The Paducah Sun from Paducah, Kentucky • 41

Bo McMillin Nurtured Golden Era At Centre football. And Boston grew excited as the team from the little school in the South with a 22-game winning streak arrived by train, fl 1 "The Centre team was greeted like a presidential candidate said the Boston Post. "There was a mob of several hundred that crushed down the platform to see them as hey got off the train. The crowd was all for them The two teams ate dinner together the night before the game. In its patched uniforms Centre took a 14-7 lead.

But Harvard used three teams of bigger players and some sophisticated tactics (discreet holding was alleged to be one of them) and scored a 31-14 victory. This 16 weary Centre players were not embarrassed even though they had lost their rent money by betting on themselves. While waiting for a 1921 rematch with Harvard, Centre ripped off nine more victories. It also hired a line coach, Tiny Thornhill, from the professional Pittsburgh Steelers. With revenge on their minds, the 1921 players delegated McMillin to scout Harvard.

Bo was confident Centre would win. Then it was time for the return trip to Cambridge. Once- again, Boston received Centre with great hospitality. But the Centre players had evolved a plan. They had lost in 1920 trying to march Harvard's stylish play; this year they would be more conservative.

a By GEORGE VECSEY, (C) 1971 New York Times News Service DANVILLE, Ky. They no longer call themselves the "Pray-in' Colonels" and they probably couldn't even beat Harvard today. But Centre College has a tradition, a magnificent burst of greatness at the World War I that culminated in the football game that captivated a country: The date was Oct. 29, 1921. The score was: Centre 6,, Harvard 0.

What made that score so stunning was that Harvard was National Champion, unbeaten in five seasons, and Centre was then as it is now a tiny liberal arts college in Central Kentucky. But for a few glorious autumns, Bo McMillin and a tiny nucleus of outstanding athletes were able to beat the toughest teams in the country. I It couldn't happen today, of course, not with the huge universities recruiting hundreds of giants on full scholarships, getting into show biz with a vengeance. Harvard long ago stopped trying to compete with the factories. And Centre? Centre is doing fine.

It tied for its conference championship this fall, after the big game with Sewanee. Its academic standards remain so high that its president, Dr. Thomas A. Spragens, compares it with Williams or Swarth-more in the Northeast. The season was only half over, however.

Centre was so popular that it played Kentucky at Danville, Auburn at Birmingham, Washington Lee at Louisville; Tulane at New Orleans, Arizona at San Diego and Texas at Dallas. The Colonels scored five straight shutouts despite the side trips to Hollywood (where Bo was photographed "tackling" Gloria Swanson). But the players were not happy with the extra Jan. 2 game against Texas particularly after Bo got married several hours before that game. They lost, 22-14, after 10 straight victories that season.

SEE ANOTHER REPORT, PICTURE ON PAGE 9-D The 1921 season was the high-water mark. Most of the good players began graduating after that year and Centre could not compete for the prime beef any mdre. It had an eight and two record in in 1923, 5-1-1 in 1924 and 3-6-0 in 1925. The Golden Era was over. Bo McMillin played professional ball only briefly before coaching at Centenary, Geneva, Kansas State, Indiana and the Detroit Lions.

He died of cancer in 1952 at the age of 57. The school itself has "boomed" from the 200 of Bo's time to 726 today. The college has preserved its high standards. "Freshmen had a combined Scholastic Aptitude Test of 1,127, which is higher than many schools, certainly higher than any in Kentucky. And a progressive fine-arts center is growing in a corner of the campus.

The school went coed a decade ago. It also integrated In the last decade, so comfortably that it hardly seems an issue. The football team has a black quarterback, Harry Sykes and the rugged middle linebacker, Anthony Olinger, a black pre-med student from Hazard, was elected by students to head the prestigious Judiciary Committee. The golden era started with a couple of policemen chasing a tough little kid around the schoolyard in Fort Worth, Tex. The boy was Bo McMillin and everybody said he was destined for trouble unless somebody straightened him out.

A Centre alumnus, Robert L. (Chief) Myers, talked the police into letting Bo enroll at Northside High, where he became a quarterback under Myers. Myers then arranged for five of Northside's top players to matriculate at Centre. But Centre's entrance requirements were as high then as they are now and Bo couldn't get in. So he and Red Weaver spent a year at nearby Somerset High gaining some credits and keeping themselves in money by pressing clothes.

