New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
In Final Minutes of Excit.
ing Contest Tiger Eleven
Snatches Its First Win
From Rivals in 10 Years
',ilroy Runs Is Yds.
For a Touchdown
Crimson Fumbles Costly:
Drop Kick First Score:
$4,000 Witness Came
By Crantland Rice

PRINCETON. N. j., Nov. 5.-Start-
;lg from the rim another defeat
jrineeton came back this afternoon as
Tie sun went down, her whrlwnd rally
feating Harvard. 10 to 8, in cghtins
finish that Nassau will never forget.
Fifty-two thousand spectators, raked
ly cutting gale from out of the
forth. saw the Tiger conquer Harvard
:or the first time in ten years as Ralph
tiilroy broke the two-year tie ~ taking
sniveley's forward pass or winding
,5-yard journey over the Grim sor inc.
For three periods the two machines
lad fought an even, ragged .me with
cut score. Early in the fourth pc
.iod, just after the Crimson defense
.ad repulsed. our smashing line at
lacks by Cleaves and Garrity barely a
.ride from the Harvard goal, Gcor.s
owen, battered and groggy, rose to
treat heights by planting drop kick
hirty-iye yards away into .ne teeth
# a cross-cutting wind that failed to
effect the long, true fight of the fly
ina ball.
IlScI w his III Last minutes
AS play after play went by and the
un sank back of the Palmer Stadium.
hrowing a gray mantle access the
cid. the vitaI spark fiared back in the
iger's breast Just as defeat seemed
IS certain as death. and the grave.
here were only few minutes left,
nth Princeton in possession Of the
all on her own 3i-yard line, when
hnively suddenly dropp.d back as GIL
.oy shifted slightly to the right.
Standing on his own 27-yard line
Snively shot line pass to Gilroy,
AMID as defensive back
Gilryy took the pass on his own
orty-four-yard line as Harvard
iackler dived end missed bis man by
ss9 IN alf grasp. It was at this
ONT that every son of Nassau in the
zig 81 C. ul. leAped upward with wild
oar as G.lroy swung further over to
de right, back of fiawless interference,
ind lit out for the Harvard goal, fifty
sfx yards away. With three Tigers at
.s side, the strong-running back hur-
lied over the ground with every Grim
on t-ckler, save tw y brushed aside by
ne finest interference we have seen
h Year. Two Harvard barriers re-
NAMED, tut, suddenly cutting in close
o the side lines, Gilroy e.uded the
.rst ana then as he swept back into
ne open field he found clear road on
head to victory, as he covered the
emaining yards at greater speed than
&c had ever shown in his career.
Place Kick Clinches Victory
IL was by the margin of this SEN
at - mt Princeton at last
olanted her banner of Orange and
Black over TIE trailing Crimson. A few
moments later Stan Keck drove forty
shree-yard place kick over the cross
oar to nail down the argument for
:ood and all, and as the battle ended
he Tiger was on his way aga n, with
iarvprd beaten to flush, half grcggy
the November twilight that by now
ad settled down upon the field.
Bill Roper sent even men into the
srena and kept ITEM there without a
hange until t''ey had completed the
.ob. For the first time since the first
zane of the yer he had Lourie and
sarrity back in the fold, but for three
periods even this combination failed
o lift the Tiger up to last years
tandard For three periods Harvard
le'd her own with staunch defense
md a battling passing game from
BUELL. to Fits that kept Nassau
;rowded badly no small part of the
me
Early in the second period Harvord
lsd the bill on Pr'ncetnn's 6-yard line,
nth for chores let for touchdown,
(continued nm oaue f,xeutv.ore,