To Bowman of Syracuse is credited j
' one of the longest runs in eastern|
football. The Orange halfback, re
ceiving the opening kick-off in the
Syracuse-William and Mary game
while standing on the Syracuse goal
line, raced through the surging, div
ing groups of opponents, who beset
him and continued the full 100 yards
of the field to a touchdown. Evans
of Swarthmore was credited with a
run of 104 yards against Pennsyl
vania when he picked up a fumble
behind his goal line and ran for a
; touchdoyn.
Smythe of the Army contributed
! broken field dashes of 70 to 95 yard-*
in several of the games in which the
[Cadets engaged. His best record fori
a single gam© came in the Army- |
Babanon Valley contest when he
featured In five sensational dashes to
touchdowns, two of 95 yards each,
one for 85 yards, one of 80 and one
of 45 yards, for a total gain of 395
yards for the game.
Wilson of Penn State proved an
other performer who could shake
himself free of enemy tacklers and j
race many yards to touchdowns. In
the Penn State-Navy game he scoreo
three touchdowns, the first on a 40
yard run, the second on a 95-yard
swirl and the third pn a 77-yard
dash, and* in the Pennsylvania-Penn
State game again scored three touch
downs on long dashes.
John Bevi of the Haskell Indians
was regarded by many as the great
est forward passer of the year. In
several games his bullet-like throws
traveled 45, 50 and *55 yards. Hoge j
Workman of Ohio state was another j
passer of exceptional skill and ef- I
fectiveness.
