The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-17
Generals Slated
 10 GiUe Centre
 q Tough Battle

Lexington. November 16.-(spe- cial.)-"Centre 14, V. P. I. 0; Wash ington and Lee 3, V. P. I. O." Such is the most direct comparison of dope as to the outcome of the com ing battle Saturday at Louisville be- tween Bo McMillin and his Praying Colonels of Kentucky and Capt. Lind say Moore and his Fighting Generals prediction falls short when the num- erous upsets in the calculations of the most expert sages of the game so far this,season are taken into con sideration, for the 1921 gridircn sea son promises to be one of the most unusual in a number of years as re- gards losses which should have been victories and vice versa.
 However, those followers of the two teams who have all eyes centered on the encounter at Louisville this week are prone to accept these two scores as a more or less reliable in- dication of just what the final out come may be. When Washington an Lee played V. P. l. in their annual clash at Lynchburg last month, the Generals displayed a reliable brand of football throughout. but when Johnny Leake let a pass over the Gobblers goal line early in the first quarter sift through his outstretched arms, the Blue and White fell one touchdown short of whipping the ,'echmen by 10 to score, which would have tended to make the com parative strength of Centre and Washington and Lee even closer. As 1t now stands, the Kentuckians are favored to win.
 During the whole Of last week, however, and so far this week, Coach Bill Raftery has given his charges what is undeniably the stiffest series of daily practice sessions and work outs since the beginning of the year and the marked Improvement in thc play of tn Generals was more than apparent to all in the Roanoke col lege game here Saturday, which Washington and Lee captured 4fter running all around the visitors by Al to score. In addition to this, at no other time this season have the individual men on the squad and the team as a whole had their attention so focused on game as on the forth coming struggle Wlln Sehtfo. Ahs fact that the Kentuckians defeated Harvard, that their goal line has only been crossed once this season, on a fluke, and that they are the odds-on favorites to win. has only made. the Generals more determined--and 1t Is a grim stort of determination.
 In last Saturdays game against Roanoke, several shifts in the lineup were made on the varsity, the most noticeable of which was the presence of wingo, A first year man. at quar- terback in the place of Frew, who has been running the team So far this season. His work was one of the outstanding variety and 1t may be that Raftery will start him behind the line against the Colonels. Tilsoh. another first year man. was at left guard in vogel's position and gave a. good account of himself, while Terry at center also showed up to advantN age.
 In yesterdays practice. which was held behind closed gates on Wilson field. the entire squad was kept hard at 1t until after 6 o'clock, no spec tators being admitted. According to information given out yesterday by the coaches, there are no injuries of a serious nature, whatsoever in the personnel of the squad, which means that Washington and Lees Fighting Generals will leave here Thursday afternoon prepared to put up the bay tie of the present season against, Centre.