The Topeka state journal., 1921-11-01

| McMillin himself is a man,-every
bit a man. He is the biggest man for
| five feet, nine inches we ever saw,
Built right on the ground, solid
muscle, Il face scanned and lined with
exposure to the weather, "Bo" pre-
sents an appearance of being hard
boiled" Not even the most discern
| ing would take him for a football
player. He appears even slight in his
build. But once stripped, the secret
| of Dos" success as footballster is
iseen.
His ankles are thick, the calves of
his legs are knotty with tough muscle,
and his thighs are thick and bulge
with the powerful tendons. From the
waist up McMillin is constructed like
a wedge. His waist is small. but not
too small. His chest gives an aspect
are the most massive part of his won
derful, body,-yet the are not the
shoulders one would expect to see on
an All-American captain and quarter
back. With all he is supple. But the
neck on "Bo"--is the fear-inspiring
tanIred-and big That's McMtllin's S
neck.
"Bo" admits that he is no lady killer.
The fact is the famous quarterback is
not a sight to inspire love in the heart
of the fair sex. He is not, candidly,
heart of ''Bo" can be seen in his honest
blue eyes. Once, in Kansas City, pre-
vious to starting out on our summers s
work, I was flat. "Bo" advanced the
price without a murmur, altho it ne
cessitated a fifty-fifty split. He has
helped four men thru college at Cen
tire, his only requirement being that
they at least try for the football team.
SquareneSs is McMillin'S motto. He
is square with his friends, and his
enemies. Never has he taken an un-
fair advantage-that I know of-and
his thousands of friends in Kentucky
will testify the same.
Furthermore-he has never smoked
and never taken a drink.
remember well how learned
that about him. I lighted a cigarette
and McMillin looked at me in a quiz
zicaI way.
'augg," he said. why smoke? I
know you like it but it isn't the best
for you"
Then he told me that when a small
boy in his home town of Fort Worth,
Texas he had been able to whip a
larger boy in a fight. 1t was because
the big kid smoked and Bo waited for
his wind to play out.
From then on decided never to
take puff at a cigarette" McMillin
said. Il have never broken my prom
Use to myself. In grade school I made
UP my mind to be a great athlete
and what little greatness have
achieved owe to rigid training. I've
never taken a drink. And believe me,
a man cannot reach heights in the
athletic world If he dissipates.'
During the training season at Gem
tire the famous player is in bed every
night at 10 o'efock-and up at Z in
the morning.
I'm no model tho" Bo apologized.
because I'm not a whizz in the class
room.'
The accompanying picture was TAX
en- in Kansas City. No. at Winwood
Beach. We were out for a swinl-an-
other sport that 30" excels in. re-
member that a Jife-guard at Winwood
was putting on an exhibition of fast
swimming for the crowd and Bo beat
him badly. Then he raced him around
the lake and won by a furlong. He
is a 10 second man in the hundred
yard dash. and one of the best broad
jumpers I ever saw.
In 1919 DO" was picked by Walter
Camp to pilot the au-American team
at quarterback. He made the second
team in 1890, and only
the defeat OF Centre at the hands OF
Georgia Tech kent -Bo'' from the
first team that year.
On numerous occasions last sum-