The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1951-10-25
Sturgis Leads Big
Black Conference
Durunt In Second
Position; Lexington
Right Behind
by Stokes Sanders, Jr.

championship OF the young Biz
Black Conference is more dead
locked than ever as result of pig
skin action over the weekend.
The Sturgis Lions. pre-seasonec
picked as the team favored to wiz
the title, are back into first posi-
ton after slashing Weir 37-13 fol-
their fourth league win. Right or
their heels, though, are the other
four undefeated contenders fol
the championship - Durant, Lex.
ington, Brooksville and French
Camp.
With three Big Black victories
Durants Tigers are at present in
second position. Coach Ray Bells
lads whitewashed Tchula 800 in
a non-conference game Friday
night.
Lexington's Hornets, who bat
tied league-leading Sturgis to a
scoreless deadlock earlier in the
season, also met an outsider and
played another tie game. The
score was Lexington Z and Ben
ton Z. Rosamond scored on OBJ
sneak for Lexington after having
it set up on run by Lipsey.
Brooksville now has the same
conference record as Lexington,
three wins and one tie. after play
ing French Camps Bulldogs to a
60 decision on the Brooksville
field. The academy is now hold
ing the No. rating with two
conference victories and q tie.
The exciting battle saw both
teams threaten in the scoreless
first half. but after French Camp
received the kickoff in second
half, Jack Taylor ran IS yards for
a score. Brooksville came right
back on drive with Baldwin and
Redus alternating in carrying the
ball. Redus scored to tie the game
All passes were either completed
or intercepted and not single
punt was made during the tight
game.
In another thriller, Noxapatel
nosed out Ethel 1912 in a Big
Black bout at Ethel.
Scoring once in each of the first
three quarters and twice in the
final period, the McAdams Bull.
dogs defeated Sails $40 on the
McAdams gridiron. James Collins
and Billy Allen each scored twice
and Owen Edwards once. Law
renee Meggs and Carl Hutchinson
were outstanding on defense fol-
McAdams and Pascal Burnley 70,
Sails.
Coming from behind, Mathiston
outscored Scooba 25-l3 in a non-
conference attraction. Billy Blan-
tor passed pass to George Pierce
for the first Mathiston I'd. The
combination Melted another score
in the second half and Billy Ray
took Blanton aerial for six more
!points. Blanton scored once him.
self.
Maben of the Big Black whip
ped Vardaman 1913 in the other
| non-conference event.
Games This Week
The Big Black championship
picture will show very little
change after games slated Oct. &c
are played.
Sturgis is assured of holding on
to first position for. at least an.
other week. Mathiston has for
feited its scheduled game, giving
the Lions an automatic 10 con-
ference victory.
Durant and Brooksville, other
leaders. will play outsiders and
their conference ratings will
therefore remain unchanged. Du.
rant entertains Carrollton and
will be big favorite. However,
Brooksville will journey to power
full DeKalb of the Choctaw con-
ference and will be rated as the
underdog.
French Camp and Lexington,
the other two squads in the cham
pionship race, should maintain
their undefeated records. French
Camp will entertain Kilmichael
and Lexington plays host to Ethel
Another family bout will be
staged in Weir when Noxapater
invades in a favored role. Nc