The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-04
CARRIERS FAME
MOST ENDURING
That Style of Offense Brings
Red Grange to Front.


through ability to carry the ball OF
tackle and around end than any other
| form of attack. Once in while a
kicker, pass receiver. a passer VIII
be teams great star, but the car
rier's fame Is the most enduring.
This style of offense brought Red
Grange into the limelight
The wide end sweeps and the cut
back plays with excellent blocking by
linesmen and leading backs made
Grange famous. The same was true
of Paddy Driscoll when he wore the
purple colors of Northwestern. Oil
plant, of Purdue, who afterward went
to the Army, was given excellent sup
port by his line. and thus made his
reputation.
However, there must be a variation
of attack. A pass. especially If used
from the running formation, makes
the ground gaining easier off tackle
and around end. The line plunge,
with fake thrust off tackle, is the
more effective if tackle plays have
been gaining.
Quarterbacks seek to find the weak
spot in opponents defense. game
may be won by the use of five plays
instead of the fifty or sixty which
mag compose the offensive repertoire.
AS the modern game is played any
back may be shifted to ball carrying
position. In this manner ball carriers
may be rested. Ends may be brought
back if they are adept at running.
Congress may be asked to Intervene
in the squabble between the Army and
Navy departments over the, resump-
ton of athletic relations. Congress
man Hamilton Fish, New York, called
on President Hoover and suggested
that the games be resumed. The ia
nous one-time Harvard varsity grid
playe.. talking after the interview,
said:
81 suggested that the secretaries of
war and navy, the superintendent of
the two academies and the athletic di-
rectors should call a conference in an
effort to remove the differences that
caused a break in relations"
Miller Higgins, famed manager of
the New York Yankees. who passed
on the other day, was at one time
the leader of the st. Louis Cardinals
and as such had long and serious
debate with Bob Connery, st. Louis
scout, over giving $500 for the pur-
chase of a rookie. Connery finally
won and Rogers Hornsby became the
property of the st. Louis team.
Ohio States passing for the coming
season will be handled by Mcconnell
and Holman, practice at Stadium field
indicated. Arden Mcconnell, third
year man, has come up from the ranks
in the last two weeks of preseason
work and has what seems to be reg.
ular halfback position.
Mickey Walker, middleweight box
ing champion. will meet Ace Hudkins,
of Nebraska, in a ten-round title bout
at Los Angeles on October 20.
Chuck Virgins, Indianapolis heavy
weight boxer. was sentenced to serve
60 days in Jail and was fined $500
and costs upon his plea of guilty on
nine charges growing out of recent
automobile accident.
One of the great races in which the
late Sam Hildredth trained the win
ner. was the International, in which
Zev defeated the English Derby win
ner.. Papyrus. Hildredth showed a
fine spirit in this race by entertain
ing Ben Jarvis, trainer of the Eng.
lish horse in his box.
Bobby Jones' recent exhibition at the
San Francisco Golf club netted the
Shrine Hospital for Crippled Children
close to $4,000. Jones says Doctor
Willing of Portland. Ore, wants him
to go fishing in Oregon next year and
also that the Japanese government
has invited him to play exhibition
matches in japan.
Ralph Hewitt, sophomore at Co
lumbia. is looked upon as the best
backfield prospect since the days Of