The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18

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AS PREDICTED through this column week ago. some
drastic changes took place the past week end when
Der of the unbeaten and united members the charmed
circle was taken into rudey by tough early op
position.
In the weeks biggest upset. Langston along in
the national football derby by spanking mighty Southern in
the laers backyard 1914 Johnson Smiths Golden Bulls
dropped Virginia State from the undefeaed class by shading
the tough Men of Troy 43 at Petersburg Unbeaten Ala
bama lost her select rating when she took 220 maung
from Floridas flaming Men in Orange at Montgomery
Mighty Wiberforce feature attraction in last years Orange
Blossom and Steel Bowl Classics dropped from the
beaten class by Tuskegee at Chicago 267 in what many
gard as an upset However this observer called Tuskegee
the Green Wave three tOucdOwns days
ahead of the contest.
With Southern Virginia State Alabama and Wlber-
force departing the ranks of the unbeaten Morris Brown
nosed out Lincoln o) 1912 at Jefferson City, Florida
tanned Alabama stated Langston pulled her previously
mentioned upset Southern and Lane shaded threat
enng South Carolina State eleven 147 Jackson Tennes-
to form special class of clubs boasng three wins no
ties and no losses in three starts to date The Shaw
versy Bears also kept pace with the nations leaders by
bagging Howard 20-6
In the two wins class Tlotson West Virginia. Hamp
ton, c. Smith, and NJ c. State The past week. Tlotson
routed Paul Quinn 4O West Virginia shaded Lincoln Pa0
49, Hampton got by A. and r. 60, C. Smith nosed out
Virginia State and N C. State eked Bluefield &C. Totson
leads Negro football in scoring points two games
against only seven points allowed.
Still other members of the unbeaen class Wiley,
Iexas Ark State Morgan and Prairie View. However all
but Morgan have been tied. Morgan beat Virginia Union
Z5-U In her first 1941 start last Saturday.
Wiley and Prairie View were idle the past Saturday,
awaiting their annual Cotton Bowl natural at Dallas Mon
day afternoon October 13 but Ark State improved po
stlon with l3 decision tough Acorn at Pine Bluff
Texas was idle the past week.
Ranking high but not unbeaten are Southern Tuske-
gee and Xavier all with two wins against single setback
Langson upset Southern Morris Brown maued Tuskegee
and Tuskegee spanked Xavier.
The column ourneyed to Columbia S c. the past Fri
gay afternoon to team with Prof B. Harvey and Lief L.
Cain in handling the Benedct-Knoxvie night game It
travelled IN with Eme Scott Ike RAMSEY
ard Rembert
From Columbia the column moved on to Frankfort XIV
as guest of Coaches Leslie N Salworth and Leroy Walker
who carried along three of their players at Benedict as
they secuted the Thorobreds whom they Thursday
tober 3d. in the annual S. c. State Fair at Columbia The
trio OF star backs also the Captain George Sheat
hard blocking and running hafback, Sam Jenkins pow
ing fuback and deadly line hacker and Marion (StonewaD
Leake, deerfooted climax runner
The column toed in the Morehouse-Ky State game Sat-
urday afternoon as umpire with Frank L. Stanley exAtlan
ia University All American referee Ellsworth Marshall of
Frankfort head nesman; and Paul w. L. Jones' the Gin
cnna secondary school principal and Negro football his
tora field Judge Coach Henry Arthur Kean was host at
buffet supper and contract bridge after the game Five
rubbers were played that lasted till about three o'clock Sun
day morning.
Returning to the Gate City Lu 10 travelled nv bs from
frankfort to Lexington with the Maroon team the
invitation of Head Coach Frank L. Forbes canny as
sistant William BD Exum also on the trim along with
Student Manager Marshall Arnold Trainer J. Washington
and Stascan Charles Maxey The orehouse coaches had
been feted by Arnold L. Wright xMaroon personality
night before
The Morehouse football delegation entrained at Lexng
ton on the L. NJ arriving in Atlanta late Sunday evening
at nearly $3.50 o'clock.
Making the trip for the Kentucky State game and par
taking OF the deuiciOus meals style in the
diner on the fast train Captain Leon EIam fuback
CoCaptain Murray Townsend guard Ernest Abbott Robert
Jenkins Charles Laner Stephen Maxwell Hots Owens and
Earl Robinson ends Robert Irving Warren Parsons Paul
Hyde and Frank Lester. ackIes Edmond Kemp, Hosele
Smith, Harry Miller and John guards Harvey Beech
and Henry Jackson centers Felix (Chn) A. T.
Robinson quarterbacks; Clarence (Sp) Anderson Homer
HILL Wilbur JONES' Charles Red) Simmons J. Y Moreland
and Sam Washington hafbacks; and Clarence Henderson,
fulback.
James (Pinky) Haines and 1son Whatley, ends, along
with Jimmie Washington, halfback all leermen and stars
of the 1941 club, failed to make the trip aines in
uTed in the Xavier game Washngon father passed and