The Phoenix index., 1941-10-25

THE LIST OF UNBEATEN united Negro football teams
reduced from to nine the Saturday West
Virginia State and Johnson c. Smith, two of the mghtiest
gridron forces in the country baed to stirring 122 tie
up in Charlotte, N. c.
Prior to their week end deadlock, West Virginia had
spanked Rio Grande white, 49, and Lincoln Pa) 146
Johnson Smith had wrecked Allen University 27O and
nOsed out Virginia State 14-13.
third club to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten
tied was Hampton, which bagged by Bluefield 100
TaIIadega within the ranks of the unbeaten united
the first tme taking Fort Valley into in closely
fought contest Fisk is also undefeated having whipped
Miles Memorial 129 but 90 tie with Fort Valley prevents
the Tennesseeans sporting perfect" rating.
Unbeaen clubs other than Fisk which have been tied at
least once are West Virginia Johnson Smith, Prairie View
and Texas College Prairie View copped her second win of
the year Saturday 26 Xavier and at the same time
Texas lashing hitherto undefeaed but onceted Ark
State 367
Norris Brown Florida Langston, and Lane leaders of
the previous unbeaten united skept their lofty
perches in impressive style Morris brown sacked ote
house 21 tanned Kentucky State 1870 and Langson
handled Bishop by the same score Lane spanked Alabama
State 200. u
r Brown Florida angston and Lane now boast four wins
to her three c. State tied her three wins by routing
St. Paul $50 Saturday -
weeks biggest upset and this writer the only SINS loot
ball predict it. Another upset strey on he
basis of comparative records BuefIedS O de
csion over HamptOn-and paragrapher also caeo '
one "on the nose in his week end dope sheet
Headining the national football derby this week enc
will be Norris Brown and Florida cofavortes for the SlAC
championship who stake their unbeaten, united records
Sharing the No z spot this week VIII pc LdhgoCO W
risks it's nbeaten united record against Texas Coege u
beaten but Once-tied slate 4:J
The No contest of the week pits undeeated uhCleo
Shaw against unbeaten but once tier Johnson Snth
The No. battle of the week is the annual Homecoming
Dav meeting of KY State Lincoln (Mo) which created
national attention recently by scoring twice on MOTIFS
Browns natiOnal champions. u,,
Thus every major loop will have its particular dream
game The list is headed by Morris BrownFloroa IN the
SIAC Shaw Johnson Smith in the ClAA angson-
in the Southwest; and KY StaeLincon CMo) in the MIG
west. - , r
Another coorfu attraction is the annual Morehotse- US
kegee foodight classic at Columbus Ca Friday nlght Oc
tOber "a. - .
Enroue to the Challenging Morris Browntlorlda game
which will lure not 1000 Atlantans to Tallahassee
along with an estimated 1000 from other points IN Georgia
and Florida the giant multitude will stop off at the More
house, -Tuskegee fiascO. , ...
Officials will not be able to provide overnight
accommodations for overwhelming invading croWd TINS
week end however, they will have to entertain the
own graduates since it will be Homecoming Day
The majority of those motoring to Tallahassee dis
tance of miles from Atlanta and conservative seven
hour trp-w have to be prepared to hike back to the Gate
City Immediately after the social excitement subsidies IN the
wee hours of Sunday morning. M
The Morris Brown-Florda game pits two mighty tans
of the gridon which boast every football weapon IN aou
dance The grueng encounter definitely involves dixie ana
national hOnorS.