The New York herald., 1921-12-04
When n Safety Won.

A second example of a contest won by
a safety brings before us a curiosity in
the falls football campaigns.
Columbia was about to play Ohio Uni
versity. So closely did the spectators
come to the goal posts at one end of the
field that the rival captains formulated
special rule for the contest. to wit :
that IL kick was blocked at that end
of the field and rolled behind the goal
line 1t should be deemed q safety against
the defenders Of the goal line. BY one
of the curious combinations OF chance
such a play occurred and was the de-
Gliding play in the struggle. Columbia
and Ohio each had scored three touch
downs and the score stood 21-21 Co
lumbia subsequently. was about to punt
from its 10-yard line Ohio broke
through and blocked the kick. The ball
rolled across Columbia's goal, where an
Ohio player fell upon the ball. Obvious
ly, without special ground rules. this
play would have given Ohio touch
downs points and probably 7-and
victory. But owing to the rule the play
became a safety and the score ter
minated at Ohio 23 and Columbia 21
Having thus presented the crucial and
spectacular plays of the year i'm various
classifcations as won on the kickoff. by
the run back of kick. by forward
passes. by field goal or by any of the
other methods of long distance scoring.
we now come TO that class of victories
which have been won by short line
plunge following "A drive of more or less
; magnitude. Naturally the greatest num-
Der OF victories throughout the United
States occurred in this way.
McMillin of Centre College. familiarly
known as DO" unquestionably has been
q -.
cent football. Playing on a small and
unknown team in Kentucky, he has made
both himself and his college nationally
famous. No one will begrudge him the
great honor Of having eliminated his
football career by defeating Harvard
Go.
A year ago AIcMillin by touchdown
similar to the one made by him In 1921
succeeded in giving Centre a tie score
with Harvard. This year. however, Nc.
Millin scored and Harvard did not. Cen
tire by a running attack in the thirc
quarter had reached Harvard's % yard
line. Carefully studying the disposition
Of the Harvard players. McMillin chose
his own play and chose well. lie tool
the ball himself. Dashing behind Red
Roberts. wide gap suddenly opened In
Harvards left flank. Roberts leapec
through first, bowling over three Har'
ward backs McMlllin followed and raced
into the open alone. directing his course
diagonally towards the right hand cor
ner OF the field in order to outrun Gehrk,
and Johnson. The latter intercepted
McAIillin when the latter suddenly
changed his pace. thereby causing the
two Harvard backs &C. overrun him
whereupon McAGillin resumed his speed
and flashed behind them over the few re-
naming feet to the goal line.
Home Coming nay.
Out in the middle Wcss the universi.
ties composing the Western Conference
have an institution known es Home
Coming Day" This is a certain Satur-
day In the autumn. the occasion being
ono of the most important football
games on the schedule which the alumni
concertedly make tho most OF by re-
turning 20 their alma mater. a hu-
morous feature OF the home coming
days OF the Western Conference this