Show I DEFENSIVE FEAT STANDS OUT OUTI I I L Caught Fleet Guttormson I AS NEVERS GREATEST PLAY X N X N Dy By ER IF ERS XE America All Fullback 1925 1125 1 WHAT IS the greatest thrill VT you got out of your three I years ears at Stanford 1 I No question Is put to me often often- often often-cr I or Cr than that one And believe me Inc mel's it its it's a fairly tough one to ans alien cr I can recall any number of end runs goals got from the field In Ina ina Ina a pinch and various arlous other forms ot of thrills common to football After Acter much thought I doubt If It I ever got quite the tho kick out of any situation as I dl Old did from two re- re reverse reverse reverse verse passes we pulled against CalIfornia enabling enabling- us to get a 0 tie tl at a a lime timo when It D appeared as If we were hopelessly beaten It Is just possible that the fact that California was the lies ha ns much to d do with my rating the two tw plays as tho tha biggest thrill thrills of my career For years California under the late Andy Smith was the tho out out- outstanding Outstanding out outstanding standing eleven on the Pacific coast Not pleased with the situ situ- situation situation situ situation other oIlier leading institutions sought famous coaches to turn turnout turnout turnout out teams that would success success- successfully successfully fully cope with California That goal eoal has been accomplished Perhaps It was the tho play play- ing lug playing a tie tia game with California that makes males those two rev reverse passes passe a stand out as the biggest thrills of my entire career With Y six minutes to pia play Cali Call California California fornia was leading Stanford 1 6 20 It was evident to 0 p our coach Glenn Warner Varner that some speedy action Involving real deception was necessary necessary essary It If Stanford was to have a chance to save the day The reverse pass was signaled for as a play that might upset the opposition The first bit of strategy pulled In connection with the passes had nothing to do with tho the actual completion ot of o the tho plays playa but was simply deception Just as the two teams lined up upa Il a Stanford fullback noted for his plunging ability was rushed Into the game It Immediately had hd th the tha desired desire effect r ct Expecting n a n plunging game because of the injection of this player Into the contest the backs drew In iii from tho th and set act tho stage singe for forthe the passes The plays started In exactly the came cante manner but In each instance the ball went to a different re- re receiver receiver re receiver The ball hall was as passed direct to the fullback who In turn turn slipped It to the right fullback who stopped In his tracks when front from seven to eight yards back of the theline theline line IIno of scrimmage In one of the plays plas the ball went to the left fullback on a a fairly long pass and resulted In a touch touch- touchdown touchdown touch down down In the tho other play It went vent to the right end on a long pass and another touchdown was scored With less than six she minutes to togO togo togo gO Stanford had tied up the big big- biggest biggest gest game of the year on two trick plays plas alter after being apparently outclassed That was my biggest thrill go 00 |