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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-03-09

Jones, Polly Dandros, Theda Jor-
don, Timothy Brooks, Ulysses
Wright, Fritz Scott. Ruby Thomas.
Lawrence Lockhart, Pauline
Starks, Waymon Rivers, Lewis
Wilder, Thomas Love.
The Jabberwock, which you have
already heard Of by now, was quite
an enjoyable affair with Pyramid
Club capturing first prize in
"Gooseberry Mandarin; Worthy
Family second prize, in Juvenile
Syncopation"; Scrollers Club third
prize in Afraid of the Dark
Some guests we're; Leonard Brown,
Lucille Roseman, Mrs. Samuel
Washington, Mrs. Lineous Dick
erson, Don Bryant, Margaret
Wells, Mildred Mason, Dorothy
Stevenson, Albert Summerville,
Mary Jane Leigh, Harold Cherry,
John Stephens, Walter Ford. Ber-
nard Donald, Mrs. Ann Taylor.
A BOUQUET TO YOU
Somebody besides yourself likes
you in your new evening dress, and
tells you so. You can bride and
look arch and say. "Oh, do you
really like this old thing?" (Which
is inclined to put h i'm in the
wrong). You can look out of the
corner of your eye and say "Yes?"
as though you detected a little
barbed sarcasm behind that COM
pliment. Or you can fiuster and
pat your hair and say nothing.
None Of which is the way to ac-
cept a bouquet of flowers. You
may look ravishing, but there's no
law that compels people to tell you
so. And anyone who does tell you,
is doing you favor. And you're
grateful for favors, aren't you?
Thank you so much, I'm glad you
like it," acknowledges the COM
pliment, and toss slight blu
quet right back too. A little en-
phasis on the you" shows that
you value his opinion, that you
respect his taste, and you admire
his courtesy in voicing his APP
proval. Then everybody's happy.
CONTIGUOUS SAY !!!
Walter Ford has a crush on
Anne James :. now don't crash it.
We see what it takes to make
Almeda Leven's face turn red
just little adventure in basket
ball game.
James Country" Davis of the
Great Lakes Team is evidently get
ting old he doesn't make bas-
kets like he used TO-.
What kind of basketball fan is
il who cheers for both sides i
Ask Zelma Lightfoot'
Hazelle Quaker remarks that
she and Jimmy Lawrence would
be that way if.
Alex Childs and Almyrtle Parks
seem to be having little difficulty |
. When he walks out, someone
else walks in.
James Downs from Los Angeles,
California. has decided to make
Motor City his home hope you
will like it James.
Henry Jenkins defeated his pal,
Marvin Orange at Olympia in the
brewster Co-eds," new club at
Brewster Center, presented a dance
there on March /, which was fine.
Members Of this club are; Maxine
Reaser, pres; Doris Lott, vice
pres; Evelyn eileen, secy.; Nancy
McGill, treas.
Julius Stanford seems to be
Evelyn eileen what
part does Richard Scott play?
Collins Glenn has been writing a
certain girl in Ohio Who is
she?
What's this. Andrew Starks
has a new car +. another coupe,
too kiddo the girls are kicking
they want a large cruiser.
The Del-Sprites, who ushered for
The Jabberwock, looked very sweet
in red satin military styled jac-
ket and full short skirt trimmed in
silver with top hats.
Marie Brunette and Alonzo An
ierson seemed to be sparkling with
aughter at the dance that's
he best way to be my friends.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

DALLAS, Texas-(SNS) - The
Prairie View College Panthers ano
the Langston Lions are setting the
current pace in the Southwestern
Athletic Conference football chase
with two victories and no defeats
each in their own loop. Prairie
View alone is still in the running
for the mythical national title
with a perfect slate of three win
Of the national picture by virtue of
3gainst no losses. Langston is out
intersectional losses to Kentucky
state and Lincoln University of
Missouri in her first two games.
Wiley, Southern and Texas College
aTe playing 500 ball each having
Won one and dropped one. Bishop
and Arkansas State, after success
i've lCsses on their first two times
out against loop opponents, have
oeen relegated to the league cellar.
The laurels that the latter two
might salvage from the 1910 race
are destined to come from their
roles as throat-slitters for future
opposition still clinging to hopes OF
. mathematical chance at the title.
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Title March Of
Lane Halted BY
Xavier Go!dnlen

