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The headline for the October 6, 1923 Ring-tum Phi article discusses how the men's football team walked off the field and forfeited the game against Washington and Jefferson because of a starting black player on the opposing team.

Charles West, a member of the 1923 Washington and Jefferson football team, was the individual at the center of the controversy when Washington and Lee walked off the field and forfeited the game due to West's participation.