Centre at Georgia Tech

• Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 31, 1920

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  GOLDEN TORNADO RUNS 1oI- > =” : AMuCk AGAINST CENTRE /, Georgia Tech Eleven Defeats Kenlucky Team, ~ to o, In biggest Gridiron Battle Of South. HURT COLONIES Moran’s Men Unable to Hold Ball at Critical Stages – Auantans’ u” Stout Line Smashes Defense Of Opponents. ATLANTA. GA. Oct. S0.-Gcorsia Techs Golden Tornado administered stunning defeat 10 the powerful Cenire College football machine here today. pilng up three ,ouchdowns and “a held goal for. 2i-to-o score. The game was clean and hard fought. both teams playing as though their very lives depended on the result This eagcrness. however led to FUN bich aud they proved far more cost!y to centre han for Tech. largely be = iheY halted an advantage or helped ,spu, Tech In position 10 scorc. ~ i”.n hn at, the beg, Of II from The contrad lc. that statement. although me- might point out that the Ken eleven went into, action with ~asnlnst Harvard a week ago. Al! :. all. when tho third period opened ~swith The score Tech 10; Centre, 0. ~. The day was an ideal one for foot .sbali. Hardly any wind stirred above =, he holi 20 Interfere with puntinS. y winch WAS frequent. and kindly Gun : ~etse tenn the chilly air sn”aEh 20 SohiE had been provided for 5000 p i,i ,ba,. ana u npnear.d that s..sri . atOunn the tluc ltncb ana AZ GItner end Of the field Sponsors for tho teams. carrying autumn flowers and tr’niicaNy waving remnants. added ton2h Of beauty to the field where tn” grim game was fought out by two hard hitting. powerful clcvcns irch’s showing Surprising. 80. The spectator. mhny of whom la” lattcr’s injuries became known. APP TO be taken back OS t.- vo,y ruSli OF their own eleven against n. sta iWart kentucky team. which had been welcomed In tho hcld with az great an ovation rs that given thr Those who read the accounts of Centres wonderful work against IIarward week ago. especially in the .it,st 80 periods could not feel ~ Nsamc team MAS In zion here. not eW.t hktandinS local confidence in :hc The dazzling attack that had earned the praises OF the Northern critics ct”npied up time and again before the stout Tech line. made three desperate drives against ,hS line ne r1 az tn though hhespits an he forced punt Techs players seen, I’ll to watch for the Centre leader and :. Wrc” more than often able TO halt = him. MGMiilin’s forward passes ou,d!d aHS ib’HB tUc Rlnu seen here man years. but Tech seemed 10 know where they were going. Fcrst aion. batted down two OF them ami ‘rhls io”s run for touchdown was the ;FesH1t OF grabbing another one OF = 1h”m out OF the air Centres most n .nsrtiye use of the aerial attack proved TO be In short passes where ia number OF pretty gains were made. Arm strong and Tanner played n om soan ,hn game on secondary de- DlIlts lDtD almost whole. Ccn,r. team tackled with n YIN that seemed destined TO smash ‘”c’r oppo”chts, but the Tech play srs , w nnlnitn it sxc,ep,, on one or ideally tackler when time and again /, fu gSns , }N%m Ren ‘his’ seemed to De- ,. The Centres gains too were due to Tanner and Armstrong, although Ne M!i!ln several times cvadcI the “‘orsians for good runs. y Atiantnns secure jump irch got the jump at the start s whSr &C center failed to accomplish :. not teams attempted to pmntins. a inc pail wa, was In Techs .possessiom S pera ne1 eoris s5ien Ins Three des more than five or six yarde and Flowers dropped back TO The THIRTY. Enir,h line and with a perfect drop :. posts for the FIRST score OF the day Icch’s other scores were touch ruisG’ h LOT score on sufety was points. In the second ~” per inI r! ,%o ron. star Of tho game. found n f h1is IN right r. n.a tackle and smashed tators realized 1t. and twis,inp nnI docking through thu desperate Centre s scGonda ara defense. he passed fiftyoutuistanc!nS his pursuers Finchcr who rarely misses one, kicked Inc s s.: as did tho other two that E Ter. made the second touchdown. ntty-fve-yard run in tn. third bbI iliins a lon isnatehing one Of aicthe air. He also gave bca,iiirni eNhihition OF broken field running. “ r,o,, d ,wen T. end run by tackle for twenty yards. by Bnrron , Wn9 seemed many other times to ind Centres eight, yard line In the fourth period. Ittook four smashcs a.ainst m nne !in ahs before Full Back Harlan made two OF the other bucks here ann Ferst had carried the ball the Tech Uses Jump shifs. That was all the scoring thar was done, although again In the last ne. r ri9q Techs JUMP SHIFT brought he straight down the field to Centres niGsk’n bounced across the line. Tanner recovered It and tho pIay in the growing darkness was first called ae fsretE; put tar after lengthy argument Cnntre held Teoh time and again as Tech did Centre; and punting was frequent. The punts averaged fortyi’ve yards and usually were high S,eEough for the receiver tn he dounssaa with little gain ~” “su – The lineup and summary. czCentre Position UeSSrg,o or..x bartlett left cnd a,a ,en Montgomery left tackle Fincher Robb loft guard Jehe,u I.ipscomb center XWIy Gregor right gllDrd nn,i. lanes right tackle a. station Snoddy right end Ratterm.oor, McMilin (Capt.) Quarterback Earut Whitnell left half back Flowers (c.) Armstrong right half back Barron Tanner fun back Harlnh Score by periods: Centre n a n a ca Ia ree Tscb sccri,n.c;.. ..r;;s77 IA Barron, Ferst, Harlan Field goal

