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N. C. State-Va. Stite: Pr~ rie View-Southern
Games Headline Week End; Post Season
Classics Promise bce Clashes:

L: PTS: OPTS Pe~ET.
N. c State Be lipases aca vcn 0 209 18 1.000
Morris Brown........................ 8 0 160 - 30 1.000
Prairie View..............-.--........... & 0 66 3%. ee
Florida Normal........................ 3 0 136 0 1.000
Tuskegee wiebieiicicns "ESE cairo ne 8 1 207 82 889~
NESE rae 7 1 97 ~45 875
ERIE ERI Eee iene 6 1 145~" 22 857
I i 6 1 132 27 857
Philander Smith....0................ & 4 17 ~=+58 -800
ee? % te & 178
SE 6 2 107 38 -750 |
OMe 5. 2 122 51 714
ee, 5 2 112 58 -714
Vous... 5 2 72 33 -714
Lane College 5 4 60 81 714
eee i 2. 48. Be
Pj. Seana aad are reas 4 2 126 46 -667
Johnson C, Smith.................. 42:2 92 46 -667

THE CURTAIN will be drawn on regular season football
games: the forthcoming week end and the nation~s list of
headaches will be headed by that game of games between
Peach ~Bowl bound N. C. State and the Virginia State Trojans at Petersburg, Va.

Another - highly important contest pits Sam Taylor~s
formidable Prairie View Panthers against the ever-dangerous Southern Jaguars at Scotlandville, La.

___ N.C, State will carry an unbeaten and untied record in
eight starts to bat against the Men of Troy, only twice
- beaten in seven starts, 14-13 by Johnson C. Smith and. 19-6
by Morgan. Va. State bagged Bluefield 6-0, Hampton 8-0,
Va. Union 6-0, West Virginia 26-0, and A. and T. 7-0.

The.N., C. State Eagles have successfully spanned S. C.
State 19-0, St. oo 66-0, Bluefield 9-6, Lincoln (Pa.). 36-6,
rere 16-0, Johnson.C. Smith 9-0, Livingstone 45-0, and A.
and T. 9-6.

-Seuthern~s losses to Langston 19-14 and Florida. 10-7
have been offset by wins 36-6-over Leland, 14-0 over Bishop,
22-7 over Wiley, Texas, 14-7, and Ark. State 12-7.... Prairie View, after:a 7-7.tie with Texas, spanked Wiley *
3e2 Xavier.21-6, Ark. State 39-14, Tillotson 33-0, and Bishop
8-7 le View and Langston tied 0-0 Saturday.

taae jumped back into the national parade with a 38-0; ~ rout of Wiley the past ~Saturday afternoon in Marshall. The
Steers, after their Prairie View deadlock, took care of Jarvis
20-0, Ark. State 36-7, and Langston 18-7. Then followed
successive setbacks to Southern 14-7 and to Bishop 20-7.
= rout of Wiley restored Texas to the national standings.

Mortis Brown, N. C, State, and Tuskegee have been
among the year~s busiest and yet-most successful clubs. - All
three. have won -eight games... Only Tuskegee, of this. -trio,
has been- blemished. The Golden Tigers dropped, one to the
Purple Wolverines 29-6.

~Langston boasts seven victories. Zip Gales~ victims hue
been, ~Lincoln (Mo.) 12-0, Ky. State 13-6, Southern. 19-14,
Bishop 12-0, Xavier 6-0, Wiley 7-0, and Ark State 20-7: Ontheory was to Boras 18-7. Prairie View was tied 0-0 Saturday.. In the minor. circuit, Allen University. of Columbia, S.
C.,. leads.all opposition in total] wins, dropping two early to
Morris: Brown. 26-0. and Johnson. C, Smith 27-0, but. then
bruised Bethune-Cookman 6-2, Livingstene 7-2, Morris College 46-0, Paine 24-0, Georgia State: 27-6, Fort Valley 45-0,

and: Claflin 39-18.

- Frank Forbes, Morehouse head mentor, lost quite a man
~in that jackrabbit fullback, Leon (Choo Choo) Fam, who
was chogging up and dawn Harper Field like a streamlined
locomotive Saturday afternoon as the Maroon Tigers dwarfed
the Fisk Bulldogs 32-0.

_. Elam,:a graduating senior playing his last game against
Fisk, reached the peak form of his football career the past
Saturday, clicking off fotir touchdowns, romping for 206
yards from scrimmage in 21 tries, figuring saliently.in the
Maroon pass attack, blocking, tackling and defending passes
like a demon.

Throughout the game, Elam, in addition to these various
activities, barked encouragement to the rest of his fellows.

