The Phoenix index., 1941-11-01
Morris Browns Smashing 200 Triumph
Over Florida Gives Her Undisputed Top
Berth; Texas In Mighty Langston Upset
--latest National Standings

THE NATIONS UNBEATEN, united coored football
teams reduced from nine to just TOUR Cne past 0'
dav after a week end of explosive upsets
Previously unbeaten united Florida was beaten 200 by
Morris Brown for the first time in five years. giving the
Purple Wolverines undisputed first place in the sizzling nd
tiOnaI football derby. z, A. o
erful Texas College Steers having also kept the oiS M
an undspued title in 1910 when they beat Lang
ston 81. ...
TiIIotson fell from unbeaen united ranks by getting
ed out 76 bv Phiander Smith College. Taladega was
eliminated 81 7 by Coach Duke Williams Iougaioo Jusge
scoreless tie with John c. Smiths Golden Bulls drop
nod the Shaw Bears from undefeated, united circles
Tbonoh favored to wn Morris Brown surprised by the
margin by which she took Flordas flaming Men in orange
only aggregation to stop the wolverines ias. & yai pt
starts Texas rOut of LangstOn was mlghty upset. %
this column experiencing it's best doping season. predcted
the correct in both games making the iourh long
shot in four 1941 attempts has called PREVIOUS ringers
were uskegee by three touchdowns over Wiberorce ana
Ranking next to the Texas win Langson as major
unset was and 26-6 rout of previously unoeaten ouC
once tied West Virginia State , ,o.,
CIAA and national the past week end when they
nailed lincoln (Pa) $685. while the Lane Dragons idle last
Saturday kept pace with the Burghardt men gust oehno
Norris Browns fast travelling Purple wolverines. . ,
Morgan's Bears the only other undeteated unteo
unit jap Hurts walloped tough Bueed 3lO and are
still the only club in Negro football with an uncrossed goal
line Floridas unblemished goal line went with the vino
in the stunning defeat the Rars suffered at the hands OF
Billy Nicks' champonshipbound Atanans 49, .norfecy
Still in the unbeaten class but beneath the perIec
classification because of prestgesaerng ties are Prarle
View Texas and Shaw all of which have three wins to their
credit Prairie View ripped Ark State 1914 to move or
ward. r.
Also in the unbeaen class is tWlce-tled Johnson u
Smith with two wins and twce-tied FISK with one triumph
The Golden Bulls were reduced in stature by the 30 dead
lock against Shaw but Fisk actually scored
tie at the expense of Coach Wallace Hawkins Knoxville
Bulldogs. .,,
Tuskegee, Florida and LangstOn all have highly I'M
pressve records though longer holding spots in the So
called charmed circe All three have four wins against
q single setback Morris Brown eliminated Tuskegee and
unbeaen class at fOrnighty periods ana
Texas reported polluted the LangstOn record Saturday
In the sectional Morgan with three wins IN as
many starts NJ c. State with wins and Shaw with three
loop wins and tie pace the CAA; Morris Brown and Lane
with three wins and no losses lead the SIAC Kentucky State
and Wbefore with conference victory each ahead
in the Mdwesten circuit and unbeaten but onceed Prairie
View and Texas with two wins apiece out IN front IN
the Southwestern loop
John big Train) Moody who led high scoring honors
in Negro football last with 100 points eight
ahead again this year with Al to date in five tits followed
five games oodys deerfOoted teammate Haback JOing
Joe Jenkins, Morris Browns Railway On. j. Robot is
good third with 30 points.
Moody with points and Jenkins with six at Flor
das expense the past week end moved Cant
banked The Gainesville, Fla flash, had led 81 to "a
to "a the week before
Morris Brown demonstrated probably the greatest rush
line in Negro football in the Florida last Saturday
holding the great Famcee offense to minus five yards
rushing for the day Florida gained 43 yards but lost 4S
from scrimmage and did not complete single pass.
What is more Famcee did not get beyond the Morris
Brown 35 yard line in the first half past the 50yard
line in the second half The longest gain by any Florida
back in the entire nine yards but the Raters
had one loss of 21 yards attempted forward pass