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ae The~ race for the coveted 1941 national football cham-, Piohship will begin this week-end, when several ~tanking
teams meet strong contenders in both conference and interconference tilts. Assuming that: the national championship
will be decided by a bowl game, it will be*necessary fora
team to first win its conference championship before~ get
ting a shot at the crown.

ane annual battle between the Morris Brown ~Wolverines, 1940 national champions and the Golden Tigers of Tus
kegée Institute, which will be played in Atlanta looms as the
headline attraction for the week, both in SIAC and:national
circles. The Tigers, who dominated the football spotlight
more than a decade ago, are not expected to upset the champions in their quest for national honors for the second consecutive year, but even so, the Wolverines are fully aware of
the fact that this will be one of their toughest games.

- Mighty Southern University, already rated~ one of the
strongest teams in the country, should get by Bishop by.a
comfortable margin, which automatically moves the Langston-Kentucky State battle into second position of the games
this week-end which wii] have direct bearing on the national
championship. Langston, 1940 champions of the SouthWestern conference will be given a plenty opposition by the

Kentucky State Thorobreds.

In another headline encounter the Florida A. & M. Rattlers of the SIAC will meet the A. & T. Aggies of the CIAA

at Tallahassee.

WHERE THEY PLAY THIS WEEKEND: SIAC
Tuskegee Vs. Morris Brown at Atlanta

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Morehouse Vs. Xavier at New Orleans
Lane Vs. Clark at Atlanta.

Ala. State Vs. LeMoyne at Montgomery
Ft. Valley Vs. S. C. State at Orangeburg

Fla. A. & M. Vs; A. & T. at Tallahassee.

SOUTHWESTERN
Southern Vs. Bishop at Marshall
Ky. State Vs. Langston at Langston
Tillotson Vs. Paul Quinn at Austin

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Wiley Vs. Jarvis at Jarvis. SOUTH CENTRAL
Leland Vs. Tougaloo at Tougaloo

SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Allen Vs.Johnson C. Smith, at Charlotte.

Vorhees ~Vs. Olinton at Clinton

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foe: CIAA
St. Paul Vs. Hampton at Hampton

Winston-Salem Teachers Vs. Livingstone at Salisbury.

Bishop Wins, 9-0,

But Finds

Alcorn

Tough Grid Foe

} ~By JOEL W. SMITH ai

ALCORN, Miss~.(S&NS)~A touchdown, scored as a result of: two long passes, completed near the end of the first
period, together with a safety tallied in the final period gave
the Bishop College Tigers a hard-earned 9-0 victory over the
strong Alcorn A. & M. College ~Braves in the opening game

of the season.

Led by Charles Curtis, colorful
broken-field runner from East St.
Louis, Bishop threatened to score
at various stages of the game, but
after yielding the first tally, the
Braves fought stubbornly to hold
the Tigers at crucial moments.

The Braves, sparked by the brilliant performance of Rovert Derden, guard and. superb punting of
Calvin ~Battle, fullback, put up @
masterful deferise throughcut the
game,::

Ynable to.-penetrate. the strong
Bishop forward wall, the Braves resorted to a passing game, W
proved ineffective against the Tigets~ rangy backfield.

~Head Coach A. A. Abraham and
his assistants William ~Bill~ Porter and C.-C. Craddock, who, for

eral years have developed the
po team in the South-Cen
ma confer oP sg well;coach
combined power plays and a baffling passing attack to turn back
the Braves, who were considerably

out-weighed.
LINE-UPS |

ALCORN (0) BISHOP. (9)
Marton LE Harper
Fielder LT Dade
Moore LG Eaton
Varnade (Capt) Center Erwin
Derden RG Gaines
Harrien RT Burton
Scabrone RE Davis
Rowlett QB Walters
Andersen HB Bell
Harris HB Hutson
Battle: FB Curtis

Substitutes: (Alcorn) Johnson,
LeNoir, Gaines, Jordon, Harrison,
Chaney; (Bishop) ~Simms, Bass,

Davis, Wilcox, Simmons,

Officials: H. M. Thompson, (Tougaloo). referee; Bates A. Blackburn,
(Morehouse) umpire; J. W. Smith,
(Mortis Brown) headlinesman; and
J. H. Spriggs, (Alcorn), field judge.