The 24 points hiked Elam~s season total to 54 points
and left the scoring parade of the nation in the following

muddle:.. PLAYER TOTAL
John Moody, Morris Brown......................... 70
O~Neill Baldwin, Prairie View -................... 66
Ators Gant; Piovidaé..:.............- 2.000022. 65
Leon Elam, Morehouse......................--.......... 54

- Wallace Mosby, Morgan..............-................... 48
Marion Leake, Benedict __.................20...... 44
Joe Jenkins, Morris Brown ___........................ 42
Arthur Sawyer, Tuskegee ~..............:........... 42
Rebert Ivey, Tuskegee _........................--.... 36
Upshaw Sams, Tuskegee.......:................0...... 30
George Robinson, Tuskegee ~................... 29

~ ~Phe Langston tie with Prairie View the past Saturday
ida mean that Zip Gayles~ Lions will become Morris Brown~s
danuary 1.post,season opponent. But there is sti!l a world
of: Kentucky State backing for the invitation. Prairie View
still has the, inside track on the Southwestern title and only

we remains next Saturday. -The -best- Langston ean

Seb the title is. runner-up honors, regardless to which
ee View or-Seuthern, wins.

e other hand. Kentucky. State, though boasting two

matomelly, is unbeaten champion of the Mid-! ywn. faces the. CIAA in the Peach Blossom
e. Red etrares pacenaier, Prairie View, plays
~Sgt ae So:that, a battle of cons in.a New Year's Day attraction is -pos
y. State engagement. The STAC verses
t was -the--set-up. which, took place. in the
1 Gus Blossom, and Steel Bowl Classics last

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would renew the colorful inter-confer
Record-Breaking Crowd Of 11 000
Sees Tuskegee Ruin Alabama 33-6

- MONTGOMERY, -Ala ~Tuskegee~s

great offensive powerhouse; led by
two outstanding running backs, Upshaw Sams and Arthur Sawyer, who
ran wild to score twice each, continued their impressive scoring record in Cramton Bowl as they handed Alabama State~s plucky Hornets
a 33 to 6 defeat in their annual
Thanksgiving Day. battle before a
record crowd of some 11,000 specta
tors.
The once-beaten. machine of
Coach Cleve Abbott ~ displayed

| plenty of sip, courage and finesse as
~they rocked along with plenty of
~class until given a scoring opportunity, they struck with plenty of
speed and power for their sixpointers.

Alabama State had a well-drilled
offense and flashed an outstanding
running back in Joe Crenshaw, who
played most of the game and must
have run with the ball four dozen
times, but the Hornets~ hard running attack was stopped four times
within the shadow of Tuskegee~s
goal. In the first period they were
stopped on the three; in the second

on the 17: in the third on _ the
one, and in the fourth again on,
the one.

~Tuskegee broke the ice in - the

first quarter by scoring a ~safety
when~ they tackled Tarrant behind,
the goal: line attempting to kick
the ball out. Midway the second
period Robinson pitched a 12-yard
pass to Sawyer for the first Tiger
six-pointer to touch off a 65-yard
drive. Robinson had _ recovered
Siave~s fumble on the Tiger 35 to
start the march. Ivey~s attempt for
the extra point was no good. Three
minutes later after five plays from
the kickoff, Robinson pitched another strike~to the speedy and
elusive Sams who grabbed the toss
about midfield and outran the Hornet secondary to score. The play
was good for 56 yards. Robinson
booted the extra point and Tuskegee led, 15-0.

~ Alabama State received the kick4 off, Crenshaw carrying ball back
to his own 36. Then they drove 64
yards - for.their-lone-marker, -Grenshaw pitching to Cheatham 12 yards
for the score. The try for the
point was wild, 15-6.

Aided by a. clipping penalty following Van Cleve~s pass intercep
MONTGOMERY, Ala.~(SNS)
~When Tuskegee~s Golden Tigers, 1941 Orange Blossom Classic
invitees to meet the Florida A.
and M. Rattlers Dec. 6 at Orlando, wrecked Alabama State 33-6
here Thursday afternocn, Novem.
ber 20; Arthur, Sawyer of Tus~a
Scores 2 Times On Bama

tion, Tuskegee drove to another

score on the last play of the first loosa, Ala.; shown above in the

clear of his last dash, scored exactly 12 of ~the Abbottmen~s
points.

~The three touandowiis against
Alabama gave Sawyer a total of
éven for the 1941 season. He
boasts 32 points in,the. national
ndividual point- eaaktrig parade,~
(SNS STAFF PHOTO.).

half. Van Cleve bucked the ball
over from the one-yard line. Sams
and Sawyer alternated at carrying
the pig-skin for another score two
minutes after the second half kickoff. Sawyer drove over from the
one. Robinson~s. attempted place
kick was wild. Score 27-6.

