Evening star., 1921-12-01

with San Diego, CAM, naVlns
Centre College. conqueror OF Harvard.
signed for a game Christmas day. but
having no opponent. there is talk that
California may make up the defi-
cheney. AS for the Pasadena game.
Iowa, big ten champion. is consider
ing making the trip. California would
prefer Iowa to Centre. as the former
is representative state university.
Assuming California and Centre
meet either at Pasadena or San Diego.
Brick. Muller of California and
RED" Roberts of Centre probably
would be the most interesting figures
on the gridiron aside from the well
known 'Bo" McMillin. Roberts is Of
rounded contour. In fact. persons
who gaze upon him for the first time
think he is fat. as they once did Henry
of Washington and Jefferson. the star
tackle Of the day.
Roberts Bundle of Energy.
Roberts is so active that in the
game in which Centre defeated Har-
ward there was much criticism be-
cause the Crimson directed so many
plays against Roberts. 1t did not at
all. Roberts simply got to the point
where the play was coming.
But if Roberts is star. how about
the feeling of the entire Pacific coast
about the 19O-pound Muller. who can
clear a cross bar at six feet four
inches. and whose qualities in foot
ball include the usual duties of an
end plus throwing fifty and sixty yard
forward passes and being the receiver
of others.
Back of the line "Bo" McMilin. all
American quarterback. will direct
Centres plays, and will do little
running himself, while Erb. the Cali
fornia star, will confine himself more
largely to the regular duties of
quarter. 1t would not be surprising
. -;ehr he "o1s 10 hon O. RI
gain in an exchange of kicks. And
although Centre learned her lesson
last year against Harvard when she
found her line defense and line at
tack were not what they should be
and has improved IN line drive i'm
menseiy. California has the more
powerful set OF forwards. with Nc
MILAN. Latham and Cranmer. Cali
fornia has another star end In Ste
phens, and so has Centre in Snoddy.
Nichols and Toomey are good IN the
California backfield. but it is doubtful
If any one in the backfield can eclipse
'Bo" McMillin. The Centre team Will
have to keep Muller from getting into
McMillin, however, and, on the other
hand, Centre will have to watch Null
ler's forward-passing proclivities, both
in launching them and in receiving
them.
Nearest Comparison of Teams.
Perhaps the nearest comparison of
the two teams is to be made by Gen.
tres victory over Auburn and Cali
fornia's victory over Stanford. Centre
made 90 first downs against Auburn
and carried the ball 448 yards from
forma tions and ran back punts III
yards California did practically as
well against Stanford. but was scored
upon, owing to tumble by Toomey,
in the early stages of the game.
Altogether, it appears as though
California might outkick Centre and
be somewhat superior in straight-line
drive. But Centre will furnish kind
of opposition which California has
not faced hitherto in such a brilliant
pair as McMillin and Roberts.
How the long trip to the coast will
affect the Centre team is a question.
The trip and the climate probably will
take something out of the kentuck-
ians If either McMillin or Roberts
should go wrong, California should
have an easy time of 1t. but II these
two men are in their usual fine shape
the California defense will have to
extend itself. There should be some
fireworks in the form of forward
passes. as both teams are proficient
in this play.
Centre has not suffered defeat this
year. nor has California. The latter
knows what it is to come from be-
hind, because that Is what it had to
do in the game with Stanford. Both
are scoring teams and rely upon a
whirlwind attack. California Is the
more experienced, defensively, es-
pecialiy to the running game, and
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