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The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16
THE FINAL MARCH

On a naked reverse the canry,
clever Joe Jenkins ankled 81 yards
to the Xavier 27. He was almost
completely away. Jenkins and
Franklin failed to gain so Frank
lin arrowed a beauty of a pass to
Jenkins in the Xavier flat. Jenk-
ins snagged it, flim-flammed three
Xavier tacklers and ran IS yards
to the Xavier 2 where Summers
upset hin-his knee touching the
sod there.
On the first play big John MOO
dy tore a gaping hole in the left
side of the Xavier line for an easy
touchdown, his third for the even
ing and a prohibitive margin fol
individuaI scoring supremacy In
the nation. Again the try for an
extra point flopped when Moody S
pass to Jenkins failed
Xavier went wildly to the air and
jenkins intercepted one on the
xavier 48. A seige was underway
that went to the Xavier "a before
Franklin punted out at the Xavier
IS. Just before the end, E. Will
liams of Xavier intercepted Pur-
pie pass and ran SIS yards to the
MBC 20. Here Moody intercepted a
keave and ripped his way back
% yards but MBC was given
penalty for tripping moved the
Purple back to her own 9 A punt
to midfield brought the game to
an end. Morris Brown had II
MOODY ON THE MARCH --- :.
Locomotive John (Big Train)
M d y M orr Browns
mighty All-American fullback,
who's a real tr1ple-threat in every
sense of the word, extended his
lead over individual scorers of the
nation by a substantial margin.
To his original AZ points, he added
three touchdowns against Xavier
TO boost the figure to 65. He now
enjoys a lead of 18 points over his
nearest rival.
Morris Brown, with three more
games to go Knoxville, Clark and
her Peach Bowl opponent yet to be
selected, offers Moody a fine op-
portunity Of setting a new record
for individual scoring in Negro
football Nineteen points will tie
the present record of "a set by
Wiley's John (Geechie) Bissant
several campaigns ago.
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For the next 20 minutes the vic
tors, stemmed the tide, chalked
up their only first down of the
first half to reach Purple terri
tory for the first time.
Begging down on power, Elliott
punted So yards to jenkins with
no return to the MBC 80. Here the
205 pound All-American John
Moody went to work. First he der
Wished and bulled his way off Xav-
ier's left tackle for 20 ripping
yards to the Xavier Al. jenkins
fumbled but recovered for no loss
then again the brilliant Moody,
on a half-spin to xavier's right,
tucked the ball under his wing
and, on beautiful weaving and pow
er running, threaded his way Al
yards to score standing up. It was
masterpiece of a run where dev-
astating power carried him smack
through the arms Of last Xavier
defender at the five. Shepherds
placement was to the left and no
good. Score, Morris Brown l3;
Xavier
The Purple threatened seriously
Just before half time but to no
avail. Elliott fumbled on his own
25 and power series with jenkins
and Moody alternating, drove to
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,Bv Ric ROBERTS
Alabama, Florida
Pray For Clark Win
Over Morris Brown

ACCORDING to Ted Wright, Morris Brown is easily
the best football team Xavier has this season. 1hs
statement will ripple of apprehension at Florida
and at praying for the Big Purple to
ball game before dusk Turkey Day. defeat to the VOL
VERNE would put them back in the race, and how
Coach Graves condemns the writer for writing TOO
much technical football limiting that coaches can read my
pieces and get good idea of what foe has He thinks
should do running story for the aty and forget about the
factors of skill and technicaty.
said in my report of the Xavier game: The beauty
of the MBC running rests the fact that everybody
was running matter whether he was an objective or
decoy."
Graves shakes his head this. He didn't like my ap-
proach to his "naked reverse that spills the tmtam-
ming Joe Jenkins into the secondary under full steam
thought Xaviers right end played too tighttoo
close to tackle to stop the Purple running game
Not only that but sweeps he failed to fight the stuff down
the line of scrmmage backwards to the sdenes to
turn the runner his tackle He was enveloped and
erased by avalanche of Purple as Jenkins sped 3 yaros
unmarked for the first tally.
Here l think, Coach Graves may have been in error
find football fans becoming more and more adept in foot
bali appreciation They love this enlargement of detail
pecialy the cigar store alumni type.
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WlLBERF0 0RCE MORGAN PRAIRIE VIEW, FLORIDA Lead nation
Morris Brown Closes In On Top
Powers With Fifth 1910 Victory
MIGHTY UPSET

