The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1953-11-28
Ratuers Beat Southern;
Claim National Crown
BY CHARLES }. SMITH, III

Dig, rough Z40-pOund tackle
Sammy Marshall Of Tampa, ran
back an intercepted pass for 88
yards in the fleeing seconds
a hectic grid struggle between
the Florida A and M University
RattlerS and the Southern Uni
versity Jaguar Cats to lead the
Jake Gaither-coached eleven to a
brilliant 1925 victory before
some 5000 wildly cheering fans
here last Saturday afternoon.
Marshall who Is rated as Ne
gro footballs greatest tackle,
raced down the west sidelines be-
hind a screen of blockers to score
the touchdown to clinch the RAFT
AerS second consecutive national
championship. Both teams enter
ed the contest with record of
eight wins against no setbacks.
The Jaguar Cats had marched
TO the A and M four on the pow
erful running of fullback Bob
Dinkins of Shreveport, La. and
the passing of quarterback Elridge
Mitchell, of Memphis. And to the
partisan fans it seemed as if
Southern would overcome the one
point lead held by the Rattlers.
After a series of ground plays
failed to gain and a five yard
penalty was accessed against the
Cats, Mitchell elected to pass.
This set the stage for Marshall's
interrogation. All Frazier convert
ed.
Southern was the first team to
score in the action-packed thrill
Ter. The Cats tailed early in the
initial period when quarterback
Emile Pope of Galveston, Texas
passed nine yards to halfback
Bill Harden Of Chicago. The try
for the extra point was no good.
The touchdown was set up when
the Cats recovered a tumble by
Rather back Willie Baltimore Of
st. Augustine, Fla. The Rattlers,
led by Marshall and guard Arnold
Sullivan Of Tampa, had stopped
an earlier Cat threat when quar-
terback EIvin Dean lost the ball
on the 33-yard line on tumble.
Baltimore. tall, rugged built
sophomore left half, electrified the
fans minutes later when he took
a hand-off from Dean on the 20
following a Southern kick off in
the end zone which was brought
out and into play, and dashd 30
yards through. around and over
would-be tacklers TO score stand
ing up. He plunged off tackle for
the extra point. This ended the
first period scoring.
The Rattlers exploded for two
additional touchdowns ia the sec
Ond stanza. Baltimore. crashed
four yards for the first and sec
0nd string quarterback Lawrence
williams Of Fort Pierce, passed
l3 yards to left end Ralph An
thony for the touchdown. The
first score cii1naxed an IS yard
marcia with the running Of full
back Bonnie Moore, Spartanburg,
S. c.; Frazier, fullback Sal Cal
tor, Miami and a sensational
catch of a Dean pass by Frazier on
the Southern As, and dash from
this point to the four by CALI
more leading to the touchdown.
Deans interception of pass
by quarterback Donald Spence Of
Austin, Texas on the A and M AZ
led to the second score of this
period. Right half Charlie Walk
er of Phoenix City, Ala. ran the
oval 10 the Cats as, then Williams
on the option play, fooled the
Southern defenders by keeping
the ball and was at the 38 before
being stopped. He then passed to
Walker on the l8, and hit An
thoMy for the It'd In the end zone.
The conversion attempt was no
good and the Rattlers led 1915 at
the half.
The Cats broke the game wide
open in. the third period by Scor-
ing two touchdowns within four
minutes 10 tie the score at 19 all.
Their first tally was registered
when tackle Jack Rutherford of
Dallas recovered Rather tumble
on the four following punt by
Pope ON the two. Frazier was
nailed at the four on the runback.