The Phoenix index., 1941-09-20
SPORTS SLANTS
BY Melancholy Jones
Morris Brown, Morgan, Southern, Ky. State
Rated TOPS Ahead OF Florida, Alabama,
A. & T., Lincoln, Force, Langston, P. View

JUST ABOUT THIS TIME last campaign, Morris
Brown Morgan Prairie View and Wiberfoce named
as the pacesetters in stirring national football derby
In the breakdown Morgan picked to cop the CIAA
honors with Wberforce grabbing off the Mdwesern lau-
res In revaluaton Lane given the inside rail in the
SlAC ahead of Morris Brown Alabama and Florida, with
Prairie View named to spreadeage the Southwest
The national picture almost unerrnglv true to pre-
diction. Morris Brown Morgan and Wberforce hogged
three of the first four positions nationally but Florida
ed in instead of Prairie View.
Sectional Morgan and WiIberforce through with
flying coors Morris Brown in first instead of second
with Alabama and Florida holding two of the other three
positions selected Lane ajOr disappointment The
Dragons nished atop the division behind Xavier
Tuskegee and Clark all three of which rounded out the
first division.
Prairie View not quite big disappointment in
the Southwest though Sam Taylor did fall short of exXec
tations The Texans finished to Southern and
Langston which divided honors for the Southwest pennan
This year. the national derby should be paced by Norris
Brown Florida of the SIAC, Morgan and j. c. Smith
of the CIAA Ky State and Wberforce of the idwestern
loop, Southern and Texas of the Southwestern circuit
sectionally like Morris Brown, Florida Alabama
and Lane in the SIAC with LIE Moyne potential sleeper
In the CAA your stack should be wagered on Morgan
c. Smith, A. and T. and Lincoln, with Virginia State strong
darkhorse out the Southwest the blue chips should be
PLAYED on Southern Texas Langston and Prairie View
with Bishop dangerous AS for the Midwest LOOKS
like reversal Of last years sequence which brought Will
berorces Green Wave under the wire ahead OF kentucky
States spirited Thorobreds Another way OF picking Ken
lucky State and Wilberfo1ce one-two
Most damaging losses to the respective 194l conten
ders probably stack up s follows -
10 Norris Browu-Gerad Brown end; Wilbur Dur
ham quarterback; Charles Williams. tackle.
(2) Florda--WiIam Horton and Thomas Sutotn ends
Oswald Gymph, taiiback
go Morgan--Wliam Cain. center; Kenneth Brown
tackle Horace Kee quarterback
50 Kentucky State-Chamcey Reams tackle; hov
Thurman quarterback; Eugene White guard;
~ Sterling HatbcOck and James Nc Cullen, tallDacks
- (6) Wilberforce-SheIton Bell end Captain Lorenzo
Carer guard Thomas Fuller, center; Bernard Bernard
quarterback; John Castleman and Wrex weaver
tabacks; Clifton Brown. fullback ,.,
(7 Southern-Uysses Jones. center Herman S1lles' s
end; Raymond Pelcan) Hill fullback; Elvln Mont
gon1ery, blocking back.
(S) Texas-L. G. Griffin center; "ooosoh A""e'so''
end. -
Major assets of the respective contendes may be enu
aed as fellows restricting references either AAmer
can or AAmericans the basis OF last year pal
oting: . em, ,u;,,; WV
singer tackle Joe jenkins halfback; Willis Griffin ana
Alexander Sheppard guards Haywood (Mule) oe'ues '
(2) Florda-Roy Cant, guard Macon Williams nall
back; Howard Gentry. tackle ~ c.oua
(3) Morean-Waace Mosby, fullback; oscar GlVens'
Stan Brdnel and Unk Campbell, hafbacks John Fantle
roy m g1a1d' smbJack Brayboy end Howard rollver
guard: Kenny Powell and Cornelius Sugar Dowlng nall
backs; Eddie Nc Grt, fulback , co.o
~ Kentucky State-Herbert 1rawlck guard Geo,ge
Edwards tackle: Freddy Banks, hafback; Major u Haro
1s) Neutrality-suspicious. Price and Jack Hart. half
hacks: Herschel schney tackle Preston Carter guard
(D Souther,-Senrab Barnes, halFback, and Joe COR
dor, fulback.
terback; George Boone guard; Luther turkey 'on"So"
fullback
Other outstanding teamsaside from Morris ,,,, Brown
Florida Morgan J c. Smith Kentucky State Wlberforce
Southern Texasshou]d be Alabama ane, LIE MOyne
Tuskegee, A. and T. Lincoln Pa Va State Langson Pra
View, Xavier Bishop, and Hampon-in the four major
circuits.
Allen University looks best in the South Atlantic
Alcorn in the South Central Toson and Louisiana Nor
NAL in the Louisiana Texas loop and Alabama A. and NJ
among the independent outfits In the Florida State envronS
Florida Normal looms as whipping boss
Coach Sn0DeLv OF Cornell