MIGHTY UPSET
Unbeaten and united until last
Saturday, the colorful Johnson C.
Smith Golden Bulls were toppled
from the charmed circle" by the
troublesome Bluef1eld Big Blues.
which, to that moment, had drop
ped four consecutive games.
Saturdays results sent the stock
of Wilberforce, Morgan, and Blue
field up several notches, while
Florida suffered but little from her
lie with the rugged North Caro-
lima State Eagles.
MORRIS BROWN IMPRESSIVE
Also moving swiftly upward over
the weekend was Morris Browns
hell-bent Purple Wolverines who
beat Xavier's usually pesky Colo
Rush by the decisive margin OF
$50, Southern's terrible Jaguars
who ripped the Texas Steers 1870,
Langston's late-arriving Lions who
ruined Wiley 14-0 and the Lincoln
(Pa) Lions who conquered Vir-
ginia Unions dangerous Panthers
1873.
Like Prairie View, Alabama
States Black and Gold Hornets
awaited an Armistice Day clash
against Alabama A. g. M.
ALCORN "TOPS"
In the minor circuit, the Alcorn
A. & M. Braves of Alcorn, Miss.
thrilled a homecoming turnout Of
$500 wild-eyed alumni and STU
dents with a hard-earned 6-2
triumph over hitherto unbeaten,
united, and unscored on Tougaloo.
1t marked Alcorn's sixth win in as
many starts. Previous victims of
Coach A. A. Abraham's scalpers
were Philander Smith 1876, Leland
80, Jarvis 6-3, Miss. Industrial
$40, and Rust 1870.
Dickinson Rating System aver
ages in the junior circuit place
Alcorn in the lead, Edward Waters
second, and Allen University third.
Unbeaten but twice-tied Bethune.
Goodman, unbeaten Storer and
Florida Normal, and Tillotson.
Tougaloo, Paine, and Livingstone
have fine records. The standing of
the first ten is as follows:
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run into the Big Purple at an in
oppo, tune time; that Friday night
the Wolverine would have scuttled
any ship in the land.
Morris Brown unloosed a team
from hel1andgone. Well coached.
Thorough in every detail a tre-
mendously improved eleven. The
extent of this Improvement took
not only Xavier, put 1000 witness
es, by surprise,
The beauty OF the Graves STU
dents Friday night rests in the
fact that every man was running,
no matter whether he was an OBJ
jective or decoy.
ROLLED OVER XAVIER
1t took The victors just twelve
plays to score. Miserable punting
by Pryor backed the LouiSianians
up to their own 13 and jenkins
dashed wide around the ineffect-
ual Xavier right end for 13 yard
touchdown. Prior to this the Pur-
pie fumbled and recovered twice
for gains deep in Xavier territory.
Grimes fumbled to Xavier on the
Gold Rush 8 and Pryor punted ex-
actly 5 yards to the l3 from whence
the first score stemmed. Shepherd
added the extra point and MBC
led, TO.
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Morgan 31-7 bleniSh against her
Only remaining hurdle is Howard
her most ancient foe. But the Bi.
sons don't represent any kind of
test this year.
Southern's hopes of getting
through the entire campaign with
Just the mo Langston scalping
are not well founded, what with
oninous dates looming against fast
improving Bluefield, unpredictable
Arkansas State, powerhouse Prai-
rie View, and tough state rival
Xavier.
The writer has been jested over
his failure to duplicate his feat Of
other years and properly peg 1940
STAG champion.
Well, fair and just readers will
admit that the columns angles on
the race were pretty alright after
all.
The writer definitely wrote Nor
ris Brown down as potential cham.
pions if she escaped the injury
jinx, taking issue with a contem-
porary local football commentator
in making the public declara-
ton.
Lu 10 also billed Florida, a club.
which had just lost IL mythical
honor seniors, mind you, as
Sleeper" of the 1910 race. Ht
definitely indicated four-club
STAG race, featuring Lane, Morris
Brown, Alabama, and Xavier--with
Florida the clark horse" Only
Lane fell down.
Further, LII 10 named Clark
make first division and MorehOuse
to miss it, which in view of de-
velopments in recent years, was an
outstanding piece of peering into
the future.
Easily offsetting failure to peg
Lane, victim Of continued injuries
to the key men, is the writer's
correct call of Wilberforce, Prairie
View, Morgan, Morris Brown, and
Alabama to set the national pace.
Further Prairie View was pegged as
Southwest champion; Wilberforce
as Midwest king; and Morgan as
CIAA pacesetter. This, Is in Sep
ternber, too! Ii the writer's justi-
fies teasing after such crystal
gazing as that--then he likes the
jesting jive.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16
Forest And Field
Clerk Jobs Open
For Examination

