The Phoenix index., 1941-02-22
TUSKEGEE READY FOR 9TH ANNUAL SIAC TOURNEY next WEEK
clark Defends Conference Grown
Against Determined Cage Rivals

1OOhEGEE INSIll " LIE, Ald.'-
(SNS)-The 9th Annual Southern
Conference Basketball Tourna-
ment, which will be played in Lo-
gan Hall, February 81, % and
March l, is slated to be one of the
closest contested tournaments which
have been played here since this
athletic extravaganza was inaugu-
rated by the Southern Conference 8
years ago.
The Golden Tigers have just com.
pleted one Of the hardest schedules
in several seasons, which involved
a series of home games and 1000
miles road tour which took them as
far as Baltimore, Maryland. This
week the Tigers undertake sched-
ule of six games, each one wor-
thy foe Teams to be met and
which must be dethroned in order
to give the Golden Quintmen Sec
ond place In the Conference rating
prior to the seeding Of teams We'd
nesday night, Feb. 26, include Clark
University. LeMoyne College. Flor
ida A. and M College (two games),
Morehouse College and Morris
Brown College. All of these teams
are in the thick of the battle for
the coming tournament. The COM
petin" cagenen will offer one Of
the finest exhibitions of basketball
over displayed in the Southern
Conference.
The tournaraent mas attra"tHd
The attention of lovers of the sport
in all sections of the country and
ether conferences are sending rep
resentatives here for purposes OF
observation.
Men who will be expected To
-'~'''' o7't IN tOllrnan1ont nlav are:
Cragior ThoJnae and Harris, Xavi-
or PidIsv Of Fisk: Holden. Penn,
and Coreland. S. C. State, Hen
derson, JacolS and Younger. Clo'''
Tv,er and the Claiborne brothers.
Ta11adera Farrell. Clark. Bank
heed Alabama State Teachers Coll
'"re' CIvmnh. Shadd and Adams
rlov'9a A. aod M COLLEGE,. McMath.
Vindln and HainnS Morehouse;
lawson and the WvIes. hrothers,.
Morris Brown Smith. Brinkley,
Ho"rhnroer. ami Porter and Perry.
'''" Savannah (Ga) twins. Tuske-
cao
The leading weekly papers in
Guiding The Chicago Defender,
Pittsburgh Courier, Journal and
Guide, Kansas City Call, Atlanta
Daily World, Chicago Bee, Amster-
dam News, Indianapolis World,
New Orleans Sentinel, Louisiana
Weekly and several other outstand-
ing local news gathering agencies
will have representatives on hand
10 give coverage to r1e tourna-
ment. The Associated Press. the
United Press, and the international
News Service will also handle daily
DISPATCHES from the local represen-
tatiVes.
Suitable. trophies will be awarded
first, second and third place VIM
ners. Individual players and win
ming teams will receive balls. The
first team trophy will indicate that
the recipient is the Champion for
1941. Previous winners: Tuskegee
Institute, 1884; Alabama State
Teachers College, 1885, 1886: More
house College, 1887; Xavier Univer-
sly, 1888, 1889, and Clark Univer-
sity, 1910.
Officials who have been selected
for the 1871 tournament are: B. T.
Harvey (Colgate), T. j. Knox (Tal-
Iadega), G.. Fl. Lennon CBluefield
State Teachers College) and l.. r.
Easterly (Wilberforce). John III.
Brown virginia Union University
will cerve as the official timekeep-
or. Nelson s. Brooks (Tuskegee)
will be the announcer. and Theo-
rhilus c. Cottren ,(Tuskegee) will
he the scorer.