The New York herald., 1921-10-30
|Harv1rd B0ws to Centre;
|sBO' McMillin'S Touchdown
Is Triumph for Dixie, 60
Praying Kentucky Coones" Break Cambridge Hearts
With Victory in 80 Yard Run for Score Which
Crimson Gameness Fails to Overcome De
feat for No1therners Is First Since 1916
BY DANIEL.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. 29.-Up from
the blue grass of old Kentucky came
fighting. brilliant eleven into the
stadium this afternoon to win for
Southern football its crowning glory
Up from the pleasant plains Of Dan
vile came the spectacular team from
Centre College and the dazzling "Bo"
McMillin to perform feat which
never before has been recorded by ar.
eleven from Dixie.
While $4,000 sent their frenzied
shouts echoing and reechoing through
the classic amphitheatre, the elusive,
,streaky McMillin dashed thirty-two
yards through and around an astound-
ed. nonplussed Harvard host for the
precious touchdown which defeated
the Crimson by 6 to 0.
It was In the third period of a gall
liant battle full of thrills for the South
erners and heart breaking disappoint-
ments for Harvard that the Crimson
standard was lowered and the gold and
white OF Centre was shot to the mast
head.
Harvard fought hard. Harvard
fought with the desperation and de-
termination born of tantalizing fu-
tiIity In the face of the superior speed
and dash Of the titans from Ken
tucly. But all the gameness and grit
Of the Crimson failed to discount that
monumental touchdown which came
with McMilIin's remarkable run.
Big Triumph for Centre.
With it's splendid triumph Centre got
far more glory than ordinarily goes to
F an eleven In a success over another
| great team. For in beating the Grim
| son Centre not only scored the. first
Southern triumph over q Harvard team.
. but caused Harvard's first defeat since
1915. In that year Brown defeated
Harvard by 21 to o and Yale beat her
by s TO 3. III "a e' ..fs.f asa 3
As the shadows enveioped the battle
ground and Centre defending an advan-
/ tage gained so EKallantly fought with
greater vigor and defensive Relentless
ness Harvard never stopped giving
everything 1t had In desperation 1t
sent In some. of its stars who had been
kept out Of the lineup because of In
juries and the proximity OF the big
game with Princeton; In desperation 1t
called once more on the forward pass.
the great saving weapon with which the
Crimson had gained a tie with Penn
State only the week before Not until
the last whistle ended the contest were
Harvard's game men counted out
And what bitter period was that
fourth for Harvard! What blow the
fkov f<>x.rx nd
pass had put the ball on Centres three
ward mark and a Harvard victory
doomed a penalty for on side was in
f1icted against Harvard! Buell. had
thrown the ball to Churchill for about
twenty yards and the back had
etreaked seven more before being
downed Harvard hope was born anew.
Harvard thundered its encouragement
to It's scrappy standard bearers. new
spirit filed the air.
Penalty Dfsheartening.
But in the midst OF tho jubilation
Tiny" Maxwell, the referee, carried the
ball back yard after yard. AS the OFF,
cial made his progress away from the
Centre goal line, Harvard hearts which
only moment before had throbbed
with the expectation of long delayed
triumph almost stopped beating. One
bar after another was crossed Max
= we'll came at last TO the spot where
Harvard had launched that attack
through tire air. But even there he did
not stop. He went back still another
fve yards. a penalty for offside.
That was the blow which beat Har-
ward It was the blow which made
certain victory for Centre. Then Centre
began to waste time. But there was
not much time to waste. Another Har-
ward pass grounded. Still another des-
perate toss was hurled yards and yards,
and hurled right into the clutches Of the
waiting Bartlett. Then Centre began to
work the leather back toward the goal
line Only a miracle could save the
Crimson now. but no miracle developed.
Instead there came the drear. tuneless
sound OF the last whistle. a cheerless
note indeed for the Crimson. but the blast
OF the Angel Gabriel himself for Centre
hopes and aspirations which had come to
grief In the Stadium year before. On
that occasion another fighting Harvard
team had proved too strong and too fast
for the praying colonels" and had
beaten them by 81 to II.
A penalty for offside ruined Harvards
chance to attack: penalty for holding
proved deadly for the Crimson In de-
fence. For II was penalty of fifteen
yards which took Centre and its shining
McM1lIn Wltnfu StF1kinE distance OF the
Harvard goal line soon after the start Of
the third quarter. Roberts kicked off
10 start that session and Harvard put
the bah iy,o play on its own 20 yard
mark
"Bov Comes Through.
Gherke took one stab al the Centre
line and got four yards. but then the
Crimson did something surprising. II
relinquished the ball. Chaplin punting to
Bartlett, who was stopped on Centres
~ yard mark Harvard had been guilty
OF holding and there followed the sad
penalty OF fifteen yards
ccps-~ was only thirty-two yards
from a score. and how the thousands
Of Centre admirers made the welkin
ring. Come on, you Boz they shouted
20 their favorite, McMillin. Come on,
you McMillin. on to touchdown"
they besecched.
And Bo. son OF Texas fighting for
Kentucky, came. He came with all his
famed speed and the qualities OF a win
o. the wisp. He came shooting into
Harvard's right. apparently right into a
mass which was all set to stop him. But
x McMillin never reached that mass. Sud
denly he went smashing toward the other
side OF the Harvard bulwarlr. The Grim
son defence became disorganizcd.
Tk3 Crimson was stopped, the Grim