The Philadelphia Record
November 28, 1920

UNION A. A. TRIUMPH THRILLS BIG CROWD

Nearly 17,000 Football Fans Witness Phoenixville Eleven Win From Frankford

GAME BATTLE FROM START

Quarter-back Remmy's 85-Yard Run for Touchdown Sets Uptown Adherents Delirious

Union is still the independent football champion of this section of the state. In a game that was spectacular and wide open with thrilling passes, frequent interception of aerials and long dramatic runs, Frankford went down to defeat, her colors flying defiantly, yesterday at the Phillies Ball Park before more than 17,000 spectators, 10 to 6.

The game was an upshot to the claim made by Union, Phoenixville's All-American eleven, to the independent title. Frankford, which has made a remarkable record this season, took exception, and the game which settled the question will go down in history as one of the cleverest, speediest and most dramatic clashes ever held in this city. 

.Standing out prominently among the constellation of stars were three men -- Weldon and Cofall, of Union, and Remmy, quarter-back and captain of Frankford. Each was instrumental in the scoring, but this alone did not make them stand out above the other battling players.

On the face of what many critics predicted an inevitable defeat, Frankford played a brave and heroic game and on many occasions threatened to annex the championship which they had last week disputed.

Frankford outplayed Union in the first quarter, but on the return to play the All-American combination was not to be denied. The attack was overpowering. After Cofall, Notre Dame, '16 and brilliant Western half-back, missed a field goal from the 40-yard line, and Hobey Light had replaced Scott, Weldon cracked 15 yards through the line to the three-yard line. On the first three attempts, three yards to go for a touchdown, Frankford's line was adamant. 

On the final thrust Weldon crashed through for the first touchdown and H. Miller kicked the goal. The Phoenix rooters who had followed the eleven shouted vociferously and encouraged their team to greater deeds.

The playing was thrilling from the standpoint of the spectator who favors open play. Both teams used a spread formation, which was a relief from the old style of mass play. Forward passes frequently fared up and were seldom grounded, but caught or intercepted. Cofall's punting was sensational.

Remmy's Spectacular Run

To Robert Remmy, captain and quarter-back of Frankford, goes the palm for the sensation of the day. His speedy, flashy play stood out prominently all during the game. In the third period Cofall, after his return to the game, dropped back to the 45-yard line for an attempt at a goal. The ball was leaden and slippery and the field treacherous. He drove his foot hard against the oval, but it fell short. Standing on the 10-yard line, Remmy caught the ball and squirmed his way through the seething mass. One player after another he eluded and then made a dash straight down field.

Yard after yard Remmy raced until he had outdistanced all his pursuers except Cofall. The big Union half-back caught Remmy on the five-yard line by diving at the Yellowjacket's heels, and as the two dropped into a heap the momentum gained during their long chase down the field carried them across the goal line.

Remmy scored a touchdown after a 90-yard run, a feat seldom equaled in  football. To make it all the more meritorious Remmy's feat was performed against a combination of players whose reputation is based on their all-American calibre.

Earlier in the period Cofall kicked a field goal from the 23-yard line. 

One of the features was the meeting of the Miller brothers in opposing positions. Heine played right end for Union, Ray left end for Frankford.