The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19

NO LESS than 10 clubs dropped from the ranks
Of the unbeten the past week end Morgan routed va
Union go Iangson whitewashed Southern 300 Alabama
unset Florida 7 Kentucky State outscored Morehouse O
Livingston swamped Cafln 25o Edward Wa6er upset ClK
ed Hampton 14O N c. State slapped Buetled l5o and as
Xavier eked LeNGoyne 7-2
Prairie View and Wiley battled Monday in the an
nual Cotton Bowl Classic at Dallas Texas and Goach oa
Tayors Panthers boasng three WINS no losses ana
81 points to opponents g. 1870 to take the numerical
national lead from Lane
Leading the hebent march Of Lanes Red Raiders from
Jackson Tennessee present No team nationally, is the
famous jackson Especial Delivery jack Gilmore AAmer-
halfback and triple threat deluxe
Gilmore PAGES the nation in scoring with six ouchdowns
and two points to his credit for grand total OF 80
He turned in touchdown and tailed extra point against
Arkansas State in his teams 220 over that eleven
crossed the chalk lines twice against Alabama A NJ as
the Dragons umphed 203 raced around end for marker
and booed an extra point in the deadlock against More
house. and cmaXed his way to pair OF touchdc"hs sauI
day afternoon Lane spanked S. c. State 2O in bitterly
contested encounter
Tn a prospectus submitted to the Associated Press
(hite) earlier this campaign the writer named Prairie
View to win the Southwest CROWN Lane to capture the o
dadem Wberforce or Kentucky State to romp to Midwest
honors and Morgan to lead the parade in the ClAA chase
1t is interesting note the eminent position of all clubs
named at this writing Unlisted among the probable pace
settlers were N. C. State Lincoln a, and c. Smith IN
lhe CIAA Lincoln O1O) in the MidweStern loop knoXVle
m the STAG and Wiley the Southwestern ali of the
latter clubs unblemshed nationally.
The national race will be hnned out considerably this
with the brStng duel between undeIeaeu
Prairie View and Wiley Monday in Dallas
Other heated battles pairing unbeaten rivals Nor
oan at Lincoln (Pa Knoxville at Wiberforce and Lane at
Xavier while unbeaten Kentucky State risks her perfect
record against formidable Florida j. c. Smith stakes her
national championship hopes against West Virginia at In
sute N c. State places her perfect record on the BLOCK
against ST. Paul Durham unbeaten Georgia State wreste
with dangerous Tusegee and spOess TOugaoO vles with
billiard in New Orleans.
Holding the national spotlight this week will be the
Kentucky StaeForida battle at Frankfort Ky as both the
Thorobreds and Men Orange are key clubs IN sowing
the title yearly The writer will be the scene for this
one.
Other engagements this week end pit Taladega against
Ala A 81 NJ Texas College against Ark State, Langston
against Bishop Dover Teachers against Cheyney Catln
AGAINST Clark LeMoyne against Lincoln (Mo), Ft Valley
against Fla Normal Sam Huston against La Normal Blue
field against Hamton S. G. State against Ala 0tae How
ard against Va State, and A. & T. against Va. Union
This observer operated at Orangeburg the past week
end where Lanes Red Raiders engaged classy S. c. State
eleven before teeng crowd of $1,000 that braved sury
baseball weather to witness the spirited battle.
Lane Saturday. seemed to- have defense against the
forward pass backs took enemy heaves and dashed
back with them throughout the game and IN fact faal
c. forward pass set the touchdown that put the
ball game "on ice".
Development a wary defense against passes was one
outstanding Lane improvement since the MorehOuse en-
counter There were other remarkable imprOvemensLane
herself was hurting the ball defty and keeping the enemy
secondary at bay The result is that Ok Cemons mas
club which iustifies the lavish advance billing received
several weeks ago. ~
Besides the assets named Cemons has Gilmore punt
ING in the cofn corner This is another dizzy season ana
ali kinds of things are happening but if dope true to
form Lane will rugged and well balanced for the rest
of no he remaining distance.