Show fV Yost ost Thought Red Grange Used Grease on L Legs gs But They Were Just Bare By Harry Grayson NEA Sports Editor Harold Edward Grange was the most spectacular and publicized football player of all time Red Grange turned a number number- 77 17 11 Into a by- by F F. Irs f word The Galloping Of ot a o Ghost of Illinois gave profession profession- Series Al ii football the impetus that elevated elevated ele tie it from troma a discredited sport to Its iu pr present ent high status The immortal Wheaton iceman did not go out for football as a freshman until threatened with a paddling by upper classmen Then he ran 65 yards through the var var- sity with a punt Thirteen years later his valedictory valedictory valedictory tory as a combatant was typically Grange The last time he carried the mall mail for tor the Chicago Bears in Los Angeles Angel in January 1935 he reversed off oft the weak side and as New York Giant linemen admonished admonished admon admon- the ups backer with Lookout Look Lookout Lookout out There go goes the old man he sprinted 63 yards to the yard 20 line before being pulled down from behind In high school and college and andas andas as a prof professional Grange carried the ball times gained yards or 19 U miles for or an average average average aver aver- age of 84 yards a crack He scored 2366 points in 24 gam games In 22 games in three years at Illinois he gained yards scored 31 touchdowns He averaged averaged aver aver- aged yards per game for tor eight in 1923 for tor seven in 24 and for sev seven n in 25 Grange Credits Cutback Red Grange Grange his his hair had a faint auburn tint only when the sun shone on It spread it-spread spread upon the gridiron the most dazzling carpet of super football ever woven and his performance against a great Michigan team in his Junior year has no equal On October 18 1924 before 67 people the occasion being the dedication of the Illinois stadium Grange a streak of fire lire a breath of flame scored four touchdowns In 12 the st fire ro- ro the th-e-b-li th ball 1 on it the kickoff ck ff d a-d and andall andall 1 all aU by long runs Withdrawn from the game he returned in the third period to make another run for a a score I bell believe eve the reason I was able to score against Michigan was because because because be be- cause this was the first game in which I 1 cut back on end runs explains explains explains ex ex- ex- ex plains Grange now a Chicago insurance insurance insurance in in- broker and broadcaster and still sUll as self-effacing self and modest modest modest mod mod- est as the gray ghost fellow students students stu stu- students stu- stu dents so greatly greatly- admired Previous to this game all my running on end runs had been around the end then down the sideline For a couple of weeks before the game Bob Worked with me on cutting back across the field as soon as I was around the end Three of my four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes were due to this cutback Around All-Around Athlete That is about the only thing of Interest Grange remembers about that eventful afternoon except the Illinois team appearing without stockings That just wasn't being done in those days Fielding Yost and Herb Steger the Michigan captain came over and felt everyone's legs smiles the renowned redhead Michigan suspected they were greased I recall Hurry Up Yost saying one of tricks I really believe concludes Grange that in the first quarter the Michigan players were thinking think think- thinking ing more about our bare legs than about the game And it is safe to say that at the end of 12 minutes Coach Yost was positive Granges Grange's legs were greased although he had no way of proving it for no one set a hand handon on the amazing back who had the speed of ot the wind the strength of Willie Heston and the dexterity and football sense of ot Walter Eckersall Eck- Eck American All an Dies NEW YORK Oct 19 UP UP- UP Funeral services for Thomas G. G Trenchard 69 America all end on the unbeaten untied Princeton football team of 1893 and captain of the 1893 and 1894 elevens will be held Wednesday Grange 5 S feet teet 10 and weighing weighing- pounds pound could pass and kick as well as run and excelled on defense Red could have made the track and basketball teams In his senior year at Wheaton high he entered 19 track events and u won that many firsts in the dashes hurdles and high and broad jumps He played baseball which is the mark of the of-the the true ath ath- lete I They're still looking for tor another iRed Red Grange r r L J t it 1 r r t it p Remember This Fellow Hes He's the Galloping Ghost the Time All America All Red Grange famous Illinois halfback |