At Somerset, Weaver and McMillin were paired with Red Roberts, giving the little high school three future all Americans at the same time. By 1918, all three were enrolled at Centre, with the help of financial aid from friendly Centre fans. Chief Myers had become the Centre coach, along with uncle Charlie Moran, later to become a famous baseball umpire. Up to that time, Centre was known merely as the Colonels, which is not such an unusual nickname in this state. However, their nickname expanded during a 3-0 victory over the University of Kentucky when Uncle Charlie suggested a half-time prayer.

"Coach, let me do the blurted Bob Mathiasr another of the Fort Worth bunch. And after that, they were the Prayin' Colonels. The Prayin' Colonels gained their first major notice out of their area with a 1H victory over West Virginia in 1919, as they went undefeated for a second straight season. With Harvard scouts watching, Centre tromped nearby Georgetown 77-0, and was invited to visit Harvard in 1920. The northeast was then considered the hotbed of college With 50,000 fans watching, the two teams ground out the first half with no score.

But early in the second half, a pil-ing-on penalty gave Centre the ball on Harvard's. 32-yard-line. On the first play, McMillin followed Red Robert's block off right tackle, cut to his left, then snaked his way toward the end zone. He slowed down around the 10-yard-line then dashed into the end zone just before he was tackled from behind. It was the only score of the game.

And Harvard's five-year winning streak ended with Cambridge fans mobbing the visitors, cheering McMillin and his" teammates. Danville was undoubtedly pleasant and sleepy 50 years ago, as now, but Centre was much closer to the mainstream of American colleges then. Founded under Presbyterian auspices in 1819, it received a boost from the president of Princeton Woodrow Wilson, who talked about the little school west of the Alleghany Mountains that had produced more great men than Princeton (Centre boasts of two vice presidents and one Supreme Court justice, Fred Vinson) but Alvin-Nugent McMillin did more to publicize Centre than any dozen public servants. Capacity Crowd Watches Tilghman Score Upset Murray And East Tennessee Swap Field Goals, Tie 6-6 three before Tennessee! JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Mur ray State University traded field air on 11 completions in 29 attempts.

The Racers return home next week for a Saturdav afternoon held and Watts missed a 22-yard try. goals with winless East Tennes- If The JBurxaneers gained the tie clash with Eastern Kentucky University. see here Saturday afternoon and came away with a 6Mi deadlock in the Buccaneers' Homecoming match. with less thas two minutes left in the game following a' 52-yard punt return. Two first downs Murray State 0 0 3 3 8 East Tennessee 0 3 0 3 8 gave ETSU a first-and-goal in turned in another strong performance for the Racers picking up 120 yards in 32 carries.

reenfield also topped the 100 plateau netting 109 yards in 14 carries. Murray State finished with 208 yards rushing and eight passing for 216 total yards. Pandolfi completed only one of five passes and had one intercepted. East Tennessee could muster only 65 yards on the ground against the sturdy Racer defense but gained 104 through the side the ten and three rushing ET John Rauch, 23 field goal. MU Stan Watts, 22 field goal.

-MU Watts, 20 field goal. ET Rauch, 28 field goal. STATISTICS The standoff left the Racers at 1-2-1 in conference play and 2-3-1 over-all. It marked the first non-defeat of the season for East Tennessee which is now plays pushed the ball within inches of the goal. East Tennessee elected to go MSU 11 ETU 13 68 104 First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Total Yards 208 8 216 0-6-1 over-all and 0-3-1 in the jar Return Yards for the tie rather than the touchdown, however, and Rauch kicked a 28-yard field goal.

30 109 Ohio Valley Conference. The Buccaneers used the first of two John Rauch field goals to Passes 1-5-1 11-29-1 Punts 840.3 Fumbles Lost 1 2 Junior fullback Rick Fisher Penalties 15 IS forge a 3-0 half time lead. Line backer Bill Linebarger set East Tennessee in motion snaring a Tom Pandolfi pass at the ETSU m-Btrnmut 46 and returned it 16 yards to the Murray 38. The Buccaneers picked up first down at the Racer three but MSU held. Rauch split the uprights from 23 yards out with (Staff Photo by Jerry Atkins) quarterback Brad Fabel (beyond Mathis and Harriford).

