The Phoenix index., 1941-03-08

ambidextrovs goal-flipper from
New York City, rose to the ethereals
in the final game of his career
with 81 hot points against Florida
in Clark'S battle for third place
honors in the tournament. These
u added to his previous 80 in two
tits made a grand total of 81 in
three games for an average OF IT,.
This ranked Henderson as the No.
l shot of the meet. Abby also turn
ed some of the finest passing, drib-
bling, feinting, and guarding of his
four-year span at Clark.
In making the mythical honor Sc
lections this year, it made a grand
slam for Henderson who had also
been thus honored in 1910, 1889,
and as a freshman in 1888. Only
STo other STAG athletes. Donald
kceyaS of Clark and the late Carlos
Parker u Alabama boast such a
phenomenal "spread-eagle."
GREAT LITTLE MEN
Lucius Gucky) Thomas and
William Copeland, both small men,
were among the greatest athletes
in the tournament. There were no
faster cutters, cleaner ball handlers
or more dangerous shots under the
basket. Thomas, a senior, had a
shade on Copeland, flaming
freshman, but both made the Sec
ond combination. In fact, the only
reason Thomas didn't make the
first was because there was no way
to leave off Crozier, Henderson,
Younger and Smith.
Tuskegee's Smith, lacking the
natural finesse of the other four
men on the first team, was one
of the visitation seasons as well
as the tournaments greatest COM
petitors and clutch shooters.
INDISPENSABLE MAN
Hornberger is smoother than last
season and just as effective shot
and handy man on both back
boards. Tuskegee could not have
made the finals without him.
FRESHMAN SENSATIONS
AS freshmen, Florida's James
Watts and Clark'S Donald (Reo)
Braithwaite made good on the
second combination-a rare trib-
ute indeed to any first year man.
But Watts was so good he kept
seasoned starters Chas. Adams and
Leonard Hall, stars of Florida's 40
fnalistS, alternately On the bench,
AS for BraithWaite, he was the
most colorful player in the tourna-
ment. In every game he received
tremendous applause as he retired
to his familiar perch near Coach
Ralph c.. Robinson. Saturday
night, after he had fouled out,
Braithwaite received the longest
and evidently the most sincere ova-
ton ever given tournament
player in the eight years of the
STAG meet.
HENDERSON, NO. 1 SHOT
The leading tournament shot.
we're Henderson of Clark with 81
for an average of II, and Crozier
with So for an average of 1875,
Copeland of S. C. State with 80
for an average of is, Smith Of
Tuskegee with A for an average
Ct l4.67, Younger Of Clark with 39
for an average of 1857, Hornberger
Of Tuskegee with "a for an average
of l1.33, Lawson and WyleS OF
Morris Brown with % for an aver
age OF II, and Watts of Florida
with 40 for an average of 10.
HAINES WAS hot"
Leading shots in one game
showings were Haines of More
house 10. johnson of Lane and
Captain Leroy Preston Of Knoxvill"
with 13, Greene Farmer of Knox
vile with IL, Karl Tatum of Bene-
dict with Il, and Gilmore of Lane
and Warner of Benedict 10.
Most points in single games were
% by Smith of Tuskegee, 81 by
Henderson of Clark, 10 by Copeland
and Haines, 18 twice by Crozier, II
by Henderson, 16 by Smith, Is By
Crozier and Younger, and IA by
Shodd