The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
CENTRAL COLLEGE WANTS RECOGNITION FROM DIXIE PAPERS
Champion Kentucky Eleven Is Anxious to Play All " Leading Southern
 Teams

The sporting editor is in receipt of tho following letter, which is self-expl8na- tory:
 Sporting Editor. Birmingham Age Her
 aid, Birmingham. Ala.
 ..Dear Sir: Yen boys down there are doing Centre big injustice in your sport articles and all-southern selections by leaving us out of consideration.
 "Cenue had what was probably the best club in America last season. Grant land Rice says so, so does Eddie Manon of. Harvard, Mike Thompson of Harvard, Fred Turbyville, syndicate sport writer, and others too numerous to mention Gen. tre heat West Virginia, who defeated Princeton 9 tc 0, and Rutgers and w X J. Centre also deefated Indiana, and Indiana bent Syracuse. Centre beat Vir- ginia 70 to :, and University of Kentucky b6 to c. Kentucky, two weeks before had outpiayed Vanderbilt in a to O tie, ard after the first quarter we used substi- tutes mostly on Kentucky State.
 ..Three of our men, Weaver center; Roberts, full, and McMillan, center, have been picked for all-American by several writers, inclu1ing Golfers Weekly. Eight of our men mada all-Kentucky, officially
 '.In fact Centres 1919 team was the sen sation of the whole season. The only teams conceded to have chance to beat Centre by eastern and northern sport writers were Fem State, Illinois or Ohio State.
 Without boastin,g I'll say that there is not team in the s, l. A. A. that we could not beat by at least three of four fOnrhGnVVnG Mike TbOu1rGOn xxrI10 Tpf- creed our West Virginia game told Wal ter Camp that we could beat any team in America on a dry field by | points. Eddie Mahon said we had the best of fense he had ever seen.
 Centre is member of the s. l. A. A. in good standing. Dr. r. l.. Rainey of Centre is vice president of the s. l. X. A and passes on the eligibility of all players in yoIr section. In fact Centre was leader in the organization of the s. I. A. A. and introduced the game to the south in the late eighties or early ninetieS
 We have tried with every means i1 our power to get games with the best s. I. A. A. teams for the past two yoars without success. especially with Tech Auburn Vanderbilt. Alabama and Sewa- nee-~ They all consistently evade on one preteSt or other We were forced to rlay northern and eastern teams to fill our schedule. We greatly prefer southern teams, So you see, you boys have been leaving out of consideration the best 'lub that ever represented the south, accord ing 70 experts. Can't you fix it for us and give us credit? Let me sepd you the authenticated dope, won't you?
 This letter is written in no fault fnd- ing or mean spirit. except that we feel pretty had ever not having our own folks recognize us.
 Gan you do anything for us? We want recognition of cur proper place in $. l. A. A standing. and games with teams like vandy. Tech, Auburn or Alabama next year. We have already tentative ar arrangements for games with Harvard and Princeton Our club is not a flash in the pan, but high class football organ!za- tiorl-in every way.
 "ISladly let re hear from ycu at your early Convenience
 sincerely yours, /
 ROBERT l.. MYERS. ''Dirsctor Athletics, Centre College. Dan vile, Ky