The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
KENTUCKY BADLY CRIPPLED UP FOR GAME WITH W. & L.
Coaches Must Find Successor To Dead Center, Mclean,
 On Varsity

LEXINGTON. Ky. Oct To- Cspe- cial. 1.-The victory which the Wild cats of the University of Kentucky Won over the University of Cincin- natl last Saturday proved to be the most costly one that the Cats have ever captured. The loss of Mclean, center on the varsity eleven, who died as the result of injuris received when he was kicked in the head dur ing the game. may prove the undoinG Of the Kentucky machine. Center was the one position on the eleven that the coaches were in doubt of fill- ings and now that Mclean has played i his last game it will be necessary for the Cat mentors to uncover a new pivot man. There are but four days remaining before the Washington and Lee game, and whatever they do it will be necessary for them to do atsonce.
 Including Mclean, there were six of the first string men put out of the game indefinitely with injuries sustained in the Cincinnati battle They are: Evans, quarterback, who suffered internal injuries when he i was sent into the game to rellNe { Gregg, first string quarterback, who also suffered internal injuries; Me i Farland tackle, who suffered a broken hand; King, end. is out of the game for a week with wrenched
  who sprained his arm in some man. { ner while making tackle.
 At the first of the year it was said tthat the Cats were very strong in their reserve material, it is an excel llent thing that they are for it is now l the line. King and Ramsey will probably be in shape to start the 1 game Saturday on the ends. At | tackle Montgomery is sure starter with the possibility that Mcfarland will be in condition to play on the lother side of the line. As guards the 1, veterans, Martin and Russel. are ex- pected to play their usual steady game. Then comes center, and real proposition
 There are number of men who the coaches have in mind for the po- sition, and just which one will start the next game is one of the unsolved mysteries.
 {; 1t was at first thought that A. T. ltChuck) Rice woudl be given a trial at the pivot position, but it de- yeloped that the former end could inot get drive enough to charge with | the rest of the line because of the I same injured knee which has both ] cred him since the 1922 season. 1 Cammack. another veteran, may l hold down the post, the objections to him being that he is too light for
 
 and that he lacks the experience. { He is an experienced liResman, how ever and that may help him some ! what.
 Sauer. who weighs 190 pounds. has /, the weight. but lacks both experience i, and accuracy in his passes. This lat 4 ter fault may be corrected and the I Louisville boy may do the passing when the whistle blows for the start of the Washington and Lee contest.
 There are n number of others who have an opportunity to show what they can do in the way of holding down the position a the center of the line but no matter who is assigned yto the place. lot of work will have I to be done in one way or another be- fore he will be first-class pivot man.
 In the backfield the Cats are not so badly off. and can show a strong oGensive whenever they play. True, 4 Gregg and Evans, first choices for the quarterback berth. are out of the game, but Kirwan is still there and with him in the backfield the Wildcat followers are not uneasy.