Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-07
PRINCETON SETS
UNIQUE RECORD
Original Eleven Played Through.
out Harvard Game-OnIy
Two Athletes Hurt
WILMER UNSUNG HERO
BY JACK STRUBING
Former Princeton Quarterback

on Saturday, what they probably will
never see again as long as they live.
They saw q Princeton Harvard game
in which one team played the same
eleven men from first to final whistle
and so forced the other team that it
finally broke. And that was Prince
ton. Not ono substitution, And broke
Il Harvard team and eight substitutes.
Verify, verify, 1t was q grand battle
Very little football was Displayed, 'tiS
true. but it was a glorious scrap. with
Only two lcnaltiCs for unnecessary
rouChncHS--Onr for piling on after the
whistle and one for running into the
kicker.
Adding the chances to score to the
actual scores talliCd. the count would
hav" been 81 l6, Princeton. Harvard
threatened to cross Princeton 5 line just
once, but d"spernt" pass was knocked
down. Seven points lost. She fnilCd in
two tries for drop kicks. Six points lost
One drop made good. Total potential
points sixteen.
Princeton had one touchdown in tho
first quarter when. after three rons"cu-
tive first downs. Stinson caught pass
from Shivrll one stride from the final
chalk mark Unfortunately, he was
running Backwards and crashed into IN"
goal post. which knocked the ball out
OF his arms. Seven points and big
moral advantage lost.
In the third quarter Princeton had
the ball first down on Harvard 5 -
ward mark. Four successive shots M
the Iinc failed to put it over and s"V"n
moro points were gone. There Is some
question rs to Don's strategy Mt this
point. Had he tried til" ends or IN"
air it might have been different. But
who cares now: One touchdown was
scored Out of four drops or place
mcnt kicks three failed (niuC points
and ono succeeded. Total, thirty three
points.
GilrOy Is Hero
Tho headline hero OF the game is
Ralph Gilroy. And he deserves all he
gets. Hard working with the dirticSt
and most unseen job in the baCktrld he
| has played beautiful football for two
years. As cleanup man h" was
without equal. As a Defensive back he
ranked with the best. And Saturday he
crashed through at the crucial time with
Il beautiful run. He was ably assisted,
I however. Keck, who. like all great
| tackles, is always where most needed,
arrived from the left side of the line as
Gil caught n short pass over to The
| TlEIl. SNllIISblI, tINO NIItlN Ill'nN N'''
took out the first defensive back. Gilroy,
with Keck beside him. was still going, !
Buell.. the last hope OF Harvard. COM
ing to meet him. But kcck ran into
friend Charley, knocked him Hat and
! lay on him. GilrOy was caught at tho
1-yard line, but twisted out Of the
tacklcr'S arms and rolled across the
line. \ well deserved Mich" in tho hall
Of fame. but he must shar" some Of the
glory with k"ck and Stinson, who
/ made IN" run possible.
The uusung hero was Al. Wilmer. ,
There is man, Never has there been
q fighter to equal him. He accepted
more punishment than any two men
could have absorbed. BATTERED, bruised !
( md twisted. he fought like the man he /
| is and never knew what it meant to !
quit His knee was wrCnChcd to pieces /
! He made them take it up and went on
with the game. Between the halves, /
when his hcadgC0r was removed, It
revealed Jumps the size of robins eggs
all over his head. But when the Soc /.
ond half started he was back in there
! looking for more And he got It and
took it and fought all tho time. When
III" gam" was over he had to be helped
to the dressing room, and now struts
mOdcsrly about on crutrhcS. But all
! 20 MN HOIlds'' anu 'N'N'H'
CIoaros I,;urod !
GRAVES i"'u''u ....,
Inc only mtH'r man on tn' ihJUr'"
.ISt Is JACK 'Ie4V'S; AS ne a''eH aIohG
/ IN" grrunH ms hraH Hr1N' mo II man
legs, badly stralmng Jack neck ANA
shoulder In" rest "' IN" team came
off as fresh as daisies, although Stan
Neck displayed II slight Iimp' But
Harvard IN" princeton "'F+h i"r'"u
| th" Crimson hr%t string I" rrtlF' Ana
/ III" second Htring Jared httl" better
! II wonder Harvard didnt break pc
for" she did. 1t was coming. That
wa~ plain to be seen, III" backs weT"
ra'tIod. They JuGGIcd passes or els"
W"r" not ready for them, Ih'y FUN
bI"d and they even got in each Others
way couple Of times. And still the
, ineXorable Tiger forced his way night.
ing, lighting, always fighting. Finally,
h" Crimson gay" and broke.
When the final whtHti" blew Prince
ton was on her way for another sCorn
Grd would have made it inside Of two
minutes When the final scrccrh WIS