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AGE. SIX
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| SPORTS SLANTS
- Ov 'MELANCHOLY' JONES
Muiiis BioFluiida, Langstoil Shaw ^
Nation; Sottthern, Wilbefforce.
Alabama, Va. State iDrop FrojmsTop Class
> - (L'urreht National Standings) ~~
TEAM O. PTS. I'CT
Shaw. IT. 3 0 0 82 19 1.006
Morris Brown ..a..:.....,..... 3 0 0 74 .18 1.000
norma . 3 o 0 m? 0 1000
LanjgTfljT:.....>. . ........ 8 0 - 44 ~20 1.000
gZXane jj 8 0 0 - 28 j. 7 1.000
Tillo^on . :;;-2 0 .0 113 . 7 1.000
|^Pw4TOj|lllill. v./'.fT. 2 0 0 . 61 - 12- 1.000
Hampton ... 2 n?ii 5* u- i ooo
2 41 0 41 13 1.000
C. state 2 0 0 28 0 1.000
, - Prairie View l i 4 1.000
^a^xaa i ./"y i ' *r z?
I: AHc.SUie / y. o r 22 0 1.000
Morgan 7 1 0 0 25 0 1.000
L 2 1 J) frL,?_..25_ .... .667
t - jXatl*r ........ .?' 2 \ 0 25 33 "" .067
AS PREDICTED through this column a week ago, some
.drastic changes took place the pas tr week end when a 11111x1bar
of the unbeaten and un,tie<T members of the ''charmed
circle" was taken into camp rudely by tough early-season opposition.
. . In
the week's biggest upset, Tangston moved along ip
the national football derhv by spanking mighty Southern in
J ?:the latfer's hn*?kv?rH 10.1/1 Ii?1? nwnrt f1 QmW K'a ^ #\l#lnt* Hull^
... . f m -mm V/ KJllllt. ll H VH'lllt-il lliHl^ |
... dropped Virginia State from the undefeated class by shading
tjhe tough Men of Troy 14-13 at Petersburg. Unbeaten. Alabama
lost her select rating when she look a 22-0 mauling
~ ffrfltt Florida's flaming Men m Grange at, Montgomery^
Mighty Wilbetforce.feafure attraction in lasiyear's Orange
Blossom and Steel Bowl Classics, was dropped from the un.
beaten class,by Tuskcgee^-Chicago 2fi-7Jn what many regard
as an upset. However, this observer called Tusfcfrgee
over the Green Wave, three touchdowns io one, several days
rf':- ahead of the contest^ , '
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< . With Southern, Virginia State, Alabama, and Wilber*
force departing The ranks of the unbeaten, t Morris .Brown
[; nosed -out Lincoln (Mo.) 10-12 r't Jefferson City, Florida
_?tamed Alabama as sUlml, Langston pulled her previously"
p.- mentioned upsel over So ulh ern. andXane shaded ? threaU
ening South Cai^lina State eleven 14-7 at Jackson, Tennessee,
to form a special class of clubs boasting three wins, no
ties, and no losses in three starts to date. The Shaw University
Bears also kept pace with the nation's leaders by
V togging Howard 20-6.
Ijl the two wins class are Tillotsoh, West Virginia, Hamptoib
J- C. Smith? aiuHfr-C?State. TheJpast week, Tillotson
routed Paul Quinn 40-7, Wegt" Virginia shaded Lincoln (Pa.)
? 44^, U^mpton got by A. and T. 0-0, T. C. Smith nosed out
Virginia. State/and N. C. State ekedBiuefield 9-6. 'Tillotson
IcadhrNegm football Fri scoring with 113 points in two games
- against only seven points allowed.
Still other members' of the unbeaten class are Wiley,
?exas, Arte..State, Morgan, and Prairie View. However, all
biit Morgan have been tied- Morgan beat Virginia Union
25-0 in her first-1941 start last Saturday.
Wiley: and Prairie View were Idle the past Saturday,
nwatt.fng their Bnwl SBE nfilalliiH
_day afternoon, Otcober 13, but Ark.- State improved her po
bitioii wirn a 13-U decision over tough Alcorn at Pine Bluff.
Texas was idle the past Week. 7?
Ranking high hut noFTinhealen are Southern, Tuske
gee, and Xavieivntt wtth two wins against a single setback.
Langston upset Southern, Morris Brown mauled Tuskcgee?
' and Tuskegee spanked Xavier.
