The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-24
Playing Even in First
Half, Southerners Fail
in Second
"B0" M'MILLAN STAR
Greatest Back" Is Tribute
Paid Center Captain by
Harvard Leader

colleges Individual gridiron brtli-
iancy here this afternoon in one Of
the most thrilling and most sensa-
,oral intor-sectlonal glames played
IN wears. Although defeated, 81 TO
ia me Danville, Ky, collegiaus, de-
portcd for the south late tonight
am the praises of the football OK
norts ringing in their ears. for they
gave a wonderful exhibition OF the
game. considering tthe handiCaps
upder which smaller college labors
In meeting a team of Harvard call
iber
In individual and semi-team play
durine the first half OF the contest,
the Center college combination
showed gamcness and football abil-
ity which gained them the support
Of spoctators The "Praying Col
oncls" as the players are known in
thcir home section, matched effort
Tor effort with the Crimson and at
Tho close OF the first two periods had
toppht themselves into an even
brcak with Harvard, the score
Standing II TO "a.
Ample Honor for Center.
The exertions and suspense OF such
a pruelling battle under strange con-
d,tions and environment told in the
closing half OF the conflict and the
mower and finish of the Harvard
team triumphed over the desperate
efforts Of Captain "Bo' Macmillan
and his team mates to turn the tide
Of defeat There was no question
IN the minds of the 10000 specta-
tors who completely filled HarVards s
football stadium, as TO which Was
The better team. 1t was a slow, res
olutc. crushing progress. which IL
\ nallv developed the Crimson team as
winner. but left ample honors Tor
the hardy southerners.
That an institution with an enroll
ment OF about 800 students and with
but one coach to prepare tootpaii
cam for the puZzling and perfected
LAY OF a rival team with almost un-
United financial and instruction IA
clities should be able to match
!. historic and established opponent
throughout the first 80 minutes OF
play, stamps the Center college
eleven as one worthy of all the praise
which had preceded 1t. extensively
the 'Colonels" showed game fullS
equa, TO that of Harvard, but 1t was
the lack OF g strong defense that
. finally differentiated between thc
victor and vanquished'
Mcmillan Presented Ball.
That the Harvard captain and
coaches realized the really remark
able spirit and play OF the south-
erners was dem monstrated by scene
which took place almost Immediate
ly after the game, when the teams
met in the Harvard training quar-
ters. There Captain Horween OF the
winning eleven went up TO captain
Mcmillan and, congratulating nun
upon his team and wonderful ltlui,
yidual playing. offered the bail ussu
in the game as a trophy, McNliILh'
dust covered and well nigh eN-
hausted. burst into tears and re-
fused the ball, with the remark that
TO the victors belong the spoils'
The Harvard leader endeavored to
persuade Mcmillan to accept the
ball with the statement; You DC
serve IT, You are the greatest
backfleld player | ever saw"
\ HARVARD tSD Pos. Center tD
Kane ..,.... L. y. .::... ,Chinn
Hubbard. ,..,. l.. r. 'Mon'so,.enS
Woods. ..,.. l.. III. ....'.. Ford d
Tolbert...... r. G, ...... Robb
Faxso. o..... r. r. .,.... James
4 CASTOR. II. f.. ... .snoddy
FITZGERALD. @. y. -. Mcmillan
6wcn..... i. II. b. Armstrong
church!ll.. r. II. Il. ,Whitnesl
Norwood .... +. Il. ...., Roberts
Score by periods;
Harvard .. 10 II
Center ....... 0 O-l4
Harvard scoring. Touchdowns'
Horween 2, Churchill, owen
Goals from TOUCHDOWN. FaXsuh, 4;
goal from field, Horween. Center
scoring: Touchdowns, Roberts
Whitnell. Goals from touchdown
Weaver 2. Referee, r. w. Max
well, Swarthmore. Umpire, 7. j.
Thorpe, Columbia; field Judge W
J, Crowell. Headlinesman, q. \.
Bankhart, Dartmouth. Time OF
periods, 10 minutes.