Centre at Harvard

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  The New York herald, October 30, 1921, page 45

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  |Harv1rd B0ws to Centre; |sBO’ McMillin’S Touchdown Is Triumph for Dixie, 60 Praying Kentucky Coones” Break Cambridge Hearts With Victory in 80 Yard Run for Score Which Crimson Gameness Fails to Overcome De feat for No1therners Is First Since 1916 Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. 29.-Up from the blue grass of old Kentucky came fighting. brilliant eleven into the stadium this afternoon to win for Southern football its crowning glory Up from the pleasant plains Of Dan vile came the spectacular team from Centre College and the dazzling “Bo” McMillin to perform feat which never before has been recorded by ar. eleven from Dixie. While $4,000 sent their frenzied shouts echoing and reechoing through the classic amphitheatre, the elusive, ,streaky McMillin dashed thirty-two yards through and around an astounded. nonplussed Harvard host for the precious touchdown which defeated the Crimson by 6 to 0. It was In the third period of a gall liant battle full of thrills for the South erners and heart breaking disappointments for Harvard that the Crimson standard was lowered and the gold and white OF Centre was shot to the mast head. Harvard fought hard. Harvard fought with the desperation and determination born of tantalizing futiIity In the face of the superior speed and dash Of the titans from Ken tucly. But all the gameness and grit Of the Crimson failed to discount that monumental touchdown which came with McMilIin’s remarkable run. Big Triumph for Centre. With it’s splendid triumph Centre got far more glory than ordinarily goes to F an eleven In a success over another | great team. For in beating the Grim | son Centre not only scored the. first Southern triumph over q Harvard team. . but caused Harvard’s first defeat since 1915. In that year Brown defeated Harvard by 21 to o and Yale beat her by s TO 3. III “a e’ ..fs.f asa 3 As the shadows enveioped the battle ground and Centre defending an advan- / tage gained so EKallantly fought with greater vigor and defensive Relentless ness Harvard never stopped giving everything 1t had In desperation 1t sent In some. of its stars who had been kept out Of the lineup because of In juries and the proximity OF the big game with Princeton; In desperation 1t called once more on the forward pass. the great saving weapon with which the Crimson had gained a tie with Penn State only the week before Not until the last whistle ended the contest were Harvard’s game men counted out And what bitter period was that fourth for Harvard! What blow the fkov f<>x.rx nd pass had put the ball on Centres three ward mark and a Harvard victory doomed a penalty for on side was in f1icted against Harvard! Buell. had thrown the ball to Churchill for about twenty yards and the back had etreaked seven more before being downed Harvard hope was born anew. Harvard thundered its encouragement to It’s scrappy standard bearers. new spirit filed the air. Penalty Dfsheartening. But in the midst OF tho jubilation Tiny” Maxwell, the referee, carried the ball back yard after yard. AS the OFF, cial made his progress away from the Centre goal line, Harvard hearts which only moment before had throbbed with the expectation of long delayed triumph almost stopped beating. One bar after another was crossed Max = we’ll came at last TO the spot where Harvard had launched that attack through tire air. But even there he did not stop. He went back still another fve yards. a penalty for offside. That was the blow which beat Harward It was the blow which made certain victory for Centre. Then Centre began to waste time. But there was not much time to waste. Another Harward pass grounded. Still another desperate toss was hurled yards and yards, and hurled right into the clutches Of the waiting Bartlett. Then Centre began to work the leather back toward the goal line Only a miracle could save the Crimson now. but no miracle developed. Instead there came the drear. tuneless sound OF the last whistle. a cheerless note indeed for the Crimson. but the blast OF the Angel Gabriel himself for Centre hopes and aspirations which had come to grief In the Stadium year before. On that occasion another fighting Harvard team had proved too strong and too fast for the praying colonels” and had beaten them by 81 to II. A penalty for offside ruined Harvards chance to attack: penalty for holding proved deadly for the Crimson In defence. For II was penalty of fifteen yards which took Centre and its shining McM1lIn Wltnfu StF1kinE distance OF the Harvard goal line soon after the start Of the third quarter. Roberts kicked off 10 start that session and Harvard put the bah iy,o play on its own 20 yard mark “Bov Comes Through. Gherke took one stab al the Centre line and got four yards. but then the Crimson did something surprising. II relinquished the ball. Chaplin punting to Bartlett, who was stopped on Centres ~ yard mark Harvard had been guilty OF holding and there followed the sad penalty OF fifteen yards ccps-~ was only thirty-two yards from a score. and how the thousands Of Centre admirers made the welkin ring. Come on, you Boz they shouted 20 their favorite, McMillin. Come on, you McMillin. on to touchdown” they besecched. And Bo. son OF Texas fighting for Kentucky, came. He came with all his famed speed and the qualities OF a win o. the wisp. He came shooting into Harvard’s right. apparently right into a mass which was all set to stop him. But x McMillin never reached that mass. Sud denly he went smashing toward the other side OF the Harvard bulwarlr. The Grim son defence became disorganizcd. Tk3 Crimson was stopped, the Grim

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  The evening herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 30, 1921, page 1

