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Horida's Flaming Men In Orange Hand
Tuskegee First 1912 SIAC Loss 57-52;
Clark Tagged By Benedict, S. C. State

COACH A. S. (JAKE) GATHER and his Florida team
started out like house are 1941 cooled off considerably
at the of the visitation period and only ueWan
the eighth annual Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Con-
ference hardwood tournament at Tuskegee Institute
Gather c0nded this observer that doubtless, he mad
carried his gruelg pace in the sincere effort
to eradicate flaws keep fit for flock of tough rivals lie
suspected staeness the reason Tor his boys dropo III
efficiency insisting that lack hustle dssenso other
negative factors had nothing to do with it, He promised ne
would supercharge his lads any more ihey VIII De
eager and determined not flat and fun shy When th Ss
taon winds up next year. Gather told the column
at the STAG tournament of 1941.
Gathers words like prophecy if one is to Judge
nv latest developments The Orange travelled at the
fast clip of any other STAG club in the past days having
won their last five loop starts over C. State 4 More
house $685. Morris Brown 5l43 Iuskegee 5(-oz ana over
Alabama 1894 in that order.
All told Florida has won 10 conference engagements
lost only two. -
er and by S. c. State 1928 in the first 1912 meeting OF the
Staters with these clubs ,o
took s. State into camp 1928 both games being road al
Florida has always packed dynamite regardless to her
won and lost record In 194O she eliminated Xavier $3.50 IN
the first round the STAG tournament and also oused
Knoxville 44-43 in the quartertnals. .u
Last year, Florida tagged 5. L. state But many WIN
recall that Xavie combination OF 1889 could
beat Florida only 353s overtime period in the tourna
Hent quarerfinals.
Florida has the most collectively fast-beaking team in
the conference which accounts largely for her success be-
cause Men Orange have been any eighth wonders
of the world defensivey. The Raters simply snake loose
their athletes up deuces from cose-n Ihey gel
more shots per game due to their uniformly binding speed
than probably any other club in in the loop -
William (Baby Face) Copeland, dimnuve S. C. all
conference forward is the columns candidate for the NO.
fast breaker loop This deerooted lad can cut on
dime and give you nine cents change
But Florida has S. State in balance in that she
has in Hall repued to be the swiftest mover atloor
in the circuit addition to the finest cutting pair around
in Co-Capan Henry (Choker) Edmonds and Elwood (Duc
Britt the point-making twins.
Early this this column conceded only Florlda'
s c. State and Knoxville serious chance of beating luske-
gee in 1872 Tusegee defeated s. C. State 1890 carrier In
the year but Knoxville Florida upset the mighty
Tuskeeee 5753 Thursday night at Tuskegee Institute
simultaneously Clark getting upset by Benedict 52-3Z
s Cantan Henry (CoOt) Warner and his mates Went
rampage. -,
S. c. State did not surprise overly much i'll tanning the
Clark Panthers Orangeburg Co. last Friday night
Nor was it unexpected when Florida after handling lske-
oee successfully Montgomery and skidded
past Alabama 1884 in fastmovng encounter