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  Richmond daily register, Richmond, Madison County, Ky., November 2, 1920, page 1

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  HOW CENTRE LOST To- GEORGIA TECH Diftiest Branrs of Football Ever Seen Was Played BY Atlanta Eleven Hundreds of admirers of Centre j Colleges great football team were stunned by the overwhelming defeat they met at Atlanta Saturday, when Georgia. Tech. beat them % to O.. However, few expected them to put up n game indicative of their real qualities only a week after their gruelling battle at Harvard. Newspaper men who saw the game at Atlanta. however,, tell story which shows what the KentuckianS were up against-the dirtiest brand. of football ever seen in the south. Bruce Dudley, sporting editor of hte Louisville Herald, writes this kind of game that the Georgians played: | Centres engagement Saturday with called q football game, for it was not. Centre lost by 4 decisive margin. The score was “a to o. The story of the defeat Will not be an alibi. Centre despises alibis and so do all lovers of clean sport. An alibi an insult to a sterling football team; excuses are to be frowned on in foot ball history. Centre did not play the brand of sport which went under the guise of football Saturday afternoon at Grant Field and lost. Refer ring to the mess as football is to smilch the name of the countfy’s greatest collegiate sport. A number of Atlanta newspaper men interviewed McMillin after the encounter ‘Do you think Centre would have been able to have beaten Tech. last Saturday,” they asked. ‘‘Afterseeing the Find of football Tech. plays, | doubt it very much” McMillin replied. “I don’t see how any football team in the world could hope to beat Tech. at Grant Filed if Tech used the kind of tactics it used this afternoon” “Would you be willing to play Tech. again ?” 4 Eyes” snapped Bo. “I’d give every thing own to play them again tomorrow” “The Centre team today” he added ‘‘was only about 20 per cent as eff;cient as the Centre team which match ell wits and speed and weight with Harvard last Saturday. But pray, do not make the mistake of believing that | make this statement to account for our defeat. We We’re beaten and beaten badly, but no one knows bet ter than you that we We’re not beaten fairly. Gentlemen, it is bad sportsman ship is most cases to say anything against triumphant team, but just want to say that / can’t understand how the people of Atlanta can sup port football team which resorts tel such dirty and despicable tactics rs the Tech. team used against us this afternoon. The Centre team was warned by dozens and dozens of southern fans familiar with Techs | style of play to look out for unfair methods, but we paid no attention to the warnings. We believed that any college team in this civilized age could not be guilty of offenses which We’re charged This is all have to say except that it is my sincerest wish that again may be permitted to play against Georgia Tech.’‘ “We’re not going to squeal one tiny Bit” vouched Uncle Charley Moran. eve came down here to play foot ball, but everything but football was unfolded. This is the first town / ever saw where the coach and the captain of the team and college off | Gals would permit the student. body and band to unite in screams and din to prevent the visiting team from hearing its signals. When Tech. had

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  CENTRE ELEVEN. IS OVER WHELMED Beaten by Georgia Tech, “a to 0 Before Record Southern Crowd. Special Despatch % THE NEW YORK HERALD. ATLANTA. Ca, Oct 20.--T’here is woe and tribulation In Cork. ireland, and in Danvlile. Va. tonight FOR this after noon the green sweatcred praying colonels” Of Centre College went down TO defeat before Georgia Tech by the scoro OF “a 10 O. II was by no means a brilliant game. Both teams did their everlasting best 10 give the game TO the other in the first half 1t was only In the last half that Tech. really got down TO work and started playing ball. For the first two quarters Tech and Centre fumblod repeatedly To show just how bad they were and how much they resembled prep teams instead OF big college contestants IL Is only necessary to say that on two kickoffs Flowers, for Georgia Tech. did not kick further than 10 yards Maybe il was intentional, but any way Tech was hurt as the result. Georgia Tech was on the field first and received a great ovation. Half an -Four after the scheduled time 10 start the crippled Centre players came on the field, wrapped IN their green sweaters and escorted by four pretty girls. who COX their position on the eide lines. something done for tho first time on tho local field. Maybe the Colonies prayed before tho game began. but anyway u lidn’t do them the slightest bit of good. Tanner was about the only man on Centre who showed major league calibre. Mcmillan proved the very worst flzzle for a star Atlanta has ever seen. Not a single long run did he get away with he fumbled at times when clean playing would have Noted gains. and his defensive work was mediocre. Centre began the game minus the scr vices OF chinn. Weaver and Roberts, but before the finish all three stars were H. and doing good work. though showing the effects of wear and tear. Techs hrst score came by tho goal from field route, n tumble by Whitnel giving Tech the ball on the 26yard line IN the frst quarter, and Flowers put ting the ball between the goal posts. Then Toch scored again late In the second half when Ped Barron went around right end for “A 6oyard run, lodging man after man and leaving Me- MILAN tied at the post. Techs third score came on an intercepted forward pass by Ferst and run Of some alxty yards. A touchdown was scored in the last half by Harlan after Tech had bucked her way down the fiel5 and had gone over ia steady but small gains. The last two points were scored on safety. The lineup at the beginning of the game follows.

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Georgia Tech leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.