The column journeyed to Columbia, Sv.C, the past Friday
afternoon to team with Prof. R. T. Harve.v and Lief L.
Cain in handling the Benedict-KnoxviHe night gartie. It
travelled in party with 6mel Scott. Ike Ramsey, and Riehard
Rembert. ~ '
From Columbia, the column moved on to Frankfort, Ky.s
- aa guest of Coaches I.eHlie N. SfaHworfh and jliirrory Walker,
w.ho. carried along three of their star-players at Benedict as
they scouted lltg^houdiiedH whom they fnye Thursday. Ortober
30, in the annual S, C. State Fair at .Columbia. The
. tVib of star hacks also in the car were Captain George Sheats,
a hard blocking and running -halfback^Sam .lenkins, a plowLeake,
deerfoofed climax runner.
The column toiled in Jthe. Morehouse-Ky. State game Saturday
afternoon as umpire, with Frank I.. Stanley, Atlan -
ta University AH-American, referee: FJlsworth .Marshall of
^-v Frankfort, head iinemrvUi; "and Paul W. L. Jones, .the Cinjjl
cinnati secondary school principal and .Negro football his
TQn&jL.lielcI judge. Coach-Henry Arthur Kean was host at
lip buffet supper and contract bridge after the game. Five
Rubbers were played that lasted till about three o'clock Suri|?
day morning. .
ufy-~ Returning to the Gate City, Lu Jo travelled by bus from
o?dirt^-^(^|/ uTun "
invitation of Head Coach Frank L7 Forbes. ^His canny as'
* Student Manager Marshall Arnold, Trainer J. I. Washington,
and Statistician Charles MaxeyT The Morehouse coaches had
been fcted^y Arnold L., Wright, ex-Maroon personality,-the
^f-night bcfpnL^v . ' . ...y.1 :? "?
The 'Morehouse football delegation entrained at Lexington
on the L. & N., arriving in,Atlanta late Sunday evening
at T^>?n|y R'Sft nVWlf?^r - :? ?
Making I he (rip for the Kentucky State gamp and parf_;
taking of 4he deuicfotis meals served hig^time style in the
diner on t he fast-train wete Captain Leon Elani. fullhuck,
~ Co-Captafn Mdrray Townsend, guard, Krnest Ahhott, Robert
Jenkitfs, Charles Lanier, Stephen Maxwell, Hots Owens, and
. Earl Rohtnson, ends; RoheiI If ving. Warren Parsdna. Paul
VrjdAt amT Frank Lester, tackles; EdmondKemp, Hoselle
Smith, Harry Miller, and John Turner, guards; Harvey Beech
and lWnry Jackson, renters: Felix (Chin) Evans and A. T.
Robinson, quarterbacks: Clarence (Sl|p) Anderson, Homer
Hill, Wftfjftr JOftes, CTiuiIch (Red) Stmmpna, J. Y. Moreiand,
and Sam Washington, halfbacks; and Clarence Henderson,
"7" " "V. . v |
J ?James (Pinky) Haines-grrtrHsnn Whatley, ends, albng
with Jimmte Washington, halfback, alt lettermen and stars
' of the j .'41 club; failed to make the trip. TTninoa was inyjf
ittWd fn the Xat^ier game. "Washington's fathef,passed-and
"7; pc vent to Monroe, La., to be at-bis-funeral, while critical
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S< O'I'LANDVILLE. f,a.
Menco ami two omlx. Pin re* ni
fortjs and lit orally led their tea:
2\7W. 1STnniToidS-; Southern Un
2,500 awe-stricken Southern f
^ Southern 4raw-f-irs44dQod
I rab Barnw, sriM^lIatinp- tTfifbn
sped 55 yards over tackle into
giving Southern a 7*0 lead.
GORDW DASHES - 73?SHARPS A
few minutes iater. Lang-ston
punted from their own '34-yafd line
to Southern's five and Earne#^retuyned
the putxJ^Tt) the Cats' 23yard
stripe. On tjie first play.
Flash Gordon. Southern's bid for
Ail-American honors at fullback,
ripped over"-guard, cut to the left,
picked UP two blockers who led hinton
a 77rynrd jump to score the second
touchodwn of th0 contest,
Mitchell's trusty toe again.annexed
the exirp points Riving the Cats a
14-0 lead which they held at halftime.
