The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
| SPORTS ;,
-. Melancholy
| SLANTS JONES
CAA Gets Another Dose OF Deep South'S
Athletic Supremacy; Frank Marshall Davis
Comedies With View On Rens, Trotters


VIRGINIA UNION, famous "dream team of the Col
ored Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Gate
City January boastng two straight CIAA titles Ga wins
in its last a starts and sweeping triumph over Brooklyn
College, white in New York City Carks remnants OF the
championship team of 1910 cooled off, Hucs boys 1886
Less than fortnight ago. North Carolina State copped
the CAA honors for 1941 with record of IA loop WINS no
defeats The CLASSY Eagles came to Orangeburg play S. c.
State Victorious earlier in the by 464 the Durham
es in the role of champions bid for impressive trl
umph than before. Instead, s. c. State Won 4o-sS
In the recent national college tournament at Cincinnati
the N c. State Eagles were rated overwhelming favores
with Xavier kngpn Of the sIAC and threetme conqueror
of Bishop College, Southwestern champions not participat
ing The entire CAA and the Eastern seaboard in general
goated the encouraging outlook that faen their pride
beyond end despite collapse of the great Union machine
But Southern University of Scotlandve La, not rated
clark horse rpped the Eagles 4842 to capture the
eted tournament and leave the great CIAA badly Inundated
These recent basketball bombshelLs are highly remins
cent of football disasters suffered in comparatively recent
years by CIAA clubs hooking up with sIAC combos.
Back in '39, Virginia States Terrible Trojans were
Langstons lion-heared Lions blasting all opposition
in the Southwest They right down to the last barrier
tied with WINS defeats one tie to to their credit
and the national championship mere formaity for Big
Jefs boys if they could span Brown in the classic
Peach Blossom arrangement.
The feat did look formidable for Morris Brown rat
cd place record of wins two losses
and two defeatshaving the entire month Of NOvem
ber with but outright victory over Clark in five starts
But Morris Brown had what it takes to tame the Tro
jams and smashed through with 1877 victory that gave
Langston the undisputed title
Last season. Florida ruined A. and T lofty hopes at
the outset with 20 victory, later deadockng hitherto
beaten and united North Carolina State TT the
Of the year. Morgan pasted up undeeaed but Onceed
record in the CIAA but declined all invitations to sepia
"bOwl" clashes.
The Orange and Peach established
commodities and must 60 their promoters feel So with og
cal Morgan snubbng every effort to line her in post
competition officials of the two bOw" classics had
to center their efforts in the dwestern and Southwestern
circuits.
Prairie View was setting the woods afre at invitation
time so an attempt made to land Sam Tayors men,
flat declnaton followed the grounds the Texas ahetes
had already lost considerable time from class would lose
because of the nature of the 1910 schedule and cou
not afford additional absence from the classroom that would
be the net result of "bow" acceptance.
By elimination the Midwest was the only field of
lection She had two excellent
but onceied Wberforce and Onceed Kentucky State lick
ed by point, 1912, only by the great Force
The Green Wave accepted the Orange Blossom bid ana
was tied CO. Kentucky State grabbed off the Peach Blossom
invitation and was trimmed 1856 by Morris Brown
Later Force still unbeaten but then twcetied signed
the first annual Steel Bowl Classic at Legion Field in Br
mngham The Purple Wolverines scored spectacular 1873
victory behind the twomen siege of John Bg an) Moody
and Joseph on Joe) Jenkins to bag the nation
al title.
tiona tournament at Cincinnati another sparkling triumph
for the deep south No coaches officials scrbes and
fans in general warn clubs from the other sectors:
"Stay out of the SOuth!"
FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS deepbrowed jack
trades of the writing craft filling the rewre desk at the
Associated Negro Press concurs to the letter with
expressed by the writer column last Week-hat the Har
lem Trottes and New York Renaissance beat them
selves in the recent $4,000 world professional basketball
tournament in Chicago
The Globe Troters' chances jeOpardzed because
crack of the team made themselves pawns of Windy
City gamOr girls the of the tournament and
"whooped it up" at Dawes Cafe, swank South Parkway
amusement joint
AS for the Rens they sacrificed intricate teamwork de-
veloped with combination minus Cooper by signing
him iust the week of the pro meet and throwing him in
the middle of the lineup Even it the nine free throws
of they missed which did the mortal bow-and they
we're eliminated by point 4342 by the Detroit Eagles.
The Rens had led 42-41 with only 80 seconds to go!