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Morris Brown playing its -traditional ragged first game of the
season eked out a one-side victory
Qver @ scrappy, but much weaker
Allen University; eleven at Ponce
de Leon -Park Saturday afternoon
by 26-0.

Allen University, rated before the
game & much weaker team fought
back stubbornly and held the national champions of 1940.to the unbelievable score of 13-C at the half
time. The invaders registered.another -star to their crown when
they held the Wolverines completely scoreless in the final quarter of
the game.

Fumbles were costly to Morris
Brown. Many times when they were
on the march to certain touchdowns, the over-anxious halfbacks
just couldn~t hold the ball. Many
times costly fumbles were within
the Allen 8 yard line with first
down,

Horida Looms.
As Big Threat
In 1941 Race

SOLUMBUA, 'S. C.~SNS)~ The

~| Florida A, and M. Rattlers of Tal
lahassee ~demonstrated clearly Friday night here that they will have
plenty to say about the 1941 honors
in the Sout*ern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, downing 4
hard-fighting, stubborn Benedict
College eleven 20-0 in a sea of mud.

The Men in-Orange found sterner opposition than they expected as.
Coach Leslie C. Stallworth~s charges
deployed shifting defenses, sometimes 7-1-2-1 and again 6-2-2-21 to
hold the Floridians to a conservative 7-0 margin at halftime.

CLICK IN THIRD PERIOD

It was not until the third quarter
that. Coach Bill Bell and his canny assistant, Jake Gaither, solvéd
the Benedict defensive patterns.
This difficult task accomplished,
they shot loose Al Gant, Reche
Sims, Jimmy Monroe, Little Tom
Jones, and other threats to quickly
put across two more markers and

the board.:

Captain Sheats, halfback, and
Henry (Coot) Warner, end, played
stellar.ball for the losers, as did
Sam Fair, also a flankman.

SMOOTH WORK

Florida displayed unusual
strength in shooting over three
ccunters amid the slow footing

All-American guard, played his usual: outstanding game. Other dandy

performers included Eddie Sherfield at end, Howard Gentry at
tackle, and Hansel Tookes at guard.
TIGERS LACKED PUNCH
Benedict showed a pronounced
defense but her offense is below its
expected level as of other years.
Florida, on the other hand, appeared in unusually fine fettle, considering it was her first outing of the infant 1941 campaign. In fact, it is
difficult to tell whether it was simply too much strength in the Famcee forward wall or whether Benedict, in actually, is behind, to date,

the Purple and Gold backs failed
to make any headway whatever
with the Green and Yellow breast
work.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

FLORIDA 7-0-13-0
BENEDICT 0-0-0 -
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REFEREE~G. H. Lennon (Bluefield). UMPIRE~L. L. Cain (Morehouse); HEAD LINESMAN~ William O~Shields (Minnesota); FIELD
JUDGE~Lucius Jones (Clark).

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place the final count of 20-0 upon

without using: Macon Wiliams, her~

in her offensive development. But.

It was also noticeable from the
that.-the invaders. were

not in the Atlanta~s class, yet
they. fought back so stubbornly,
they deserved the cheers of the
fans. The score does not at all indicate just what. a -terrific struggle
the lads from Columbia, S. C., put
up and Morris Brown, the victor,
certainly has nothing to write home

about, according to the coaches who}.

were outwardly disgusted with the
showing of their men.

So history records another victory for the Wolverines, but they
will have to improve greatly to
meet the type ef teams successfully that they will: have to face from
next Saturday on through the remainder of the season.

Joe Mitchell, sterling halfback of | ~

the Wolverines played his usual
stellar game and was easily the
standout in this -victory. The Mor
ris Brown~s line held the Allen team |

to only three first downs with
only one being earned. The other
two were the results of penalties.
MORRIS BROWN

DROVE THE BALL AT WILL

The dream backfield of Morris

Brown looked brililantly in spots.
Jenkins was accredited the longest
run of the day in the third quarter when: he broke ~ lose for a 40 -yard jqunt.to set up the Morris
Brown ~third touchdown. | Mitchell
was invincible on. several of the
touchdown drives and fought his
way through the line with very
little blocking for long gains time
and again.
Exceptionable credit should be
given to the hard-running ~of Duffield and Defoy Arnold, the latter
a freshman from Knoxville. The
first score was.. set up mostly by
the brilliant. ball-carrying of Duffield who was injured most of ~the
season last year Arnold proved a
sensation for ~the~ short time he
stayed in the game. His long run
just before ~the game ended and
several.other jaunts. with the.oval
gave promise that he would he.a
youngster t) be reckoned with and
-would...make the other _ tailbacks
hustle to stay in-.the game...

