Minneapolis spokesman., 1958-11-21
Coll Boss Best
Running Beck In
College Football

stockton calit tANpl bass
il tto hes, RUNNING back in foot
ball TODAY college or pfo
The reference Is 80 ptck liasa
terrific haifbaek Tor the College, of
Pacific Although the lavish -.
dorscmrHt came f,oia cOps coach.
Jack Myers it is not 20 be talsen
lightly
Myers WAS a PRIME nioeEcr for
ono Of pro footbairs greatest ran
ners steve Van lIuren OF the rhil
adeIphia Eagles
Raas VIII have 60 demonstrate
that fact when be enters the pre-
ranks bat than can wait There
IS little doubt however about his
stature IN college competition
White be has beeu slowed by
the opposition lobyioualy with Dc
tenses sci cor himl IN his last two
games, Raaa has become the most
feared runner among the nations
concriaua Figures hoapeals why
After core first five games
the ~ year-old 100 paunAef was
the leader IN rushing tie had eain
"a GlT yards in 10 ruahes, aver
aging slightly better than eight
yards THIS yardagc pot him fifih
among those IN the race for total
nffcnBc honafa
he wns ampsing IN the first two
games ~ the season Against Aria
ops state tTsmrel and California
he ripped off 820 yards in a.
carries FOR an astounding ioi av-
erage He scored on runs of 1884
and iS yards and passed fof five
successful conversion attempts
In the Arizona State game Bana
was mtted against Leon nurton
the 1857 rushing leader who set
an all time rushing average Of
ag2 yards BASS gained 2I2 ysfds
n 81 carries FOR I2t average
scored touchdowna uu runs ~ -
and aa yauia ard threw two con
yrrai6n passes Burton gained ~
wards in ~ carries for a ~ aver
age
~ tho California game Pete
Elliott the Bears coach rugged a
defense designed especially for
Pass on lylckoffs his tenn usat
the "aqueegie' type kickoff 20 keep
the bail away from the thunder
bolt from cor
oIia is the most exciting runner
have seen since Buddy Young
ran for Illinois elliott said
III this boy Rets in a spread
field you might as well just wave
goodbye
IN spite ~ EIliott'a precautions
Bazs carried tbo bali fot fise first
SIX piBya u The game gaining
q, 3. q 10 4 and nine yards e. sei
She pattern fot surprise "a q.
- COP triumph iis gained Zio
yards fgr . uNw school rcrgfd and
contributed 7syafd tauchdaun
ran aEa three pass conversions
provided the winning margin
one play ~ that game had b.
be seen 70 be- believed on . 30
yard iaunt 10 Bears ftwo - them
twice. had tielr hands oB him
before they finally brought him ~
earth
Red Hickey. aaa Francisco
Forty '5lHers coach. watching the
game remarked
Eass could make any pro tosn
right nov
Baas has oesptiys grssed ifr has
rpu the roo IN 81 seconds anH the
z20 10 zii But when b. carries
the bail hs appears 70 loaf Rgf
don't lst that fool you as y doea
frustrated taeklers He can eih
IN emf mn ~ gb straight ahnag
re aets 10 his hi6eBcrs wsli
Myers has bsn asked 10 compare
Isass a1th Hugh nsFabeany great
runner fgr TIE Fofty tsinefa ne
aaia ha would take hls Dralsgs
without hesitation
y would fGr several reasons
aaad Myers FJFsi ~ all I pr
aanaiiy tdak Pass i better mn
ney = mare dangerous runner ~
cause hs D sfsffier faster and
aits harder Eut mainly, DIRK H.
fgIiy- eeonpllassa player Re II
aH basi runner paassf plDtsr
sns nag hr has adaed ihs drop
afk o. MS 0thsr ae0fuptsrments
Baaa snfsraa cor with one ~
,hs most fabulous blah scbood re-
ras ~ any athlete Jis prepared
for vaIiejg fCanfJ High IN tvo
pssagHs ~ nstted 1850 yards IN
zs0 carries foy = brilliant t8zI
sverige We seared ~ tosach8owns
tna ~ extra points ftg st1 points
1sth ~ ths conversions coming h.
tlis SENIOR year
fsass riaasd aii N last season
~ fractured tfs ankle hefgrs ths