ATLANTA, Ga.--(SNS)-
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for Forest
and Field Clerk and Clerk for
filling the positions of
FOREST AND FIELD CLERK
AND CLERK, $500 to $4,000 A
YEAR i'll the various branches of
the Government service in the
States of Alabama, florida, Geor-
gia, Mississippi, South Carolina,
and Tennessee. for which the re-
ceipt of applications closes No
vember 20, 1910. Applications must
be on file with the Manager, Fifth
United States Civil Service Dis
trict, New Post Office Building.
Atlanta, Georgia, on or before that
date.
Applicants must SHOW that they
have had at least three years of
actual experience in general office
work, which NAV or may not have
in clud I'd stenography.
Full further information and
application blanks may be obtain
ed from the Secretary, Board of
United States Civil Service Elk
aminers, at any first or second
class post office, or from the Man
ager, Fifth United States Civil
Building, Atlanta, Ga
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CLARK'S OWN CHANCES

R<lph Robinson used attack the Maroon One
what such will do against the bigger rougher VOL
with forward to make charging uncertain
the Clark attempts deception failed to ground
the beautiful 35ard by White the Cars were
ahead behind blocking and Whites power
running
Hark back to that Morris Brown by
1t suggests the factor of dorde which coats the
this day. The Purple High Command admits that his
date Thanksgiving with considerable bore
dom and signs off by sayng-not so this time!
Both this Saturday Clark from Tai
Knoxville The Capital Ciys Big
Came should attract easily Clark will be choice
kicked the first division she loses
will be only first divlsioner not champion If she
pressure will the Big Purple The Wolverine cannot
remain the Mr. Big of the SAC. Clark
has nothing to lose. Morris Brown, everything;
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BOMB FOR MORRIS BROWN

Morr did fine job Xavier She knew Aavlers
weaknesses smashing them Xavier was mmoV
line but rather shaky outside the tao
kles.
Although Morris Brown looks like Mr. Big of the oAC
that the Purple bcaks fumbed
the first half moved to the Xavier IN the tnal
minutes of the still could with Moody
in there.
Xavier not put pressure the Purple did Ala
Franklin getting into pockets
with Purple mates seeing that they get perfect privacy lhey
loose think Clark Will
the passer.
Clark here Thanksgiving in game
traditions and deermnan of the
memorable meetings decade
playing backsBarber White and Coates
the forward They ruined More
which did much better
against Morris Brown
had of yards line thrusts through the
Canaqute defense Forbes has met this fa Clark
shapes and with tn prayers of FLORIDA
Xavier and cheering unit Dixie and steep
ed traditon-may give MBC a difficult afternoon
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16
Miles Defeats
Fl. Valley By
Score Of Go
By ROBERT L. RADCLIFFE