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-LA&fGSTDX'S- passes RArn t:
With undaunted spirit and pulfatinp
hearts, the. Langston Lions
returned to the field in the second
-half a determined team and in the
first two minutes of play recover -
Qcl - aouloivN f\?npl? on ^Southern's.
mm J ^ _A - " "" 11
Kentuck
24 Tn 7
Bv LUCIUS JONES
(SNS Sports Editor)
FRANKFORT Ky. -- ^iNS')Rolling
up 17 first clowns to hef
opponent's five and displaying a
baffling and varied attack, Kentucky
State ripped Morehouse here
Saturday afternoon 24-7- itv a -stirring
aerial duel.
Coacp -Henry Arthur ' Koaw
moulder of two ?of the greatest
teams In Negro,' football?iiistorj
back in 924 and 1937, has no. spct
personnel as of old. But Saturday
reveajed he has a bunch of untried
ypungsters who are willing to plaj
for big stakes. ,
The inexperienced Tliorobred
backs, moving behind a "seasoned
200 pound forward wall, got an
eterly jump on Coach Prank Forbes
- grepn' coniblnatlon. i
Kentucky's first score came hi
the first five :minutes when Fred
Ranks, "ant size dtalback, sparked
a determined drivr. trnm the Morehouse
46'to thc>ucmy 10 yard line.
Benedict'
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Kuns lvn<
COLUMBIA'S. C?Coach *Leslje
N. Stall worth and'hls canny young
7 assistant--Liorov. H. (Po ' Bellv>
Walker, former star ?f t.tie Purple
and Gold clad Tigers, turned loose
H?hrl.i?l iip,? freshmen ^eps:if.inp
here Friday night and that little
known youth proceeded to yive 'one
of ttie .most'spectacular touchdowngalloping,
exhibit tons lamped"'n the
SIAC In recent, years to bewilder
nnd flatten KnoxvlUe Bulldogs 240.
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The brilliant" first-year num.
Marion I^ake by-name, shooli.Tils
ton second*4 speed. 130: potrnds of
ribbed steel, and sixth sense of
B2B tlmin^tntrrthrronen time
and again . y:throw cnnluaion. into
the ranks of Coach Wallace O..
Hawkins' unusually gveen 1941 combination.
GHOST GALLOPS
The firiiL quarter was. accides.-;
but fur- from devoid of action, put
"""ITivmyryrks got underway with a
1;ang rrt tho secod period. Leake
on a 21 yard sprint to the
lOT&xvillp. 39. came back swiftly with
a 35 yard gallop on a sweet reverse
uto-plant the hall on the four yard
-??-the very- next T>iey
[ knifed off tackle for .a touchdown.
Benedict led (1-0, There wiHTrto fm>
"rther scoring in the first half.
Benedict W11.1 MII'tihHrgM for Uie.
closing' tin if-- however., and struck
llki* lightning TfT the third period
when Leake-got loose on a spirited
with Sam Jenktnsi_the plowing fullback,
going over from the Tour yard
fetrln. m 1 _
The rxtm prut -wirs agnni nhovt
end Benedict led at 12-0. Just
before ^hc thlid-quq^ter ended,
Leak/?, carrying the ball almost
exclusively, sea tied his way TOY' S
succession ?f TiFst downs that resFed
the pigskin on the Knoxvllle
iTTneHH of hi? own father ctirri
Wnncirll Jf. Smith, crackr
rouniKn, .wna. at- I'Yfinkfort.
_ kegee-'FVircc ria^sir }n Ohicag
friendship wmi-a:uiewed?
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LINCOLN
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Reaches C
Gets Ups<
rjiAMU/roN ??V i
zziSNS)?A fullback-hapicd 1 i
id Stewart, combined their ef- ^
mtnatcH tn a 19-14 victory nvor y
veisity Cats jis approximately- f
ans looked on. , V ' ..' - c
' , f i v
4ri (ftiartcf an >*en- c
pay dirt.' Mitcholl ropverteri. _
- y
M-xarcl stfipe. flerc the vguutod t
pasSfpg attack of i^n?*ton wem u
ieto action as King, Fling-shot ar- c
tirt. beg^ui to-fire passes to his two ?
tali ends Three straight .* passes It
placed the ball on Southern's three- t
yard stripe, from which point, v
Mencc, brufelng back, chased over j
guard to seore. Pierce failed in the r
attempted conversion. V
TEMPORARY ESCAPE
After receiving the. ball op their "j
own. 35-yard line,-.as ? result of an
11-yard punt.., by Scott, Lnngston's
passing attack went into?action c
J ngaiti to carry tho ball to South- ?
