The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
By LUc1uS Melazcholu Zones

FOUR MORE football powers were dropped from the
ranks of the unbeaen the past week end as Lane was beaten
60 by Xavier in an upset like the shot heard around the
world along with losses by Lincoln Pa 317 to Morgan
Knoxville s2-2 WHEREFORE, and Georgia State 1870 to
Tuskegee.
In second upset of the week Va. Union rpped hither
TO highly rated A. T. While Kentucky State suffered
dopeupseng II tie at the hands of powerful but once
beaten Florida.
highlight of the week the imressve margins by
which all fayorites trumphed ASIDE IRON decisive VIM
Clark maui Clafn $780, Alcorn spank Mississippi 94-o
Tougaloo Florida Normal and Alabama State emerge vic
orousy by identical of 2e0 respectively against Dbl
lard Fort Valley and S. c. State and the week also wit
messed Virginia State trip Howard 100 La Normal spsnE
spill Bishop 40. and c. Smith rout West Vir
ginia State 17-7.
In the weeks only ties KY State and Florida deadocei
II, while Allen and Livingstone battling to 90 dog
fall Benedict and Fisk did not play scheduled, COach
Henderson A Tubby) Johnson sitting in on the ky state
Homecoming Day thriller against da in Frankfort pro-
to keeping his date with knoxville College or the lat
ter's Homecoming this week end.
-Four cubs lost their unscore-on over the week
Morgan although stopping Lincoln Pa by far wider mar
gin than believed possible had her goa line penetrated
Lincoln Pa also uneaten united and unscored on as
the Lions entered the contest out Morgas 81 victory
eared that fine performance Knoxville yielded 80 points
to Wberorc and Georgia State allowed Is to Iuske9ee as
both topped from the ranks of the unlefeated.
Morgan as result of her scoring spree the past Sat-
urday became the only club in the country to bag 100
points to date The Bears of Jap Hurt have chalked
up lO4 IN three games for an average OF poS uses
in this respect IS Prairie with 81, Tougaloo with 80
Wilberforce with rs, and n c. State with 73
Only unscoredon in the land N: c. State
and Morris Brown major and Tougaloo Flor
do Normal and Edward Waters among the minor outfits
No club in the country four victories to date but
twelve have chaked up three WINS nine of that number be-
ing unefeaed and two boastng ties along with their trio
of Lincoln (Mo) Wiley and Paine have won two
apiece against no setbacks.
Lanes Jackson Especial Delivery Gilmore "bOted
nm hV
lead over the SAC with it's third stra gt conference VIC
tory.
Along with undefeated and united Xavier, Morris Brown
is the lone unbemished cub of the STAG The Purple
Wolverines have three 1910 wins but of them "a
romp over non-conference Allen University. Xaviers tr
umphs have been 1876 Tuskegee 72 Leoyne and
60 over Lane
In the CIAA the unscathed crowd Morgan with 51O
22-O and 317 victories Miner Va. UnOn and Lincoln
(Pa in that order N. c. State with 54O 13O and 60 wins
respectively over Livingstone BIuefeld and ST. Paul. and
Johnson C. Smith with respective trumphs $50, l3e and
TT over Aen, Va State, and West Virginia
In the Midwestern loop Wherefore has 3O7 412, and
322 wins Alabama A. and NJ Tuskegee, and Knoxville
and LeMoyne and Kentucky State has 1871 2OO and 2Olo
wins and TT tie against Florida
Over in the Southwestern loop, only unbeaten club is
mighty Prairie View which has to it's credit 530 1885, and
1910 triumphs Tlotson Texas College, and Wiley
spectivey.
Acorn has death grip top place in the South Cen
ira loop with 1885, go, and $40 triumphs over Phi ande
Smith, Leland and Mississippi Industrial College, but has
nothing on T0ugalOO with 440 100 and 260 victories
StiIlIaan, Fisk, and billiard IN that order
Gilmore although stopped Saturday. held the lead over
the nations with 38 points six touchdowns and
two points, threatened seriously however by Morris
Browns 200 pound fulback also an AAmercan balcar
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