NEW ORLEANS, La.-G5NS)-A
gala tarong Of some 5000 fans wit
messed the annual HOMECOMING
Classic" of Xavier University OF
Louisiana as attending alumni
thrilled to horiy contested game
which found the Xavier Gold
Rush winning tnelr seventh con
secutiVe home game (the Gold
Rush have not dropped a game in
xavier stadium since '38), defeat
tng The vaunted Lane College Drag
ons of Jackson. Tennessee, 60.
The powerful Lane Red Raiders,
undefeated until this afternoon,
showed Jack Gilmore, ,stellar triple
threat back for the visitors, to an
advantage as he caused the locals
considerable trouble on several oc-
casions, running % and 25 yards
for the second and third best runs
Of the day.
Xavier's Johnny Gravely, ALL
American of '38 while at Edward
Waters Junior College, Jackson
vile, Fla, made the longest run OF
the day, getting away for 38 yards
before a desperate last minute stab
by a Dragon enabled the latter to
grasp his flying form. Lanes Nc
Daniels, Perry, and Holowell held
the xavierites until the second
quarter.
In the second period, CLAUDE
Paxton. Xavier's triple threat back
field ace. scored via line plunge
from the one-yard stripe on thu
second attempt This score term
mated a concerted drive which be-
gan from the Lane 81 yard lime
when Tommy Mills, Rush ace,
tossed a IS yard pass to Gravely;
short line gain and another pass
brought the ball to the twelve
ward stripe, at which point,
penalty for unnecessary roughness
moved the ball to Lanes one-yard
stripe and an Xavier score. Pax
tons attempted conversion failed
xavier made eight first downs to
Lanes six, and gained 286 yards 10
Lanes 208.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

Mrs. w. A. Scott, mother of the
SNS and affiliated newspapers, al
ways gets laugh for herself when
regarding the fight names of foot
ball teams in this country.
Often her desk is cluttered with
weekly dispatches and communi-
uues concerning the results of week.
end grid encounters. She used to pile
all this data up and remark to the
sports editor: Come and get all OF
this data on these Tigers, Bulldogs.
Tornadoes, Panthers, Lions and
Wildcats"
On her face would always rest a
scanning smile. I suspect that she
was celebrating that football teams
are made up of humanS-far dead
ier creatures than the tigers, lions,
Wildcats, etc.
It must have seemed strange to
her that we should have to bor-
row the names of big jungle cats
or deadly reptiles, when it is re-
called that man is earth's most
fearful idler. far and away
earth's deadliest animal.
Maybe she did, may she didn't.
This brings us to the busl-
ness of finding colorful names for
college football teams. A smooth,
significant title is half the battle
for publicity on the national
sheets. One of the most disgusting
things press agents and sports
writer's can do, as far as I count,
is that sin of borrowing titles Great
ed for white teams-"Green Wave"
Golden Tornado" big Red" etc.
GET YOUR OWN TAGS
I like Xaviers "Gold Rush" be-
cause it is unique, because it be-
longs to Xavier only. Ted Wright
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
BY Ric ROBERTS
On Giving Classy
And Original Tags
Todd Alma Mater

