Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
TWO MEN STAND OUT
AS GRID,S GREA ATEST
Captain Alexander, Syracuse Center and .Bo Mcmillan
of Center's BGckfeld, Are the Leading Football
Stars for 1920, Says CrmtLand Rice
ny GRANTLAND RICE

TN THE general discussion that comes
= up each autumn as to footballs
leading stars, we have among other
luminaries at least two candidates to
present. t.>.
The best forward we have seen this
season Is Captain Alexander, the star
center rush Of Syracuse University.
The best backfeld man we have seen
Is "Bo' Mcmillan, Of Center College.
Backing up a line together It would
take combination OF an eel, an ele-
The two are not only great football
players, but both have wonderful in
spirational cT, ct upon the men around
them--which is another important fac.
tor. ..,..
Mcmillan is equally brilliant on at
tack and defense, replete with speed,
stamina, clear headedness and unyield-
ing courage.
And football will have to 70 a long
way before It finds q better center than
Alexander. .' ..
Eastern Backs a..
1.-THE crop Of star eastern backs con-
l. tinues to develop with each Satur-
days output. Of.
Harvard can offer Horween, Owens
and Churchill-a brilliant trio.
Princeton has Lourie, Charity and
Gilroy.
Yale, in Kelly and Aldrich, has two
worth observing.
Pitt has Davies and Hewitt and Syr-
acuse has Abbot.
Cornell has a star in Halfback Kaw.
Boynton, Of Williams, continues his
spectacular career, while Way, Of Penn
State, Is an outstanding star.
In Ellison and Erickson, w. and j.
has a pair Of birds, while Beck, OF
West Virginia, has contributed his
share Of daring deeds.
Many Of these are now sailing alona
Of the big November tests will give
most Of the answer.
A Southern BackAeld
il WITH Mcmillan and Whi;nell, Of
W. Center; Barron, Harlan and Flow.
ers, of Georgia Tech Leech, of V. NJ
l., and Lave, of Carolina State, as O
starting nucleus, the South can present
an all star backfield Of rare merit.
These men have starred against Har
yard, Yale, Pittsburgh and Pennsyl'
vania and have held their own with thu
best backs in the East.
Mcmillan and Leech makes a fin,
starting point, and there are man!
others to fill in.
Harvard can tell you about Nc
MILAN and Pennsylvania can tell yo,
just as much about Lcech.
The Unbeaten
'lLJOw many survivors will this comm,
II Saturday leave?
Pennsylvania, Center, Michigan
Wisconsin and Georgia Tech, anon,
the leading elevens, fell away in thu
last test.
Princeton, Harvard, Pittsburgh
Syracuse, W. and j.. Penn State
Illinois. Notre Dame and Ohio Stat
are still among. the survivors.
The Army team Ia still with the I'm
defeated, but the, first hard Army tes
doesn't come until the Notre Dam
affair. -.
Penn State il the machine that ha
. the better chance to finish unbeaten
Bezdek's main hurdle will be Pitts
burg late in November. and when thes
two meet the probabilities are that tn
fur will be several fathoms deep whel
the game Is over.
: The Dobie Sign
: NIL DOBIE has shown Just wha
4; VI part of winning football a goo
coach is.
He went something like eight year
: on the Pacific coast without losing
game.
He built up the Navy team into
4 machine of speed and power.
Moving on to Cornell he took over
, football machine that had been in