The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-10
Play Doped Out On Field
 Won Prayin' Colonels Fame

on our feet, they scored a touchdown, but after that we stopped them and ultimately beat them 14-S.
 Somehow, however, we didn't seem able to solve the puzzle of Indiana. The periods passed without our hitting our stride. This continued until one minute and forty seconds of play re- mained.
 Centres Ball
 The ball at this stage was in our possession on our own 40-yard line. A forward pass to King seemed the only means of gaining ground at rate which would bring victory.
 I threw him out, but Donovan and Williams clung to him like leeches. He wasn't able to get the ball and 50 we made no gain.
 All day Armstrong, our left half, had been used to trail King. It was his duty to get down with the end and pro- tect him. Never once had he been used in pass. And now, with the battle near it's end, King had an inspiration. It was third down. Back to me he came. q &s
 "Say, Bo, he said, these fellows have gofFme glued. Why not throw the next pass to Armstrong. If you do that I believe he'll get free"
 Trick Looked Good
 The strategy was 80 utterly simple it looked good. After a brief confab we lined up again in the punt formation which we had used for the passes to King.
 On this formation I stood ten yards back of center. Armstrong switched from left half over to right and Da- tion. Roberts played behind Arm strong.
 When the ball was put in play King, at right end, darted down the right side of the field with Armstrong trail ing him. Weaver, at center, snapped the ball back a little to my right. l caught it. on the run and ran to the right, with Davis and Roberts shooting over to guard me.
 King Acts As Docoy
 Ordinarily the pass was short one. But now, continuing past the point where he usually received the ball, King darted down the field as though for one slightly longer. His hunch was good. He not only took with him the Indian defensive men who had been his bugaboos, Williams and Donovan, but also Bowser, the defensive left half, who was drawn considerably out of his usual position, Armstrong, reaching point a short distance back of In- diana's line, after circling their left end, was absolutely free. snapped the ball to him and, turning to his left, he started beautiful run.
 Bowser recovered and made for him, but too late. Ross, the Indiana full back, and Pierce, center, set sail for Armstrong, together with Faust, the de- fensive quarterback. Faust finally brought him down, but it was only after he had reached Indiana's seven-yard line, gain of B yards. After that we were irresistible. Red" Roberts went over the line in two plunges for touch down.
 Last Minute Victory
 Defeat was transformed into victory. Indiana, desperate, used long forward pass after receiving the kickoff in an effort to regain the lead. I was lucky enough to capture it and run all the way to their goal line for a touchdown, making the final score 12 to 8. But that wasn't needed. Kings strategy had delivered the goods. His willing ness to give someone else a chance had brought us through.
 He might have made good on a third atemtpt. Then the glory would have been his instead of another's. But with all of us the team was first.
 Centre Gees To Fame
 The victory over Indiana, conqueror of Syracuse, the humber of Colgate, the eastern champions, and our win over West Virginia, who had so completely smitten Princeton, brought Centre Col lege national recognition. The next year we played Harvard and the news papers gave us reams of space. Ev- erybody came to know about the Pray ing Colonels."
 Incidentally, two of us reaped other rewards. Weaver made center on Camps All-American and was picked for quarterback.