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Stagg asserted that, as far back as 1894, before the rules committee even considered the forward pass, one of his players used to throw the ball " like a baseball pitcher.

" On the other hand, Hall of Fame coach Gus Dorais told the United Press that " Eddie Cochems of the St. Louis University team of 1906 – 07 – 08 deserves the full credit.

" Writing in Collier's more than 20 years earlier, Dorais ' Notre Dame teammate Knute Rockne acknowledged Cochems as the early leader in the use of the pass, observing, " One would have thought that so effective a play would have been instantly copied and become the vogue.

The East, however, had not learned much or cared much about Midwest and Western football.

Indeed, the East scarcely realized that football existed beyond the Alleghanies ..."