The New York herald., 1921-10-30


at his best McMillin reversed himself
and went shooting around Harvard's
right end.
Harvard tacllers threw themselves in
frenzy in his patch but they missed
him. Harvard players made futile
grasps at one who they thought was
McMillin, only to find that they were
clutching the thin air, and that "Bo" at
last was on his way. Over toward the
corner Of the field McMillin crossed the
line and Centre was in the van, to 0.
! in the van to stay there.
McMiIlin Closely Watched.
Bartlett. overcome by the emotions
born Of the wondrous development, was
too nervous to send his boot against
the ball with precision, and failed to
kick the goal Had Harvard not been
stopped by that offside penalty later,
Bartlett's failure might have been a.
costly one indeed. No doubt 1t would
have beaten Centre.
McMillin was hro, brilliant one,
but no homeries would have been his
had he not got away for that score.
Harvard watched him all afternoon,
watched him more closely and watched
him so much that 1t got its eyes off
some Of the other Centre ball carriers.
Time after time McMillln was stopped
without a gain, but time after time
Bartlett, Roberts, the flame haired. and
Sroddy got away for good runs.
Then there was q youngster by the
name Of Covington. He came here in
the minor role of substitute and it
was not until late in the third period
that he was sent in for Armstrong.
His mother had come all the way from
Kentucky in the hope of seeing him
dash to triumph on Harvard's own
battle-ground. His young sister had
come too, and when Covington ran out
20 do his bit two pairs of anxious eyes
were centred ON his every move.
Covington shows Well.
They We're eyes which soon glistened
with intense satisfaction and intense ad-
miration. Covington OF Kentucky
crashed for first down, then for seven
yards Tho speedy Bartlett ran thirty
five yards and Centre once more
threatened. the Harvard goal line. A
fine forward pass from Bartlett to
Snoddy gained nineteen yards. Soon the
Gold and White was only eleven yards
from the Crimsons final chalk mark
The Crimson was fighting, was fight
ing stark mad. Centre tried forward
pass over the line. and was stopped
after marching seventy-ninc yards.
Harvard took the ball out to its 20 yard
mark and began a series Of smashes
which for a time made considerable
headway. but were stopped.
What a scene that big crowd made In
the famous starium and what a scene
came with the closing whistle and the
realization that to Centre had come
what had eluded Penn State, what had
Ia - A.. 4 n
to Centre itself last year. what had not
como even to Princeton and Yale In
1890. rs
AS the whistle sounded the Centre
players seemed to remain stunned in
their tracks. They did not seem to BE-
able to believe that the game was over,
that the victory was theirs. They stood
first with asking eyes. then with broad
grins. They began to run off the field
but the crowd was too fast for them
In q trice McMillin was on willing
shoulders. Soon a second Centre star
was being carried off, and before long
every one of the eleven men who had
fought Harvard to the finish was being
carried In triumph.
Ball Frequently FumbIed.
From the spectacular, coiorful stand
point, from the side which had to do
with intense interest and excitement
surprises and disappointments, the game
was remarkable. But judged strictly on
the merits of the football which II de-
veloped the contest was big disappoint-
ment 1t was full Of sloppy handling Of
the ball, fumbles and fumbles. II was
full OF running head down blindly. It
was replete with stumbling on own in
reference. 1t was not half the football
game which the Harvard-Penn State
game was last week.
Harvard had no real offensive and as
result could develop no continuity OF
attack. Harvard was outdone In the
backfield; she was outdone on the line.
For while the Crimson enjoyed great
success In its smashes at the Centre
forwards. who played poorly here last
year. But in the third, period the Ken
lucky line found itself. The Centre
right, which had not held I'D It's end,
began to hurl back the Crimson time
after time. And as Centre went to the
fore Harvard fell back. 1t was hard to
beIieve that a Harvard team in its last
game before the battle with Princeton
was hghting the invader from the South.
Centre Ends Are wonders.
Centre won not because OF McNs;,,,r
mot because OF any other star In its
backfield. II won because it's line was
far superior to that OF Harvard n,
won because it's line developed spec-
tacular interference. In the second
half the interference became phc-
nomenal. The ends. Jamcs and Roberts
were wonders. They put the Crimson
TANKS far In the shade. Roberts and his,
red thatch were In every play--flaming
torch of Centre progress on attack, a
red warning signal to Harvard on de-
fence.
Harvard tried the pass nine times and
completed only four tosses-one for 1s
yards. one for 2. another for and n
fourth for no gain at ALL Then there
was that fine pass which looked like n
lifesaver for the Crimson. but was NULL
fled by the costly penalty Harvard
rnade seven first downs and Centre got
eight Four OF Harvard's first downs
were In the second period. and four OF
Centres in its glorious third quarter.
rfrrt Period.
The early part OF the first quarter
was marked by fine stand on the part
OF Harvard. After Centre had made IL
first down the Crimson stopped McMil-
lin and Snoddy until Roberts was called
back to punt. Harvard showed fine
sportsmanship in declining a penalty OF
Continued on Psse Thrss.