The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
SUBSTITUTE .PAVES
WAY FOR STRATEGY
Coburn Practices Signals With Chairs In Order
To Get Chance In Backfield

arrived. Having gotten within fifteen
yards Of the enemy's boal, Harvard
must score or accept defeat. To lose
the ball, to the Quakers with the end
so near meant the death of its hopes.
Drop Kick Formation
On the next play Buell. called for
drop kick formation. 1t was fake,
designed to screen forward pass.
Two linemen were stationed left of
center and four at the right. Substitute
Right Half Churchill stod about four
yards behind right guard. Two yards
behind him was Substitute Fullback
Coburn and, on a level with the latter,
at the left, Substitute Left Half john
son. Twelve yards behind center was
Buell.. :,
This lineup served to draw Penn
States attention toward the right of
our formation. The effect was height
posed as though to kick. The Quak-
their defensive backs, were drawn out
of position.
Pass Ties Game
When the bail was put in play
Churchill paused moment as though
participating in drop kick and then
ran to the left, passing to the rear
of Hufford, the Penn State right end
as the latter charged in toward Buell.,
who was protected by johnson. He
then veered slightly to his right and in
a rather wide run dashed toward the
left corner of the field, maneuyer'
| which BuelTs pose allowed him to near
ly complete before the Quaker safety
men tumbled to what was going on.
At the right moment, as Churchill
neared the Penn State five-yard line,
the Crimson quarter Strengthened up
and threw the ball.
The pass to little Winnie Churchill
offered one hazard. That player suf-
fered from slightly defective vision
was, in fact, nearsighted. Would he
be able to detect the ball in the thick
dusk?
All season Churchill by nimble wits
and accurate gauging had placed him
self in position to capture such. passes
as come his way. This time, again
overcoming his handicap, he made good.
Receiving the ball on the courtyard line,
he turned for a dash to a touchdown.
Tackle Too Late
But Quarterback Killinger and Right
Half Lightner, the Quaker stars form
ing the last line of defense, had been
caught off their balance for moment
only. Running with the ball, they
caught up with Churchill at the three
yard line and threw themselves on him
as he charged forward. Fortunately
their attack was launched from the
rear. All three went down, but the
Crimson player shook himself loose and
rolled over the goal line. A minute
later and a goal after touchdown tied
the score. =
In the remaining period of play
Penn State made desperate efforts to
come back. But it was here that CO.
burn showed his real value. He put up
defensive game worth going miles
to see. Indeed then, as later, he proved
to be one of the best defensive full
banks / ever saw. We didn't beat the
Quakers. but, under the circumstances,
escaping defeat was as good as vic
tory.
Thereafter COburn was a first-string
man. He played in both the succeed
ing Princeton and Yale games and was
regular throughout 1928.
If you're trying for place on a
team, boys, and the position you'd like
to play is given to someone else, don't
give up. Fill whatever assignment is
awarded you and fill it cheerfully. But
keep on preparing yourself for the task
you wish to do. Eventually your
chance will come.