The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1937-12-24
Ubangi Backhawks Win Community League
Football Title; Beat National Guard, 1870
Bu Al Smith

pletely physically fit team that
defeated the National Guards for
the championship Sunday, 10 to 0.
So convincing was the victory that
the fans are wondering just how
the National Guards ever won
the previous game.
If any of the fans had the OPP
portunity to be in the dressing
loom before the game they would
have known that the National
Guards didn't have a chance. The
players were in fighting spirits
and with Sammy Bruce leading
off, the players each gave an in
dividual pep talk.
The Blackhawks with their hip
pity-hippity shift opened up with
dazzling display and running
plays that completely bewildered
the National Guards.
From the second quarter on the
Blackhawks were complete mas
ters of the situation.
Hula hips Bruce's q yard pass
to "Switchy" Height put the ball
on the 17-yard line, where the Ma
tional Guards held for two downs.
On the next play with beautiful
deception play for which the Black
hawks are so famous, Bruce faxed
a buck into the line, handed the
ball to King who faded back to
pass and dropped the ball into the
arms of Rangy Lewis behind two
National Guard players in the end
zone. Kings kick went wide
The huge crowd at this moment,
led by Elmer Benson, Ike, Rem
Smith and the half insane Ellis
twins were thrown into an uproar
of excitement that lasted full ten
minutes. The cheering section with
its peckin, truckin,' Big Apple"
and Swing" yells almost kept the
fans from watching the game
closely.
The Blackhawks, with the ball
on the ten-yard line with Bruce
going back to the four yard line
to kick, pulled another trick play,
for Bruce instead of kicking ran
around left end for a thirty-yard
gain. This was one of the high
lights of the game.
King also made possible the Sec
ond touchdown by recovering a
tumble on the II yard line in the
fourth quarter. On the next play
Bruce carried the ball for five
yards. Then Bruce faded back
out of a double reverse and passed
to King in the end zone for
touchdown. Height converted with
place kick.
This was one game that Biddle
didn't go through the middle,
around the ends or through the
air for Biddle was held to stand
still.
When the occasion demanded
Hula Hips Bruce was a combina-
ton of Red Grange ball-carrying
and Sammy 8augh's pass sling
ing.
Danny Allen, Brennan King,
"Switchy" Height, Doghouse, Ran
gy Lewis and Plsyboy Reese We're
outstanding players with the rest
of the players putting in a SPLEEN
did performance.
AS the game ended the fans
sarged on the field to congratulate
the victorious Blackhawks. 1t
looked for a moment that Plsvboy
Reese was going to look like
picked chicken.
First they presented the Al
Rosenberg trophy to Quentin Bid
die as the leagues outstanding
player. He defeated Sammy Bruce
by three votes. They then present
ed the James Scavotto trophy to
Brennan King who in turn present
ed it to Noodles Smith, the spon-
sor of the Ubangi Blackhawks.
The fans, young and old, turn
ed out 100 per cent and I am sure
that there will not be another per-
Torrance of any kind in the near
future that will draw the number
of colored fans that the Ubangi
championship game did
The trophy is now on display in
the lobby of the Golden West
Hotel.