The Wolverines made exactly 20
first downs. Their passing game
was completely off with the results
that many heaves were not within
reach of the received. Morris ~Brown
completed only two passes all day
to their opponents one.

DUFFIELD CAME BACK

Duffield, right -halfback scored
the first touchdown for Morris
Brown with his fine running which
dominated the 53 yard march to
score. Jerikins figured prominently
in. the drive with a mad 27 yard
-ddsh on a reverse to setup, the
touchdown. Moody showed the saMe
versatility that characterized his
masterful playing of Jast season.

The second touchdown climaxed a
35 yard drive with Duffield, Frank~lin and Jenkins alternating with
the ball. Jenkins made the final five
yard run for the score when he
went around left-end for the secend score, Moody added the point
after, but missed the first try for
the point when his placement went
wide. This ended the scoring in the
first half. Allen did not threaten.

Morris Brown~s third touchdown
came when the Wolverines drove
60 yards to score. Jenkins on a
reverse raced forty-yards, Mitchell
and Jenkins carried the ball to the
5 yard line from whre Joe Mitchell broke off right tackle for the
third touchdown. Shepard, rightguard for the Purples kicked the
point from placement. The final
score came shortly before the third
quarter endeq when Jenkins and
Mitchell alternated with the ball
in a 41 yard drive with Mitchell going over from the invaders 5 yard
line to score. Shepard~s try for,
the point.was low and scoring end.
ed 26-0,

~The fourth quarter was scoreless
with Morris Brown -getting.,in pay
dirt three times, but fumbled to

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FIGHT
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By GORDON De LEIGHBOR

A DEADLY CALM hung over Aupurn Avenue Monday night after
Louis~ nineteenth successful title
defense, contrasting strangely with
the more riotous celebrations which.
followed Joe~s exhibitions during the
earlier years of his career.

Atlanta~s cruising radio police, apparently thinking of past. years,
kept a steady stream of traffic up
and down the. city~s most famous
Negro thoroughfare, and no doubt
were chagrinned to see the few
uninterested pedestrians still on the
streets, strolling sedately and unexcitedly about. their business.

Most of ~the avenue~s usual habitues, apparently had thinned out
for home before the big battle
started and did not choose to come
favorite debating
spot so late in the evening.

A MARKED CONTRAST was the
after-fight festivities of many west
side Louis fans, who took the Louis
victory.as just cause for celebration
Police were kept busy trying to
round up several inebriated celebrants who chose to hail the victory as if it was the advent of a
New Year.

Several pistol shots were fired
and loud cheering marked the: conduct of the ~boys~ who frequent the.
famed intersection of -West Hunter
and Ashby Streets. None, however.
were arrested. Police merely advised the celebrants that it might be
better if they went home.

ONE OF THE biggest tales was
told after t he fight~s abrupt
climax by Lou Nova, when he was
called to the mike by Bill Corum,
announcing for a razor company.
~Were you hurt?~ queried Mr. Corum, no doubt with tongue in
eheek. ~I~m sorry he didn~t let me
continue,~ was _.Nova~s astonishing
reply, ~Why I. wasn~t.even hurt
Icould have gone on.

That this contention was debatable was confirmed.a few.minutes

between the two men at the

nd of two minutes and fifty-nine
seconds of the sixth round,~ fair
jatmmed into the Polo

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ga cosmic punch and all, the
Bomber kept zrom veing smashed
a historic tradition of the squared
circle in New York City. It means
that no championship has ever
changed hands in a New York ball
park. Nova~s Yoga magic failed to
upset this age-old rule of the island.

CHILLY WEATHER greeted the
close to 60,000 ardent fans who
| Grounds
Monday night. Joe climbed.into ~the
ring wearing two dressing gowns.
A beautiful white satin outfit was
on top, while beneath Joe clung to

his faded old red and blue robe that
he wore on that memorable night
in June, 1937 when he caught the
championship crown from the tottering old head of James Braddock
at Chicago. Joe has stuck to the
robe ever since, wearing it each
time he makes a ring appearance.

