Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-24
CENTRE COLLEGE LOSES
FINE GAME TO HARVARD,
WITH M'MlLLAN AS STAR

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. Oct. %
Harvard football fnesse. weight md
endurance triumphed over Centre
Colleges Individual gridiron brill
lihncE here this afternoon In one OF
the most thrilling and sensational in
.ersectionai games played in many
ears Although defeated. 81 TO L.
ne 1anville. ky.. coilegians departed
Tor the South late tonight with the
praises OF the football experts ring
ing IN their ears. for they gave i
wonderful exhibition of the game.
which small college eleven l:,bors
IN meeting team OF Harvard
ing the first half of the contest. the
Cent?. College combination showed
Sameness and football ability. which
gained them the support of thou
ness the game without partisan sym
pathy or allegiance. The '4>rayinE
coionels." as the Southern players
matched enort for r EFFORT rGi"e WITH nts'' tns
crimson. and at the close of the first
Two periods had fought themselves
, ,h an even break with Harvard,
the score standing Il TO Il.
10000 Sec Gnme.
The cNertion and suspense of such
z Erue'iinE battle under strange con-
ever iE the closing half OF the con
test. The power and finish oc the
Harvard team triumphed over the
IWf slig,I efforts OF Captain DO"
the tide Of defeat. There was no
question IN the minds of 10000 spec
tators. who completely flied every
loot OF space in Harvards football
better team. II was slow. resolutc
crushing progress. which finally de-
Seioped the Crimson team AS II win
nner., bu; LEFT ample honors for the
Marcy Southerncrs. who had braved
one OF the greatest football COACH
inE systems and teams in the en-
emerged, but proud IN demonstrate
ins that the reports OF their pre-
Nious play were not exaggerated or
without foundation.
That an Institution with an enroll
!nent OF about 800 students and Will
put one coach TO prepare the foot
ball team for, the puzziing and per-
most unlimited financial and instruc-
ton facilities. should be able to match
q historic and established opp"nemt
q play. stamps the Centre ':,l.cse
eleven as one worthy OF all the
praise which had preceded it, on-n-
SS,Tsiy the 'cosonsls" showed Il gam"
y was the lack of strong d.fensc
that finally differentiated between
victor and vanTuishcd
Mcmillan Great Player.
That the Harvard captnin and
coaches realized the really remark
able spirit and play OF the southern
SrS was Iem"nsirnted Joy scene
winch TOOK place almost immediately
after The game. when the teams met
IN the Harvard training Quarters.
There CAPTAIN il"rween. OF IN, Win
Yin Mcmillan and. cun.rltuin,ins
him upon his team and wonderful In.
divldnai playing. offered ,nc bali
"SSn M ~ me snme rs trophy
niSh exhausted by his efforts person
any 10 wrcst victory away from the
Ihrim S burst into Tears and refused
victor belongs the spoiis. '"'
Ihr iiarvard leader cndcavored 10
persuade Mcmillan To accept ihc bail
WIN the statement; "You deserve II.
| ever saw"
Losers Refuse Hall.
= Gemtres quarter back persisted in
that his team had not won a game
which he said was the best and
eiea 1 i had ever taken part in.
Snr ii IT, ala not deserve the ball
me statements of the rival cap.
tains typitied what was Undoubtedly a
,,ass,,r rsm i,,;s game; iiIled with
tmral , IN; Individual and team fea-
taiors ON edge for almos, every
minute Of the play. Clean. hard
!ootbaH featured the contest from
inc opening to the closing blast OF
the referees whistle. Long. brill
hantly executed forward passes
spectacular broken field runs, quick
dashes through smartly made holes
IN the Inc. interspersed punts and
Held goal tries lifted the conflict far
above the ordinary grid iron cncoum-
Ter between the best of the Eastern
ana Middlewestern elevens.
II was In the fatefui final thirty
minutes that the Crimson machine
really demonstrated it's latent and
powerful attack and offcnse. ana
once IT was working smoothly Cen
tres last chance to win passed away.
Mcmillan. Weaver, King and Rob
er;s all proved their ability more
than to hold their own with me hes,
OF the homo team In forward pass
ms, broken field running and tack
ling, as we'll as in diagnosing their
opponents play. BBut the Centre Of
tense had been developed far beyond
It's team defense and the Southern
crs were unable to check tho steady
grinding team attack OF Harvard or
.