Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-01-08
HIGHLIGHTS IN SPORTS
DURING 194S
FOOTBALL:


The annual bowl classics ushered
in le49, and in Birmingham, the
smooth clicking" Texas College
Steers turned back Tuskegee Insti-
tute's Golden Tigers, 1910 in the
Vulcan Bowl The A. and T. Aggies
topped the Southern University
Jauqar Cats, 14-6 in Jacksonville's
colorful Flower Bowl, and IN
Houston, the Langston Lions tri-
umphed over the Prairie View
Panthers, 1918 During the regular
l943 intercollegiate grid season, the
Morgan Bears went undefeated for
first claim on the national champ
ionship. The Wiley Wildcats, unde-
Geated, but once-tied were strong
Contenders for runner-up honorS,
with the Hampton Pirates and Tus-
llegee Tigers in line for honorable
mention. As for the conference Lead
ers, Tuskegee finished out in front
in the Southern Conference, Nor
gan paced the CIAA, and Wiley
came thru III the Southwestern loop
Sharing the national spotlight with
the Morgan Bears were the unde-
feated Fort Benning Reception Cen
ter Tigers. This crack seryicemen's
outfit, with brilliant array Of ex-
college stars was one of the great
est teams in the nation
BASKETBALL:
The Washington Bears copied the
worlds basketball championship, by
spanking the Oshkosh All Stars,
1881 In the professional tourna-
ment, held in Chicago. The famous
Renaissance quintet did not COM
pete in the tourney, and the Har-
lem Globetrotters were eliminated
by the Dayton BomberS in the Sec
ond round. Davage Minor, Toledo
University's stellar center, who star
red in the national invitational
tournament at Madison Square
Garden was one Of the outstanding
individual performers of the year.
Among the collegian aggregationS,
South Carolina State stopped IA
vier for the STAG crown; Texas
toppled Bishop in the Southwest,
and Kentucky State copied the
Mid Western title. The Tuskegee
Army Flying School cagers whipped
The Camp Wheeler Five, 40-35 III
the first annual servicemen's tour
ney, and the Phi Beta Sigma quln-
tet routed a hard-fighting Alpha
Phi Alpha team, 49-49 to win the
Atlanta Tnterfraternity Basketball
championship for the sixth straight
year.
TRACK:
AS a result of their sensation per-
forrnances In the National Women'S
Track and Field championships,
held last summer in Cleveland, two
members of Tuskegee squad were
named on the All-American team,
recently selected by a committee Of
the Amateur Athletic Union. Alice
Coachman topped the filed in the
50-meter dash, running high jump
and was also placed on the 440-re-
lay team. RoWena Harrison, Of Tus-
kegee won berth on the sprint re-
lay team, as well as Jeanette Jones,
of the Harrisburg Athletic Club. Be
fore being indicted into the army,
Frank Dixon, wearing the colors of
New York University made history
by being the first sepia track man
TO win the AAU mile. In winning
this event, Dixon out-paced q field
including Gil Dodds of Boston "A,
Don Burnham Of Dartmouth, and
Earl Mitchell Of Indiana. Dixon
also won the mile run in tbs Bos-
ton Athletic Club Indoor meet.
~Herh" Thompson, the Jersey City
Flash" equalled the national AAU
record in the so yard dash, and
later set new world record for the
As yard dash in the Knights of Col
umbus meet in Cleveland. Norwood
Barney Ewell of Camp Lee, won the
60-yard dash IN the Millrose Game
held at Madison Square Garden
and placed second in the century at
the Penn Relays.
Other outstanding performers at
the Penn Relays were: Eulace Pea
cock, ex-Temple star from the Man
haitian Beach Coast Guard Train
ing Station, who copied the runnin