Wolfe won the race to make the recovery at the Maroon 27, setting the stage for the Tornado's final touchdown. Carl Crumbaugh (63), closing in from the left, recovered another fumble late in the game to preserve the victory. Madisonville had won eight straight going into the game. (See full report and other high school results on page 3-D). LOOSE BALL! This third-quarter Madisonville fumble killed a Maroon offensive effort and helped Paducah Tilghman hold on for a 20-7 upset triumph over the previously unbeaten top-ranked eleven Friday night.

Tilghman's Adrian Wolfe (left of the arrow that points to the loose ball) seems to be having a footrace against teammates Dale Young (77), Keith Mathis (64), Lonnie Harriford (90) and Madisonville only ten seconds remaining be fore intermission. Murray State took the second half kickoff and marched to the East Tennessee ten before the drive fizzled. A 45-yard run off SPORTS EDITOR emi Steve Durbin Paces Vikings ii 1 1 mi itiim itn niiniMii him 1 1 inn i iiimm iiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiTiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMlllnmimiiiiiiiuiiiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimuiia the quarterback option by half Section 12 Pages October 24, 1971 back George Greenfield gave the Racers a first down at the "ten but Murray couldn't push it over in three plays from there St. Mary, Berths In Trigg County Qualify For State Cross -Country Meet Third-Period Power Carries Georgia Past Kentucky 34-0 and settled for a 22-yard field goal by Stan Watts knotting the score at 3-3. A fumble recovery and a pass interception set up two Murray fourth-quarter threats but both stalled leading to field goal attempts by Watts.

The Racers gained control at the Buccaneer 24 early in the while Kentucky linebacker Joe Federspiel was the leading tackier with 15, inlucding 11 unassisted. By ED SHEARER Associated Press Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Buzy Rosenberg's dazzling 56-yard punt return and Jerone Jack Kentucky Georgia 9-t 3 14 1434 Galloway of Tilghman was tenth. Strohmeier, White, Stacey, Galloway and Rudy France of Christian County qualified to run in the state meet along with members of the two winning teams. the St.

Mary harriers, who ran over 1,000 miles in preparation for the season, will return intact next year. Steve Durbin, Albert and Allen Shaw are juniors, John Durbin and Peter Albert are sophomores and George Durbin and Danny Vincent are eigth graders. of John Durbin. Allen Shaw came in eighth for the Vikings and George Durbin was 20th. Two other St.

Mary runners, Peter Albert and Danny Vincent, were 30th and 31st, respectively. Clint Strohmeir was fourth for Paducah Tilghman and Ir-vin Sanford grabbed fifth for Trigg County. Rounding out the top ten, Burth White of Tilghman was sixth, Dick Stacey of Tilghman was seventh, Shaw was eighth, Gerold Merriweather of Trigg was ninth and Keith for second by a single point. The Wildcats finished at 51 and and the Bluemen at 52. Crittenden County was fourth at 94 followed my Christian County at 117 and Hopkinsville at 172.

Steve Durbin, who finished first in every meet in which he competed during the season, established a new course record in taking first place. Durbin crossed in 10:25.2. Teammate Steve Albert was second and brother John Durbin took third. Albert finished in 10:41, seven seconds in front Paducah St. Mary and Trigg County qualified for the state prep cross country meet by finishing, first and second, respectively, in the regional competition in Paducah Saturday.

The Vikings swept the first three places over the two-mile course at the intersection of Buckner Lane and Pines Road and easily bested the other five teams. St Mary, which rolled up a 12-0 record in regular season matches, picked up 34 points to win by 17. Trigg County nosed out Paducah Tilghman fourth quarter when Larry Roberts smothered a Richard Mc-Glothlin pitchout which went wide of the intended receiver. Murray pushed to the ETSU 12 before calling upon Watts for a 20-yard boot and 6-3 advantage. any offense until Georgia had its fourth SEC victory on ice.

