New-York tribune., 1920-10-24
HARVARD Beats Centre College
ln Spectacular Come, 3I-z4
40 900 SceLieh:crkentucky
Eleven Smash Crimson
Defense in the First Half
(Continusd from pags one)

(Continusd from pa9. on,)
second period opened Centre started
with the ball on ner own 25-yard line.
A penalty sent her back fifteen yards
to her 20-yard line, and then once
again the Kentucky machine got under
way.
Line thrusts by .Nhitnell, Mcmillan
and Roberts nctted fifteen yards. Har-
ward braced. Faklng a kick Mcmillan
dropped back to within a few steps Of
his own goal lire and whipped long
forward pass straight down the field.
Whitnell. running like a deer, was
under way. Around midheld, with two
Harvard tacklers at has elbow, he took
the 40-yard pass over his shoulder by
spectacular catch and then out
sprinted his two Crimson rivals for a
45-yard dash across the line. and Cen
tire WAS leading, II to T.
This play viii stand as one Of the
tnest ever seen upon any field, and for
moment the big New ENGLAND crowd
was stunned, with the 400 Kentuckians
making enough noise to rattle the
bridge across the Charles River.
Again the impossible had happened
Centre, without surrendcring the ball,
had rushed and passed her way for ITO
yards to pair of touchdowns against
a defense that was supyosed 10 be i'm
rregnable. 1t was al amazing turn
all the more amazing after that first
live minutes of play
Crimson Ties the Score
But that last long pass of Mcmillan
and the great c.tch and run of Whit
neH was the hi III tide Of Centre s
glory. From that point on an almost
unbroken string OF nalties, poor judg~
ment and waning strength against Har-
wards superior weight got in their
work. Two fifteen-yard penalties near
me close of the second quarter, with a
ttteen-yard cash by the brilliant
Owens, put Harvard within easy scor-
ing. and another brace of penalties.
with short rushes by Owens and Hor-
ween, carried the ball over and tied up
the score as the first half closed.
Between halves the 10000 Boslonians
ard the 400 Kontuckyians traded melo-
dies and cheers with yankee Doodle"
sent against Dixie and MY Old
Kentucky Home"
In the exhanee of courtesies Centre
was net second, as her cheer leader
lost no opportunity to call for a Har-
ward cheer
The last two periods brought about
the Southerners downfall. This d, wn-
tall IN the main was due to a fanatical
gambling frenzy by Mcmillan in his
cwn territory. where his intercepte I'd
forward pass cost heavily, and To con-
tinaance Of otF-sde play.
Shortly after the third period
opened, Centre had the ball on her own
2O-yard line. Two attacks failed to
gam and in place OF kicking on the
third down, Mcmillan called for p9ss.
ms, too, failed, and KENTUCKY was
1oIced 10 KICK on the fourth down with
Harvard set for the play. The kick
was w hurried out Of bonds on Centres
50 yard line, and three minutes later
Harvard again was across the Kentucky
!lne with her third touchdown.
lie goal by Buell. added three
more points, lifting the score TO "a TO
II. With defeat in sight Mcmillan
resorted to chances Of the most des-
perate sort. He began forward passing
again deep in his own territory, and
alter two OF these had been interce pied
and anolher flock Of penalties had been
incurred Centre was again driven back
across her line by the rushes Of
Owens. Humphrey and 1thers. But one
section Of drama renamed. Beaten,
81 TO II, with only few minutes left,
Mcmillan called upon his men to rally.
Starting from his own 25-yard line he
got twenty-five yards BY q forward
pass to Whitnell. and when Harvard
was penalized frteen yards for Hor-
ween's rough tactics the Kentuckians
had the ball beyond midfleld gain.
Another penalty against Harvard gave
Centre fifteen additional yards and a
series of drives and passes carried the
ball to the Crimsons 4-yard line, with
four downs left 10 make the distance.
But here Harvard rallied and Centre s
strength was spent. II was the last
stand OF the day.
Outside of faulty generalship in sew
e-al instances Mcmillan proved to be a
star of the first caliber. His forward