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avier Clark, Kiekeoes Morris Brown
| Man First Division In SIAC Cage Race;
Morehouse Much Better Than Her Record |

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XAVIER, with a clean sweep of the Florias series by
42-21 and ~48- 21 margins, faces future dates against Alabama,
Knoxville, Morehouse, and Lane that are a mere formality.

Boasting an overall 1941 record of 24 straight wins, the ~For
ty Niners~ have their imperialistic eyes foeused on the forthcoming and none too distant eighth. annual SIAC) Basketball
Tournament at Tuskegee Institute February. 27-27, March 1.

Clark, since the Florida and Morris Brown setbacks, has
been rolling along inevitably enough and is a pretly.good bet
to come through in runner-up position at the close of the visi
tation span.
with Xavier.

This would: enable her to be topseeded along

But endangering Clark~s bid for a No. 2 Ldedihg are Tus- f

kegee and Morris Brown.

The Gold Tigers wh
40-37 last year during the visitation campaign.

ped Clark
that was on

thie Tuskegee floor just before tournament time.~ When the
clubs meet this year history will be repeating as fay as time
and place are concerned. The results may or may not be re
-yersed.

As for the Purple Wolverines, they~re in first division
how for the first time this campaign~securely enwrapped in

fourth position and dangerously in the running f

third and

second honors. The Gravesmen represent a mighty barrier

for both Clark and Tuskegee.

Despite all Clark~s technical brilliance, the Cardinal and
_ Black looks at least a year away from another SIAC title to
' this observer. Tuskegee looks as formidable, Morris Brown
and Xavier seem definitely better fortified, and |Florida, on
the face of the records, appears equally as good too.

Among the troublemakers, S. C. State and Morehouse

rank at the very top, with a nod also to Lane, which despite a|
weak defense, has a flock of high-geared shooters and. can
hatidle just about the fastest company on a ~hot~ night.

S. C. State, Morehouse is much better than her record. Alabama is another troublesome hombre, especially around tour
nament time.

Still the Hornet defense is nothing to write Younger, with a sizzling first half

home about either; Coach C. Johnson Dunn realizes he has

a job cut out for himself.

If the column were called on, at this wattie, to put a
finger on the our 1941 semifinalists at Tuskegee, on the

basis of that indefinable something known as ~~form~
name Xavier, Morris Brown, Tuskegee, and Clar].!- his isn~t because Florida, a dangerous ball club sure
enough, doesn~t hold the high regard of the ote But.

- remember, the pick is ~on form~. -
Ask the column to disregard ~form~ and
it would name Xavier and Morris Brown~ with

spired pick,

the fingers crossed on Clark, Tuskegee,

make an in
and Florida. One

must not preclude the possibility of outstanding upsets either.
With Morehose, 8. C. State, Alabama, and Lane in that.toursetae aetna paprenody, had better watch. sed

We came away from Tuskegee
almost a year ago with certain
facts fixed in~ our~ minds~I~m
speaking about us basketball fans
of. the SIAC.

Let~s hark back and_ remember
what we said.. Remember how we
predicted the 1941 basketball
frolic with Xavier, Clark, Tuskegee, Knoxville and Florida at the
head of the pack.

Only one. of that five star final
cast has come through~Xavier!
Xavier,
it. had to come through. Ted has
*the materia] and the facilities but
_ his record breaking freshmen
champs of 1939 simply couldn't
stand prosperity,.

ABy Ric ROBERTS

make: no mistake about}

Biggest Threats To
Xavier Should Be

Clark, Mortis Brown

They got the old swell head, the
old inflatus..and Florida put them
on the skids, 52 to 35,: and sent
them home from Tuskegee blinking. |

This year they ~have wrecked
Gaither~s orange ~clad,: wrecked
Tuskegee the ~SIAC. amd the
Southwestern Conference also.

The tournament | jis almost on
our calendars and | the big ery, at
this moment, hap} ms to concern
the chances of the test of the
field against Xavier.

Will Ted Wright, packing that
familiar big, black cigar, dominate
the tournament as he has the visitation season? The answer is, yes.