1 em's thrcc-yard litre with first and 41
-fepolr V ' ' 1
Southern's stalwart litv braced
'and held taking (h,. bull on downc *
; Scott, deep.?n his own end zone,
| was rushed and got off a poor kick. f
which was grounded on Southern's
y Lashes
In Aeria
From there a Cyrus to Hackley to ;
Cyrus pass- j)roduced a touchdown.
Thc Thorobreds 'struck pay dirt
agufiTIafcr" in the initial quarter <
when Freshman WilltmmBaSs. after
doing mast of thc ball carrying in 1
the particular march, skirted end
- for seven yards, v ?- -
tnc nnr?? KentucKy touonaown
cam? in thesecond quarter when
" ick Saunders ThorobredgUATd.
ocked Jones' kick recovered ii^
the Mtiroon '20. und raced the
' remaining distance to goal. All exr
tra,-joints were missed and the
' spirited' Keanmen paced the visir
tots 18-0 at intermission.
.Kfcan took no chances against the
l offensive minded Mofehouse eleven,
which, even 'though scoreless, had
i thrilled the fans up to this point.
' witlv its wide open, devil-may-care
uf attack. - Th^^lContucK^
e mentor sent his big team . rightI
back lntn the -fray as the third j
j quarter started. The Thoiobred?
struck again and Bass i.cpcatcd i
his poison.. Kentucky counting in
s Fresh mar
oxville Di;
110. In ;t single spirited olfM.icklo ;
sweep lie was ( vci t'>r hi', tfiini'ithird
tnakn* and .7ftrr.^lIT~lTu)tl3rr ^
wide jriacrmrm ktck Benedict l^d 1
! 18-0. ,
i III the middleof tin; tourMy and !
find quarter, Knoxvilie's brilliant
triple-threat quarterbac k. Eoarl [
Henderson kn'led through j hole in
_ iiie middle of ihn Ronrdirt linn-lu-L-his
own 20, ana cra'xv-icg^od his]
was 55 niad yards . upiield u> the]
home club's 25-yard strip ? ..
KNOXVIILF TURK AT I
Spelling .paydirt at. last, Henderson
mates went thPT snap ;
Henq?rson whipped a short flat ]
--pH?s--Prteirfk>d W-his rriSs-nnsitac^
Jj?lt_cnd iifar_t.ilc cauLrudcliaes. But .
Leake, traveling wlCIT the speed of
lightning, tucked in the puss on the 1
dead run and galloped bark 80 yards '
,fOr Benedict's fourth touchdown
The coiwerson failed-Jor the fqurth j
time and the Tigers led at the ftr><? 1
ynnrk nf OA-O - , ?FFor
Benedict Leake was ably abet- j
ted by Captain George S heats,
whose punt-returning was spectncu- j
lar, and by Fullback Jenkins who i
mowed his way through the visit- j:
ors' line for many kftPft italnes. |
Defensively, Bencdicrk stars were,'
Iieroy Fair,- Calvin Carreft, T. F
Thompson, T. Ritchie Charlesvf
Brooks unri Hmrir rrfnntl I
sub at left end,
Knoxvttic's ^dvnjirrtrTOire Ted byi
; Henderson with Bennett and Car- !
penter stading out brilliant op i
tiefenw.
_ The Kcxville club had road. I
trouble nnd did not arrive in Colpin- .
- Iija Willi fOlli o elbf-k.. tlie. mbrnm^ j
of the Raine, in nil fairness to tlreT
Bulldogs it, must be admitted that,
except for this unfortunate develop- -I
mcnt, .the visitors may have given
..Benedict the dogged fight that has i
| ****<!/ a tpoUiWCi " Hwtr samra of t
' tire past. The teams tied G?0 in i
cd Whatley out bl town, '
spirts scribe of the Pittsburgh
motoring down from itfeTils-j
o thtf night before. A pleasant ;
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GIVEN
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5ne Yard
at 19-14
8-yard strirc by. Barnes/ -Foin
(raight passes faHcd to (rain lh<
Jqns ft first down and * bp bal
TStft"over'to Southern 0n the nineard
st?lpe. Af!ain, S'cott Rot.^ff t
K>or kick which. w:ui prounuwl ui
he Cats' 27-yard line. Two passe;
arrled the ball to. S U 's two
ard stripe where Menr e Vas anali
ailed upon to takc it over, bu
louthcin led 14-12.? ?
