Show R CE A A QUERY comes In from far faraway faraway away Leyte in hi the Philippines to this effect What effect What is the distance record for the forward pass This is one of the most Interesting interesting Interest interest- ing and one of ot the most unproved records in sport Years ago this forward forward forward for for- ward passing distance distance dis dis- tance crown was given to Brick Muller Mul Mul- l ler ter of ot California who was credited with a yard 65 pass against Ohio State as we recall the faint and faraway j 7 t details Brick Muller Mul Mul- i ler is still credited with the distance record registered as 70 yards in many dust-covered dust guides Later on along the West coast many conceded a new record to Kenny Washington U. U C C. C L L. A A. A star who was supposed to have thrown Ia I a completed pass for far 68 yards I against Southern California It was In that neighborhood Howard Jones of oC Southern California Califor Califor- nia told me later It may have been 65 yards yards yards-It it may have been 70 yards It was too long for Cor me I couldn't tell teU you the exact distance Brick Muller and Kenny Washington Washing Washing- ton were undoubtedly two of ot the great long-distance long passer passers on the West coast probably two of ot the best in hi football history Isbell's Long Peg The longest completed pass I ever saw came in hi a game between the professional All Stars against the Green Bay Packers in hi California several years ago Green Bay In Inthis Inthis I this game had the ball on its one- one I yard line with only a few seconds left to play Cecil Isbell of Green GreenBay GreenBay Bay faded back of his goal line and I whipped a long high one through the balmy California air Don Hutson was already under a way He lie galloped s down the field Geld with two All Stars alongside alons Suddenly Suddenly Suddenly Sud Sud- denly Hutson with his amazing speed put on full Cull steam ran away from his guardians and took the ball around Bround the mid field strip at least 65 yards ards from the spot where Isbell had thrown the pass It was an 10 easy touchdown I happened to be sit sitting tinson tins tins- on the Packers bench where I could measure the throw All of this still doesn't answer the Ule Leyte sergeants sergeant's question There probably isn't any answer I was talking this problem over with Eddie Eddie Eddie Ed Ed- die Dooley Dartmouth's long dis tance passer A Yard 75 Toss We had a contest at Dartmouth once Eddie said for distance I passing I was to pass against Swede We had no following wind In this contest I passed on the carry for 75 yards and Swede hit the yard 73 mark This is the only occasion I recall where forward forward for for- ward passes were accurately meas meas- But remember this was not in competition It may be that someone has passed the ball over 75 yards on a carry without a favorIng favoring favoring favor favor- ing wind I doubt it ft Of course if It you have a favoring gale at your back it would not be difficult to pass 80 80 or 85 yards ItI It I The main mam trouble is this this this-If If you youcan youcan youcan can pick up a pass passer r who can heave the ball over 60 yards yards how how can you find a Hutson or another end who dan can an ramble that far and catch it I recall vaguely one pass in a Dartmouth game against Cornell where Eddie Dooley from rom his own yard 35 line hit Bjorkman on the shoulder 65 5 yards away and just justat at the goal line The great s-reat passers of more modern times limes have been Sammy Baugh Sid Luckman and Glenn Dobbs Dobbs- And it might be mentioned that Cecil Is Isbell Isbell Is- Is bell beU and Arnie Berber were no punks Two of the most accurate passers Ive I've ever known were Benny Denny Den Ben ny Friedman and Sammy Daugh Baugh They were not yard 65 marksmen But Dut they could hit lilt a gnat hi muse IntIle the eye ee from 10 to 30 yards ards So could little litlIe Davey OBrien There Is another I great s-reat and now forgotten ottell passer There Is no set or proved record on the longest pass ever thrown thron in hi actual competition competition-a a pass that was caught and held Maybe Brick Muller of California is the man Maybe Kenny Washington of ot UCLA It might be Isbell to Hut- Hut son I know of no other end who could go as far to catch one as Hutson Hutson Hutson Hut- Hut son of the Green Bay Packers I Ionly Ionly Ionly only know that Eddie Dooley could cover 75 yards through the air and I Eddie today can hit the 65 yard 65 yard mark long after he hns has been away from the Green of Hanover I e e eI I Stars in in Service I I j All this matter about service I training rough life Ue in hi the barracks I lack of ot time to play or practice said to be wrecking skill timing is about 07 per cent bunk It doesn't take any too long to swing back brick to the matter of ot touch and timing or to the more important Important tant fundamentals Army sergeants Ferrier and Harrison and Sammy Snead late of ot the navy have already already already al al- al- al I ready proved this point In ID recent coif tournaments I r I |