Late in the third quarter, Tuskegee~s ~great little~ back, Sams, in- |:
tercepted a wild State pass on his
own 43 and raced 57 yards through
the entire Hornet. team for the
final score of the game. Sams was
given some beautiful downfield
blocking on the play. It was an
exciting gallop and was easily the
most thrilling play of the game. The
try for the point was no good and
the game wound up, 33-6.

~ (SNS) ~In a
battle

NORMAL, Ala.,
hard-fought Homecoming
played on a wet and soggy field
the Maroon and White Bulldogs of.

Ohio Position:

Both teams displayed plenty ~~ of
talent. Alabama State~s Elvie Sullinger, John Leftwich and Yancey
Griggs did fine work in the line
while Crenshaw, Cheatham and Tate
were the big guns in the back~field. Tuskegee~s Dennis. Stewart,
Linnie Fyles and Charles Perry
featured in the line while ~Sams,
Sawyer.-and. Robinson starred in
the backfield, although the Tigers
unleashed a trio of ~cat backs~ in
Raymond Head, Herman Anderson
and William Shaw, that chalked up
plenty of~ yardage while they were
in the ball game.

Rival bands of the two schools, as
well as the State championship
Hornet High School band, put on
quite a show at the half. The loudly acclaimed ~Tuskegee musicians,
with Ralpheen Reed, one of the nation~s most outstanding drum majorettes, and Robert Johnson, as
drum.major, fronting the famous
musical organization, were vociforously applauded at the conclusion
of their intermission feature: The
Crimson Pipers, under the leadership of Capt. Frank L. ee Bie

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Vccaeas YMCA has already been
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Dyche Smith~s Bama
Aggies Eke Alcorn~s
Tough Braves 7-0

} Braves of Alcorn A. and M. College,

#. 2 college trained New York ~ | John H. Bell, physical director | ing

| Public Relations Executive. has. com- 9 | of the Butler Street YMCA for the

piled a Formula For Success that | | past- several: years, leaves the Gate

ood Wappinctn, ~eodeais ob al City November 30 to assume a new

fines ( og Rayo position as program secretary of the
grminees (Ohio) Branch YMCA.

Alabama A. and M. College pushed
over a single touchdown to defeat
the powerful Purple and _. Gold.

7-0 before a sizeable Thanksgiving
Day crowd.

The Bulldogs scored = early
in the first period when Elmore
Harris, flashy Alabama back broke
into the open on an off-tackle
play and crossed -the goal standing
up on a 40-yard sprint. Sellars
Baker, brilliant Bulldog _ triplethreat back, annexed the extra
point from scrimmage.

As the game got underway Alcorn kicked-off to Alabama and
Gains, Bulldog end covered the
bali on. his own 30-yard line. The
Bulldogs opened an offensive drive
with Baker and Harris alternating
on power plays through the Braves
line, moving the ball well into Alcorn territory. At this point the
visitor~s forward wall tightened and
the ball went over on downs.
HARRIS SCORES

Unable to penetrate the Bulldogs
line, Alcorn punted to the 40-yard
marker and a féw seconds later
Harris, picking his holes nicely

scored the extra point to give Alabama a 7-0 lead.
The remainder ot the first half

M. to start another offensive drive

defense.

~MISS A & M~ PRESENTED
During the intermission between

halves the crack Alabam3 A. and

M. Band directed by Prof. James

H. Wilson opened the colorful

raced 40 yards to score and Baker.

was played on even terms~ with}:
Baker of Alabama and Johnson Al-j
corn engaging in a terrific punting}.
duel. The efforts of Alabama A. and |

near the end of the half werg)
nullified by the brilliant Alcorn}

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kegee), Earl Thomas

CENTERS~Clarence Brown

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and Boyd (S. C

(Benedict),
(Fisk).

FORWARD

Later, the ennual coaches~ allconference selections will appear.
Even. later than that, the annual
Pleyers~ All-SIAC picks will be
named in the publications of the
Scott Newspaper Syndicate.

But, nere, SNS Sports Editor
Lucius (Melancholy Jones is giving his personal reflections as to
the _ possible All-SIAC Footbali
Eleven.

ENDS

I rate Grimes of Morris Browr.
the best ~defensive wingman in the
loop, closely followed by Sullinger
cf Alabama. But far and. away
the best pass receiver in the conference is Ivey, glue-fingered
terminal of Tuskegee. Ivey - rates
among the top sccrers with 36 points
and Grimes is No slouch as @ pass
catcher himself, making grabs in
both the Tuskegee and Morehouse
games for TD~s. Delaine of S. C.
State is in Ivey~s class aS a pass
receiver.
TACKLES

Mike of Florida swept this observer of his feet with his phenomenal performance against Wilberforce in last year~s Orange Blossom Classic, He was ~ freshman
then. This year, Mike has improved himself along many lines and
is a downright bully. Wysinger,
captain of Morris Brown~s national
champions and a 1940 All-Amerjcan tackle, has gained in efficiency. These men rank by a
slight margin ahead of Mitchell of
Xavier, Settles of Morris Brown,

