The Phoenix index., 1940-09-14
Alabama, Morris Brown, Lane, Xavier
Class Of SIAC This Year In Opinion
Of Majority Of Coaches Of Loop
BIZ LUcIUs MelancholU Jones


gon of the Southern Coaches and Officials Association dele
gates at Birmingham Alabama the past week end have mar
rowed the whipping bosses down to quartet OF hgheaf
ed machines: Alabama Morris Brown Lane and Xavier.
Mass opinion of the SCOA crowd puts Alabama and Nor
rs Brown in the drivers seat cofavor s but is gen
orally felt Lane is the sleeper" of the conference.
Outlook is for very fine at LeMoyne, but the
Mad Magicians do STAG battle but three times this cam
paign and with the Dickinson Rating System operating
yardstick for deciding conference champions the Yellow
Jackets will figure the the calculations he quota of
conference games is fve) Taageda also plays under the
required number OF STAG tits.
General improvement will be shown among all teams of
the conference but few of the clubs figure to better last
seasons achievement because the other fellows advance
ment has been comparable with their own. 80
Most improved outfit in the loop should be Lane, with
Tuskegee Clark Knoxville, and S. c. State lining up as
tough nuts to crack.
1t is no accepted fact is reasonable to anticipate
slight declines at Florida where Hank Butler Stan Srachan
Tom Jones, Murray Nicely, Pete McCurty Robert (Pete)
Griffin and others depart; at Morehouse where Alvin
Swartz Clarence Anderson Earl Smith, Tim Wilson, Matthew
Carter David Adams, Joe Allen Ike Blocker j. d. Lewis,
and Mard Redl Powell vacate and at Benedict where Le
o Belly Walker of Atlanta the best triple threat in
that section in many moon, is through.
Alabama will be less abuntantly fortified but should be
as powerful as in the past threatened just re more Sc
much last year by Xavier LeMoyne, too looms as
quite barrier Friday night September 27 in Memphis,
Tennessee
will be the first STAG eleven action this
campaign opening Friday night September 20, against
Arkansas State in Jackson, Tennessee.
Tennessee State College has been replaced in the Mid
west Athletic Conference by Phander Smith college Of Lit
Arkansas
meet in Birmingham the past week end
The column will be called upon to travel 10000 miles
this grid with roundtrp nvasions of New Orleans
La Acorn Miss, Frankfort KY Knoxville Tenn (twice),
Jackson, Tenn, Tuskegee Institute Aa Taladega, Ala,
and Orangeburg, S. c. Gwce) listed The excursions rep
officiating assignments in nine college ts and the
major high school dates involving Austin High of Knoxville
and Crispus Attucks of Indianapolis we'll Austin High
against Parker High of Birmingham Both prep tlts
night classics in Knoxville Five of the nine collegiate
games Homecoming dates. Another is Thanksgiving
Day classic One is also post season date December
0horfC ho fo1In nf hiC avton
bngs in early piece He announces release of the 194O
FOOTBALL FORECAST soon The SCOA, in its week end
meeting endorsed committee headed by Mr. Roberts
to work out plans by which official weekly national
lease of SIAC football standings and allied developments
might be chronced Other members of the body Prof
B. T. Harvey, Coach Frank L. Forbes W. H. Aiken and Lu
Meanwhile the regular weekly release of national foot
ball standings and Developments by the writer for the Asso
cated Press (whte) begins October when the roundup
of games of September 28 will be made
In remembrance of the silver anniversary of the SIAC
Mr.. Harvey at this writing is still working lavish
souvenir publication containing hmtless historical data
the conference including complete record of all football bas
ketba track tennis and baseball champions of the past
1t an exhaustive and trying piece of work and will be in
the making for long time yet.
Big Jim Reid former All-SIAC ad Al-American tackle
at Morris Brown made hit at the SCOA meet vol
uneerng his services keeper of the and matan
ing discipline and respect for the presidential chair and dis
csson chairmen AS gesture of appreciation the body
elected him permanently it's sergeant-atarms. Mean
While Mr. Aiken was vaued to the newly created office of
assistant secretary treasurer.
head coach, Leslie Stalworth of Benedict. and
assistant Wlldm EXum or MOreHOuSe,
present at the meeting Arts P. Graves of Morris
Brown was there in the temporary role of Wolverine head
coach.
Editor H. D. Coke Sports Editor Emory o. Jackson,
Aureus S. Scott, Mrs. L. A. Scott, Miss Susie E. Williams,
Marion Jackson and other members of the Birmingham
WORLD staff busy figures the past week. what with
both the National Baptist Convention and SCOA sessions 60
ing on with the Magic City host
The Greater Birmingham Officials Association, 16 men,
bers strong and consisting Of well known figures like Pres
dent Lamar Webb, W. J. Moore T. J. 1ue) Knox, H. l..
(Hog) Mosey, Albert Few Josephus (Bo) NOy, Herman
Long Emory Jackson and Others personal host to the
SCOA the elaborate Smith and CASTOR Funeral Home
chapel
The Birmingham officials rewarded for their eff
forts that included swell dinner at Little Savoy Cafe for
the entire registration of 103 paid members well as
gala dance at the Eks Club. The huge attendance in
deed compensation and tribute to their work Even more
informal the SCOA group that left the crowd and trek
ked out to the imposing Grand Terrace Cafe probably the
Magic Ctys finest road house Chattanooga Tennessee
will have quite mark to shoot at in 40!