FATE AND CHANCE |

Xavier has been the choice at
Tuskegee~ before. She had the nod
in 1937. 1938, 1939 and 1940, She
came through in ~38 and '39 but
stalled before. Clark in 1937,
Florida in 1940.

I give.Lane, LeMoyne, ~. C.
/ State, Benedict, Talladega, Fisk.
Alabama, Knoxville. Tuskegee,
Morehouse, amd Florida no chance

~ to handle. Xavier.. Tuskegee never has and, deep:
_ Gown in their hearts, the Florida~

| bits. It poured~ barrel of. iced

Go on and laugh if you wish.
but I believe. the chance is there.
I think Clark and) Mortis Brown
may rate a chance~not anything
like an even chance, mind you,
but one just the same.

Dowell and C may be the
duo that Morris Bi has needed
the past two yeexws. The Graves
combine looks like it is going
places from here in.

The team took both Clark and
Morehouse during the week. It
tore Clark's stratagems to

water on Morehouse~s inflammable

spirit. Watch this club.

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Quaker City, February 17.

In the 1th defense of his title, Joe Louis, left,

Joe Louis, left, and Gus Dorazio

meets Gus ~Dorazio,
The two are shown holding up a poster telling of the coming scabies

Philadelphia heavy, | in the

ATLANTA, Ga.~(SNS)~

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Talladega~s Crimson Tornado kept within striking distance most of the game-as one of those rare ~zone defenses~
bothered the champions in the opening moments, but,. in
ike the end, Clark~s Cardinal and Black showboat, even with

a heavy play on reserves, triumphed 53-31.

Captain Clarence (Sonny)
in which he was all over the
court, turned in 11 points in that
_ brief space to round out a fine
day~s work. This was the best effort for the winners, but Robert
(Robby) Robinson ~and Ernest
(Hunky) White, varsity replacements, had on their shooting
clothes and treatec themelves to
nine and cight points respectively to play a big part in the ~dirty work.~

MOVES THE BALL

The big five, with ~Norman
(Red) Baxer operating at forward, started the contest and had
no easy thing at all with the tight
"Dega defense, but impressed with
its uncanny ability to work the
ball into scoring position, even if
the shots, upon being ~ set-up~,
were missed due to poor timing
end dust-laden eyes.

But the varsity~s fast breaking
maneuvers evidently served = an
unseen purpose. They must have
~softened up~ the ~Dega defense
no little, because after the. half
ended 20-11 in Clark~s favor and
when play was resumed in_ the
final period the reserves ~~went to
town.~

~DEGA OUTRUSHED
A two-man rampage by Robin
-

breaker, and peppy Aaron. Watson
out of the picture. the Clark picture has altered.

The old Henderson - WatsonCoates-Pemberton-Younger poetry
is not there. The old drive and fire
is missing. That intamgible something which comes only with years
of endeavor as a composite~that
unmistakable reward for concert.
ed endeavor is Bone. |

This despite the fact that Coach
Robinson has -the finest store of
matérial to reside at Clark since
1931. The 1941 team has not yet
evolved. The month that I begged
for has not been enough.

The Clark team may not arrive
this year. The time is beginning
to slin past and the total chaos and
disorder in those: last seven minutes in both the Florida and
Morris Brown reverses cling to
the memory.

The Clarks looked fine against
the Rens, They have the top caliber bail] of the town~fast, smooth
~and slick. They may be on the
path that leads to Elysium pastures. They are the one club that
can match Xavier: in tactical and
technica brilliance.

No match for Xavier in technical stuff, the 1941 Wolverine: is
the type of club that ~can score
via the long remge~ route. Bryan.

son and White, with Joseph
(Prince Albert) Swiggins and
William (Billy) Scruggs chiming
ir later with four points apiece
on a pair of field goals each.
sparked the second period flurry

in which the Panthers bagged 31]

points to Talladega~s 20.
LATE SPURT

Talladega was far out of the
game at a stage of the closing

~period and would have been even

farther away at the finish but
for some fine belated markmanship by F. Brown, who in fact, led
the Kitchenites in scoring with
10 points, followed closely by A.
Claiborne with nine points, and
Govdenough with seven, Daniel
Tyler, ~Dega scoring threat, was
*blueprinted~ expertly and was
limited to a lone free toss.

