The Phoenix index., 1940-02-17

THE FACT that cOnference-1eadlIg Clark must lace
secondpace Florida third place Morris Brown this
week. coupled with the fact that Morris Brown and Florida
match wits in still another natural in the Gate City in
the next day means that great s1akeup IN tne
standings possible clean sweep by Morris Brown would
put the Wolverines at the top of the heap clean sweep
by Florida would elevate the Raters to first place split
by Clark would leave dual deadlock for the STAG lead
the Florida and the day before the Nor
ris Brown encounter Clark takes on Can The Florida
assignments with the exception of the Monday Feb
ruary 49, clash against Fisk at Sunset Casino in the Gate
City.
Tuskegee has been the busiest STAG club to date with
26 games under belt Her record is 20 wins, losses
Florida has been quite active too with lS games played to
date Her record is WINS losses Morris Brown and Clark
have won l3 lost in all games played Xavier has TO-
lost dozen contests but only two of the tits were
against SIAC opposition
Coach A. s. (Jake) Gathers club, like orNIan River
is cOnOundng all the experts by continuing to roll and
onvictoriOusly spanked by the goal-shootlng twins
Captain Harry (Choker) Edmonds and Ewood Britt not
to mention the massive Lawrence Shadd the big center who
as rangy Tuskegee's Thomas Hornburger and More
houses James Pnb HaHes and is fP polished lis h
start adm when COOLED by gymabsence during week.
have reganed their sizzling temperature and may prove
real thorn in the side of Florida and Clark this In
their three games the Purple charges have scored 55
points to opponents 92 having beaten Fisk 54-32 Allen
81 sc points game against the opposons 306 The whip
ping they Coach Dawsons one of the worst
ever administered the Bulldogs under the laters regime
In the Fisk game Captain John ldee) Lawson was the
hot' Against Allen, Alternate Captain George (Cof
fin Corner) Walker tops with p points followed
closely by Lawson with S. In the OIdle LAWSON
walked with the honors again. hitting the straps for ~
points.
The big question at the moment in the SIAC is: Who
is the leading scorer conference? Coach Gather OF
Florida repeatedly informed Rc Roberts, during the col
umns absence the week end that the leader Is MS team
captain Harry (Choker) Edmonds with 239 points That's
exactly what the column thought and mtlmated prior to It's
departure Alabama But the Florida scorebOok has not
been avaed and all that teams box for this year
dispatched to the SNS sports desk yet SO
that time being subsantation be made on
Edmonds. An official announcement is forthcoming.
One thing is certan-the leadership is between Ed
monds Hornburger of Tuskegee The column checked
the Tuskegee scorebook Saturday night in Captain R. S.
Darnabys headquarters and discovered that Hornbrger
has bagged 225 points in 26 with Smith, another
crack shot Tuskegee boastng 2lS points in the same
number of battles.
Hornburgers game to game point record starting with
the seasons opener going through last Saturdays tilt
against Alabama follows Southern Southern 15 La
Normal g. La Normal g. Ft Bennng s. F Benning a, Knox
vile g. Knoxville A. and T. 3, Alabama g. Morehouse l3
S. c. TO- Fayetteville 3, A. and T. 3, Shaw To- Hamp-
ton Florida Florida s. Taladega IL, Dega LeMOyne
g. Clark 49, Florida g. Florida II, Alabama TO- Alabama g.
Total 225.
The column had pleasant sojourn with John Jerome
Drew and Marshall CabeSs Alexander and Company rep
resenatives Isaiah H. Ramsey at lskegee Institute
Saturday night also renewing old acquaintance IN Red
Washington Michigan U. aunnus bridge flend basketba
enthusiasts man affairs, and good pal Of Prof James
O. Slade of Morris Brown. 49,
the Ceve L. AbbOts amid official business pertinent TO the
running off of the seventh annual SAC basketball t0urn
ment . :,
The column ran into gay party of interesting Ala
bama State co-eds who think Clark has the greatest club III
the conference and refer to the Panthers intimately as
Sonny" Abbey weasel and the like The genial young
women numbered Misses Jean Bryant, Hattie Wlndham
Vesa Crayton Susie Williams Loretta Walker and Doro
thv Stamps Miss Windham star girl athlete and ot1c
sted the Alabama Taadega girls game last Friday night