Show Briante Seeks New Grid Record L N k ti k M a f 6 i. i a l v o op p t ss w d r o 0 m r 6 a. a o oB Q g gw B w 4 0 e A t y FRANK BRIANTE STAR HALFBACK OF N N. Y U. U By BILLY EVANS RED OED GRANGE formerly known as the Galloping Ghost of II- II Il Illinois Inos Is about to be Back in 1923 Grange then the sensation of the collegiate football world set a record for gaining ground that teemed seemed likely 9 to stand for a score of year jears if not for all time t. Just four foyes years have ve elapsed a ap and 7 Granges Grange's extraordinary yardage feat l F is about to bs be sur s y passed As a mat matter matter ter of fact It would BILLY EVANS occasion no great if Frank Briante brilliant halfback of New NewYork NewYork York university made Granges Grange's feat look sick in comparison In seven games in 1923 Grange against such formidable opposition es as Nebraska Iowa Butler Northwestern Chicago Wisconsin and Ohio State gained 1260 yards While Briante in the first seven games of the season fell 99 points shy of topping Granges Grange's performance with three games still to play it Is s certain that he will top Reds total of 1260 points While most mat of Granges Grange's ground gain gain- gaining ing Ir was accomplished through sheer spied speed tp ed In which end runs forward pisses passes p t and running through a broken field fI ld featured Briante Detente his has piled up his hb amazing total largely thrOugh line plunging although here and there he hehu I has hu interspersed inte with a long run Twice Orange Grange made better than then yards registering 20 against Nebraska ka and in the Northwestern game I Briante equals this with in the contest with Niagara and 20 against Ili He has averaged close cl to eight yards for every time he has handled the ball since the opening of the season Gabby Welch of Pittsburg started the season eaon as If It he would relegate Oranges Granges record to the also 1110 ran dais class In his last l t few starts he has been slowed up considerably and In the Washington and Jefferson game Ime sim sim- simply simply ply couldn't couldn get going to eo that his hie record was badly shattered and all hopes of surpassing ng Oranges Orange's Orang s 's mark were lost loat The big test of the year for Briante will cc tc on Thanksgiving day when New York university plays what Coach Meehan considers co the most mOt important game of the year ear Nebraska Last LaEt season teason New York undefeated meeting Nebraska In the final game i of ot the to year jear was as rated a strong favo favo- favorite favorite rite to win yet jet suffered defeat 15 7 Briante as well as the rest reat of the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York vanity varsity hopes hopu to wipe wip e out that defeat deleat Briante is s a e. senior and willbe will willbe be playing his final game came He hopes to run hi hll his yardage total to 1400 yards this year I |