The Washington herald., 1921-11-06
by GRANTLAND RICE.

BY GRANTLAND RICE.
PRINCETON. N. j.. Nov. 5.-Start-
ing from the rim of another defeat,
Princeton came back this afternoon
as the sun went down, her whirl-
wind rally beating Harvard, 10 to
), in a fighting finish that Nassau
will nver forget. Raked by cut
ting gale from out of the north. So
900 spectators saw the Tiger conquer
Harvard for the first time in ten
years, as Ralph Gilroy broke the
2-year tie by taking Snively's for
ward pass for a winding 65-yard
journey over the Crimson line.
For three periods the two ma
chimes had fought an even ragged
game without G score. Early in the
fourth period. just after the Grim
son defense had repulsed four
smashing line attacks by Cleayes
and Garrity, barely a stride from
the Harvard goal, George owen. bat
tered and groggy, rose to great
heights by planting a drop kick 35
yards away into the teeth of a
prosecuting wind that failed to de-
fleet the long. true fight of the n.y.
ing ball.
AS play after play went by and
the sun sank back of the Palmer
stadium, throwing a gray mantle
across the field, the vital spark
fared back in the Tigers breast
just as defeat seemed as certain as
death and the grave. There were
only few minutes left. with
Princeton in possession of the ball
on her own 37-yard line, when
Snively suddenly dropped back as
Gilroy shifted slightly to the right.
standing on his own 27-yard line.
Snively shot a line pass to Gilroy,
famed as a defensive back.
GiIroy Breaks Away.
Gilroy took the pass on his own
44-yard line. as a Harvard tackler
dived and missed his man by less
than a half grasp. 1t was at this
point that every son of Nassau in
the big stadium leaped upward with
a wild roar, as Gilroy swung fur
ther over to the right back of flaw
less interference and lit out for the
Harvard goal 56 yards away. With
three Tigers at his side the strong
running back hurried over the
ground with every Crimson tackler,
save two. brushed aside by the finest
interference we have seen this year.
Two Harvard barriers rmaind, but
suddenly cutting in close to the side
lines. Gilroy eluded the first and
then, as he swept back into the open
field, he found a clear road on
ahead to victory. as he covered the
remaining yards at greater speed
than he had ever shown in his ca
reer. -
1t was by this margin of this
sensational run that Princeton at
last planted her banner of Orange
and Black over the trailing Grim
son. A few moments later Stan
Keck drove a 43-yard place kick
over the crossbar to nail down the
argument for good and all and as
the battle ended the Tiger was
on his way again with Harvard
beaten to a finish, half groggy in
the November twilight that by now
had settled down upon the field.
Tiger Regulars in Form.
Bill Roper sent eleven men into
the arena and kept them there
without a change until they had
completed the job. For the first
time since the first game of the
year he had Lourie and Garrtty
back in the fold, but for three
periods even this combinat ton
failed to lift the Tiger up to last
years standard. For three periods
Harvard held her own with a
staunch dfense and a battling pass-
ing game from Buell. to Fits that
kept Nassau crowded badly no
small part of the time.
Early in the second period Har-
ward had the ball ON Princeton's
6-yard line also with four chances
left for a touchdown when Fits
fumbled as he was tackled by
Hooper on a play that cost nine
precious yards at a vital spot in
the game. Princeton at this point
was fighting desperately with her
goal line threatened and the
tumble killed Off Harvard's last
chance at any goal line drive. From
this point on through the next two
periods excitement died away as
neither machine could find an OPEN
ing good for any consistent ad-
vance. But near the close of the
third period Buell. shot another
pass in the general direction Of
Fits that fell into Gilroy's arms.
The Tiger back taking the bali