Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-14
PROFESSIONAL CHARGE
AGAINST CENTRE SPIKED
West Virginia AlibI for Defeat at
Hands of Kentuckians
Blown Up.
WILD TEXANS IN REALITY
Captain AIinton, of Indiana Squad,
Formerly Played on Fort Worth
Lineup in Harness, With So
Called "Ncsscr Brothers,
lspccial 10 The Times. |

iSIP pS 70 The Times, Dispa,ch;l
'nirsinia's University football squad.
The hardest losers In football. during
the season just closed. In losing. they
naye tsi s;db to ,a Slaeken the mark Of
words. Centre College. Of Kentucky.
atef the west En,s she sa'nodaS
Princeton; rs to 0. The defeat mfeI1ps so
ranked the breast OF the West Viz
sinla alumni that they have cooked up
story, which they would have the
country believe-that the Centre team
va, Eas ,;,d gang G OF professionals and not
ca to be- They charge that tho lineup
contained members OF the famous Ohio
Nesscr family.
The accusation, upon which the West
virginia alumni uses as base OF OPP
Grafton: are alleged to have followed
smith. editor Of little West Virginia
weekly. The statement showing the
investigstion. which the West Virginia
ord Of the kentuckIans as that OF pro
lessionals can be spiked in many
places. II is almost shame to try 10
with the workings OF the Centre Col
legc eleven. the investigation seems
m9 9h. Of Joke than h anyshng else
West rEinisn. cali "Sesser brothers''
Texas high school Eridron player and
nlayed on. the same eleven, at TT.
ieston crowd tries to get an al;bi out
or for their iEnominous defeat. after
they had clipped the wings OF the
The story OF the Investigation is told
In an article rcnrinted from the Fair
mont Times. The article follows. in
with the 1919 football season about
over. putting climax TO fall OF up
well to talk a little about the football
team representing Centre College OF
Kentucky. II defeated West Virginia
at Charleston by score OF IA to 8.
Five From Forth Worth.
The program OF the game showed
from Fort Worth. Texas. The publica-
remainder Of the outfit. Sporting writ
ers from Columbus and other Ohio
towns can furnish the most OF the ad-
ditional dope.
ITO e,art at the beginning; the race
horse and hotel people OF Lexington,
that big. sporting Kentucky town.
the season Of Isis such game be-
tween rival towns would surely attract
Two men were hired TO form a
One Has these TSe otheP
vas Jim Dufree Columbus. Ohio,
sportsman and refree. Moran wen, to
inr !' RoSe eru A"d They s We're f brought to
Danville and were found wanting,
They were not, good enough. Then
James knew in Ohio the Nesser boys
Ctherc used to be nine OF them). old
Panhandle players. who were good
enough for berths on the professional
teams OF Canton and Massilon. He
also knew of Scruggs. one OF the neet-
est half backs in the country.
eligible for college team. so 1t was
decided to play them under the names
OF the Texas students. Camp TAYLOR
and 1t was decided to &ep the team
intact for the 1919 season.
When Coach Moran assembled his
crew for the present season he began
10 build his team AROUND Nesser. the
big red headed full back: Scruggs. the
feet half back. and another Nesser,
men were played under assumed names.
Sounds Very We'll.
ION tho day that West Virginia was
defeated at Charleston. Nesser, one of
the best full backs ever developed in
name of Roberts; the Texas youth.
ScrugEs, was the lad who showed such
speed. and the other red headed player
account of injuries, but. showed such
Neseer, a brother OF the full back"
The sHs II says the 10 ,sns
that tho Centre team could whip Camp
Taylor. Possibly the Investigation Of
West Virginia alumni didn't disclose
Danvflle. That Danville and Le1ing-
ton are bitter rivals. every Kentuck
ian knows. Why should Lexington try
would come over to Lexington and
trim Kentucky state for the champions
ship Is Of . R Keatrcn Ky ,.ct Can't, co,,.,
had practically the seam team in 1917
that 1t had in 1919. Athletic Director
Myers. Of Centre College, coached a
which Minton. OF Indiana. played These
enter Centre. College. while Mnton
Fort Worth players are Mcmillan,
Montgomery, Bell, James and Weaver
Roberts. referred to by the West Vir-
from Somerset, Ky. where he was a
star on the high school team in 1915.
Mcmillan and Weaver also played on
Standings Guide will show. They
came up to enter Centre. but needed
ANOTHER year Of high school credits
peffre they could enter the Kentucky
GnY on ,e1 ksentucky high school team
READY 10 enter Centre in 1917.
Moran Hired In 1917.
mat Moran was hired to line up the
team ! is ua al wrong; Charley Moran
to Center in 1915 to help coach the
team because his son was playing
on on Inc Inc s ssN He made such mark,
He has been there ever since. " =
So the I'VE Fort Worth men made
these men who ripped holes in T IKE
. Nest Virginia W.T. team and not profess
seaport. A statement by sau tair
Minton. OF the Indiana team. Which
West Virginia Argument. It pi fo1io1 Inc
That story was all a fake. McMiI-
> ma,va Mon nii 'iI Bell. James and
team. are from my home town at
Fort Worth. Texas. We ali piaved
together on the same nigh schnoi
eleven at Fort Worth. The Others
wont to Danville to attend school at
Here Is how Centre happened 20
get 80 many Fort Worth High Scbooi