Centre College - 20 (Head Coach: T.G. Gronert)

Player	FG	FT	Pts
Bo McMillin (*)	2	0	4
Allen Davis	3	4	10
Thomas Tate	1	0	2
Madison Bell (*)	0	0	0
Julian Walden	2	0	4
Norris Armstrong	0	0	0
Totals	8	4	20

Kentucky - 22 (Head Coach: Stanley A. Boles)

Player	FG	FT	Pts
H. C. Thomas	4	4	12
Arthur Shanklin	0	0	0
Ben Marsh	2	0	4
Arthur Bastin	3	0	6
Max Glickman	0	0	0
Joseph Dishman	0	0	0
George Zerfoss	0	0	0
Totals	9	4	22

Wildcats Trim Centre Colonels in Closest Contest Ever Played Here

Thomas Tosses Goal Which Wins Contest After Tie Makes Fifteen Minutes' Overtime Necessary

'BO' McMILLAN AGAIN IN CENTER OF STAGE

Danville Star Banished by Referee Hinton for Personal Fouls

In the fever heat of the first game on record to run three extras innings before a tie score could be broken, Henry Thomas, modest University of Kentucky freshman, grabbed the basketball which signified the championship of the state.

"Shoot" screamed the hoarse hundreds who bent the rails of the galleries, thrilled with a thousand volts of the electricity of excitement. He did.

Referee Hinton, of Georgetown, threw up one hand. Centre threw up both hands. The whistle blew. The game was history. The Wildcats won 22 to 20. Centre had been blocked in her rush toward the undisputed championship of Kentucky. A game which coaches of Kentucky colleges declare eclipses any athletic scrap ever seen had been played. Petey Moore, trainer, ran out with a sponge and washed the dirty faces of the valiant victors.

Record Probably Set

Coach Hinton, of Georgetown's and Coach Gronert, of Centre, declared that it was the first game to their knowledge in which three five minute extensions of time were necessary for a decision.

Centre's seasoned veterans of the hardwood and the Wildcats' fleet collection, made a pair as evenly matched as two ears of corn. Daddy Boles sent in a rejuvenated line-up which made the Wildcats look as new as the first straw hat will this spring.

"Big" Ben Marsh, newly placed at center, started the ball rolling for the Wildcats when he threw a goal in the first few minutes, and then blushed like a bride at her own wedding.

The fight went furious. Kentucky took the lead through efforts of Thomas and Bastin.

Enter Bo McMillan

Then "Bo" McMillan, the sensation of the year in Kentucky athletics, got warm. He threw two goals and showed the Wildcats the same kind of stuff which made their faces turn pale when on a muddy gridiron in Danville last year he kicked a field goal which won Centre the pennant rag. But mud or hardwood makes no difference to "Bo" and so Centre ran up a pace and the half ended 8 to 7 in the Wildcats' favor.

In the last half "Bo" went out on personal fouls. Coach Hinton thought he took a knee jab at Bastin. "Bo" declared he didn't. Everybody in the crowded hall started yelling for no ostensible reason.

Bastin walked across the room and shook hands with "Bo." He knew the kind of guy the Texas Terror was. They had been old high school friends. But trouble was written on McMillan's face. How could a fellow like him sit and watch a game like that ? But rules is rules. This put a crimp in Centre's workings for a while, as the Wildcats worked wonders. But soon, led by Davis, the fleet Danville forward, the visitors shot forth again. The time ended with the score tied 14 to 14.

Then the Excitement Started

Five minutes were given to play off the tie. Bastin, of Kentucky, threw a goal in the thick of the excitement. So did Walden of Center. So did Thomas of Kentucky. So did Davis of Centre. The five minutes ended with the score again tied, this time 18 to 18.

In the second extension of five minutes time, Bastin threw another goal. Walden made it even again. Then came a floor fight with no goals. Time was called for Centre, apparently to give them a rest. Coach Hinton gladly allowed the rest to be taken. He was nearly withered.

The third extension of time came. Then Thomas broke up the game.

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