Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-30
SEASONS RUNNING AND PASSING
THRILLS ON CRIDIRON REVIEWED

NEW YORK. Nov. 20 (P--Wide open
play, 1927 style which sent running
rattle of upsets resounding from coast
to coast, from early September to late
November, this year, provided an array
of running and passing thrills seldom
if ever equalled in the reign of the
ruling college sport, king football.
November IL alone saw nine "big
time" backs turn in a total distance OF
500 yards on To- plays, every dash good
for touchdown.
, That day Dartmouth's sophomore
find, AL Marsters, conducted two spe-
cial tours against Cornell one for 80
yards. and the other for so. Grim, OF
Ohio State, broke Denison's heart and
goal line with a 90-yard run, and
Whitley Lloyd of the Navy turned in
an 85-yard dash against Michigan
Gibby Welch, captain of the undefeat-
ed Pittsburgh Panthers, galloped 81
yards through Nebraska for a touch
down from the kickoff and his run
ming mate, Hagap, registered another
score after travelling 63 yards
McTigue of Georgia, scored from 70
yards out against Clemson, while Red
eagle, and Bill Nave OF the Army were
going their bit against Notre Dame,
eagle with a 48-yard run from scrim-
mage and Nave with 68-yard romp
after intercepting a pass. Fishwick of
Yale finished the days run at the ex-
pense of PrincetonS championship
hopes by grabbing a pass from Hoben
for AZ yards and the touchdown that
led to startling Eli victory.
The season produced its share OF
freak scoring plays, including runs of
better than 100 yards, and many a
game was settled by way of the over
head route. In Gerald Mann, South
ern Methodist quarterback, the south
west conference produced a passer who
tossed the ball. with either hand.
Bill Spears, Vanderbilt sharpshooter,
rightly demands mention for an after
noon of farward passing that seems to
stand alone in the south, if not the
country. Against Tennessee he tossed
26 aerialS and not one was grounded
or intercepted His longest thrown
without effort, was SO yards.
Dartmouth'S ANIarsterS-t to-Lane COM
bination accounted for the Big Green's
whirlWind fillis against Cornell.
Michigan'S reversible Gilbert -Ooster-
baan combination spelled disaster to
Chicago TO the tune of two touch
downs and to Ohio State with three.
The Ohio State Buckeyes also suc-
numbered in their final game to- two
successful overhead thrusts by Illinois.
Flenniken and Schachern. gave Cen
eva, Little Pennsylvania college, a
passing pair that were good for a 55-
yard touchdown play against Boston
college, 50 against Allegheny and SIS
against Thiel. They were taught
these tricks by "Bo' McNillin, former
Centre college all-A American
Sensational passing figured prom
inently in both of last Saturdays big
battles. Although navy lost to the
Army, the midshipmen furnished the
big thrill with a 45-yard pass for a
touchdown, Lloyd to Doane. Out IN
Chicago, passes were responsible for
Each touchdown scored by .Notre Dame
and Southern California.
While passes accounted for many OF
the longest gains of the year, Gibby
Welch, the Pitt leader, seems to have
covered as much ground on one play
as any other one player this season.
He picked up a West Virginia kick
behind his own goal and scuttled lO5
yaads for thea score. Right behind
him comes AL Day( Centenary half
back, who intercepted pass behind
his boal and raced 104 yards for a
touchdown against Rice. These were
two of the greatest dashes on record.
The pass proved a boomerang tc
Auburn in the south, when McElveen
Mississippi A. and M. center, inter
cepted toss and ran 95 yards for a
touchdown that produced to 6 VIC
tory. A tumble beat the same team
in the Stetson game when Chet Free
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