The Wildcats, who got their first down with 2:48 remaining in the third quarter, threatened twice in the final seven minutes. Kentucky moved to the Bulldog 11 before three incomplete passes halted that drive, and later got to the one where an offsides penalty killed its bid. The late drive included a 33-yard pass from Mike Fanuzzi to Mark Campbell and a 20-yard run' by Campbell. Robert Honeycutt of Georgia led all rushers wihh 62 yards Ga FG Braswell 25 Ga FG Braswell 25 Ga Poulos 1 run (Poloj pass from Johnson) Ga Johnson 1 run (kick failed) Ga Greene 23 pass from Ray (Braswell kick) Ga-Bissell 1 run (Braswell kick) Moments later Frank Head Kentucky Georgia 8 18 son's pass interception set up two quick third-period touchdowns Saturday as eighth-ranked Georgia overpowered Kentucky 34-0 in a Southeastern Conference football game. The Bulldogs, unbeaten after seven games, led only 6-0 at halftime against a vicious Kentucky defense, but the two defensive thunderbolts within a three-minute span of the third period opened the door to their explosive second half.

nb a 177 pound weaved in and out of Kentucky defenders on his 56-yard return grabbed a McGlothlin pass at the Buc 12. Murray reached the First downs Rushes-yards Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 40-108 73 0 6-23-1 10-31 0 10 10 JO M5-1 $-40 30 Eastern Tumbles 16-7- SPORTS INDEX UTM Grabs GSC Lead MARTIN, Tenn. The Uni- Hilltoppers Pad OVC Lead With Strong -Second-Half before he was finally cracked yfJEeanfisscMaitiii took command of first place in rjoirp liter Timrviw Dnnlnf ON THE INSIDE PAGES Atkins Alley, 2-D Pro Football, 2-D Kaiser Golf, 2-D "College Scrjresr2-D College Football, 2-D, 4-D Prep Football, 3-D, 4-D Moynahan's Monologue, Outdoor Features, 5-D Pro Basketball, 6-D Bowling Results, 7-D Vols Struggle To Upend Determined Bulldogs 10-7 By RANDY SCHMID, Associated Press Sports Writer MFMPHK Tonn aD Tonno- i the half, moved 51 yards, most of them on the passing of soph i scored from the one and Andy dumping Delta State, 17-6, here, 4. Saturdav nieht Johnson rifled the conversion 8 ipass to Poulos to give Georgia The victory upped the Pacers a ead league mark to 2-0 and their sea-i Two afer (he kjckoff son slate to 4-2. The Statesmen Jackson intercepted Bernie omore quarterback Leo Peck-enpaugh.

This was the third straight Hilltopper victory in this intra cue in uic Lumeicncc dim bcruggs pass ana returned it fi intoQt, Ifive vards to the Wildcat 31. ItL. a 11 auumeasi- 3-2-1 over-all. UTM built a 10-0 lead in the r- ern -onierence victory over Mississippi State Saturdav. a 56-yard run with a blocked field goal attempt by James Porter.

The victory brings Western's OVC record to 4-0. The Hill-toppers are 5-1 overall. Eastern dropped to 2-2 in conference play and 4-2-1 in all games. The first half was a defensive struggle dominated by Eastern's running attack. However, the only score of the half came on a 21-yard field goal by Western's Steve Wilson.

Western, on its only drive of RICHMOND, Ky. (AP)-Ohio Valley Conference leader Western Kentucky, held without a first down for 25 minutes, came to life in the second half defeat stubborn Eastern Kentucky here Saturday 16-7. Tailback Clarence Jackson carried the ball over from eight yards out for Western and Bob Morehead scored for the winners on a 37-yard interception return on the last play of the game. Eastern's only score came on state rivalry. The 45th meeting of the two OVC teams was witnessed by 24,500 homecoming fans.

luu vjcuiKia live, wava iu firrt Vilf A( m-A tial rn f.w.v,u vii a viiaiaiiuci Jjaaa Cell in the third perjod and returned it! to pay dirt to give the. Vols a Pints held by Johr Riley of 0 3 7-14 hv Randu RarnM and a vard SCOre' Johnson g'nS tne tfladdox. quarter Delta State shaved the deficit! Kim Braswell booted a pair tn ine i tu tm -r of 25-yard field goals in the WESTERN KENTUCKY EASTERN KENTUCKY Auburn. WKU-FG Wilson 21 WKU Jackson I run (kick failed) EKU Porter 44 run with blocked FG attempt (Buckman kick) 10-0 lead. State baUled back, however, and late in the third quarter Frank Dowsing returned a Bob- iiru in mc uiuu yci iiu luur on first half and the Bulldogs Memphis St.

