The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-22
DID YOU EVER HEAR
OF CENTRE COLLEGE
AND FOOTBALL TEAM?
Beats Team That Defeated
Princeton; Also Winner
Over Universities
Nv H. l.. Terrell.

{Unlteu PRESS Correspondents
New York, Nov. 22.-Even the
wise ones rushed to their maps last
week.
A new town was sprung on the
amazed natives-a town that not
more than a bakers dozen had ever
heard of before.
Likewise there jumped into prom
inence a college that the depesters
had not even heard of, let alone
figuring it as having a football team.
They rushed to the football blue
book" for line on the newcomers.
1t was Centre College of Danville,
Ky., that caused all the rumpus. The
football team from back in those
Kentucky hills pulled the seasons
greatest David and Goliath stunt by
shifting the mighty West Virginia
team that had defeated Princeton the
week before.
Centre College has two hundred
students and fromthat handful or
robust Kentuckians real team has
been assembled. Other teams this
year have Dashed a brilliant game
and then faded away as Boston col
ledge did over Yale. But Centres vic
tory over the strong mountaineers
was won by brand of ball that they
have been playing all season. Their
seasons record so far shows total
of ZIG points against 16 for their OPP
positions. They have not lost a
game in three years and have this
season beaten Hanover college IS to
0; Indiana university, IL to 3; Tran
sylvania, s. to O.; University Of Vir-
ginia, 40 to Z, and West Virginia, IA
to s. They have games yet to play
with eKntucky State and George
town.
For three years under the tutelage
of Coach Moran, who spends his sum-
mers umpiring in the major leagues,
this little college has been making a
football rep. But the dust kicked
up by the team could not clear the
mountains and it has remained quite
unknown to the far eastern precincts.
In three years, Centre hasn't lost a
game. This year brought the first
chance to make a bid for fame
against a recognized team from the
east and the little college made good.
1t is practically green team that
stopped the great Rodgers, the sea-
sons sensational West Virginia full
back At ends are Madison Bell, 1853
pounds, from FIT. Worth, Texas high
school and Terry Snoddy, a 49,
pound Ownesboro, KY, boy. The
tackles are Ralph Montgomery, FIT.
Worth, Howard Van Antwerp, a 18O-
FOUNDER from St. Sterling, KY, and
Ben Creger, 10 pounds. of Spring
field, KY, are the guards. Jimmie
Weaver. another FIT. Worth product
holds down center with a school
mate. Alvin Mcmillan, captain, TAX
ing the passes from him. The back
field consists of trio 15S-pound halt
backs, Johnny Murphy, of Columbus
Ohio, Allen Davis of Danville and
Norris Armstrong OF FIT. Smith, Ark
Jimmie Roberts, of Somerset. KY, is
the full back.
Murphy. half back. was mate
of Chick Harley. all-American half
back and now captain Of the cham
pfon Ohio State eleven. when he
played on the North High school
team Of Ohio's capital city.
Coach Moran classed Captain Nc
MILAN as one of the greatest players
in the country. II have seen his
equal but not his SUPERIOR he said.
Much OF the credit for the success
Of the team has been given to Moran.
He is former Tennessee university
man. He is an old hand at the coach
ing game. He handled Bethel col
lege from 189S-1899. He then went
to the University of Nashville for
two years and then had year with
the Dallas Athletic club in Texas In
1905 and 1906 he played on the
Masillon, Ohio, professional team and
in the two following years he coached
the Athletic club and high school
team in Grand Rapids, Mich, From
1908 to 1914 he was with Texas A
and NJ college and put in the year
1915 as assistant coach and trainer
with the Carlisle Indians. He then
went to Centre college where his sue
cess has been pronounced