may add a new wrinkle to this by
calling his gangs the Forty Miners
Those famous American gold rush
pioneers of 1849 were called Forty
Miners" if you remember your DOM
estic history. The word Forty
Miners" done on Xavier jackets
and jumpers would I think, be very
uertinent and colorful.
Morris Browns wolverines" is
Michigan transformation. We have
the Fisk Bulldogs, S. @. State Bull
dogs and the Knoxville Bulldogs
too many bulldogs, I would say.
The country is full of bulldogs
and tigers. .--overrur with panth-
ers and yellowjackets. The Big Ten
teams are colorfully named because
football caravans there adopt the
theme OF Characteristic tiding that
makes its state articulate.
The Wolverine is native to Mich
igan, hence Michigan Wolverine.
Iowa-Hawksye; Ohio-Buckeye, etc.
Go original you college press
agents and you sports scribes, tool
Dish out colorful titles but try and
make them different. wanted to
name the 1899 black-clad Alabama
State Hornets the sable Simeon"
Hornets" is different, true
enough, but sable Simeon" Is more
poetic and certainly more devast-
ating implication.
BEST FOOTBALL COGNOMEN
The st. Louis-Dispatch has re-
Gently notified Prof. Hugh Gloster
at LeMoyne that the name I gave
that team in 1889, 'TT'he Mad Magl-
cians," is the most colorful name
of its kind ever to be printed In
the Post-Dispatch pages.
Here is a named suggested by the
antics of the team itself. 1t has
given more individuality to LeMoyne
than her time-worn title of "Yel-
lowjackets" ever would have.
gave Clark's finest team color
full tag remember the famed
BLACK Battalion of Death; much
more forceful than 'Fanthers" and
therefore, only pertinent when the
Clark teams are great.
named the Floridas, Men OF
Orange" in 1885. Writers promptly
ruined the design of the tag by
changing it over to Men III
Orange"
Florida is an orange state, the
Famcee teams wear orange colors
and Orange is famed European
dynasty. . d. William and Mary of
Orange. I had in mind a Florida
tradition, a court of arms, Men OF
Orange" 81
Holy Cross suggests Crusaders"
No team will ever be the "Red
Raiders" to ME save the unscored
upon, unbeaten 1882 Colgate COM
bine. Techs 1889 team should have
been called the Tech -Flam-
mers."
Go In there, guys, and drag out a
name for Alma Matters fighting
sons. Let It be colorful and unique
but go easy on the cats and dogs
and snakes because they're fast be-
coming passe. This is 1940-avant
age!
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

tit that shaded Florida A. and M.
two weeks ago by TO score. Truly
tough one but since the New Or
cans lads appear to be Dame For
tunes fairhaired God-cnllo1 g. is
eeason, the Colonel leans in their
direction.
The Shedding gets rougher for
Sam Huston who journeys to
Crambling, La. Saturday to tackle
Louisiana Normal in a Bi-State
Conference tilt. Purvis, Miller, Will
SON and Company are fresh from
a 24-O conquest over Philander C..
Smith, who spelled Sam Huston'S
unblemished record two weeks ago
up at Little Rock 1877.
ole HOSS" HOPKINS A
TRULY GREAT BACK
Back in August, when the writer
reached back in the old grab bag
and tabled the Prairie View Pan
theirs as the Real Thing in the
Southwestern football race, and
probable contenders foS the ma
tional title, the provisions were that
they get away to an early star
against Texas College and Wiley.
This they have done, and from
here on it looks like breeze for
the downstaters. But we started
out TO speak Of Hopkins, the rip
srorting warhorse from Crockett
who tips the beam at 205 pounds
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
SKIPPER'S SOUTHWEST
SPORTS GRAPH
XAVIER CRUsREs LANES

\ IAVTER CRUSRES LANES
NATIONAL TITLE HOPES
It was gala Homecoming
throng Of $500 spectators that saw
q strong and CONSTANT Xavier Gold
Rush minutely inspect the 1910
newssaper football title of OK
Clemons' Lane College Dragons
ana lind that the same was 'phoney'
after 60 minutes of gruelliIg COM
bat that found the Wrightmen
chalking up their third successive
victory in the STAG, this time by
Go score, Xavier outfirst downed
the Tennesseans So and netted 1855
yards during the fray to 206 for
Lane.
C1ravely, Carter. Chuck" Sum-
wors. 90 Paxton were outstanding
in Xavier's triumph. 1nls me-
the firs game of the season that
Jack Gilmore, Lanes sensational
triple threat sophomore back had
been throttled and held for no
score.
LANGSTON STILL A FACTOR
IN S. w. RACE
Zip" Gayles Langston Lions con-
tinued to find the pickingS in their
own loop to their liking as they de-
feated Jimmie Stevens Bishop
Tigers Saturday night under the
lights at Paine Stadium in Okla
ooma City by a 14-0 count. The
Sooners scored their first touchic
ear the end of the first half fol-
lowing a Is yard penalty deep in
he visitors territory. They came
back in the third quarter to ice
he game by scoring another mark
er and converting to make the score
40. Thus Langston continues her
way undefeated. united, and un-
scored upon in her own conference.
TEXAS STEERS HOOK Akk-
ANSAS LIONS 1876
f. v. Rettig's Texas College
Steers, sparled by Clarence Nix,
took Bill Taylor's Arkansas State
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