Triumphs 27-12 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)-Jun ior quarterback Al Harvey ignited Memphis State with a long first period run and led his Tigers to a 27-12 victory over Southern Mississippi Saturday night. It was Memphis State's first my Cannon hit Ted Gullette for WKU Morehead 37 Interception return added fourth period touchdowns (Wilson kick) 23 yards and the touchdown. rt i on James Kay Aj-yara pass to hv Mainrs varH: But the Pacers puf the game Mississippi State' missed a chance to tie the score late in the first period on a 28-yard field goal try that went wide to the left. The try came after Majors faked a punt on fourth down and 11 on his own 19-yard line and was tackled for a loss.

State couldn't push into the end zone and had to settle for the field goal try. Ton-Ranked Cornhuskers Roll on ice later in "tfie period. Nate Greenland Hal Bissell Holmes slipped through from the one-yard run. 19 and Barnes booted the place- 11 was tne sixtn straight dement for a 17-6 UTM lead. feat for Kentucky following its Mike Summerrall crashed victory over touchdown.

1 Chealander's passing kept State in contention, threatening twice in the final quarter, but the Bulldogs were unable to win in their last five starts and from the two for the States-iclemson- frnss thp pnal linp noain Full. men's late fourth-quarter touch-' Kentucky never Curt Watson was the Ten down. MSU 7 gave the Tigers a 2-4 season mark. Southern Mississippi is now 1-5. The game was counted as a The Pacers travel to Jackson nessee workhorse throughout the game.

Tennessee managed a narrow 3-0 lead at the half on a Tenn. Tech 26 Morehead 8 ville next Saturday for a GSC clash. Missouri Valley Conference UT FG Hunt 51 UT-Walker 43 pass Interception (Hunt kick) MSU-Oowlng 54 punt return A ceiver in the Big Eight and Nebraska's "big play" man, was kept under wraps early in the game by an aggressive OSU defense. But he got rolling later, scoring on a nine-yard pass from quarterback Jerry Tagge with 3:54 left in the third quarter. Oklahoma State finally got its offense untracked late in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 points in the final three minutes.

Thanksgiving Day showdown with second-ranked Oklahoma, burst into a 21-0 halftime lead and poured it on in the second half with Rodgers and Kinney providing the fireworks. Kinney, who got Nebraska's first score in the initial quarter, smashed over right guard to open the Cornhusker's scoring barrage in the second half. Rich Sanger failed on the conversion attempt and it was 27-0. Rodgers, the leading pass re STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -Senior halfback Jeff Kinney ripped off touchdown runs of 12 and 25 yards and speedy John Rodgers hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass and hit pay dirt on a dazzling 92-yard punt return as No.l-ranked Nebraska riddled Oklahoma State 41-13 Saturday.

The victory extended Nebraska's winning streak to 26 games over three seasons. Nebraska, gearing for a I'TM Delia State 0 10 0 0 017 812 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. breaking 51 -yard field match, leaving Memphis with a 2-1 league mark. Memphis State lost the ball tTM-Randy 40 field foal. 6 num.

TJTM-Grady Maddox. 12 pas. from funnine of nowerful fullback with that kirk Hunt hnnstpd Kelly Cnker (Barne kirki. on an interception the first time DS Ted Gullette, 23 pan fromiJC" aaci, wiiiuueu mureiieau tarecr storing ior me VOIS ilP r- 1 i ini Tommy Cannon (kirk fail). MJOUT II 215 51 77 4-12-1 M2 2 First downs Rushes-Yards Passing yardage Return yardage Passes Punts Fumbles test Yards penalised the Tigers had it, but put 13 points on the' scoreboard in UTM Nate Holtnei.

19 (Barnes 10 31 183 126 13-27-2 t-40 1 4 4o-8 saiuruay anernoon in 14 points, a recora ior a Ohio Valley Conference football! kicker in the SEC. game. He surpassed the mark of 173 kick). DS Mike Summerall, 2 run fail). (run their next three possessions.

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