| Show Close Call Cal Heinrich Sets Passing R Record cord Hard Way V By fly 3 Paul Wells Well SEATTLE Nov r 27 7 UP Don The Arm Heinrich University of oC Washington quarterback owns a new national seasons season's record of pass completions today today but but behind that is a story of a statisticians statistician's statisticians statistician's statisticians statistician's statis statis- a publicity mans man's quick wit and a minute last-minute gift touchdown The same set of circumstances in Washington's 52 21 victory over Washington State Saturday helped Hugh McElhenny l piston legged fullback i ramble amble to a anew anew anew new Pacific Coast conference scoring scoring scoring ing mark maik of 84 points To 10 top it off Heinrichs Heinrich's 17 completions completions completions com com- gave his team for the campaign three campaign three more than the time all-time total set by Mississippi in 1917 1947 And his two touchdown tosses established a new conference conference conference confer confer- ence standard of 13 Holds All Records Record He now holds every Pacific Coast conference passing record It all came about in m the waning seconds of the traditional Civil war tussle between the two teams at Spokane The Washington Huskies had decided to go for broke against the Cougars in an effort to help Heinrich the Bazooka Kid Lid from Bremerton Wash top the pass- pass completion record of set in 1917 by Charley Conerly of Ole Miss hiss Slingshot Don needed to connect 17 11 times to do the trick Weather Veather conditions were adverse The field was sloppy from prolonged rains and the ball was bound to be wet Not much thought was given to the possibility that McElhenny a aLos aLos aLos Los Angeles boy could crack the theP P C C ground-gaining ground record of 1010 yards made by California's Jackie Jensen in 1918 Or even come close to the scoring high-scoring mark marl of 84 81 points racked up by Orv v Mohler of Southern California in m 1931 Hugh had only yards and 54 points going into the final game Ahead of Schedule But by the 33 0 half time McElhenny McElhenny McElhenny Mc Mc- had more than half the yardage he needed and Heinrich had nine completions In the press coop a Washington Washing Washing- ton statistician kept track of Hemrich's Heinrichs tosses Late in m the game word was telephoned to the Husky bench that Deadeye Don had connected with his Then consternation broke loose Someone had credited Heinrich Hemrich with one completion too many Scouts tried to telephone the bench The line was dead Time was wag running out and there apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap was no way to notify the team soon enough But B Bill i 11 Manley assistant Washington sports publicist had hadan hadan hadan an inspiration He dashed to the public address system announcer and the news was broadcast over the loudspeaker Let Em Score The trouble was that Washington Washing Washing- ton State had the ball and was marching The kids on the field realized that if they didn't stop the Cougars the clock probably would I There was one out On the next play they Uley stood aside as a Washington Washington Wash Wash- I ington State pass went for 22 yards and a touchdown Only 50 seconds were left Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington took the l kickoff and Heinrich Hemrich Heinrich Hein- Hein rich began pitching from punt I formation instead of his usual T I slot On his second attempt he i clicked for a new completion record record rec rec- reci rec- i ord Then to help McElhenny Hemrich Heinrich Hemrich Hem Hem- rich fed his fullback the ball on a pitchout in m the hope of picking i b up upa a few extra yards That was the thelast thelast thelast I last play Only two seconds were left I Instead of a yard or two Hurry- Hurry in Hugh went all the way 83 yards It was his fifth touchdown I and gave him 96 yards ards for the thel I game |