"With the halt mi tr.oir omr^T^
'nrd strife, Scott of Southern at
empted la-kick. -Lut 'hi*- fnatjwn
docked-and Langfitdn recovered 01
Southern's 24-yard stripe.' 1V(
WM6K, the last. one 1q Pierce, net
edr a- touchdown and, Lougstot
vent, into the lead 18-14. 'Adnmc
substitute,' kicked the extra poin
nnking the score 19-14.
With three jnlrtutfcs to pla;
?outbein uncorked lwn passes am
hrec runs to place the bqll o
he two-yard stripe with 80 sec
mds left to nlav. A sutvstitmc wa
;ent In 'to stop the cloek am
Southern received n five-yard p.?n
;Ity and Ooroon. on line buck, in
he"ball ?o the one-vaid ilnr as t.h
tame ended.tofi:
by qt'ain fiitv} totai
Lanes tun ' .> H .0 0 '? l.'??1
Southern ........... 0 14 0 0?1
'House
I Duel -lust
10 well selected play.; to leu
2A-0. .
But. RSbrchouse. .always ^dangn
ous from any point on a footba
field,.struck good early in the fin*
quarter after recovering u cost!
Kentucky fumble 'ntrd initiating
long- march. Th?._tiiive swas elimai
ed with a- sweet'10 yard pass. Lee
Elam to Maxwell in the. end zon
Jones place kicked the extra-poll
and thefinal?count tvas on tt
books at 24-1. Morehouse raidecj tl
Kentucky defense with 2$ pass
and "the completed with three b
i'|g intercepted. Kentucky hurl
15 herself, completing eight, wi
tWo getting intercepted.
Officials: Rbferoe", Frank Sta
fey, (Atlanta TJ.);. Umpire Luci
.Tones, t Clark;; head Ihustha
Ellsworth Marshall. t.prank fort
field jUdgn, Paul U". I. Joni
Cincinnati?)
. ^ Si*
l Tailback
tzy 1
1?10
Knwayiile fcenpdjrt 12
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LO--Srr upjcr. Tlinnipsf
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<t--lfpntlorson M ) Shrats i(
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1 B--&1Jllcr V-? Jchk'.i
'Swing T'HifhfTowri- l.rakr l.'j
Jrnkiils
lltfecc-JI, X lUrv^T -M 'Mjitr
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Xcadflnp^in.-kt^l.uriitN Jours << larl
Versatile
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'Met
?< o-taptain Howard Hunter, A. <
T, A**kv guard, tfc one of the moi
\ Hue men in ihe I> A. A
11.1 % irtf served at every Unr post o>
cept Ihe pivot *pot
BIG SCi
TIGERS
Missouriar
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3 (Special to Scott P
L__: JEFEEltSOK CITY', Mo
' a single touchdown in the ef
r li'd H3O, Morris Ijrown'a niij
rt I heir way toward a second st
j conquering a dazzling I.inco
I Saturday night at. Municip
largest crowds ever to wftno?
A short circuit put out
- and it was 00 minutes later
*- -The game was not oyer unt
MOODY BREAKS LOOSE
3 .
r It was late. Lu ?the Second, quai
tcr that Morris Brown found -tf
range. ATtcr John (Big) Tral
'/ Moody, the 207-pound All-America
fullback and 1940 high scorer wit
! 109 points* in nine games, sparkc
?* a bruising Purple ,drive wit hi
'1 1 scoring range. Jolting Joe Jenkii
h j skirted right end for a touchdow
- A penalty of the Lincoln team 1
s ! its own 10 yard line figured in tl
rl I -?
'Miimi luniMh WIIU'll saw .JeilKlt
- I speed 10 yards to strlkeoJpay dir1
L[ Moody's piacc-mcnl kick-was ?ddi
u 1 OpenThg up -the. second lmlf, "Li*
Iccln kicked off:-to Morris Browi
I t After two galnirrg-tfne plnyrr: Moor
i.Uncorked a pass intended' f<
^ i Charles Bookert. but It -wfts lnte:
| reptcd by Richardson. Lincoln Tul
- back, on his own 29 vard'^ lln?
Richardson^ picked his way thron?
a broken field and dashed 71 sti
i ritf,' yards fdr^a' ToucKdown. T1
_Lr' Aversion effort wa?; wide buLti
f <eore stood deadlocked at g-6' ?