added the extra point from place
ment.
kentucky State, her back to the
wall and the game two-thirds gone
in the final quarter with Florida
out in front, unleashed a crushing
6e-yard march that failed on the
two ward line as Famcee's heroic
performers drg in set the home
lirgs on their heels.
But infllriated kentucky was not
to be totally denied. After short
punt out to her own q, Florida
was backed to the four-yard line
before en- interception by Half
back williams STAYED off the dan-
Perous Keenmen Finally, after
the second rushed kick hv Oglesby
grounded on his own 30 the Thor
obreds struck pay dirt and knotted
the count as Quarterback Thur
man cody spun through the
sprea ded ranks of the men in
orange for touchdown and Cap
tain Edwards added the extra
point from placement.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

Lions into camp Saturday on the
latter's own field in a thrilling
skirnish that ended 1916 in the
Texans favor Turkey" Johnson,
hard running Steer fullback, drove
IL yards in the first period for the
first touchdown of the game. Nix
converted. Arkansas scored touch
down in the second quarter when
5he alert Archie Lewis recovered
Texas fumvle behind the Steer goal
line. Clarence Nix booted field
goal before the half ended to make
the score 1915 Texas. In the fourth
quarter, charging steer forward
wall trapped an Arkansas runner
behind his own goal line to score a
safety and the last points of the
lame.
COLONEL OSO DAFFY'S WEEK
END SPECIALS
A brilliant array of colorful
HOMECOMING tilts will stud the
grid card for october 26. Bill Tay-
lor's Arkansas State Lions Will
find the PLOT still thickening
whec they invade the lair Of Sam
Taylor's powerful Prairie View
PanUhers for the latter's homecor1l-
ing. The Panthers, after a IL day
rest from their 1870 drubbing Of
WiIey's Wildcats should be in fine
fettle and eager for the kill. The
Razorbacks will put up a game
fignt, but their WAGON will have
come, so for a ride they must go,
I&LLOTSON EAGLE IN HOME
COMING AGAINST PHILANDER
For the fourth successive year,
"Randy" Taylor will send his Toll
lotson Eagles out on the turf shoot
ing for a cleancut victory that has
eluded them for the past three
years. The Austin flock will be
cunning for Augustine's Philander
.. Smith aggregation this time and
# the coterio of versatile young
gridders live up to their promises,
the Eagles have an even chance
against their Little Rock foes.
Texas College invades Langston
Saturday--and for the Texans it
will be thGSr "Rubfcon or their
Waterloo" so far as chances for
the conference title go.
After a two week rest, Mosley's
Jarvis Bulldogs will entertain the
Alcorn Braves down at Hawkins
Saturday in a heated intersectional
battle.
Monday at Shreveport: Fred
Longs Wiley Wildcats will meet A.
w. Mumford's Southern University
Jaguars in the featured attraction
of Negro Day at the Louisiana
State Fair. A wide open offensive
battle looms on The horizon for this
one.
Oddly enough, this will be the
fifteenth football aggregation that
Mumford has piloted to the grid
wars against Fred's Wiley elevens
and not single time has one re-
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

