The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Morris Brown DID "Shoot The Works"
Against Lane; Xavier Uses New Scheme
OF 35-Man Grid Squad This Campaign
BIZ LUdnS '1MelanchoZy Zones

Benedict SO --..--.-.-.~..-.. Friendship
EVIDENTLY, Arts P. Graves, the nimble-brained
Brown line coach and football scout did fine job The
Purple Wolverines confounded all the experts and went
to beat the vaunted Lane Red Dragons 21-0 in as
startling an upset as the Gate City witnessed
Billy Nicks' brand-new combination hotter than
Joe Louis in his second Max schmeing bout provinag
Quarterback Louis Engsh's Thursday night D to the
the "real Nc Coy.
English said two days before the game Morris Brown
had looked better than the 1888 machine in of
the practices At other times said the team was
as unmpressve as high school eleven Saturday, English
opned it would be question of whether the boys were
"hot" "cold". evidently, they were hot
The "Auburn Avenue" boys think they misdrect-
ed They have right to their opinion Yet, close fol-
lower the game will tell you the odds Lane well
grounded The records all you have to BY There
will always be upset When the unexpected stops happen
ing in football it will to catch the public fancy
Lane with fewer 1888 lossessand earlier start than
Morris Brown the logical favorite on paper Even
in acknowledging this point close readers of SNS sports
will recall the closing paragraph Sept 29 (Which
reveals it not after all the Purple Wolverines
wouldn't figure in the bali game)
"Iooking at the whole situation unsentimentay Nor
riS Brown APPEARS to be going to bat against foe
which has far too guns But when into bat
tie with your back to the WALL fire all the ammunition
have straight from hp the the gods,
YOU can't tell what will happen Billy Nicks and his
have everything to gain nothing to ose If they go out
and shoot the works (which looks like
their chance from here) there's OF predicting
what will happen"
The corner picked Alabama to ruin LIE Moyne, Ken
dcwns and Wiley to overpower strong Jarvis eleven Ala
bama beat the Mad Magicians 18-O Ky. State trimmed
Texas 267 Wiley outdid Jarvis 1917 Nine times out of
ten dope runs to form There will always be occasional
exceptions Morris Brown filled the role of upsetter Satur
day. The betting boys must forever remember, they
can't stand to lose their dough: There's nothing CERTAIN
about football but it's UNCERTAINTY.
TED WRIGHT AND XAVIER
Xavier started two freshman tackles against Tuske-
gee They Walter Scott and William Pryor The nine
veterans trotted out Josh Williamson and Joe Con-
ner ends Tim and Prue Soan guards Captain Dan
Turner center; AL Elliott quarterback; Joe Downs and
Claude Paxton, hafbacks; and Carl Carter, fulback
Xaviers football program of 1888 limited the Gold
Rush had carload experienced available for 1882
But change policy is in operation at the Catholic in
stituon and many of the boys, although back at the col
Iege not invited to join the squad this year.
The fact is Xaviers coaching staff in order to guar
real two-deep strength, is teaching every neman
play all line positions There's ia single 200 pound man
the whole squad. Charles Williams freshman brother
of the graduated Llburn Goe Louis) Williams AlAmer
lean tackle is the heaviest man. he weighs only 1876
Aside from the eleven starters SATURDAY., Xaviers
principal bets Oliver Williams, the said Charles Will
ams and Arnaud Mitchell tackles Ben Mourning, Hamp
ton Polite Augustus Chandler and Al Mcbeberry guards
terback; Tommy Mills and Oliver Thompson cimax-run-
ming tailbacks; and Glider Farrow, fulback.
Williamson (high jump-javeln), Paxton (hurdles),
and Farrow hurdes) will be remembered as track stars
Summers as a basketball mechanic.
The Mills brothers, Tommy and Billy, who hail from
California, out of the Tuskegee game with charley
and bum ankle, respectively Mornings pulled ten
don withheld him.
Xavier will be accused of not taking her ath-
lecs seriously Ted Wright his dreamyeyed brother,
Giles Wright, Robert Tee) Person, and Ralph Metcafe
are occupied with football in the main But their respective
charges tennis, basketball and track have their minds
and limbs the forthcoming campaigns.
The corner officiating in the Xavier Tuskegee tilt
Saturday. sbunked" with Henry (Trees) Harris, Frank
(Botto) Crozier Lucius Thomas, Vince Champ) King,
the of the championship Gold Rush basketeers in
their special quarters 3817 Pine Street. next door to the
Ted Wrights For the time being of these boys
allowed in the gym
But it was different story with the other athletes.
Jimmie Nc Daniels the national tennis champ, and Louis
Graves coming collegiate net star, tOed diligently
court Idacent to the Big House, popular of the
campus structure which houses the Xavier football play
ers II also apparent Edward Cup and Wendell Pres