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  M’M|LLAN STARS AND CENTRE BEATS HARVARD, 6 TO 0 Kentucky Team Springs Surprise on Goliath of Football CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. pa Harvard met her gridiron Waterloo here today at the hands OF Centre by y score OF 9 to o. out OF the hills Of kentucky came a Ia David” team to do battle with the Goliath OF the football world. DO Mcmillan. the brightest gem In Centre crown OF football glory was the hero. II was the 80 yard run Of Centres that defeated Harvard. Harvard underestimate tho south ern team. Fisher WINS treasuring his biz guns for Princeton and Yale. Year the md OF the fourth period u looked ns though Harvard was bout to score on a forward pass, huel to Chaplin. which vas carried TO Centres three yard line. The play. however, was not allowed and the ball was taken back 10 yards from start OF play on “a penalty for holding. II was Centres dazzling speed. her wonderful interference and amazing f%leXibility OF the team which caused Harvard’s football machine to crumpie. The Interference worked perfecty whenever Mcmillan started one Of his frequent runs around end. Roberts Gains Ground. Mcmillan was not the only hero, His was the glory OF scoring tho touchdown but Il was the evcrnrting Inspired fighting spirit OF his mates and the whirlwind speed Of CuVlngton who replaced Armstrong at right half. that withstood the onslaughts OF tho desperate Crimson team. Then there was Req Roberts. left end. who was the coolest man In the game. lie never failed In the pinches and his piledrivlng plunges gained consist entity. Strangely enough the first half was somewhat slow, the Harvard players. II anything held slightly the upper hand on defense and ground gaining. In the second half, the Gold and white warriors suddenly found them selves ana cut loose. Soon after the opening Of the third quarter bartlett. kentucky mllback. rushed back one ut thupiu’s punts to mid field. Rushcs by snoddy. Mcmillan and Bartlett gave Centre first down Here Harvard was penalizcd IS yards for pushing. giving Centre the ball on the Crimson’s 2b yard line. Then the brilliant Mcmillan. standing back ON the Harvard 80 yard line ~ though TO kick or pass. suddenly darted for ward. aided by perfect interference and flashed through II broken field 30 yards for the scoru which broke 80 fiHA”‘h “ AANt NfhA AfhfiA WI Nv defeats. bartlett failed to kick goal. Harvard Comes 10 IAfr. Harvard sccmod 90 com. to lfc uit.r this, but not for long. punts w’r, exchanged In which Roberts had q slight cdgc over Chaplin. Centre then tried the passing game. This ceased whom bradford. Haryard’s center, intercepted IL trick pass. Me MILAN TO Snuddy. But Harvard could not penetrate k~cntucky’s line as before and soon lost the bail. With tho opening OF the fourth quarter the Crimson lineup presented “a more formidable appearance with Captain XII Kane. charlie Bucl and Winnie Churchill pulled In as a last defensive effort As a result Nc MILAN and Snoddy were unable Ia gain and the kontuokIHns threat failed to mHtcrializc wher BARTLETT pass To Snoddy uivycTcd in thy shaduw OF the crimson goal Centres victory broke Harvard record of five years without a defeat. the line UP. NUUrtgrN H.atFI.U g.ufrs

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  Palatka daily news, Palatka, Fla., October 31, 1921, page 1

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  PRAYING COLONIES DEFEAT BEST TEAM OF EAST ON A GRID Centre Scores One Lone Touchdown But 1t Is Enough to Win NJ ‘M|LL|N CARRIED BALL Star Quarter Given Ovaton By Public and Team Mates Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 29.-The south was victorious at the Stadium today. Men from Centre college, Of Kentucky, praying Colonels.” and football players of high degree, with Bo McMillin driving them on defeat ed the Harvard eleven by score of 6 to 0. The representatives of the smallest college on the Crimson schedule had accomplished what no other team had been able to do in forty years-defeated Harvard in an inter-sectional battle. 1t was five years since the Crimson had met defeat on its own or any other field. The. victory belonged to the redoubtable Bo McMillin, backed by his mates of an alert and aggressive team. A we’ll knit defensive line held Harvard safe. McMillin thwarted time after time, seized his opportunity in the third period and broke through the Harvard line, reversing part Of his opposing field and evading the others for thirty-one yard roun and a touchdown. Brilliant Football Work 1t was brilliant piece of football work, calling into play all the elements Of early interference, straight arm evasion, change of pace, slant ing runs and forward dash. For yards McMillin raced within inches of the edge of the playing field, but always inside and his touchdown was unquestioned. The failure of Bartlett to complete the touchdown with a goal left the margin of victory McMillin’s alone. 1t was his day. Centre reversed the defeat received under McMillan’s leadership at the Stadium last year with McMillin the leader again. An injury to Armstrong had forced the Centre captain Of this year out of the game late in the period, and the end of the game found Bo back in the cap taincy of that he had relinquished so that another man might have a chance. With the sound of the final whistle Referee Maxwell picked up the pigskin, turned to Centres act ing captain and said: “Mr. McMillin here’s your ball” McMillin took it with hasty thanks, danced up the field with it, then turned back and was overtaken by fellow players who kissed his cheek, raised him on their shoulders AMI carried him into massing crowd that soon numbered hundreds.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 30, 1921, page 6

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  CENTRE COLLEGE GR|D|RON SQUAD TRIMS HARVARD “Bo” McMi||in Scores a Touchdown and ‘‘Prayina Colonies” Defeat the Crimson, 6 to O.. Cambridge, Mass, oct Centre College Of Danville KY. scored q remarkable football triumph in the Harvard stadium here this afternoon, defeating the GRIM son 6 to 0 as the result of touch down made by DO” McMillin. 1t was the first defeat sustained by Harvard in the stadium since the season of 1918. The Centre College team was Il far superior aggregation than the one defeated, 81 to IA, on the same field a year ago. Harvard was generally outplayed by the So called praying colonels.” but a desperate rally in the final period might have changed the result except for a penalty. A forward pass, Buell. to Church. i’ll, gave Harvard the ball on Cen tres three-yard line, but offside play caused a five-yard penalty and a second attempt from Gem tres yard line was in tercepted by Bartlett. The game ended shortly afterward.

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Harvard leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.