FIT. VALLEY-Miles Memorial
College Of Birmingham, Alabama,
spoiled the Homecoming gridiron
contest of Fort Valley State Col
iege here Saturday afternoon be-
fore a crowd of 1000, defeating the
Georgians 6 to 0.
After three scoreless quarters,
right end King of the visiting team
took a short pass from Gunner in
the last period of the game and
sped 35 yards for the lone tally OF
the day. The try for extra point
failed.
Outweighed and outplayed, the
FIT. Valley aggregation put up a
game fight throughout the contest.
Playing brilliant ball for Coach
William O'Shields' charges was
Quarterback Jimmie Wilson.
The harvest homecoming affair
was featured by a gala parade
which offered several beautiful
floats.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16

On the basis of performance
against representative schedules,
the nations leading major powers
are, Morgan. Wilberforce, Prairie
View, and Florida, all tied for first
place with Dickinson Rating
System average of 2400, followed
by Morris Brown with 23. 90. Ala
oama with 220O, Ky. State with
21.50; Langston. Southern, and
Lincoln Pa) with 21.O0, N. C.
state with 20. so. J. c. Smith with
20. 90, and Xavier and Rluefield
with 1900.
CLARK WAY UP
First division clubs that rate lust
outside the 10 leading major DOW
ers are LeMoyne with 1875 Va.
Union with 1880; Va. State. Lin
coin (Mo.), and Bishop with 1850
and TuSkegee, Clark, Wiley, and
st. Augustine's with 17.OO.
Florida'S tying of N. c. State
TT and Alcorn's defeat of Touga-
loo 60 eliminated the last remain
ing unscored-on clubs of the ma
ton.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16
By LUCIUS JONES
(SNS Sports EditOr)

THE NATIONS major unbeaten and united clubs were
reduced to the of three the past weekend
mighty Wberforce nosed out formidable Kentucky State
1872 Morgan continued her onward rush by blasting
Greensboro A. and t. $40, and Prairie Views rugged Pan
theirs coped Arnistce Day November ~ encounter
against the crusty Bishop Tigers, 12-7
Hitherto unbeaten united, and unscored on North
Carolina State survived the ranks of the unbeaten but su
fered prestigeowerng TT tie at the hands of powerful
Florida A. and NJ
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Wilberforce's mortuary list Is
headed by Ala. A. & NJ, beaten
SO-7; Knoxville, whipped 32-2; Tus-
kegee, nosed out 14-12; Lane, scalp
ed 23-7; Lincoln (Mo.), ruined $50;
and KY. State, eked out 1912.
Athletic Director A. j. Lockhart
out at Morris Brown, who is in
charge of Peach Bowl arrange
ments, stated in an earlier inter-
view that Morgan, Wilberforce
md Johnson C. Smith had all been
invited.
Pending replies, Mr. Lockhart
said no definite build-up work
would be undertaken. He admitted
the public has been worrying"
him most about Wilberforce-es.
pecia1ly the AhIE. connection.
That, indeed, would be a popular
hitch-up. Norris Brown VS.. Will
berforce! The Methodist classic
would bring together two of the
most rugged sepia football ma
chimes in America. Bishop w. A.
Fountains state presiding elders
pastors, and 1aity-not to mention
the general alumni and following
of the two principals would come
to the Gate City in "droves."
A Morgan date would be another
natural" The exclusive element
that would grow out of the fact
that Jap Hurts "Bears' have never
Feen seen eroUz.d these narts would
automatically place Morris Brown.
Morgan date in the upper bracket
OF fan interest and popular appeal
A Johnson C. Smith-Morris
Brown engagement would have
looked good only in the event the
Golden Bulls emerged from the
thrilling 1910 campaign without
oIenish. But the Bulls stock took
big nose dive the past week when
lowly Bluefeld, victim of four
straight 1ickings, stopped the
Snithnen 80.
IN C State, still unbeaten but
tied by Florida TT, is out of Orange
Blossom consideration. Ditto Ken
lucky State, also tied by Florida
7-V For. the simple reason that
they've already been met in reeu-
lar season.
If Morris Brown bags Wilber-
force. Or Morgan, Prairie View be-
comes in an important possibility for
the Orange Blossom fiesta Sam
Iaylor's men appeared in the 1886
classic at Jacksonville and tripped
the men of Orange, 60. Florida
probably would lNe to averge that
defeat as well as the 27-14 setback
suffered ct the hands of the Tay-
lorites in Houston the next win
ter a..
WiiberfOrce is prohibitive choice
to close the season unbeaten and
united, having only West Virginia
and S. C. State, in that order,
to get by Thanksgiving Day and
November 80 respectively. Morgan
is almost as prohibitive, but cannot
afford an "off day" against either
Hampton this weekend or Va.
State Turkey Day. Both the Pi-
rates and Trojans are traditional
rivals.
Prarie Views hopes of remaining
undefea5ed and united are none
too eminent Sam Taylors crew at
the time of this piece, had engage
grabbed an Armistice Day clash
with Bishop, followed by engage
ments with the three clubs it has
found hardest to span in recent
years--S Southern, Langston, and
Xavier. @
N. c.. State may escape defeat
or further ignominy of tie, but
will have to spill J. c. Smith and
A. and T., dangerous and tradi-
tional state rivals, to achieve the
feat. Lincoln CPa) probably will
finish. the campaign with only the
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-16
INITIATES COURSES IN ARTS

