The Phoenix index., 1940-11-02

their first loss of the season by
the Kentucky State Thorobreds
Saturday afternoon. The score was
Al to 19.
Before a mammoth Homecoming
crowd estimated at 1000 fans, the
Tigers and the Tho, obreds played
bitterly, there being a total of 30
yards in penalties levied against
Lincoln and Is against Kentucky
State.
QUICK START
The Kentuckians made their in
tentions clear in the first quarter,
when they pushed over two touch
downs in quick order. Thurman
Kentucky quarterback, blocked one
Of Richardson's punts and recover
ed it on Lincoln's 15-yard line. He
then passed to Corley for IS yards,
and carried it into scoring territory
Edwards kick was good, making it
TO.
Another score was made as the
Thorobreds started to the Tigers
goal, via an aerial attack. From
the 45-yard line, Thurman tossed
a pass to Edwards who gained IL
yards. Then Hardin broke through
the Lincoln line and sprinted to
the Tigers 10-yard stripe. Hardin
took the ball over, and Edwards
kick was good 1t was 14-0.
In the second quarter, the Thoro-
bredS scored from the Tigers 20
yard line with Banks and Walker
stabbing through the line alter
nately. Walker dashed through a
hole in the Lincoln line for a
touchdown. Edwards attempt for
another point failed, but Kentucky
led 300.
TIGERS RALLY
Lincoln nearly evened things up
in this quarter, when two touch
downs were scored by the Tigers.
The first was scored when Richard
son took the ball and galloped 20
yards, from deep in Lincoln terri
tory. McKinnis then passed tc
Stevens, who was stopped on the
Kentucky 36-yard line. McKinnis
broke away for 26-yard gain, and
passed to Howard Greene for the
Homecomers' first score. McKinnis'
kick went wide, and it was 20-6.
Another Kentucky touchdown
was scored soon after the kickoff
to the Missourians. Edwards IN.
tercepted one of McKinnis' passes
on Lincoln's 4O-yard line, and Hill
threw Edwards pass to the 25-
yard line. Lincoln was penalizeo
10 yards and after Hill gained two
more, Hardin galloped to pay dirt.
Edwards kick registered, boosting
the score to 27-66.
MORE FIREWORKS
Shortly after the ensuing kickoff
Lincoln was penalized IS yards, and
then the Kentuck1ans were given
the same penalty. With the ball
on Kentucky's 44-vard line, McKin-
mis- threw a 40-yard pass to Harry
Smith, halfback, who went over
standing up. The attempted place
kick was wide, and the count read
2-12.
LATERAL PAYS OFF
The Kentuckians' fifth six-point-
er was scored in the third quarter
when Lincoln's White, On reverse
play With McKinris, fumbled near
midfield. Smashes at the line by
Hardin and Thurman netted the
Thorobreds two consecutive first
downs, and then Thurman threw
Corley a pass, Corley being stopped
on Iincoln's 10-yard line. Thur
man plunged twice, and then lat
eralled the ball to Hardin who went
wide around his end for touch
down. Edwards kick was good. The
score then stood at 34-12.
Iincoln's third touchdown came
in the fourth quarter when Nc
Kinnis, from his own 35-yard line,
passed to Debo White who out-dis-
tanced three would-be tacklers
and scored standing up. McKinnis'
kick was good. The game count
read 1919.
FLUKE TOUCHDOWN
The final score of the game was
made when the Thorobreds' Daniel
White ran IS yards. There was an
off-side, and officials ruled that the
ball was in play when White ran
unmolested through the Tiger men
who made no attempt to stop him.
Edwards drop kick made it 41-19.
The game developed into an
aerial war early in the second
quarter, and both teams passed
frequently for much yardage. The
game was bruising, no less than six
players getting roughed up con-
siderably.
POS. LINCOLN (19 KY. t4D
LIE - Wallace Corley
LIT - Gotham G.. Edwards
LG - Killingsworth Trawick
c. Maui Everett
RG - Elliot Wilson
RT - Cobb Reams
RE Green Love
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