New-York tribune., 1919-11-30

,L< No,;0rai League crd IL ns copdose a
football coach az hs is a baseball "ronsr'
Th, .yc.ptional playing Of the Center Cot
,ege football team this year t'ds fed erery-
bodv 10 vo,.der uhere the place -. "ho
.omnoss the team, and othsr fntsresttn0
facts. Moran here tells his orr ntorv.
By Charles B. Moran
Centre College has at last got what
il has for several years been seeking
recognition from the larger univer-
stiles: and from our record this sea
son we may get on some OF the sched-
ules of the big fellows next year. We
hope so. at least. Before | proceed
! le, me say that Centre College IS 10
Gated in the foothills OF the Cumoer-
lands Of Kentucky. 1t has an enroll
ment Of little more than 300 students.
/ Unlike larger colleges, We are hand'-
canned at Centre by not having ade-
quate equi uipment because OF the lack OF
| funds. But what re lack in finances Is
more than made up by the spirit shown
bv the boys on the team. Their whole
desire is to play the game, against
whom it matters little, as long as there
il an opponcnt. never nave more than
twenty men in the squad, and have to
nurse the team along for fear Of in
juries.
Although such small squad IS a
handicap in one way, it is an aid IN
another. because | am able to pick my
team almost soon after the first prsc-
tice and 10 drill them better in team
work than I could ii ! had TO make
many changes.
Close Season Unbeaten
We had a good, strong schedule this
year, which gave US a chance to be-
come known. We didn't lose game
this season. In addition to beating
West Virginia, we defeated our chlef
rival. Kentucky State, by 'arger
score than did Ohio State, one Of the
best of the Western Conference teams.
Kentucky. it might be added, was IN
better shape against us than 1t vas
when it played Ohio State.
Virginia we beat by score nearly
as large as Harvard made on this
team. SO to 7. De Pauw was another
OF our victims. In all we have scored
4s5 points against our opponents 70.
The success OF the team has been
due largely TO the influence and play
ing of Captain Bo McMillin. This
fellow is wonder. ] cannot say 100
mach about him. have yet to see
his superior this season. II anybody
deserves a place on that All-American
team this year he certainly does.
McMilin can do anything on foot
ball field. And how he can run a
team. In a game he is better than
any two assistant coaches. Always
on his toes. he exerts such a powerful
influence over the other players that
they never let up. The team has great
spirit, but it gets most OF 1t from
this wonderful youngster | prefer him
to any three other players on any
team in the country. This may sound
weird; nevertheless, ] mean just that.
Roberts Another Star
"Red" Roberts. my fullback. is an
other who has been of invaluable aid
TO the team. With Red" and Nc
Milin in the backheld there is little
worry about the offense. These two
are almost q team in themselves.
My line is composed of tall. rangy
fellows. the real Kentucky type. And
how they can fight! mean in the foot
ball sense These Kentuckians, when
they vrst come here, have the physique
and the fight, but are usually awkward
in their actions. However, once they
are taught the game my work is prac-
tically done, because | never have to
worry much about injuries, about their
conduct on the field, or that they won't
go through with their assignment.
must say word about my center,
Weaver, who is the pivo; of the line in
every sense of the word. He is bear
on defense, slashing, smashing terror
or the offeuse, and is in the game every
second.
lnasmuch az our victory over West
Virginia was the one in which we gained
most of our notoriety, shall say few
words about that game. West Virginia
outweighed us about eight pounds TO the
man. The game meant much to us. and
I told the boys so before the struggle
began. But they took things as q matter
OF course, AS they had done in other
contests. To them it was simply an
other football game. q sort of frolic.
They never thought Of what might re-
suit from il.
Stop Brilliant Rodgers
That meant virtually the checking OF
were stopping Rodgers, they failed 70
stop Roberts and McMilin. These two
gained alnnos. three times the amount
OF ground that Rodgers did. NJ other
two backs and ny ord also gained
more ground than the West Virginia
star. However. Rodgers Il certainly
capable football player and deserves
all that has been said of him.
wouldn't object at all to having him
on my team.
But N. big point is this: Whereas
West Virginia depended almost entirely
on Rodgers, my eleven played oyer
every inch of the ground as one man.
Stars are a big asse. to team. but
stars working in conjunction with the
others as ore man make what is well
nigh an unbeatable aggregation.
We have completed our schedule
without suffering a defeat. We have
piled IN more points thar any other
team in the country. which doesn't
mean such great deal in itself as
the way they we're made. West Vir-
ginia defeated Princeton decisively and
we were able to down the Mountaineers
in handy fashion. Thus, with this
record we feel that We are entitled
to some consideration for the so-called
championship.