The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-30
Yellow Jackets Sting But
Fail to Stop Nittany Lion
Barron Makes First Score Of Game IN Opening
Period but Tech is Outplayed Thereafter.
Killinger Outstanding Star.
NJ GRAKrLASD RICE.

NEW YORK. Oct 1s.-A lArr.
poisonous looking yellow Jacket III
on the Nittany lion At the Polo
Grounds today and stunG him saw
agely over the left ear. leaving a
knot as large a. q touchdown
Az the stingaree entered his hide
the lion came bounding up with a
roar Of pain. planted one huge paw
upon His tormentor and the one
sided struggle was soon over.
So Il came about that Penn stats
crushed Georgia Tech by the Wid.
margin Of 20 70 a. 5000 speeta-
tors drew one Of the big thrills Of
the year when RillinGer. the red
deer Of Penn State. received a
Georgia kickosf around the middle
Of the first quarter and ran Sc
yards through the bAffed and be-
wfldered Tech defense for IN.
touchdown that tied the score ana
shattered . large sector Of hiS op-
penentS morals.
A yellow Jacket can sting a lion
but killing him and skinning him
IL quite another matter.
Tornado scores First.
For the FIRST few minutes Of the
battle every indication was that
Techs slashing offensive drive with
the puZZlinR shift would drive Penn
State on the field. Securing control
Of the ball some yards from the
Penn goal the Southern attack
moved forward with a hne display
Of speed and power in which the
brilliant Red Barron took the lead
ing role. One first down followed
another until Barron finally fought
his way across the line az the SOC
Georgia rooters who had Travelled
1000 miles raised enough racket tn
| last a month. Msssed In the stands
hack Of first base they filled the air
with . wild hutter Of yellow rib
bons and flowers with a vocal sc-
compartment that rocked the big
stand. But with that one big march
completed the tide turned with a
swiftness that fairly took away
ones breath. Up 70 this point
Georgia Tech had made six fret
downs against nothing for Penn
State but on the next kickof the
ball settled lightly into the arms
OF RiIIinEer and the Red deer was
on his way through the golden su-
tumn afternoon with the entire
Tech team in pursuit
Using a rare quality Of speed and
a pulling, zig-Esg shift, he soon
worked his way 20 midheld. and
here, surrounded by fine interfer-
ence. he came into the open with
the last tsckler removed and nc
one swift enough 20 even approach
his dizzy speed as he raced over
the line for a play that few are
lucky enough ever TO see in one
Of the big games, a touchdown from
the KICKOFF. Only a great back OF
the Killinger type IL qualified &C
make such a play. and a. he bound
ed into the open beyond midfeld the
entire stand arose to pay him
tribute.
Ran shstters Tech Morale.
He had covered IS yards In this
startling flight without even beinE
halted along the guarded route
This was the play that turned the
Southern machine upside down. and
that settled the issue Of battle be-
yond any doubt For after this run,
Penn States powerful well-directed
assault with its shifts and splits
and passes, scattered yellow Jack
cts up and down the field. II VA
easy 20 see that the Southern De
Tense was far below its strong at
tack, for not only was its lind
ripped open and driven back. bu
IL was also forward passed into
state Of delirium- On play after
play, Killinger. Wilson or Lightnef
would lunge forward for big gains
and through these advances a flock
Of passes finished up the pressure
Penn State completed pass after
pass with Tech helpless upon de-
Tense, foundering badly as the hall
sailed from Killinger's hands dowr
the held to the waiting receiver.
On two occasions near the close
McCollum, surrounded by two or
three Yellow Jackets took the hal
out OF the air ON long, accurate
passes over 80 yards away withou
even being annoyed by the hostile
forces around him. On each occa-
sion he had to leap for the ball
while still upon a dead run SUD
rounded by many foes. ~
KfIIinEer SIauEhterr Tech.
The hard. low-chsrEinE PED
State line did its part, but Il VI
Killinger who slaughtered Tech. H.
speed and power soon put the
Georgia defense a mile in the air
as IL vNnly tried 20 drag him down
without substantially gains. He va,
wiggling. twisting, dsrting, nash
ing. Undertaking. broken-neld run
ming wonder. one OF the big STAR
of the year. And with Wilson and
Lightner at his side the Penn state
offensive was too far superior 20
Georgia Techs poor, defense TO keep
the issue even fairly close.
A strong attack is q poor defense
after all when your defense won't
keep the other side In check, and
you can rarely get the ball. with
Penn State gaining ground at will
and holding the ball most Of the
AFTERNOON. the Yellow Jackets had
little chance after that first march
TO put their own attack in motion.
Even as IL was. they made no less
than nine FIRST downs, but after the
first period they put in most Of the
afternoon attempting 70 drag down
Killinger, stop Wilson or break IN
forward passes that always sailed
surely and deftly TO some State re-
ceiver waiting at the right spot
with outstretched arms and no one
around TO dispute the issue.
After Georgia Techs nrst march
to q touchdown IL was easy TO see
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