APPEAR READY

~On the strength of their play
against Talladega Friday, Hunky
White, Robby Robinson, Billy
Scruggs and Prince Swiggins
made it clear they will be fine re.
placement material in the near
future, while Leon O~Hara,
Sterling Morris, Ivan (The Terrible) Harper, Boswell, and Hill
all showed a hustle that means
tournameni - laurels for ~Dega_ if
the Tornado gets off to a good
start at Tuskegee soon.

Despite the all-round promise
of the Clark reserves and the
assurance given all by the. varsity the brief space it worked, the
hero in Friday~s little drama~
the man of the hour~-was none
of them. That momentous | role
was played by no less a_personage than massive Arthur (Bump)
Hadley, 6-6 center scaling close
to if not more than. 250 -and
wearing a ~factory-Sized~ shoe.

House Puts Okeh
On Lend-Lease
Measure, 260-165

WASHINGTON~(S N S)~The

aid-Britain bill was passed by the
House of Represenfatives Saturday
by a vote of 260 to 165. The
measure now goes to the Senate for

discussion. In passing the bill, the |.

house refused to place a $7,000,000 -far-reaching,or lease war

| limit on the amount of present |

military Which might
be disposed of to to foreign govern
Xavier Gets Mighty Scare From
Wiley~s Big Giraffian Outfit ~

South Atlantans In
53-31 Dega Win

By ~MELANCHOLY~ JONES

NEW ORLEANS, La~(SNS). ~

Xavier University Gold Rush of
Louisiana pulled-one out of a
very hot fire to defeat an unheralded Wiley University Wildcat Quintet 37-31, here tonight in a basketball game at Xavier gymnasium for

the first time this season the
Xavierites trailed at, half time
17-13 and remained behind. ~Trail
ing by eight points in, third quar
ter, until final four minutes~ of
the game where the score Was
tied at 31-31. It marked the
24th consecutive win. from the.
Xavierites against defeats.;
Coach ~Fred Long~s Wildcats

from Marshall Texas dwarfed every man on Xavier starting - five
~A feat no other team has been
able to accomplish in the past.
four years, like another brilliant
team. from Marshall, Texas,
(Bishop College) seemed well under way to accomplish,

Last. year, the Bishop ~Tigers
downed the Gold Rush 28-26. to
chalk up the first defeat registertwo free throws for twelve points.
ed against Xavier five in New
Orleans in four years. The first
quarter ended with the score, 6-6:
This figure changing~ all the ~time
until the half.

The fina] period opened with
Xavier scoring a basket: However, the Wildcats pulled away

again with Polley, Wileys brilliant

from all angles to bring the Wiley
five to a commanding 27-19 lead,
with only eight minutes left in
the game, However, Frank (Blotto) Crozier began to find the
hoop and bring the Xavierite up
A few minutes later, Polley, having already scored sufficient points
to jead: his teammates in scoring,
five baskets for ten points, left
the game on fours.

Coach Giles Wright sent Eldridge (Dizzy) Williams into the
game for Lucius Thomas, and his
floor game enabled the Xavierites
to tie the score, 31-31, and gradu
-ally pul] away with the final. two

minutes of the game resulting in
no score as the Xavierites were
satisfied to control the ball, Wiley~s
great height having taught them
to respect the Cat~s offensive abili
ty.

He Should Be

Very Thankful |
SAVANNAH, Ga. ~ (SNS)~ A

man who fell from

trestle and became submerged to

his neck at night in q river front

mudflat was giving double thanks

faturday to those who came to his
rescue. Fan

The 45-year-old ~man yelled for
an hour before a night watchman

police and firemen who extricated
the victim with aid of ladders. ~

President. could not make con
ments to GOIN ANN.