CHARLOTTE, N. CLAMP
President McCrorey announced this
week the appointment of Eugene
Grigsby, Jr., as artist in resi-
dence at johnson G. Smith Uni
versity for the current school
year,
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|f|Ies{SP'0)R1! BUG
y kd.H NLLIjLSZ., zones !
Wilberforce, Morgan Outstanding Choices
For Peach Bowl, Orange Blossom Classics;
Prairie View. J. C.. Smith Also In Running

A TAPERING gridiron campaign that has been hum
dnger all the way finds Wberforce and Morgan preem
nent choices for the Peach and Orange Blossom
respectively Saturday, December Il, at Atlanta, Georgia
and Orlando Florida Morris Brown and Florida A and M
hosts.
Florida. Orange Blossom host, has beaten BENEDICT
327 A. and T. TO- Norris Brown 2O13. and Lane 49, tied
KY State TT and N c. State IT, and lost only to Alabama
76 The Raters rank in fourway tie for first place
tionay, using the Dickinson Rating System as base
Their 2400 quotient approxmaes that of Morgan and vii
berforce with WINS defeats and ties and that of
Prairie View, unbeaten and united in five starts
Morgan's victims have, been Miner 51-0 Va Union
22-0 Lincoln (Pa) 3-7, Buefied 21-0 Howard 49, and
A. and T. $40
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the Xavier 2 where a magnificent
stand closed the doors.
SECOND HALF
Terrific charging by the MBC
forwards pushed Xavier back to
her own 4 yard mark after II
minutes of the third canto. From
here Elliott punted % yards to
jenkins who got back 4 to the
Xavier 25
With his linemen affording him
perfect privacy, Moody waited un-
til Gerry Brown got free and pass
ed to him for 10 yards, to the Xav-
ier Is Moody hit for |, Mitchell
for 2, then jenkins sidestepped and
feinted his way for 10 yards to the
Xavier 2. Mitchell picked up a
yard but an offside moved Morris
Brown back to the Xavier s. From
here the laundering Moody split
the Xavier line wide open for 6
yard touchdown. Shepherd again
failed on a placement and Morris
Brown was ahead, 19 to o. The
kickoff ended the third quarter.
With E. Williams in the drivers
seat. Xavier put on a passing squirt
for two first downs to the MBC
a. Here, gambling with pass on
fourth down with but yards to
go, xavier set the stage for the
final Purple tally by failing to
make tn edistance and giving up
the ball to the Atlanta team on the
sod there.
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Moody, Franklin And
jenkins Lead Deadly
MBC Blast On Xavier
BY RIC ROBERTS