Xavier!
Look back down the lanes OF
recent years and you will discover
that this trio has been difficult to
handle anywhere along the route.
In 1897 she handled Alabama ana
Xavier, bowed to Florida. AS a
matter of actual fact the trio
sCftened the Purple up for a 37-G
Va State rout
In 1888 sne handled Xavier and
Alabama, bowed again to Florida.
In 1889 she handled neither OF
them-tied Alabama, lost both to
Xavier and Florida.
THEY BAR THE DOOR
If Morris Brown is to wear the
crown in 1910, she must manhandle
this trio of thunderbolts on success
srve Saturday afte1noCns-a well
nigh impossible task.
Another specific happens to hinge
around the circumstance that all
three of them are currently play
ing their best ball. Florida almost
wrecked Kentucky State Home
coming with TO lead in the fad
ing fourth period.
Alabama disgraced South Caro-
nina State and Xavier reduced
Lane to The second division to take
the STAG lead.
These are the four teams-Mcr-
ris Brown, Florida, Xavier ana
Alabama. They tangle with each
other Saturday; the first two In
Atlanta, the latter two at Mont
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
keannen Hustle
To Catch up With
Bellr,er2's 5 Lead
By LUCIUs JONES

FRANKFORT, Kentucky Two
mighty Titans of the pigskin world
clashed here Saturday afternoon
amid a colorful homecoming day
setting and history was made be-
fore 1000 wild-eyed fans. A bitter
staIemate resulted TT.
After battling 43 minutes score
Iessly, Florida's Rattlers from Tai.
lahassee drove So yards with an as
sortment of line sTnashes and de-
ceptive passes to rlce Kentucky's
mighty Thorobred TO as Sub Hall
back Sinns passed into end Hor-
tons arms in the end zone and
Monroe, another reserve back,
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Fisk and Talladega have met no
STAG opponents to date.
According to the Dickinson
System, in complete of course, the
Xavier team leads with quotient
of 1888. LeMoyne, with $50, is
next. These are the only two
teams with first division victories.
All of Alabama and Morris Brown
victories have been over second di-
vision teams to date. Lane is
second division with 1856.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26

turned with the Cats scalp. Off
handedly, the writer tabs Num-
ford's IS teams as follows Two from
Jarvis, 4 from Bishop, from Texas
and from Southern. Both elevenS
have had a two week respite to
brush up on their defensive strate-
gy, but from this point it looks as
though both teams are going all
the way out cunning for all or
nothing.
Meeting National title coatenders
IS getting to be a past time for
Xavier. Saturday the Catholics in
wade Montgomery, Alabama for
STAG joust with the undefeated
Alabama state eleven, the same out
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AvIER MORRIS BROWN SET PACE IN SOUTHERN conference
Lanes Upset Past Week
Stuns STAG Grid Domain
By RIG ROBERTS

The Big Purple of Morris Brown aroused Itself Monday
morning looking smack into The face Of storm warning
Graves bules unscOred 1910 have just knocked Tus
kegee and Mcrehouse kicking, 100 and 1910
Both the Tigers seconddivson in STAG reckonings
at present there should be occasion for bursting yode
Of spirit and Long live Morris Brown from the lips of
people of the purple persuasion.
Beginning Saturday. Morris Brown must meet the three
toughest grid forces in the STAG Florida, Alabama and
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
Florida kentucky Duel
Ends In II Stalenate

The desperate rally fell short of
victory but kept the Kentuckians
in the national running with three
triumphs to offset the dope-setting
tie.
The Thorobreds outgained the
Floridians IL to 9 on first downs,
but the Rsttlers were more effec.
tive in the air. They completed
four of 10 heaves; Kentucky but
four Of 10.
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gomery. t:.
Morris Brown meets, in the
Florida band Saturday, the first
opponent who could match her in
gross tonnage and the game, Que
to Florida's keen rebuttal for for
ward passes, remains a toss-up.
Another record turnout will clat-
ter through the turnstileS for the
specific chance to see what has
come to be the most celebrated
series in modern STAG annals.
Here is the STAG picture of the
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
HE OFFICIAL STANDINGS