Scor

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a age Eccl: By Rig ROBERTS::
ATLANTA, Ga._.(SNS)~~ -
FOR FORTY-FIVE nerve-wreck- |

ing minutes Saturday night in_the
Morehouse _ gymnasium.. ~Clark~s|
Dixie kings. and Morehouse~s crazed |
Maroon Tigers put on an extravaBanza that taxed the composure,
the culture and the endurance of
every witness to the full. -

The score was 40-40. after 40 hectic regulation._ min and -people
stood around shouting and~shrieking as thoug gh Doomsday was upon
us. instead of the sportivé fates of
Clark and Morehibase colleges.

In the five extra minutes, Clark
doubled her pace from the pointa-minute beat of the first half. to
two points a minute and got ten
markers. The frantic Maroon stepped up her pace, too, but not quite
ehough and got but six. Clark won
the ball game by a score of 50-46
because of this.

Pinkie Haines had almost half of
Jhis team~s total, 20 big points. He
kad 11 in the first half, 7 in the
second half and 2 in the extra period.

The other. hot Maroon hombre
was McMath with 14. Their
mates numbering six all told, got
but 12 points in the aggregate but
they came #t crucial moments.

Grant's lone basket. came in the
final seconds. a long looper that;
left his fingers at the eastern side-'
line. It sailed more than half the
length of the court, put the Maroon
ahead, 40-38.

Chin Evans, a name. familiar to
readers of this page, tossed in only
one basket but it put Morehouse
ahead, 38-37.

HECTIC CLIMAXES

A running story. of the game
would reveal that the teams were
tied in the first 10 minutes of play,|
11-11. Haines! then thumped three!
baskets and two gratis tosses for
8 electrifying points and a 19-13
lead.

In the final six. minutes Ernest
White came into the game to cool
Mr Haines off, got three points |
himself to 26 with Younger~s five~
for striking @istante at the
Whit. fouled ines twice in this
procedure and~ the tall Floridian|
sank one of them to eke a 20-19
lead at the end of the half. -
SECOND HALF

Clark~s smooth passing burned
up the boards during the first ten
minutes of the second: half. Morehouse could get but 5 points. Haines

ways rated as one of the big surprises of Clark basketball history,,
that memorable feat has been
somewhat beclouded by the two
more recent happenings. Big
Hank Hadley was none too elated over the warm reaction t his
shooting.

~What about that fancy dou.
work out there?~ he demanded.
Clark meets Morehouse | this
eyening in what looms as a. dramatic SIAC clash.

Sharp shooting forward, shooting; _ The executive bcard

~meeting Wednesday, voted to con
~pointed by the court to defend

a Tailroad |

heard his cries and summoned.

TO ASK FOR BLOOD DONORS

BATON ROUGE, La.~~(ANP)
of the

Baton Rouge NAACP at a special

tribute and support Clarence
Smith in his case against the
state of Louisiana. The decision
was made after a conference with
Atty. E. R. Stoker, counsel ap
Smith
HARVESTER STRIKE

UNSETTLED
CHICAGO ~ (ANP) ~ The

strike of workers employed at the
International. Harvester company
here was still:on when the week
end arrived, efforts at mediation
by a federal concilliator having
failed, - The Farm Equipment
Worker's Organizing Committee,
4.GIO group, called the ~ strike.
Nearly 1,000 Negroes are employed at the Harvester Plants here.

RUSSIA DESERTS ~LITTLE.
BROTHER~ BULGARIA

SOFIA, Bulgaria ~ (SNS). ~
Pussia, which formerly pledgec
protection to her ~Little Slav
Brothers~ of the Balkins, Monday
was reported as willing for German troops to pass through Bulvaria. Dispatches from Bu
Rumania, said that Great Britain
severed all diplomatic. -relation:
with that country because of
Cerman penetration.