ATLANTA
Morris Browns budgeonng of Xaviers golden horde at
Ponce Leon park in Atlanta Friday night by tally
of Is to before 1000 guests suggests George Gordon By
rons famous poem-The Destruction Of SenEarcherlb With
a few alterations l sing it thus:
THE WOLVERINE came doym like a 7Oolt on the fold,
And his cohorts effaciug proud Xa7ier'S gold;
And the sheen of silk purple stars the sea,
For pwb'e, only Purple all one could see.
Lik, isaqcs of the forest 7vhcn Summer is green,
The Purple 7vith murder at Poncy
Like eq7es OF the forest 7phen Antnnn hath hoaow
Proud Xao1er at midnight 10y 7lhcred and stroaW
Coach Ted Wright admitted Immediately after the de
bace that he not the least bitter that his lads had
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
New Hog Disease
Under Control

LOS ANGELES, April q. up
A strange new disease affecting
California's hogs is checked and the
situation lis under control in the
Is counties where 101 ranches and
205,000 swine are involved in quar-
antine, C. U. DuckWorth, admins
traitor of the State Division of Ami
NAL Industry, announced today.
The disease is known technically
as vascular eXanthema and closely
resembles the hoof and mouth dis
ease which affects cattle. The hog
disease is peculiar to California and
made its first appearance in 1893.
The ranches under quarantine ex-
tend from Sonoma county south
to the Mexican border and scatter
ed cases have been reported across
the desert in the vicinity of Needles
since the first appearance in Colma
San Mateo county, last December.
The U. S. Bureau of Animal In
dustry has been asked by Mr. Duck
worth TO conduct a special study of
the disease.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
Hay Shipments
Increase; Price
nI.V.Hiked

Hay shipments from the Imperial
Valley continued to increase dur
ing the past week as $500 tons were
trucked to Los Angeles as compared
10 $3.50 the previous week, accord
ing to the Federal-Statc Market
News service.
Demand continued brisk in the
Imperial Valley for limited remain
ing supplies of the better grades
of hay from the first cutting and
No. 2 Leafy offerings were report
cd selling readily at around $l100
with No l up to $l1.50 per ton
baled at the ranch. A fairly heavy
acreage of standing hay from the
second crop has already been sold
at $11O0 per ton baled at the
ranch. The trading indicated above
has tended to develop firm under
tone in the Imperial Valley.
No. Leafy or better alfalfa ir
the Antelope Valley is reported quite
firmly held at prices ranging around
$1,000 or higher and only small
remaining supplies are reported still
in first hands. In the lower San
Joaquin Valley, offerings of first
cutting hay showing some rain
damage are quite plentiful at prices
ranging according to quality, while
light offerings to date from the
second crop are being released
rather slowly at current prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-28
Allied Aircraft Carriers Edge Deep
Into fiords, Provide Plane Bases

STOCKHOLM, April 27. CUP)-
Allied aircraft carriers, penetrating
dangerously narrow fjordS, have
reached Norway with large numbegs
Of airplanes in the first challenge
to Germary's virtual air monopoly
in the Scandinavian campaign, il
was understood today
Two and possibly three aircraft
carriers have arrived under heayv
warship Escort, and have put secret
ly into fjords which are now guarded
by massed anti-aircaft guns and b.
mines.
To make fields for their planes.
it was said, the Allies have cleared
the smooth ice of several lar.o
lakes in their territory. pending tln
construction of emergency landing
fields on which they are WORKING
with the greatest possible haste.
Arrival of the planes was calcu-
lated to give the Allies a start tow
ard overcoming their greatest handi-
cap in Norway. Though British
Royal Air Force planes had bombed
German-held air bases in Denmark
and Norway. they had u fly from
the British isles and fly back direct
without the opportunity for recon-
nalSSance over German-held terri
tory inland. British fighter planes.
so fast that they cannot take off