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opened a sustained offensive drive.
With Edward ~Tot~ Harris carrying the ball the Braves clicked off
three successive first downs to
move the oval deep into Alabama
territory. When the Bulldog line

held the Braves took to the air,

POSITION~

Marion Eugene ~ Grimes Left End... -
Robert, Mike Left Taekle
Willis Griffin ees
Willie. Gordon mber 32.5.
Roy Gant. Right Guard
William ~Wysinger ~ Right Tackle
Robert, Ivey. Right. End
William Hall Quarterback
Joe Jenkins Left Half
Joe Mitchell Right Half
John Moody Fullback

HONORABLE MENTION
ENDS~Charles Bookert (Morris Brown), Eddie ~Gherfield
(Florida), Charies Perry and. Eugene. Porter (Tus
(Lane), Elvie Sullinger, (Ala
bama State), Sam. Fair and Henry Warner (Benedict), ~William Delaine and Columbus Stanley (S.
C. State), James Haines (Morehouse).

TACKLES~Haywood Settles (Morris Brown), Sera Gen~try (Florida), Robert Irving. (Morehouse), Arnaud
Mitchell axe Hanse]_Tookes Se

and John Collier (Morris

Brown), Glen Dowdell (Florida).

QUARTERBACKS~George Robinson (Tuskegee), Searl
Henderson (Knoxville).

HALFBACKS~Cecil Franklin and Defoy india (Morris
Brown), Macon Williams and Edward Gilliam. (Florida), Arthur Sawyer and Upshaw Sams (Tuskegee),
William Battle (Lane), Joe Crenshaw (Alabama),
Marion Leake and George Sheats (Benedict), Bowe
C: State).

FULLBACKS~Eugene Donaldson (Morris Brown), Albert
Gant and Leo Harrison (Florida), James Breadon
(Le Moyne), Dotson Ellis (Alabama), Sam Jenkins
William Pryor (Xavier),...Leon. Elam.
(Morehouse), Van Cleve (Tuskegee); 4 Jack Bowman

and Gentry of Florida, their chief
rivals for the positions.
GUARDS am ~

Griffin of Morris Brown and
Gant of Florida, both 1940 AllAmericans, get the call without:
much trouble, though there is little to choose between these -men
~and Sheppard, also of Morris

Brown.

Gordon is the class of the league....a ball ~of fire in pep and
spirit, a perfect. snapperback
defender,. ballhawk and. kickblocker de luxe, and a lad who
seore done of his team~s touchdowns and set up the other at 5S.
C. State gave Tuskegee a real
scare ~several weeks ago. His high
| caliber of play spelled.doom for
Shaw in the year~s biggest -upset
involving a. SIAC club.

~QUARTERBACK ~

Billy Nicks of Morris ~ Brown
and Frank Forbes of Morehouse,
both of. whose teams played LeMoyne this year, share the unal
terable opinion that Hall is the
best field general they faced. They
go further, even rating him over
any forward passers -~ncountercd.
In their- book, the whole:
team revolved around Hall.

2 il Peel oiler a7 & sn
sational strategist and passer,
fine team. man, blocker and tate
ler, and one of the most adept
cotitro! kickers in Negro football.
Hall js in a class by himself this
year. But Robinson: is exceptionaily good and has been~ arsenic~ in
the Tuskegee offense _ his edu
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ARKANSAS STATE...... 7
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LA, NORMAL........... re
TOUGALOO.............. 6
PRAIRIE VIEW.......... ry
LANGSTON 2.:4..-.:...... 0
KNOXVILLE............ \ B
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bist si Se cae pds 41
T, AUGUSTINE'S. ae 0.
Jarvis Feveneadedeuseee 32
TFilletset..46 see ee ke, 0
Fla. Normal.......... 13
Voorhees 22. cisccc ccc cs - OF
Cheyney Sinsles seta ce 35
Storer bee RON Coes oo
Miles Memorial'........ 45
Ark. Baptist...2....... 7
Morristown......... eeu |
Swift 2 eo kk so @
Tougaloo (Correction).. 12

La, Normal (Correction) 12

(Thanksgiving Nov, 20, Results)
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Apehams, wore oeeeeeeee 6

Hainpton Cewesereeesee 20.
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North Carolina @earvsesed 9
A. & T. eeseeoseneeoseed 6

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Wilberforce..ciescsccce FT

Morgan éeedes vac 19
Virginia State @eereveenee~e 6

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Benedict eoeeleeessooe 14
S.C. State 2. vscccesss 14

Ala, A. and M. i vadeaeu 7
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a: C. - Smith bende steLe 34

Livingstone ceoeweavet eee 0
Winston-Salem eerestse 14
Fayetteville......-,.., 412
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