The New York herald., 1921-10-30
HARVARD HUMBLED
BY CENTRE COLLEGE
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5 yards which was inflicted on Centre
for off side.
Rouillard made eight yards through
Centre soon afterward for first down.
but just when 1t looked as II the Grim
son was on its way Chaplin fumbled the
ball and James recovered. giving the
leather to Centre at midfield.
Snoddy ripped off first down, but
McMillin could do nothing. Harvard
braced and stopped the colonels. who
decided to take a fling at the drop kick
ing game. Glass, who had kicked four
field goals from 45 yards in practice
was rushed Into the game for Bartlett
and attempted a drop kick from mid
fold. It went for a touchback, and 1t
was Harvard's ball on its own 20 yard
Inc. Chaplin soon broke loose for Y
yard run on fake forward pass. and
would have gone right on to the goal
line IL 1t had not been for a great tackle
by Snoddy. Rouillard was hurt and
then the trunt of the attack was thrown
On Chaplin, who s!umped badly.
lie fumbled and could do nothing
right--tliat after his fine run. But If he
stuinped. the rest of the attack wen
with him. His line gave him only
scant assistance. Harvard finally had
tc. kick, and 1t was Center's to show
what II co;ild do on the offensive.
Center disappointed. 1t, too. began to
fumbled, and it, too. had to kick. Har-
ward responded with q tumble which
stopped the attack dead. Chaplin had t"
kick right back. AS the period came to
a close johnson of Harvard funbied,
and the game looked sick indeed from
a technical standpoint. The experts on
tic stadium roof were guffawing.
Second Period.
Harvard started with the ball on its
own 40 yard line. Gordy Immediately
threw Chaplin for n loss. Harvard
hurled its first forward pass. from John
son to Macomber, and II went for thir-
teen yards. The Harvard supporters
In the stand began to wake up. This
was Harvard's big weapon-this was
IIarvard's game--and they unleashed
their vocal apparatus.
When Gherke dashed for seven yards
through the Centre left and Coburn
made II first down on Centres thirty
two yard mark the Crimson looked as
IL 1t had struck its stride. Harvard
began to hammer ana pound the right
side Of the Centre line and 1t was giving
way Shadoan had to be taken out at
right guard and Gibson substituted. Co
burn got first down on the Centre
twenty-five yard mark. Chaplin. Coburn
and Gherke made 1t first down on Cen
tres eleven yard post.
Harvard was fighting Matchmaking
its best headway of the game. But Cen
tire was fighting hard too. James hurled
Gherke vigorously for loss. From a
kick formation Chaplin failed to gain.
Roberts nailed him. Chaplin tried again,
and this time McMilln threw him with a
gain of only two yards. Centre was
holding the Crimson--and what a fight !!
Realizing that 1t could not afford to
take another stab at the Centre line.
which was striking back with terrific
effect, Harvard decided to try for field
goal. Buell. was sent in for Johnson and
he tried a drop kick from twenty-five
yards. He was too close to his line. He
y as too anxious. and Harvard's forwards
could not hold the onrushing Centre bull
wark. The hurried kick went low and
bad. Centre took the ball out to the
twenty yard line. Harvard had been
stopped on the ground; it had been
stopped through the air.
centre did not hold the ball for long.
McMillin ran eight yards with nerve and
dash. but even the great Bob was suf-
.iering from the prevalent disease and
iumbled. Macomber recovered on Gen.
res 20 yard mark, and the Crimson was
confronted with another glittering
chance. A forward pass was completed
out without gain.
Another forward pass got the Crimson
only two yards. and then Buell. dropped
back for second attempt to kick a
field goal. He tried from thirty-two
yards. and again 1t was a bad try--and
IT was Centres ball on its own 20 yard
line. Soon the whistle blew and the
first half was over.