The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
COLONIES TOPPIE HARVARD, 6-O-PENN STATE CRUsHEs
"Bo" McMillin Bright Star
AS Centre Beats Crimson
Kentucky Quarterback's 35-Yard Run Scores
Only Touchdown Southerners Carried
10 OFF Field in Triumph.
BIZ J. J. RowLANDs.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct 2s.-|
Harvard met her gridiron Water
loo here today at the hands of
Centres lighting Praying Col
onels." by a score of to o.
Out of the hills of Kentucky
came this David team to do battle
with the Goliath Of the football
world DO" McHillin. the bright
est gem in Centres crown OF foot
ball glory was the hero. 1t was
the wonderful 35-yard run OF Gen.
tres feet quarterback in the third
periods that defeated Harvard.
Harvard underestimated the
Southern team. Fisher was treas
uying his big guns for Princeton
and Yale.
Centre College on the dope sheet
did not look dangerous but before
the battle was over practically all
OF the CrImson's hrst-line warriors
were battling to stave of defeat.
fought before But the Praying
Colonels'' fought just a little Bit
harder.
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Near the end Of the fourth period
when seconds were golden IT looked
as though Harvard was about to
score on a forward pass, Buell. to
Chaplin, which was carried to
Centres 3-yard line. The play
however. was not allowed and the
ball was taken back fifteen yards
from start Of play on a penalty
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hope Of winning went a-gIimmering.
The whistle that ended the game
and sounded taps" for Harvard
was drowned by a mighty roar
from thousands of threats. The
crowd had been with Centre from
the first and when the end came II
went crazy. Women Rugged strange
men. threw their hats in the air
and screamed, while men tore at
each other, made pennants of their
overcoats and took 1t out in hoarse
shouting.
The game was one thing and the
scenes that followed were another
The great, back mass Of $4,000 hu-
man beings that nlled the sta
dium seemed suddenly to rquify and
flow into the field. The Centre
players were surrounded by fully
10000 madIy cheering men and
women In a few seconds. One after
another. they were hoisted to the
shoulders Of groups n the mob and
carried away in delirious triumph.
Men fought for the honor OF touch
ing the Kentuckians and women
snatched bits of their battle-scarred
uniforms for souvenirs.
CeRtreI Speed Dazzling.
II was Centres dazzling speed,
her wonderful interference and the
amazing fiexibility of the team
which caused Harvard's football
machine TO crumple. The interior
ence worked perfectly whenever Nc
MIllin started one of his frequent
runs around end. 1t was a progress
sive interference which wiped one
Harvard played after another aside
and allowed the speedy DO" to
gain.
"Bo" McMiIlin was not the only
hero. His was the glory Of scoring the
touchdown, but II was the everlast-
ing inspired lighting spirit Of his
mates and the whirlwind speed of
II. Covington, who replaced Arm
strong at right halfback. that with
stood the onslaughts Of the desper-
ate Crimson team.
Then there was RED" Roberts,
left end, who was the coolest man
in the game. He never failed in
the pinches and his pile-drivins
plunEes gained consistently.
snoddy, Centres left halfback.
was literally a Johnny on the spot"
in getting under the ball. II was
snoddy who gained when the gain
ing counted, by his superior speed.
BueIFs Toe inaccurate.
Strangely enough, the first half
was somewhat slow. The Harvard
players, II anything, held slightly
the upper hand on defense and
ground gaining. McMillin ana
Snoddy flashed brilliantly several
times, but the Harvard wing men!
Maconber and Jannin. and Brown
crimson lineman. held them from
For Harvard, Chaplin and Coburn
made consistent gains by batter
Ing the KentuckIans' line, yet neil
Their team was able to penetrate
within the others danger zone
-wIce Harvard tried TO score in the
second period by the aerial route
but Charlie BuelIs erstwhile yaccu-
rate toe was out Of gear. Eary
in the first period Centre tried the
.ane sort Of thrust, but Class, SUD
shutting for Bartlett, also failed IN
his attempted boot from the held.
In the second half. the Gold and
white warriors suddenly touno
themselves and cut loose. soon
after the opening Of the tnro
Suarter Bartlett, Kentucky hah-
hack. rushed back one of Chapin's
hunts TO midfeld. Rushes by Snoddy'
NcNnIlin and Bartlett gave Centre
hrst down. Here Harvard was PEN
Allied is yards for pushing, giving
centre the ball on the Crtmson's
z5-yard line.
MeNIuin Scores Touchdown.
Then the brilliant McMillin, stand
ing back on the Harvard SS-
ward line as though to kick or pass
S,,ddenIy darted forward. aided by
perfect interference and flashed
through a broken field IS yards for
The score which broke the Grim
sons tive-year record for no de-
feats.
Harvard seemed to come to life
after this, but not for long. Punts
were exchanged. in which Roberts
had q slight edge over Chaplin Cen
tire then tried the passing game.
This ceased when Bradford, Har-
vard's center, intercepted a trick
pass, McMillin to Snoddy. but Har-
ward could not penetrate Coach
Moran's line as before and soon