?| WOrVKRINES, FIGHTING MAI>
! Infuriated at the-uppity condu
TUT the. Mlssourians, Morris Brow
"pLVrTryf TolTirui on~vestalh
" 1 power. Moody. Jenkins, and Bull
i Joe Mitchell took turns at literal
[cracking skulls and. with a mixtu
' of battling passes inserted, movi
their way to the Lincoln 20. 1
* offside penally advanced thc pi
v skin to the 15. '
* From this pofnt, the inevital
L~ Mr Moody toulHed lilB wfty ; t
n entire 15 yards to a touchdown, b
e. lru. placement was again wide, lea
Yt Ing. Morris Brown ahead by'non
I too-safe margin of 12-6. *
i jenkins gets in clear I
After an exchange of punts ft
Sa fumble by White of Linco
ed \ -* , ' .
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I Florida m
us ? ?
Alabama!
Cfrl '
By J. M. (Slim) REYNOLDS
_ j MONTGOMERY..Ala? (SN4
I ? A powerful and "Heavier Flo
da A. and M Cbllcpre team l\an
V id A In ha ma Mute Teachers C<
ley-e her worst defeat in fo
i years here this afternoon' whi
>! they rolled up a 2*2-0 win aj?hir
t it serappy hut outclassed Horn
ill fitfhtinir with their hacks
the wall almost "from the start.
Valiant Hot net resistance he
l?.i hhe ry is* tors t?? tia^.fl^o.ret_.dnr.il
ir I the" first ((uai trr, 'b\if with \V
j,, l lianis and Gant leading the wi
,n j in the second the men in ctran
lt*_ Jild on a power drive which m
1v toil thi m?a?'euiehdown af-he-r-^
j.j_ <>0-yd. march when Gnnt we
tt over fur the i^arker from t
~ Hornet TTI TTaTit drove over f
the Vxtrsr point and the half en
-IS etl Florida 7.-State 0.
ns FIND RANGE AGAIN
The Florit ians losj no. tin
tuLiiur?the-, ball. over fl^m. tl
0, Hornets who received -the kic
- if in 1 he third (|Ufl-i r 'ill
""..mat'ehin^ m t heir core wlv
Sims passtsl I7? Sherfteld for
*; yards, and" a rdnrtftlow p -fo et
off -a !<? yard drive. Harrisi
drove over the extra point!
(>nTthe ftdoAvinp kickoff, t
Hornets allowed the ball t<? ri
~ rh'nrl?rrrr rtrrrr One foot- line- -tp
Florida too,k a short Hornet pu
on Ikt 2 1 ami marked to' the li
only to be hp,Id. for downs. He
I Tate was rushed in to kick i
the Hornets, but the pass frc
out of the. end zone giving Flo;
I da a safely. A mixture of. pass
| ami power netted the final Umc
" dowfi TTTTrrr i ourth quarter wi
I Williams taking a pasts from Su
t tM l 1 .ysrdJKVTdt the payoff plfl
J Sinfrlctnn'n attempt from plac
1L _iueut u'iw am fmd Kr? -f fri
B scor owns Florida '.V2, Alahgi
State 0.
i The Hornet; lnie whs no mat
for the ncavicr, more powerfi
line, a nil th ? Home* hacks d
not have a eha"hcre. The loss
ttictf powerful rufttoe of.last fi
and more experienced Flori<
was keenly fvlt us the scrap]
remnants a'irted , l>y pronlisii
freshmen strove valiantly all fe:
way to stave off disaster. Floi
? da's big- hacks, Sim's, Williatr
*t Harrison a nil OiVtF drove tl
i.. hriliter Horned 'line tune ni
attain. pulling: ibeir fcaeklors*alcj
1 with them, with Gam,the leatfi]
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^(SNS) Hold surprisiaglyLj^ itire
first half after which they
or hi v Pnrplf Wolverines rnarpd
raijrht national championship by
hi university eleven 19-12 here
4s a colored game in this section.
the lights in the first quarter
before play could be resumed. ,
il i mlHwltrtn- r~*~ -*rr? * : ^ >
?a ii?iu?ii|^ lit/*
wMch Morris' Brofrn recovered on
the- Lincoln 28. the Purple Wol'
" r.verities mixed three "line plays arid
-then sent the crazy-legged Jenkins
in on a madcap flight across the
n enemy j^oal for the national ?ham^
pions' third touch-town.- T M?pdy
** rplil tltp crossbars with' his placeln
kick and Morris Brjwn led 19-6.
