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Show RICKS 90 GOALS v -4 '' "5 J "Red" Weavers' Toe Stuff May Be Useless Next Year &8 I he picture show? IVhI" Weaver. X i he doughty Centre ( ollcge center ' who established a new record in foot j-'vv, tall thi year by iKKitlng 90 ionsenillv c .K v " goals after touchdowni. There Is an a. agitation headed bv blp, coacliC" lo 9 aML,, ah II h lh goal kii k in ii " ar. If ) J,J-''KKSEtSjfet- thej do Vcaci-'- aci-ompll-lmirnl will UttSV oBtaatk i " ' tn the i-crap h.-.i "Bo wSHErlft - Mc.Mlllin held (hi hall loi ill lle, 'ImH kick- lluil- I!..' In the .iciuic v . ' V; : - Bl ll n DER The Investment which Cncle Charley Char-ley Moran has tied up In "Red" Waav-ei Waav-ei goal-klcklng toe may be lost next ertr. WeaVer will be bai k again, shininR ,on the Centre eleven, but the goal i kick alter touchdown may bo abol- lahed by the .'ootoaii fathers before the 1031 whistles blow. Several coaches have brought forth impressive reasons why the goal kick works an injustice to teams in deciding decid-ing dose games. As the result of much argument a year ago an attempt was made to satisty the pros and cons by permitting Ihe goal to be kicked , f roni a point directly In front of the Ko: I posts this fall But the niujority Of schools don't like the wind-up kick after touchdown at all and are seeking to have It abolished altogether, j If I hey do Weaver's highly developed devel-oped accurate kicking power will be 'tossed in the scrap heap. VIXBm IN ROW The star Centre player registered his f'tith consecutive goal kick on Thanksgiving Dnv - a new ho oniphtih-ment oniphtih-ment in football. I j The nearest approach to this record ' Was made by .. young high i hool player bv the name ot C.-orge ii'Don-! ii'Don-! nell at Billings. Mont.. l ist season. I This youth booted his 8')th on'Nov. 114, gettinir fifteen in a single g.-unc. rWO YEARS' REX KI. Weaver has not missed his toe-shot since the first game of 1019. He piled up 46 during the ye.n. II,- got the Other 44 this falli His record of 1919 'was even more illustrious than this, 'for I hen he was forced to kick from difficult angles. When ESddle Malum asked Weaver how he managed to run up such an amazing number ot coiisocutlv goals be said that it was due largely to his I keeping his eyes on tho ball. II ki I I M i.ll I QJal "Cncle Charletf took me out on the gridiron one afternoon." said v ever; "and showed me the goal posts 'Those goal posts do not move.' he reminded me- The bill does, so keep your eye on the hall.' I have aways remembered that Instruction." In-struction." Weaver practices COliSiatonJJy during the playing season. Every afternoon he kicks at least L'.. JbrT ; S " i "lln" McMlllln always holds the ball 'for him. No one else Is trusted- "Ko" lis a pretty good man in whom to put faith for any angle of football, j Weaver kicked nil his goals with a knee so seriously injured thai ho was forced to submit to an operation immediately im-mediately after tlie football season, lie is of slight build and his arduous duties Hi center keep him bVUised and battered throughout the campaign Cenernlly he ix so bandaged thul he stoops with difficulty. Opposing play- is call him the "charging fio' " PL17NGJTNG CEX1 I K. It has been his job to tear holes through the enemy lines for the Centre backs An "Injury to the little finger on His left hand made amputation iaeccsaary. Weaver hu-s sacrificed himself to the grldlion game. Due in part to his great kicking and plunging the Dan- ill.- I raving Colonel--' (ill. il u i to- 'tal of 4f! points to their opponents' j00 in nine games In the season Just 'closed. I "But If they revise the code book this .winter and strike off the goal kick after touchdown nil of Weaver's toe 1 talent will be valueless in 1021. |