The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-24
HARVARD FINDS
CENTRE DIFFICULT
Crimson Plays Tribute to Skill and
Endurance of Kentuckians.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 23.-Har-
ward football finesse, weight and en-
durance. triumphed over Centre Col
lege individual gridiron brillancy here
this afternoon in one Of the most
thrilling and sensational intersec-
tional games played in many years.
Although defeated 81 to IA, the Dan
vile, Collegiates departed for the
South late tonight with the praises
of the football experts ringing in their
ears for they gave a wonderful ex-
hibition of the game considering the
handicaps under which small COL
lege eleven labors in meeting team
of Harvard calibre.
In individual and semi team play
during the first half of the contest the
gameness and football ability which
gained them the support of thousands
of spectators who came to witness the
game without partisan sympathy or
allegiance. The praying colonies"
as the Southern players are known
in their home section, matched effort
for effort with the Crimson and at
the clese of the first two periods
had fought themselves into an even
break with Harvard, the score stand
ing ii to IA.
The exertion and suspense Of such
a gruelling battle under strange con-
ditions and environments told how
ever. in the closing half OF the con-
hict and the power and finish of the
Harvard team triumphed over the
desperate efforts of Captain "Bo" Nc
MILAN and his team mates to turn the
tide Of defeat. There was no ques-
ton in the minds of the 10000 spec
tators, who completely filed every
available foot of space in Harvard's
football amphitheatre as to which was
the better team. 1t was a slow, reso-
lutte crushing progress which finally
developed the Crimson team as a
winner, but left ample honors for the
hardy Southerners who had braved
one of the greatest football coaching
systems and teams in the entire coun-
try in the latter's lair and emerged
proud in demonstrating that the re-
ports of their previous play were not
exaggerated or without foundation.
That an institution with an enroll
ment of about 800 students and with
but one coach to prepare the football
team for the puzzling and perfected
play of rival team with almost I'M
limited financial and instruction IA
cilities should be able to match an
historic and established opponent
throughout the first thirty minutes
of play stamps the Centre College
eleven as one worthy of all the praise
which has preceded it. Extensively
the "Coloneis" showed a game fully
equal to that of Harvard, but it was
the lack of a strong defense that fin
ally differentiated between victor and
vanquished.
That the Harvard captain and
coaches realized the really remarkable
spirit and play of the Southerners
was demonstrated by a scene which
took place almost Immediately after
the game, when the teams met in the
Harvard training quarters. There
Captain Horween, of the winning
eleven went up to Captain Alvin Nc
Millin and. congratulating him upon
his team and wonderful individual
playing, offered the ball used in the
game as a trophy. McMillin, dust
covered and well night exhausted by
his efforts personally to wrest vic
tory away from Crimson, burst into
tearS and refused the ball, with the
remark that ''unto the victor belongs
the spoils."
The Harvard leader endeavored to
persuade McMillin to accept the ball
with the statement you deserve it.
You are the greatest back field player
ever saw,