18 . The fans were brought* to their
n. fPrt parly in the fourth and final
?? quarter when, p.iter Moody kicked
ie off following the last..touchdown
*s White took the ball on the Lincoln
^ five and stepped 25 yards'to his
own 30:?? 1
i- SENSATIONAL PLAY
l At tliat poli\fc. White,.,swaxmed by.
ly bngrfed Wolvetlnes. lateralted beaiP"
tifully to Rabbit Thompson, scatr
totted Lincoln halfback, who ran
1- the remaining 65 yards for a
* touchdown to complete- a dazzling
:hl ^5-yarch scoring-play. The piacrf
mj>nt kick was, low and the score
^ read 19-12,
ic Thu? threatened and penetrated
on .two .occasions, "Morris ' Blown
brought into play her niggardly
ct tir-ht defense and handcuffed, the
nungerou.s Mtssouuans the rest of
~ -the way-, ?
>g sroiiTtwi ion ??*??! ?
. Morris Brown had entered th2
][ game a prohibitive favorite, but,
scouted ,by Assistant Coach Herman
Green -against Titskegec. the Purplo
Wolverines found the Lincoln
g" Tigers knew plenty about their
. "pet" maneuvers and. In the final
analysis. they had to get downright
berserk and barbaric to bull their
way through the stiff, defensive
patterns of the alert' Missouri
of Cosudi Ray Kemp..
SCORE BY QUARTERSTOTAL
nd MorriK Brown ' 0 6 13 0?19
In, Lincoln (Mo.) 0 0 6 6?1?
ittlers Rip
State 22-0 '
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gainer. Florida gained 200 yards
i)--uh the :ground. made?ft* first
ij. .downs,, and completed -1 passes
fi_ for <50 yards, while State 20 yds.
>1. from scrimmage, 55 first dowmd
ur was ruled complete account inL.n
15 yards. Another Hornet pass
iSt and completed one pass good for
ttir-f+na-nee?for .r? yards^
to CJriggs. Mason, Sullingcr, and
A Jackson stood out in the Held
not line.' and Wilson, Ellis, atid
ng Robertx worked 11acd ttt fh e hirelril
fielfTT'Wilson on the offense, and
hi;:. ...... !>..!?- J-*'
? r I 1/.IIC- mm IWUI'IU) "!l Ul'ieilS".
I Mil^w^dwards, nntl Sherfield
>t- \Ci?n^?Rlwarts in the visiting
i I Inn W I tremendous
nt kidc6ff? kept the. Hornets pinned
he hack airrtiim frp.il
or ALABAMA (0) FLORIDA (22)
d* POS.?ALA. FLA.
LE.?WKTle . i ...... . . Goodwill
LT?Grift ? ? j Gontrv
rtO LG?dackion Edward*
C ?M**on ......... DowdelL
k- RG?L?f*wicl? R. Gknt
liLjU? W..fthi .... MfifcF!>n
Rj??SuMjnjjnr , , So or fie id
QB?Crowe .. ....... OKletby
I.H?Joirer-. . . . .i.. 7-t-t?Smjtmr>n
RH-?Cbpktbmn William*
FB?Elli* Hartiion
1 Offici?1?: Refero*: T. E. .Cra,H
: von (Clark); Umpire, J. W; Hill
llt| ( Atlanta) ; Linesman, J. Nay
Xavier dps
To Ran IeM
7y. MFMPf UiL Tciuk- i'8 N B) VThe
tj, Xavier University Gold Rush of
rttli' liniliwiana -FRmir->lrtmmxn h?"?nr
.... . yvrwovuif,
,ia ? :.ophomore juid freshman team,
veterans <>i ?ihe first two games of
the?cuneht Hrn.mm. rtrTrtitcrt the,
v. famous "Mad Mrtglehma4^ of Memp>,
phis, Tenn., LcMoyne College, 12-6,
. hero, at Booker T Washington High
! j. School Stadium. The' Gold _Rush
1 ' dominated the game from the start
?* of the whistle, presenting a ground
f offensive of hafTllrig power.
