The New York herald., 1921-12-04

now down fell the final minute of the
game. The official was about to ter
inmate the game. Tulane stood help
less upon their opponents 20 yard tine
Before the whistle could blow tic ball
snapped into play. Legendre OF Tulare
hurled low swift pass over Mississip-
pis line of scrimmage and across the
latter goal line TO halfback Ford. who
instantly touched the ball down and the
game was won.
The great Minnesota team has had a
rough season. sprinkled with disaster
and defeats, but it is to be credited with
brilliant victory over Indiana. The
Gophers won by long forward pass In
The third quarter. curiosity of ITS kind
The pass was thrown by Gilstad. II
travelled As yards and was about to
pass over the head of Martineau, who
stood on Indiana's 16 yard line. He.
however leaped into the air and with
one hand, high appraised, caught the ball.
Whirllng around. he literally dragged
hi; way through the Indiana backs to
the yard line Brown. on the next
play. crashed through the centre for VIC
tory.
Every class Of plays in football has
It's dangerous reactionary complement.
The kick has it's run-back the running
attack It's captured tumble: the punt its
block the forward pass its interception
or all these reactionaTy plays the most
dangerous is the intercepted forward
pass. During the past season more for
ward passes have been intercepted than
In any previous year. This has been due
TO the more ingenious placing of the
backs and linemen. Nevertheless, very
few struggles have been won directly by
a play of this type, so few, in fact, that
only two prominent instances are to be
found.
Syracuse and Washington and Jeffer-
son were facing draw at 10 to 10 as a
late October game was closing. Each had
scored touchdown and each had scored
a remarkable goal from the field. For
Washington and Jefferson, Russell Stein
had kicked a goal from placement on
the 40 yard line, and for Syracuse, Her
bert had kicked goal BY dropkick
from the az yard mark. Desperately en-
dcavoring TO score. Syracuse. with
coura geous recklessness essayed to throw
a forward pass from within their own 20
yard line. Chester Widerquist. right
tackle for w. and j., leaped through the
line as the ball was passed and per-
formed the extremely rare feat of inter-
cepting the ball in flight before II had
passed the line OF scrimmage. Three
long, swift strides and Widerquist was
over Syracuse's goal line with the win
ming touchdown.
In contrast with this intercepted pass
is an instance from the middle West
At Des Moines. Drake University was
within striking distance of Ames's goa
line for the first and only time during
the game. Neither eleven had scored
and neither eleven subsequently scored,
excepting the play here detailed. Ames.
standing steadfast on their 20 yard line,
held at bay brakes running attack. a
forward pass was ordered. The ban
sailed across the line OF scrimmage.
Young, halfback for Ames. leaped into
the air. intercepted the ball. and was
of. brakes goal line lay cleaning In
the sunlight eighty yards away. The
liroa lines flew backward beneath the
feet of the speeding Young. Boelter,
ps,,ssen and Armstrong of Drake en-
deavorod TO reach him, but In Vain' fot
Young, crossing the final line, touched
down the ball and gave TO his team the
victory in the only score OF the day.
Games won directly from tumble
happily are so scarce IN the figures OF
tho fail that not one OF sufficient prom
inence can be found to justify its cita-
ton There was one victory however
which WAS won by a single line plunge
based upon recovered tumble that is
worth describing because Il gave victory
to a small college which for thirty years
annually has wagod courageous strug-
gle with big university and until this
year uncomplainingly taken q beating.