NAZIS INVADE. SEELAND;
- BERLIN~(SNS) ~ The Ger.
nasi high command last night Tre
-WASHINGTON ~ <ANP) ~

Time Expires; SL
Win Ia.G Overti n

In the Sak 30~ asso Deaith
Edward Garland, Bob: Smith, Bob
Rawils,. Coleman McIntyre,
McLaurep, Car) ~Wilson,
Ellis, Herman
James, Cilfiton Moore, and John

gratulated for their fine
manship and creditable abandon in
the contests. in the recent Golden

enjoys the, kind of Democratic reality everyone
Wouldn~t it be fine demonstration

Negro. Youths like. these were admitted in such a large number in
Industry where they may earn a/| n
more frugal living? ~té

Maroons, | Panthers,
Repeat Rallies To |
~Keep In Ball Game

and McMath each had a goal and

free throw. -

In the meanwhile the stylish
champs - rang, six baskets, two. of
them in a sow by Henderson, shoving the Cardinal ahead, 31-26. During. the next four minutes thats
was a poverty | of scoring either
way but with six minutes to go the
killer-diller of a showdown was on.
Haines whacked a goal for his 16th
point to trail, 28-31. McMath and
Yates, the iatter just into. action
for the first time, sank. goals apiece

but the deadly Sonny Younger had

echoed each effort with a goal of
his own and Clark still led, 35-32.

Yates and Haines evoked groans
from the Maroon witnesses by missing two. gratis efforts but when
Haines turned out of Younger~s
upstretched arms with a pirouette
end a basket, the rooters screamed
insanely.

Clark led by a scant point, 35-34.
The heat was definitely on. with
every movement. of the ball but
the canny Braithwaite. snatched it
away, passed it to Jacok and got
free to grab it again and sink one
to lead, 37-34..Simmons shook the
foundations with a. breath-taker
from 20 feet out to trail, 37-36, and
Chin Evans erected one from the

side to put the Maroon ahead for

the first time in the half, 38-37!
Less than a minute remained.

CRAZED ROOTERS
Evans fouled Braithwaite and the

Clark magician made it to tie the.

deal, 38-38, zs the incorrect information spread that only.5 seconds
remained.

The Clarks took the ball away
and topped off a scintillating passing session with a hook by Younger for a goal and a 40-38 lead. Then

on the upcourt surge,.. Grant. let |.

one go from 35 feet aw: y. and }
the strings at the ~:

waite fouled McMath and with a

chance to win the game, the young- |:
ster faileq and forcéd the extra-'

Maid 18. up Duh Bice,

entods Henderson.. hooked
from, the Jane but. Haines pushed
in a long one to even things again

at 42-42. Insanity was
ing into the =. Jacok
of. a maneuver with the ball

with a_ ho a sling.
back of, ibe cae and it was s!
_Gittens fouled _

house rocked. under the
vocal detonation. The
play Was one minute

~gs
a

Clark called for~ time wie:

things in order..

Thew: did gel things to aiden: for:
cut of a swift movement of the
ball came the deadly Younger and
Jacok with goals each and: a permanent lead | of 48-45.

Braithwaite fouled - Grant and
~Grant put Morehouse~s final Score
on the books, 46. points, Clark
again moved the ball: with precission and Jacok,. again free, shooked
it home for a

Younger had 16. points for Clark -

and Jacok was right in back of
him with 15. Henderson and Braithwaite each had 7 points to bring
bo the rear. Summary:~

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Negro Youths Make Good
In Flint. Golden Gloves

FLINT Mich~. John
Bennie McCombs,. Louis armen
Fred
Walter
Gibson, Wyatt

(Senator) Copeland. are to be consportsGloves Tournament sponsored by
the Flint Journal. Sports like this
can. appreciate,

cf the true Democratic spirit if

If~ people can play together, they |

fig
oh?

justify discrimination where jobs
are concerned, in order to make
way, for special privilege to one
Race group at. the expetise of another. That alibi is the age old
assertion that white workers.. will
not pleasantly work - Colcred

ones. Nobody believés this but the
employers who advance this
in. their effort to leave colored
workers on the welfare, have found
that it gets favorable results. But
such results also generate

and create in the victims @

vt

Bobice nee V8 ioe Voll tens

Tuskegee Wins In

Last Six Seconds

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala~
(SNS)~The winning basket in
the Tuskegee-South Carolina State

Tigers staged a magnificent second half rally to gain the hardearned, 36-34. victory after trailing State practically all the way
during the first half. The visitors
led at the intermission, 21-10. Four
times during the brilliant battle

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stood out in long _ Shooting,
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locate the hoops for 1 s

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