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NOVA~S BOASTED cosmic punch,
jokingly called ~cosmetic~ by Louis~
followers just needed additional
charging from ~Yoga to hurt the
Louis who climbed into the ring at
the Polo Grounds Monday night.
Joe, fighting very much like the
Louis of -old, didn~t claim any cosmic powers for his Sunday right,
but Nova no doubt thought a Stuka
dive bomber hac exploded in
face when the champ connected.
The connection was made twice.
Like a piston on a streamline locomotive, it shot ous in the~ fifth
round, landed: against Nova~s chin,
rocked him back on his heels. A
minute and a half of the sixth
round had gone when sharp-eyed
Joe saw another opening, and a
split second later had connected
with terrible force on the Yoga
challenger~s jaw. Sixty-thousand
surprised witnesses, sd quick did
it happen, saw Nova suddenly sag
to the canvas and remain down
while Donovan began counting. Joe

} leaped in to the kill and was pound
ing the game challenger mercilessly when a second before the bell
rang, Donovan; the battle
awarded Joe a O (Technical
Knockout) decision.

CALMEST MAN OF.the sixty
thousand who were in the Polo
Grounds Monday night was Champion Joe, never a person to become overly excited about anything.
Donovan had called the two men
to the center of the ring just as

the fight was getting ready to

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Has Three Race
Boys On Team. |

RENO, Nev.~(A 'N- P)~Although
there are only a few Negroes in
thi state, the University of Nevada:
lists.three colored players on its
varsity football squad for the 1941
season. The team plays the University of Hawaii at Honolulu on)
Dec. 20.

The lineup finds Marion Motley,
21 holding a position with the team
as tailback. Motley weighs 210
pounds, and has played varsity football for one year.

Raymond Freeman, 20, formerly
of Weber Junior. college, is tailback
and wingback. Weighing 178 pounds,
Freeman is also a member of the
track team.

From Yubar college comes Ben
Anderson, 19, and ig |
pounds -his position is right

Skegee Victory

end.. C. CHUNN ~]

Both Morris Brown and Tuskegee,
ancient rivals who will battle this
Saturday at Poncey, have undergone their baptism of fire this
season as each encountered rather
stiff sailing last Saturday. Tuskegee no doubt looked more impressive than. did the Wolverines. Their
meeting here this week-end should
be a natural if there ever was
one. Tuskegée showed plainly and
decisively that they are on the warpath again and issued to fellow
members of the conference, by the
outstanding success against Xavier,
that they were no longer~ the
weak sister of the circuit, but one

with.

Xavier has been beaten
humiliated in the first game of the
year after holding a superior record
over the Abbottmen for
years. Many who saw the game will
tell you that the Golden Tigers did
not unleash their full strength, but
were saving plenty in the bag
their old foe, Morris Brown

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bitter and hard struggle a
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BY E. JAMES HAMILTON.

er of the game,

and and Pat Patterson
scored the remaining oints during
the last. quarter.
THE LINE UP -
Southern Leland
Clark LE Stewart
Mims LT Perkins
Piper (c; LG DeP9antier
= acon a Harrison
Mitchell Rr Bendeiz
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Barnes La py
Scott RH _ Rucker
Gordon BB ~Brown

High School:
~11~ Tackles
S.C. Team ~

ATLANTA, Ga.~(SNS)~
his as@fstants, H. S. Powell and

During the past three years,
Sterling High has been the most
outstanding inigh school team in
the Palmetto State, hence the -

face acid test ~in this

week~s encoun~
In the season~s opener ast
~High, the Blue and te

Pic big battle nr the. ~ HE California
ng the.,was.over the}; LOUIS GAVE;
matter of grease. It seems that No- a quarter pound y
va's handlers were smearing night. Joe weighed-in at 202%, while
colored cream all over the chalien- | Nova the beam at 202%
ger~s face between rounds. Shai ~IT WAS A TOUGH fight. Nova~s
eyed Jack Blackburn, hep to all of | very. game. He's a fine fighter.~
tested to Referee Donovan. Dono- | cal of the kind of blows he delivers
van went over to Nova's corner, ap- | to all and sundry who get in his
parently warning. his handlers to| path, were Joe~s official comment
wipe it off. This was done | under | over the radio after the battle Monfused to take it off, so Z 2
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