Teams comprising the Bi-State
conference had open dates Satur-
cay with the exception os Emory
Hines Louisiana Normal outfit
which righted itself after a trio
Smith of the M.W.A.A. loop 24-C
Of reverses to humble Philander G.
over at Grambling, La. Philander
had previously held Kentucky
State to a 1877 score two weeks
ago. .@a
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. STORIES
I'M STAMPS
AustroIio's PIotypus Is
Natures missing Link"

Natures missing Link"
TT has a bill and feet like a
l. duck, fur like an otter, a tail
like a beaver. kgs like a reptile
and a poison sac like snake
that is the platypus, Natures
greatest living freak, pictured on
the 1888 Australian stamp above.
Strict laws protect this eighth
wonder" Of the animal kingdom,
found only in Australia.
The platypus is about two feet
long, weighs about four pounds.
It lives on land and in water, but
will drown if submerged more
Than 10 minutes. The young are
Matched from eggs, resembling
reptiles, but sucked like a man
NAL. The female sits on a nest,
deep in a burrow, during a two
weeks Matching period. The
platypus sleeps erect on it's
launches, with long bill resting on
its chest, like an old mans beard.
The curious animal feeds most
ly on worms, tadpoles, larvae and
other aquatic life. Several of the
animals have been kept alive in
captivity, and detailed studies of
their habits have been made.
The poison fangs are most I'M
usual. These are located on the
back feet. When attacked, the
platypus strikes, ejecting a poi
son that will cause serious ILL
ness to human victim.
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condition. Then he imagined that
she might not come through at
all, that the dulnbness might per-
sist for years. He had heard of
such cases. Without her evidence,
his own theory would explode in
a cooked hat. Unless the person
who had done the shooting con-
| fessed.
And would tat person confess?
What did Nella know? How much
had she seen? Would Plowman ac-
cept her story, or would he pass it
up as the product of a distorted
mind, numbed by the shock of trag-
edy.
Plowman, the lawyer knew. was
pursuing his own theories as to
the murderer. The captain seemed
to be concentrating upon the idea,
suggested by Gundrum, that an
outsider had shot Adam. But was
that only a front, to trap one of
the group who had been in the
Jungle into a damaging admission?
Slowly, Brentwood regimented his
facts, the things he knew definitely
to be true Slowly, he arranged them
in logical sequence, balancing one
against the other
Barkes - the man was not telling
everything he knew. Yet of all
the suspects. the chauffeur had
the least motive for killing Adam.
Perhaps Barkes knew more of
Langdon's addiction than he had
! revealed.
Togi might have more to tell,
too. The inscrutable little valet,
SO devoted to Adam, might add
more to Braitwood's incomplete
case.
The analysis pointed to one per-
son. Nella knew too. Nella had
seen - too much. His was a fan
tastic theory, Sidney realized, but
Nella's words would prove it.
Would the girl be rational, would
would she be able to speak, when
she awoke? Brentwood hoped, and
waited.
Fragments of talk came up from
the garden below. A door slammed
and the house grew still again. The
sun sank to golden ball and a long
ray of crimson slanted over the car
pet. Nella continued to sleep. Sidney
opened book and tried to read.
Hardly had he turned a page
when he heard her stir. He
glanced toward her and noticed
that her eyes were wide.
How are you feeling, Nella?"
he asked gently.
She made no answer, but he
knew by the twitching of her lips
that she had heard. The nerve
wires were uncrossed. Reason had
regained its seat.
I'VE are quite alone, child" he
said. DO you want to talk with
me?"
Her eyes filled. She looked at
turned away.
"Nella," he tried again. IF you
are protecting someone, silence is
not the way. Captain Plowman
has decided that you have some
thing to hide. Hadn't you better
share your knowledge with me?
Let me be the judge of what we
shall or shall not tell"
Again he got no answer. Then
suddenly sobbing racked the girls
thin body. Her shoulders shook
and she buried her face in the
pillow.
Nella was so young, so alone,
with her terrible knowledge. He
took her in his arms, pressed her