1 In the first half Th? Y?vUri??
py inarched from their own 37 to
LeMoyne's 8 yd. stripe before being
he halted on one occaslOn, however a
ri- LoMoync fumble by halfbffclt Carey
h, on their own 26 gaVe Xavier the
Ktr ball tn the second quarter. Ralph
fid' Rivere find RJmon Rogers carried
ug the hall to the ft where Rii&re went!
ng Over for Xavier s initial ^core, Harry
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. KALLT
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^5^
Kf.8ttW? ' M?r*hoon 1
Xavler 12 I^eMoyne ?
- M Knoxrttte p
Ftek 9 * Tmmui Kile , i ?
Morgan *5 Va. Union I
J C. Smith 14 Va. State IS
'" N. c. State 9 r Bluefleld * 1
West Va. 14 Lincoln <Pa.) 6
Shaw 20 Howard 0
Langs ton io Southern M ?
Arkansas State 13 Alcorn '?
Allen 6---. Bethune Cookman 2
Fayette vi He t4' Swift 8
Ga, State 12 Voorheee 6
TtUotfou 40 Paul Qnlnn 7 >
Jarvis 13 La. Normal
Hampton 6 A. and T. 0
Morris Brpwn 19; Lincoln 12
?Lane 14; S. C. state 7, , ?
Prairie View 32 Wiley, .7 ?
Tuskoyee 88 >V Ubfforcc 7
A JL fi-i- I
air. jwte in
Tough Alcorn
? :.PY MAIUUBON 1HJP8QN
'Special)?The fast Alcom Indians
invadeef Arkansas territory. here
Saturday afternoon to meet the
I Arkansas State Lions whete the
Indians were defeated <13-0.
The shifty MississLppians ~ kept
the ball in Arkansas territory and
I outclassed Arkansas throughout the *
first half of the game. Their only
real threat came in the frst quartpad
an Alcorn punt which Cofbgiei i
of Alcorn recovered.
The rejuvenated Lions | came
back in the second half with lavson,
Arkansas' Mack Truck. White
and Termyman ripping off substantial
yardage to keep the ball
in Alcoorn's territory. Arkansas' 1st
touchdown came in the third
I quarter as a result of penaittas '
against the visitors. Lawson- carried
the twrft over from the one yard
version by Lawson was good.
The^ Lions' second touchdown ?came
in tlic last ]few minutes of
t hp camp when ppntivmnn rtrnvo
off-tackle for the imal two yard#.
The try 4R>r extra point galled..
Outstanding' for the Indians were .
Anderson. Battles jftnfl Lenoir in
the" backfield and Harrison" Mnrlip
and Dofdon on the line; for Arkansas,
Sutton," Edwards. Greene
and Smith' on the, line and Lawson,
Pcnnyman and White la the
backfield."
Arkansas (13) Alcorn f > ??
iTaS^fifflESw"...;Mar^n ' "' '
LT--Greene Harris
LG?Williams Borden
Cfetirge WttObde .
RG?Smith Harrison
RT--Murphy " Fielder
RE?*-Ed Wards Gerdob ~
QB?JPeno y mi an? Henderson
LH?White 1 * Gaines * j|
RH-Wilson Harris
FB?UwSftn - . Battle
Official: Johnson (Clark) reefree;
Wolr (Philyider Smith) umpire;
Goo p<- (Tusk&gee) headlines/nan.
f TallaHotraT: FiohLJudge.
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,Score by periods; '* *
Alabama?. 0 O 0?# 0.
Florida' 0 7 9 6 22 Scoring
touchdowns: Gant,
SKerfield, William* for Florida.
Conversions: Gant, Harriaon.
-^afeiui Florida. ..... *'.
* ' 1 Jf * ;
-w ' "" 1 " ' '* ^ ' ' *
Barton's attempted Pace kiqjk for. .
conversion was too abort.
LpMov tie's tally came In the
third quarter when an aerial attacit
from ^a^vlerjBK^jca^ie^Uie
tWrtt Ktrickld scored, j (Hall's at
tempted conversion by placa (tick
was short. . ' ; ' ,
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A kicking duel i?v the fourth
fumble On LeMoyne* 13 by Hajj .
gave Xavier the ball In the final
three minutes of the game. A desperate
LeMoyne line threw Roger* .
'for a four yard loss. However a 1
yard pass, Roger* to H_ DctervlHe
waa good for a ecore as Deterville
ran the'remalnihg TO ynrd* through
the i^Moyae secondary. Hls phu.^o
for oonvenrtoh was stopped.
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