The Phoenix index., 1940-04-06
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By LUc1uS MelanchozuJoneS

, ELLIS coRBET! circulation a manager and Lem
uel g. Graves sports editor, of the Norfolk JOURNAL
GUIDE, by the SNS sports desk Sunday evening
They too has been the case recently with all native
Vrgnans residents of other states graduating from
Virginia educational ceners singing paeans of praise
for the heraded Virginia Union Dream Team
Graves should be position know the fine points
of Coach Henry Huces wonder team because hat IS his
meek of the woods and he has to the ground which
gives him a distinct advantage over the average ian.
The column has heard much about those Uniones
he's sold the view all they about them is true What
msgivngs in its mind about the true greatness of the
Union team removed by two PARTICULAR ball
The first the second meeting with Lincoln Uni
yersy of Pennsylvania when after being trimmed by the
rout the Quakers 1882 week later The other contest
was the second meeting with the N C. State Eagles When
after dropping 1929 decision in Durham the Panthers
trounced the North Carolnians 623S Norfolk That
enough for the columns money.
Lem didn't say it, but you may feel it's his opn-
ion nevertheless that Virginia Union could handle any
thing the SIAC had to offer this year In this opinion he
is supported by James Jimmy) Coson. former Unione
who played with Alpha Phi Alpha in the recent Atlanta
Interfraternity Basketball Tournament
Colson's angle is that Carks great team could be
handled successfully by stopping Abby Henderson, whereas
with Virginia Union would be necessary to stop four
"bad" men at least-and, in many cases, five
II is too bad the game between Virginia Union and
Clark didn't materalize Doubtless it would have settled
lot of arguments that will and on until infnly
While it is no effort of the columns to argue Clark
would beat Virginia Union vice versa does think Mr.
Colson is slightly errant when he implies that Clark is
one-man team and that stopping Henderson is the
formula for stopping Clark
1t is the opinion of the column that Clarks 1889 team
greater than the 1910 combination that the
SIAC championship. If either combination is
outfit maybe genial Jimmy COlson explain why the
Clark starting teams 1899 record follows William
(Pimp PembertOn III points in 19 Clarence (Son-
ny) Younger 16S points i'm II games Albeit (Alby) Hen
dersOn 5S points in 13 games Kara (Sugar) Coates 53
points in 19 games and Aaron Wease Watson 121 points
in 10 games?
That's rather queer conduct for one-nan ball club,
especially when is also reminded that the two key subs
La France (y) Freeman and Lyle (Git Gttens bagged
81 points respectively in short periods in less than
the full schedule of their teams games.
And naturally Mr. COlsOn must admit Clark was no
ball club this either because Henderson got
bad and the South Atlanta Panthers kept win
ming ball games Sonny Younger the star of Clarks
two road trips during which three tits played Wat
son definitely the star of the win Xavier in the
second contest of the twO-game series in Atlanta Watson
Younger the big poison against FLORIDA LII the
STAG finals granting that Henderson beat lskegee al
most sngIe-handedy in the semifinals.
So without taking credit from Henderson, who is one
of the alime great forwards of the SAC in the column
book it be truthfuly said that he the SINGLE
secret of Carks Many recall that in 1882 clark
had Henderson and barely eked out Morris Brown 494o
Without Henderson, later in the the Cares beat
further advanced Morris Brown quintet 1924 That shows
YOU that YOU can never tell about basketball