Evening star., 1948-11-03
Nevada Singer
Needs SAB in
Three Games
AII-Out Posser Show.
5-Yurd Deficit for
Efforts on Ground
BY the Associated Press

Stan Heath, University Of Ne
vada's aerial wizard who cracked
the collegiate passing yardage rec
ord last week, had his sights set
today on the total offense mark.
With six games out, Of the way
and three to 60, the Wolfpack
quarterback has tossed the pigskin
for the amazing total of 1,645 yards
to break 10-year-old passing yard
age record. He hit with 13 Of 1S
passes for 327 yards and five touch
downs Saturday against Oklahoma
City.
Figures from the National Col
legiate Athletic Bureau. showed that
Heath needs to get only $40 yards
to surpass the total offense mark
of 2,187 yards piled up in 1912 by
Frank Sinkwich, former Georgia
All-America. Frankie's total came
in II games.
Heath, who plans to turn pro-
fessional next year because his COL
legiate eligibility expires this sea-
son, is strictly an "airman."
Fails to Gain Rushing.
He has taken the ball from center
l64 times, and passed on all but
eight of those occasions. He was
caught for losses five times before
he could throw the ball, but on
three occasions ran the ball for
enough ground yardage to hold his
rushing deficit to five yards. Thus,
his total offense mark for the six
games is l,640 yards.
The former passing yardage mark
OF LAST was set by Davey O'Brien of
Texas Christian in 1898, and equaled
by Wilson (BudD Schwenk of WASH
ington University in 1912.
Heath, whose team meets its
toughest foe of the year-Santa
Clara-Saturday. also can become
the fourth player in major COL
legiate history to complete 100 or
more passes in one season. He now
has completed SO in 156 attempts.
Charley Conerly of Mississippi set
the record of 1873 last season,
Schwenk completed ia in 1941 and
Ray Evans of Kansas, 101 in 1941.
Lindy Berry of Texas Christian is
in second place in total offense, with
1852 yards in seven games, but
several others are close behind.
Wendt Leads in Rushing.
So. close, in fact, Berry probably
will be overtaken because his team
lis idle Saturday. Charley Justice of
North Carolina is third with 987
yards, and Fred Wendt of Texas
Mines. the Nations top major COL
lege runner and point-getter, fourth
with 956 yards.
/ Wendt has rushed for 929 yards to
hold first in that department. fol-
lowed by California's Jackie Jensen
with 1856.
Total ofiense.-Heath, Nevada. 1.s4o
Justice, North Carolina. ss7; wendt, TeSa;
eeosse Wsshnsson was aa $50: waIthsll ys% DaTas Wes
lVirsinia, s02; Gilman, Kansas, 1913: Jen.
sen California, 700; Faunce, Minnesota
,.I..n RashingMwsnat. sTs Texas Mines, sas
State. ss2; Stephenson. Army. 6ea; Pspit
stuart, Army sos; sitko, Notre Dame
5S7; Berry. Texas Christian, 55l; c
jScott, Arkansas. SAT.
Forward passing-Heath. Nevada, as
competitions in 156 attempts for 1.64s
yards; Finks. Tulsa, "a of 139 for a37
Thomas son, v. M. l., 81 of 116 for sl5
WalthalI. West, Virginia, So Of 10Y fol
sl3; Van Brocklin, oregon, 81 of 80 TO-
$50; Boyda. WASHINGTON and Lee, 40 O.
101 for 617: Southard Georgia Tech. A
Of rs for III: E. Songin, Boston College
4S Of 92 for 663; Rauch, Georgia, As O.
a5 for s31; Nagel, q. c. L. A., 45 Of 81
for TO