The Washington times., 1936-11-03
Kaufman Tries
Unusual Play
In Rice Game
BY HARRY COSTELLO

Dy HAHN NOO GAAO
When powerful, hard-driving,
versatile Rice Institute won over
George Washington UniverSity'S
Colonials at Houston on Saturday,
the Southwest. accustomed to all
sorts of freak plays, saw one play
which bothered even a country as
football-wild as the Southwest.
In the third quarter. after G.
w. had lapsed seriously for the
first six minutes of play, Rice,
after scoring it's second touch
down, moved down the field for
70 yards and had the leather at
the Colonials 2-yard stripe.
Jake Schuehle. one of Rice'S
star backs. was called upon to
hit into the G. w. forward wall.
Somehow or other, the ball got
away from him, flew through
the air and into the eager arms
of Joey Kaufman, G. w. half
back, who was stationed about
five yards back of the line Of
scrimmage and three yards in the
END zone from the goal-line.
Makes Clean Catch
Kaufman made a clean catch.
Without hesitating an instant, he
tossed the ball out to his left end
almost parallel to the goal line.
It appeared to be one for the book,
but was it?
Let kaufman explain, and in
this explanation you will find
the answer to G. WIS fine spirit
on the football field:
"The score was IL to 0. Los
ing IL to 0 is losing, and
didn't want to lose that ball
game. Into my mind flashed
the thought that out there to
my left perhaps, would be a
G. w. player and that he would
snatch my throw and run for
a touchdown. OF course, it was
a wild chance, but then many
a wild chance has turned the
tide. and don't forget we were
behind, 0 to IL, and we wanted
to win; as it was, the ball
went straight into the arms Of
a Rice player, but no damage
was done, for the officials ruled
that it was a tOuchback and
gave us the ball at our 2O-yard
line"
Throughout that Rice game c.
w. gambled for victory. The Co
lonials lost, but only after they
had played so fiercely and so des-
perately that they won the respect
and admiration of all who wit
messed the game, including even
Houston's hardboiled newspaper
scribes who before the game.
forecasted rather ignominous de-
feat for G. w.
When kaufman made that wild
toss, his mind was functioning
( Just as every other mind on the
G.. w squad. meaning that he was
thinking only of victory. never of
holding down the score. The
Colonials throughout the Rice
game we're thinking of victory
never of holding down the score.
Indeed, had the Colonials been a
bit more defense-minded, their
chances of winning would have
been much greater. for it was
when the G.. w. defense sagged
that Rice's hard-driving backs ana
accurate forward passerS got in
the work which brought the Owls
their 12-to-6 win.
Wild Pass
Kaufman's wild pass was not =
lateral as he intended; it was a
forward pass. AS a result, the ball
was declared dead in Kaufman'S
possession and it became a touch
baci.. since the impetus which sent
the ball across G.. WIS goal line
was given by Schuehle, of Rice.
Joey's desperate effort, his wild
chance, must have had a desirable
effect on his mates, for, after the
ball was put in play at G. WIS 20
yard stripe, the Colonials cut loose
with brilliant offensive which
carried them 80 yards across the
Rice goal-line for G. WIS 6 points.
In marching that 80 yards, G. W.
used exactly nine plays, and of the
nine, Joey Kaufman played a lead
ing part in eight.