Thomas gained /
100 yards through his own efforts.
he scored two touchdowns, the
inal one as result of his carry
ng the ball A yards in consecutive
plays, finally crossing the Illinois
inc.