The Washington herald., 1921-11-28
HARRY ROBB BIG
FACTOR In WIN
:.OF OHIO ELEVEN
Cahc, Gilroy and Guyon
Stopped by Massive
Canton Forwards.

Ths, famous Canton Bulldogs.
withs the mightsest line ever seen
in these parts and a fast and brill
lianS backfield, demonstrated their
football ability yesterday when
theys submerged the Washington
Senators by a score of Is to at the
American League Park.
Anticipating much trouble with
the Westerners, Coach Hegarty, of
the Senators, proceeded to load up
before the game. He secured the
services OF three of the greatest
bsckfeld stars in recent years: Joe
Guyon. OF Georgia Tech and Car
Isle. Pete Calac. of Carlisle. and
Johnny Gilroy. the famous George
town speed demon.
There was nothing the matter
with this trio of stars. They were
fast enough and had plenty OF
spirit: but when II came to skirt
ing the Canton ends or breaking
through that big line there was
nothing doing. The Senators failed
TO gain a first down by rushing.
their only two resulting from for
ward passes. On the other hand. the
Bulldogs made their distance sew
enteen times.
Harry RObh. former Penn State
quarterback and coach of the Cath
Ollie University eleven. played a
prominent part in the victory. Rebb
Is a washingtonian by adoption ana
had appeared recently in Hegarty's
lineup. so there was some surprise
when he performed as the Canton
field general. The general impress
sion IS that Canton would havo
won anyhow. but Robb made the
total higher than il wauld have
been otherwise.
Harry Is Wonder.
Harry was surrounded by a brill
liant bunch of backs. but cut a
wide swath on his own hook. He
directed the Canton attack master
fully. In addition he scored one
Touchdown and paved the way for
the other with a 54-yard squirt
through a broken field. In addition
to TIE two touchdowns. a goal from
PLACEMENT in the first period ac-
counted for Canton's total Of points.
Foar thousand fans who turned
out 10 see the famous All-American
players with the Bulldogs. were not
disappointed. though Pie" Way
was not in the lineup. Bob Hig-
sins performed like a master at
end and che work of West and
Henry. All-American tackles from
COLGATE and Washington and JEFF
ferson. was an outstanding feature.
u was impossible to gain through
them. The rest of the line. includ-
ing hi= Horse" Edwards at left
guard, was of the same caliber
Joe GuyOn. though not able TO
pierce the Canton line. played a
great game for the Senators and
had the better Of the punting duel
with West. Gilroy was injured be-
fore the game had lasted long
In the Canton backfield a gentle
man named Smith billed as a
Centre COLLEGE product. and Slack
ford. from Notre Dame were on a
par with the we'll known Mr. Robb
Smith showed that he could pass
about as well as his friend at Gen.
tire. --"Bo" McMiIlin. shooting the
hall down the field with remark
able accuracy. Robb was on the
receiving end OF one of these losses
which brought a touchdown.
Canton Scores Early.
Guyon started the ball rolling
when he kicked off to Robb and
the Bulldogs right there began a
march down the field in a manner
that bespoke of much power. The
ball was finally carried to Wash
inCton's 11-yard line before the
Senators braced The running at
tack. stopped. West booted a goal
from placement from the 21-yard
line, giving the Bulldogs a three
point lead.
After an exchange of kicks, fol-
lowing the next kickoff. the Sena-
tors threatened for the first and
only time. Gilroy shot a long for
ward pass to Patterson who scram-
bled to the 11-yard line before he
was downed. Two line bucks netted
only a pair of yards and Gilroy
tossed another pass over the goal
line. which Patterson missed by
inches
In the closing moments of the
first half. Robb snagged a pass
from Smith and placed the ball on
the 3-yard line. Smith hammered
through for a touchdown and West
missed the goal.
Robb crossed the Washington
goal line in the last period on a
pass from Smith. after a blocked
punt had been recovered by Hig-
gins on washington's 10-yard line.
West again missed the goal. Line