The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
'Unele Charlie M0ran's Centre
Players Receive Warm We'll
come Upon Arrival.


Charley Mcran's players from "Blue
Grass Kaintuck'' stepped into the SNUG,
select atmosphere OF Boston this after
noon after being on the rails since
Thursday morning at 8. when they
turned their backs on the Centre College
campus in Danville to invade the North.
Moran brought along a squad of twenty
eight men. and several carloads of root
ers followed In his train.
Centre war met by Heinie Faxon,
varsity tackle: Sonny Baker. the Grim
sons star hockey player. and Myles
Baker. baseball manager. who are the
Harvard committee on the reception Of
visiting athletes. John u. Nef, resident
manager OF the Harvard Union, at once
handed Capt. 30 McMillin bunch of
pasteboards. giving Centre the run Of
his clubhouse during their stay, and ex-
!. tended an invitation to all Kentucky
rooters, as well as all Centre alumni to
make themselves at home in the Union.
Then Uncle Charlie, who started his
professional football career with the old
| Nashville, Tern, A. c. in 1896, and had
George Stallings manager Of the Boston
| Braves as q halfback, after shaking
hands with well wishers and listening to
friends ask what the chances OF victory
were. piloted his team to the Arlington
Hotel and then on to the Stadium for
practice.
One Of Centres notices Is: Keep on
| giving your best until consciousness is
lost" And the sturdy appearance of the
team did not belle the motto.
First Of all there was Alvin Nugent
McMillin. Society Boston was glad to
hear that such distinguished person
was in its midst. just as some rejoiced
when local paper announced that
! James Middleton Cox would speak on his
Presidential aspirations and that War
rem Gamaliel Harding would be future
! speaker.
But anybody that McMillin wants to
know must call him DO" He is a IT'S
FOUNDER, 23 years old. and one of the
two All American players on the team.
Last season he made known his identity
to University of Virginia athletes by
stating that he would make more points
than their whole team, and he scored
something like five touchdowns. He was
second highest scorer last year, and
might have made first place. He gave
Bell and Van Antwerp. iinemen, an OPP
portunity to mako q touchdown for Cen
ire in the Georgetown game. Davis,
sub-back. got similar opportunity and
In the De Pauw game. "Old Nero"
Roberts twice was sent across from the
2-yard line.
Red Weaver Is a picturesque centre.
He weighs only 1853 pounds, but Is
giant in play. He kicks the Centre goals,
and seldom misses. Last year he played
every game, and at times was bandaged
up 80 tightly that he could not stoop
without hurting himself. His bad leg Is
entirely healed. but he lost the small
Iaft hoN
mer. Weaver explained to Eddie Ma.
han. Harvard's 1915 football captain,
just how he kicked goals after touch.
downs.
| You see. Uncle Charley took me oul
to the field one day and showed me the
goal posts. You see those goal posts
SAID be. Well. the posts don't move and
the ball does. So keep your eye on the
ball."
Red Roberts now weighs 1893 pounds,
There Is a possibility that Moran will
play him in the rush line instead of
In the back field. He was placed on
Camps third All-American eleven last
fall. The combination Of Roberts and
McMillin will have its hands full to-
morrow against Harvard. or II may be
just the other way around. But Rob-
erts is nursing a bad leg.
Clayton c'Pap'D Ford, one of the two
regular guards, milks sixteen Jerseys
every morning before driving to col
lege. This may have something to do
with his 100 pounds. Ben ("Banjo")
Cregor, another guard, Is only LIE
pounds in weight. but rugged farmer
boy.
The tackles, Ralph Montgomery and
Bill James, weigh respectively 200 and
1863 pounds. Monty works on his dads
police force at Fort Worth, Texas, in
summer. and waits on table In DAN
Vile. along with Joe Murphy, the 100
back. James also is working his way
through college, serving as night
clerk.
Terry Snoddy and George Chinn are
likely starters at end. Snoddy is a l73
pound veteran. Chinn is a most prom
Using newcomer, and can play strong
back position as well as end. He weighs
165 pounds. Ed Whitnell, end and half
back, weighs 160 pounds, and Norris
Armstrong. a half back, IL six pounds
lighter. Bartlett, another newcomer, is
playing a hard game. Little Tanner,
McMillin's substitute. will be unable
to play, as he has badly wrenched
side Moran was figuring on using him
as substitute half back.
Fourteen OF the squad are suffering
from sore threats. There has been no
rain In DanvlHe TOT SOME time and the
| limestone dust Is responsible for the
epidemic The trip north seems TO have
helped the players forget their throats
Each man, however. Is given close at
tention.
Moran viii personally bandage his
team up. He always does. believing that
personal attention and correct bandaging
prevent injuries. He had no injuries
worth talking about until Tanner was
hurt.