The New York herald., 1922-12-17

point as it appears at the top of the
table presenting the principal long runs
which started from scririmage and ended
in a touchdown.
Yards Player. Team and Opponent
1866. Staten. Ohio Wesleyan vs.. wittenberg
% %go-Iohnson on North Carolina vs.. Maryland
72-M. Gazella. Lafayette VS.. Muhlenberg
67--Snpes. South Carolina VS.. North Carolina
63-W. Koppisch. Columbia vs.. Middlebury
G5-W. White. Va. Mil. Inst VS.. N. Carolina
6O-H. +. Sweeney. .Susquehanna VIZ. Albright
57-Cieorge Owen. -...... Harvard vs.. Yale
ho-J. Manning Fordham VS.. Westminster
5o-Harmea. Clemson VS.. Georgia Tech.
50-Elgen Strong .;;........ Gee vs.. Ames
50--J. II. Cleaves. Princeton VS.. Maryland
All will notice that George Staten's
record run is five yards longer than the
field of play, Notwithstanding that the
play started from scrimmage. This as
sertlon. puzzling at first. clears with the
description of the play.
Ohio Wesleyan lined up for scrimmage
on it's 3 yard line. George Staten sig
nailed for a kick and fell back to deliver
the punt himself. Alert and willy, how
ever, Staten noticed that Wittenbergs
left end had dropped out of position to
forestall some play which he believed he
anticipated. Staten quickly changed the
signal from punt to a wide sweeping
end run, with himself carrying the ball.
The ball was passed to Staten and he
instantly was Off The line. however.
had leaked, allowing a tackle and a
halfback to sift through. These two
players almost threw Staten for a safety.
but the latter successfully eluded them
and then leaped out upon the playing
field. Clinging close to the side line he
raced swiftly down the long avenue of
glory.
Twice In HIS flight he was overtaken
by Wittenbergs backs. who attempted
to tackle him or to force him out of
bounds. Staten in both instances shook
them off and kept his feet within the
playing field. Thus at last he swept
into a clear field, and with flying feet
that fairly sparkled with speed he leaped
from stripe to stripe until he had COW
erred the long distance OF los yards and
scored touchdown.
Longest Run Since 1912.
Ten long years have come and gone
since a player previously received a ball
in scrimmage and covered this long dis
tance. Statens predecessor was Ere
hart Of Indiana, who on October 81,
1912. reeled off run OF los yards. But
It must be recollected the playing field
in Erehart's day was 110 yards long.
Staten's run In 1922 upon a playing field
limited to length of 100 yards is by
far the greater performance. This
player was the hero of several other long
but not record runs this fall. Against
Case he ran back kickoff sixty yards
to a touchdown and also scored a touch
down on a later run from scrimmage of
sixty-five yards.
Longest Scoring Forward Pass.
The longest scoring forward pass OF
the year presents a stirring tale of foot
ball heroism. Coe College OF Iowa has
not been defeated or tied In two years
involving twelve games. This fall they
defeated consecutively Upper Iowa.
Ames, Dubuque, Grinnell, Albion and
Knox. Then they faced the strong Cor
nell College eleven Of Iowa. The latter
at the outset of the struggle overpow-
cred Coe. scoring touchdown and add
ing point on the try. Coo also made
a touchdown but failed to score on the
try, thereby giving Cornell the lead in
the score, to Q. All OF these points
were scored in the first half But an
even gr~atcr misfortune overlook Cornell
In that first half, for George Coll
lins, Goes star halfback, was taken
I from the game with a severe injury.
In the second half Collins from the
side line saw his team outplayed and
realized that the long chain OF un-
broken victories for Coo was 10 end.
He implored TO be returned TO the game
and his plea prevailed. Although suf-
fering from what later was found TO
be fractured Jaw Collins plunged
spiritedly into the play. The course Of
the ball in few minutes placed Coe on
Cornells forty-three yard line, with
three Of the precious downs exhausted
skinner quarterback for Coc, slgnalled
to Collins to throw a long forward pass
down to Harold Wernimont left end.
The ball was handed to Collins who
feinted run IN order TO give Werni-
mont time 10 race to Cornell's goal line.
Then Collins turned and flung the ball.
The leather whistled forty-three yards
down the air groove straight into tho
arms OF Wernimont, who touched II
down. Coe won. and winning stands
to-day as one of the few unbeatcn teams
OF the United states In two years OF
grfiron warfare.
The longest run scoring touchdown
With a complete pass apparently Is the