The Phoenix index., 1941-12-20
S p O r T
S L A N T S
Xavier, Alabama, Clark, Morehouse, Morri
Brown, Tuskegee Basketball Aristocrats
Of STAG; Gold Rush Blazing Hot Trail
By melancholy" Jones


THE FIRST ANNUAL Southern Intercollegiate Ath-
etic Conference basketball tournament held at Tus
kegee Institute in 1884 Tuskegee winning Alabama State
hogged the honor in 1885 and 1886 Morehouse cham
pion in 1897 Xavier in 1888 1939 and 1941 Clark
in 1910.
From 1884 through 1941 the outstanding teams of the
SIAC have been Xavier, Alabama, Clark Morris Brown
and MOrehouse virtually and Tskegee in that order
No other clubs of the loop boast wins than losses over
that space.
Considering conference games only Xavier has the
best pre-ournament record with 80 WINS three losses and
1929 per cenage Alabama ranks second with Is WINS 80
losses and 676 closely pursued by Clark with
81 wins, % losses, and $50 rating Morehouse, with 62
wins against AZ dosses boasts 564 reading but Morris
Browns 593 rates higher for 48 wins 80 losses does
Tuskegee's .578 showing for SO wins, 43 losses
In tournament games only, Xavier has fat lead
with B wins and only three defeats for S67 Alabama has
S4 record for 667 Clark boasts 127 record for 632
MOrehOuse boasts 96 record for 6OO and Tuskegee with
SO record has .571 average.
The combined visitation and tournament won and lost
records display where the real consistency Of the hot gum
tet became most pronounced.
In overall figures Xavier has won ST. lost five for
average 912 Alabama boasts 81 WINS 80 losses for
675, Clark has chmed in with &c wins against 35 losses
for $685. Tuskegee has 81 and lost 49 for 57s aver
age orehouse has H. lost 54 for 56S average, and
Morris Brown boasts 81 wins, 40 losses for per cetage
of $50.
Thus, the hardwood arstocrats of the STAG are
Xavier Alabama, Clark, Morehouse and Morris Brown
Xavier has been like forest blaze in years.
while Alabama has cooled Off considerably but has been
consistent enough to maintain an egyer record tnat is
highly impressive Clark has been consistent as Xavier
in the past half decade and Florida from nowhere to
arstocracy under Jake Gather during the past two
campaigns.
Morehouse had phenomenal game-wnnng cycle in
1937-'38, thanks to Henry Norman Ram) Page, Egiin
Butter) Osin Norve Clark, George Coffee, George
Junie) Cobb Fei (Ca Harris Charles Bush, and other
dependable sharpshooters and jalhouse guarders.
Xavier's ranlpages on the hardwood have been made
possible through such unforgettabe wizards Red
Rhodes, Bill McQutter Tie Cole, Cube Bray, Charles
Cant, Botto Crozier, Vince King Lucius Thomas, duck
Blackburn, Chuck Summers, and company.
Alabama immortas include the late Carlos Parkers
Louis Alexander Ray Beard Bobo Johnson Austin John
son, Al Tukcer, Ike Brundage, and few more.
Clark's 1927 national basketball champions had such
immortas Ity Dalton, Squat Johnson Skip Hazard,
Slim Queen Dean Calbert Elmer Baker, LIE Roy Mcneil,
and company to espouse their cause with Sam Taylor IN
the role of coach.
Since that era Clark has turned out such stellar per
formers Donald Reeves, Red Kinney Spoon Tate Hen
Stout Carl Ray Ralph Long, Joe Johnson Abby Henderson
Hooks Curry, Sonny Younger, Pimp Pemberton Winnie
Wainwright, Weasel Watson, Kara Coates, Red Braith
waite, Sky Freeman, and Git Citizens.
Morris Browns greatest basketball have been
Red Bradley Hankty Roberts, Jazz Word, Roby George
Julian ROBINSON Abe Walker Runt Puns, Fits Carey,
Brcktop Burdock, Cab Greene, Jack Thornton Honey
Smith, Dyche Smith, Kldee Lawson, Music Mapp, Sonny
Wyles Jew Baby Walker Herby Wyles and Wild Bill Dow
ell.
Tuskegee's stars unforgettabe include Frankenstein
Greene Fred Williams, Red Robinson, Edward Adams,
Thomas Hornburger Wilson Smith, Allen Scisco, Bill Robin
Hamburger Jones, and few more.
Prior to the "hirties" Morehouse was the scourge of
the nation with her Mel Sykes Trayor Hank Archer
Bucket Bailey Kip Gayes Sanford Dunson Chicken Char
lie Clark R. L. Dobbs, Ahmed Brown Freak Hawkins Dad
Crawford, and others.
Knoxville and Taadega have had their greatness
the hardwood Knoxville ruled the rOOs in 1929 and 1880
with great built around Sol Sanford Lamb Johnson,
Sam McTeer Bert Hubbard Runt Render, and few others
Chuck Swanson Brownie Carey Ike Farmer and elongated
Leonard Jordan stars which along later.
Talladegas history making crowd listed Penny Penning
ton Ely Wright Long John Pitts Duzzy Pgrom. Speed
Harris, Herman Long Porter James, the Ransom brothers,
Daniel Tyler, and other later arrivals
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