The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
GllrOy Hero of Game

GllrOy Hero of Game
Standing above all others IN the
glory Of victory was Ralph g. Gnroy
~ Havcrhill, Mass. haiback Of the
TIGER squad All afternoon he
played the game up to the limit and
when tho score stood 10 against
his team and hope was fndtnB Gli-
roy wrote his name on the golden
pages Of Princeton tradition by
winning the game for hla alma
mater. Picking q forward pass out
ot the air hurled by Snivcly Prince
ton cnd, he lodged and ran 90 yards
Tor a tuu hdown.
Seldom has the air uf Princeton
rang with the fra-slc cheers OF the
followers OF the Orange and Black
az It asa when Gilro" fcll across the
line. Spectators left their seats and
ruphcd tp the edge Of the sidelinos
where they were restrained by the Of.
ficials The rcHablo captain Keck
made the score seven by kicking an
cary field goal
Buell. Kick Pretty Goal.
Gllroy's score ,nine lGte In the
final period. Princeton had lost
some ground and Lourie. who played
his first game In n,voral weeks
punted 10 Buell. ~ Harvard. who
made fair catch on Harvnrd'R Al
ynrdYllne, ThOlgoinR had been hard
for both teams all afternoon and tho
Cambridge team. becoming desperate
took long chance to score, owen
wps called upon to make try at
placement goal 50 yards from the
posts There was much consultation
among the Harvard players and
finally amid breathleas silence, the
bali swas carefully placed and
sighted and owen kicked The
strong Wind was against him and the
bah fell 30 yards short.
Princeton hrehthed Sigh OF re-
lief, but an instant later there wai
diamay among the Princeton GO.
horts when the ball was seen &c
bounce around. touch a Princeton
man and finally land In the hands
OF Crimson warrior.
Harvard mon rhoered To- the echo
Buell. here tried forward pass foi
Han yard. II failed. Then OWop wa.
given another H.! nt n fleld goal.
The crowd again held It's breath ana
and this time Owcn booted the ball
sluarely between the goal posts. II
was beautiful kick, and tho Cam
bridge crowd In the west stand was
beside itself with soy,
How Giiroy Did II,
Tho three points looked mig and
the Princeton followers were down.
cart, liut the Tigers az football
history viii show. are never de-
feated until the final whistle blows
Brown OF Harvard kicked Oft and
Clcavcs ran the hali back to Prince
tons 32-ynrd mark Lourie Ekirtod
the Crimson right end for five
yn"ds. on the next play Snively Shot
forward pass into thewaiting hands
nf ChlrOy and the brilliant back was
A.. s.gss - ssaa o
formed splcndidly and held we'll
one after another Crimson tacklcr'
were put out of plns' and Gilroy hl
good dodging and speedy footing
ran along the side of the tleld a
Harvard forward railed him ~ h,
nearod the limo hut lust too lati
for Gilroy fell safely across the linz
for the touchdown,
kcck lnCrCnscs the Lead.
After Keck had added tho on,
point to the score, he kicked oft I,
Harvard's 20-Yard line. Tho Grim
son could not gain ana Churchill
substituting for Fits, made a poo
kick to IarvRrd'S 42.yard line
Captain Keck had his head with hin
as he signElled for "a faith catch
Princeton elected tG try n place
ment goal ana with Luurie hdldinl
the ball Captain Kcck made good
raising the SCORE 60 10. The Tiger
now felt safe ans homo rooters be
gan TO sing the Princeton songs q
victory Tho remainder of the gam
was without particular incident,
Although mosA OF the eNcitcmen
was jammed into the final period
the first three quarters had thci
thrills Each side had excellent op
pcrtunlties to score and each misse
by the narrowest OF margins,
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