The Washington times., 1923-11-19

tineau OF Minnesota, Pyott ana
Indiana, McElwain Of Northwestern
eany nine halfbacks the conference
It's history.
Grange is the most dangerous
haIfback it has ever been our privi-
lege to watch in action. The feats
Of the star Him have been a reveal
ton to close followers Of the grid.
iron sport. Grange Is the hub
around which the Illinois attack re-
wolves. He is more than that; he
h the very spirit Of the Illineis
team.
with Grange out Of the lineup
the Mimi play along in logged.
machine.like fashion, but the In
slant Zuppke dispatches Grange
from the sidelines they become an
Inspired. Irresistible force.
Ever since Grange starred against
Nebraska he has been marked
man in, the conference, and fans
believed that Grange would be stop.
ped In the later, harder games just
as nearly every star back In con.
terence history has been stopped in
Mt least one or two games In the
Aeason. Coaches planned special
defenses for the Illini flash and or
dered their elevens to watch Grange
ct all times. They, too, believed
that Grange would be stopped, and
their real worry was that their
teams In diligently watching Oranges
every move would permit other
players of the Illini eleven to break
loose. This worry arose out Of past
experience, for It has frequently
happened In gridiron history that
stars have won games in this tndi.
rect manner.
But Grange has. rum wild against
every time the Iillini have met
this season, and In scoring touch
downs against every opponent
thus far the Hlini star has set a
record that Is seldom equaIed.
Zuppke classes Grange as the
fastest back he has ever coached.
but speed alone would not account
for the Wheaton wonders pre-
eminence among conference half
backs. Klee Of Ohio State is an
exceptionally fast back. but his
effectiveness does not compare with
chat Of the Illinois star.
Grange has the knack of using
interference, and the keynote Of
his elusiveness lies in his ability
TO use his change OF pace at the
proper instant. In addition he is
4 strong runner, and can therefore
use the pivot and stiff.arm- to adj
vantage.
Grange as yet is not an expert
dodger and does not show to par
ficular advantage in closely
broken field as did Deyine OF Iowa.
This was forcefully brought to our
attention in the Butler-I Illinois game,
where the running of Grange and
Griggs of Butler could be con-
trasted. Oranges big gains were
made on his runs to the outside,
In which he used his change OF
pace and pivot to pass the tacklers
always to the outside. Inyariable
when the Him speedster attempted
20 dodge and cut back through the
tacklers he was nailed. Usually
he waited too long before making
his dodge. Griggs in contrast ex-
-elled In tearing directly. at his
tacklers, usually lodging through
three or four before he was downed.
AILAmerican KipEe Of Michi-
gan also relies Q great deal on )
change Of pace, but his best
f1rte n an eIisiVe cF0SsfO0E dodge
Combined with q stiff arm which
throws his hips away from the
taelkIeP. MaFtino2u Of Minnesota
also fsvOrs the stiff arm, while
Gteger and PyOtt use the pivot
. grest deaL
Harry Thomas Of Chicago excels
as a cut.in halfback. His change
"a &
causes tacklers to overrun 1im.
His wonderful driving power then
enables him to break through the
arm facklers. Marks, Spreading
end McEiwaIn are speedsters who
favor the outside much in the same
way Grange does.
Many fans are expressing disap-
continent over The fact that Illinois
and Michigan do not meet this
season, as It Is KiHke year
and the fans are anxion k0 see the
two great haIfbacks Grange and
Kipke clash for honors on opposing
stevens.
II would certainly be a spectacle
worth watching, for both are can.
didates for aIl-American honors and
Michigan followers are expecting
Kipke's passing, receiving, kicking
and running to again land him on
the mythical eleven, while Illinois
supporters do not see how Grange
can be denied the honor.
Grange has done little passing
and no kicking, but IT is reported
that he Is a capable performer al
both; but with Br1ton on the team
there Is no need that he should
handle these Jobs.
He Is used to better advantage
On the receiving end Of passes than
On the passing end, for in addition
10 being a phenomenal catcher he
ran generally turn completed
pass into a long gain by a run.
Mere Hollow Victory.
CorneIl's 52.to-O victory over
JohnO Hopkins IL but a hollow
triumph. The Baltimore clever
lacked many players suffering from
injuYies and even then twice held
Corpall for downs inside the 10
yard line. CornelI's football record
Just one OF those records thai
Don't mean anything"
90 L LtI.!!!s