Centre at Auburn

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 13, 1921, page 1

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  through the Auburn line so effective ly that only three first downs were needed to place the ball in scoring position again. as the Centre backs gained over the required amount time and time again. It took the Colonels four downs to buck the ball over the needed five yards after the last first down had been made. and for the time it looked like the Plainsmen had held This time Auburn chose to receive the kick of After taking Roberts lofty boot, the Plainsmen settled down and made their initial first down, on two line plunges by Shirling and fiveyard gain around end by Sc ott. The Tigers couldn’t gain fur ther, however. and Ollinger was forced to punt. The first half ended with the ball on Auburn’s one-yard line. A Hard Fought Period The third period was hard fought, and was one of the most thrilling ot the entire game. Once big Ed Shir- ling, Tiger fullback, tore off gain of 20 yards off tackle, but dropped the ball when fumbled, and a Ken lucky player scooped the pigskin up and raced back towards Auburn’s s goal, gaining every inch of the 20 yards covered by Shirling. This healthy plunge by Shirling put new life in the Tigers, and they battled hard throughout the period. When the quarter ended the Colonels had the ball in Auburn’s territory, on the 35-yard line. A pass, McMillni to Snoddy, helped the Colonels out considerably in their final drive toward the Tigers goal. After that, the Kentuckians plunged through the line and skirted the ends to gain the remaining yards between themselves and Auburn’s goal. ‘Bo’ McMlllin finally took the ball over and kicked goal. making the score 21 to 0. where 1t stood when the final whistle blew some time later. COlonels Open Up The game was not to end how ever, until the Colonels had displayed a bit of their ability in handling the aerial attacks After their last touch down, the Colonels, taking the ball on their iS-yard line, worked the pig skin 57 yards up field to Auburn’s 20 yard. line, by means of four long tcontinued on Page EIeven3

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  The New York herald, New York, November 13, 1921, page 56

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  McMillin Leads Centre to Victory Over Auburn BrRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 12.--Lcd by the terrific onslaughts of their backfield stars. McMillin, Tanner and Snoody, the Praying Coonels” of Centre College. Kentucky. plunged and passed tn eir way to a Fl to victory over Auburn here to-day. Red Roberts, who started out play ing end and later played every position except snapper back and quarterback. plunged through the Auburn line for two of the three touchdowns made against the Plainsmen. The other was bucked across by Tanner. Centre didn’t run away with the Plains men. In fact, the game was closer and harder fought than the score indicates. The Colonels. however. kept possession of tie ball at least three-fourths OF the time

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Centre leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.