Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-17
Cunningham:
The Fat Boy
Unsung Hero
Of Harvard Line
Verne Miller
Piles EN- Up
as Others Star
Canning hazss:
BY BILL CUNNINGHAM

see more than quarter Of CEN
fury of his autumnal work in
action, and who's done his share
of tutoring where they're more
hairy and less grammatical. calls
his current Harvard line the best
he's ever had.
In the same sentence, practi-
cally nonstop, he passes full
credit for 1t right on to his line
coach. Lyal Clark. This is very
generous of Mr.. Harlow because
it's been a great many years since
Harvard has had anything as
truly beautiful as that seven-man
stripe, and it may be great
many more before another comes
along.
But whoever or whatever's re-
sponsible in Cambridge, the Grim
son has a truly great November
eleven. and, win or lose from here
In, that Harvard line has already
made history that will linger along
for a great many Autumns.
THE SAME LINE
Harlow says it's entirely the
product of coaching - of Clark's
coaching. He stresses the fact that
this is the same line that was out
played, and badly. several times
N past years. Specifically, he says
he Army line Of 1910 outplayed|
completely, only to be outplayed|
kit. in turn, in this year OF 1871.
e says Gardiner, now a really
- tackle, had TO be taught, and
cen had TO be developed. He says
tlat steadily through Verne Mil
lGs career and until his play this
,-ar stopped them. he has re-
ctived many letters from radio
Rpcknes, stadium ShaughnessysI
and sports column Camps advis-
ing him that the huge Lad would
never make a tackle.
There must have been som e|
Harvard mixed up In this. for the
principal complaint against this
blobular giant was that he seemed
10 be deficient in lateral re-
flexes."
fexes." That's the exact term Mr..
Harlow quotes.
THE GLAMOUR BOY
Club Peabody, the glamour boy
of those Seven Pillars OF Purity
isn't getting as much credit as he
really deserves, says the coach,
who ought 10 know. despite the
fact that he's practically the
favorite subject of the sports writ
ers these days. Harlow says this
play-wrecking son OF an Episco-
palian bishop is receiving a not
able press for his defens iv e
achievements, but that nobody, so
far, has really done right by the
young man for his crashing con-
tributions on offense.
But for my well-worn pocket
change. the unsung hero OF II all
IS the Fat Boy. Peabody has cap
tured most of the paragraphs.
Gardiner is well recognized. Pts
ter is in their driving. and the
crowd knows all about him.
Everybody. naturally, sees the
gargantuan Miller. How can you
miss almost 300 pounds of man in
a football suit? But although they
see him. few really see what he
-. It's not the sort of con-
ution that flashes out into the
open and ends with his name be-
ing fired through the loud speak
ers at the sports writers.
IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE
Somebody else, Peabody or
Gardiner or Pfister or the center,
usually drives through and cracks
the runner in the open, getting
credit for the tackle, but II you
know how 10 look along that
original line and spot the jam
that caused the break through
which that tackler drove, you'll
find, many and offs the time, that
the mountainous Miller has piled
things up in such a scramble in
front of him that the runner had
20 change his course and fall prey
10 an unexpected pair OF arms.
It's trite but true to say that
the crowd watches the ball-carrier.
and what happens to him. OF
course il does. So do you. So do
]. So do the spoilers located in
the press reservation calling the
plays TO the laboring and some
times myStHied sports writers.
Smith carried. Tackled by
Jones'" they advise you. IL the
name OF Jones keeps droningI
through that electric horn time
after time, it's natural TO conclude
that Jones is playing a star game
of football. And he may be, but
something that never gets men,
toned is making those Jones tao
kles possible.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTION
That's a major, If largely un-
recognized, contribution Of the
Millers of football. I'm Miller
man myself. This tremendous
specimen from the Midwest. so
sens tive. or so something. about
his weight that its carried at $50
>Inds in the program when it's
Iainly closer TO 800. hasn't had
I'D easy time of IL as a college
football player. Harlow tells about
the letters the coaching stan has
received. Miller must re-