The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-15
Big College Is No Longer
Supreme Says 30 Mcmillan
An-American Quarterback Tells
How He Helped Put Centre
College On Football Map.
BY 30 MeMILLiN,
All-Ameriea Quarterback

Centre College at Danville, Ky. is per-
haps the most talked about small college
in the country.
Football put Centre College on the
map. Vs.. ..-.
Five years ago only a select few knew
there was such an institution. Today ii
Is mentioned as frequently as Harvard,
Yale or Princeton.
Centre College broke into big print
four years ago. when it decisively de-
feated the University OF West Virginia.
Earlier in the year West Virginia had
surprised the football world by its de-
feat Of Princeton, one OF the strongest
teams that ever represented the Orange
and Black"
70 Seasons Big Thrill.
Last fall Centre put over the big thrill
OF the season by its to defeat OF
Harvard.
Centres rise to fame in the football
world has been typical Of the success
that a great many small colleges have
enjoyed in recent years.
The new football featuring the forward
pass has helped TO pave the way for the
smaller colleges. No longer is there
such a premium on beef and reserves.
speed is the keynote of the new game.
il calls for fast, we'll conditioned play
ers. Strategy supQlants Drawn
Some Leading Spirit.
However II you go back into the his
tory OF the sensational rise of most OF
the smaller college teams you will find
there is some leading spirit who has done
much to put them over.
A good Illustration OF this can be given
through the recent success Of my alma
mater. The man behind it all there was
Robert i. Myers, 4 Centre ammnus.
MAN.. have the Impression that this team
Just happened or built itself. but such
t. not true.
In 1915 Myers took il upon himself TO
encourage a few students from his home
town high to go with him 70 Centre
where he had voluntarily offered his
services as coach without remuneration.
Among this crowd were several All
state high school men and others who
later made All-AmeTica and An-Southern
selections before leaving college. The
man working at this had visions OF a
great football team at Centre College and
through his wonderful personality and
untiring efforts great organization was
perfected
Players Like Brothers
One Of the biggest factors on sue
cessful football team ia the feeling ano
relation of the players among themselves
in this Myers stressed special attention
The men played and fought as a band o.
irothers. There was not man on thf
team who would not SO through fire FOL
his college or coach.
This is something that is usually lack
ing at the large institutions. AT small
college the players are grouped in rev
small buildings Every man knows ever!
other man on the campus There IL
feeling CT fellowship among the students
At all college activities these men ar
Icing constantly thrown together, Thei
relationship IS in common
At the large schools football team
more like some mechanical device. Iher
Is never the fight and the spirit show
as where all the men know each otHe
and are like one big family.
Getting Better Coaches.
The high school athlete is beginning |
recognize the advantages of the sTalle
institutions and in this way better ma
terial is being found there.
These same smaller schools are Teaiz
;ng the advantages Of good clean athie
:lcs TO the growing boy and are ssecut
ing more capable mon as coaches
l believe It is duo to these reason
more than TO the change in the rules IA
yoring tho open style Of play that
bringing the small institutions in pc
sition to compete with the larger one
IN the football field.