New-York tribune., 1921-10-30

to-day were in vain because q Harvs rd
hneman had been offside and instead
OF the ball resting on the Centre 2-yard
mark for first down, the pigskin was
carried back to Centres 38-yard line
and third down with eleven wards
to gain was the result.
Harvard was undaunted, however.
and Buell. launched another long for
ward pass over the right side of Har-
wards line which Churchill fairly
missed. Harvard disdained try for
field goal at this juncture as there
were only four minutes to play. Buell.
sent his third consecutive pass into
Centres territory, this time directly
over the center of the line of scnm-
mage. Just as Hartley, the Crimson
left end, was about to grasp the ball
Covington, Centres substitute half
back, leaped into the air and held the
ball, thwarting what promised to be a
successful march to victory by Har-
wards fresh, we'll trained string of
regulars.
No Aerial Offense
Centre did not attempt an aerial Of
fense in the final period, pulling "Redn
Roberts into the back field, McMillin
directed his playing either outside of
tackle or skirting the Harvard ends.
In practically every rush Roberts was
tower of strength to the runner, al
ways getting at least one Crimson
player and sometimes two by his
splendid interference.
Centre succeeded in making two first
downs, carrying the ball to almost mid
field when the game ended. This ad-
vance by Centre was unexpected be-
cause of the fact that Harvard had
rushed into the fray an eleven COM
posed almost entirely of fresh men
WI , have all year been considered
regular varsity caliber.
Centres came to-day was exactly
tne opposite of what most of the ex-
perts had forecast. Instead of estab-
llshlng an open, wide, running offense,
mingled with unexpected forward
passes, the Kentucky Colonels adhered
almost entirely to straight football
during the first two periods of the
game. Opposing a second Harvard
varsity eleven, Moran's men were CON
tent to fight it out with straight foot
ball until within striking distance of
the Crimson goal line
During the second period McMillin.
Wrecking the Centre offense, used
ROBERTS as flying interference from
a wlde-end position. How successful
his line of attack was is indicated bv
the. result. The Centre touchdown
enabled the visitors to keen unfler
cover their overhead game until the
final period.
Most of the advance dope gave Centre
the ability to hold Harvard in the frst
period, but the experts were almost
unanimous in saying that the final
quarter would find the Blue Grass play
ers completely outplayed and Harvard
advancing at will. But the strategy Of
Coach Moran in his early season game
of making the Centre eleven play
almost entirely on the defensive. after
once securing a lead, was shown bv
the excellent manner in which the
lighter and. more tried veterans of this
wee Kentucky college completely
smothered and threw back the bower
full offense of the fresh and tried Har-
ward regulars.
In summing up the different plays
and players in to-day's historic CON
flct, while too much credit cannot be
given to the wonderful "Bo" McMilin
and the sturdy Centre eleven, one must
pause moment and consider what
Coach Moran was able to accomplish h
in rounding out such we'll balanced
team as carried the Yellow and White
to victory to-day.