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The Panther
December, 194$
Florida Sinks
Panthers 32-0
Sophomores De
feat Freshmen
Clark Tops More-
house 6-0 in
Panthers Bow to
Wolverines In
Flying Hi with
Byle
By CECIL A. BLYE
On November 16th, in the sunshine
state of Florida, Clark’s Fighting
Panthers tasted another bitter defeat
as they yielded to the powerful Flor
ida A.&M. Rattlers, 32-0.
Florida scored its first touchdown
in the first half when Nat Powell,
stellar Florida end, intercepted a pass
tossed by Wilson and scampered six
ty-seven yards to pay dirt. Scruggs’
try for conversion failed.
Prior to Powell’s interception, the
outcome of the game hung in balance
as the Clark men kept Florida on the
defensive aided by the magnificent
punting of Capt. Jennings.
The first half was characterized by
the vicious line play of both forward
walls. Florida’s only offensive push
came with Powell’s interception and
his mad dash to pay dirt. At the end
of the first half, Florida held a slight
6-0 lead.
Florida registered six more points
in the opening moments of the third
quarter as Williams rifled a pass into
the waiting arms of Powell for a
touchdown, culminating a sustained
sixty yard drive. Ingraham’s extra
point try was wide.
Miles received for Clark after the
second Florida touchdown and made
a return of fifteen yards. Samuel
Hatchett attempted to pass and was
smeared for a ten yard loss by the
charging Rattlers. On the next play,
Jennings dropped back in punt for
mation but the attempted punt was
blocked and recovered for a touch
down by Lee, a substitute Rattler
end. Ingrahams’ kick from placement
was good. At the end of the third
quarter Florida led, 19-0.
The fourth quarter opened with
Florida receiving a Clark punt and
marching fifty yards for a touchdown
with Lumpkin scoring on a wide er.o
sweep from the twenty yard line
PSI CHAPTER
of
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Extends Yuletide Greetings
to the
Clark Family
SEASON’S GREETINGS
to Clarkites
from
Sogma Chapter
of
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority
In 12-6 Thriller
By D. C. COLLINGTON
Over two hundred football hungry
fans gathered at the dormitory win
dows, in the streets and around the
campus field to witness a powerful
Sophomore Class eleven down a hard
fighting squad from the Freshman
Class in a 12-6 intra-mural thriller.
The Freshman eleven won the toss
and elected to receive. After running
a series of plays the Freshmen were
forced to kick. Both teams played as
though they were evenly matched un
til the final period. Mason, playing
quarterback and handling the ball
from the “T” for the Freshmen, shot
a rifle like pass to Holloway, putting
the ball on the Sophomore’s two yard
line. Fullback Haynes then took it
across from the two yard line, put
ting the Freshmen out in front 6-0.
The Sophomores came back with
plenty of determination and head-up
football. After picking up two first
downs which put them in the Fresh
men’s territory, Capt. Blye took to
the air. Capt. Blye passed to Poole
for a first down. Dearo passed to
Barnes who crossed the goal line.
Captain Sweeney, Freshman, fum
bled the kick and the ball was re
covered by the Sophomores on the
Freshmen’s forty yard stripe. The
drive was on with Wimby and Blye’s
driving. The ball was carried deep
into the Freshmen’s territory before
it was stopped. Two offside penalties
gave the Sophomores a first down,
placing the ball on the Freshmen’s
ten yard stripe. Poole picked up five
more through center. Two attempted
passes and an end run failed to gain.
But in the last few minutes of the
play, Fullback Poole went off tackle
for the tally, making the final score,
Sophomores 12, Freshmen 6.
Capt. Blye, Wimby, Poole, Barnes
and White played well for the Soph
omores, and Capt. Sweeney, Haynes,
Boone, Mason and Sims for the Fresh
men.
Mitchell’s try for conversion was
wide. The Rattlers’ lead increased
25-0. After an exchange of punts
the Rattlers scored again in the clos
ing minutes of the game when Her
bert, a substitute quarterback, scored
from the one yard line on a quarter
back sneak, ending a forty yard drive
by the men in orange. Again Mitch
ell split the uprights for the extra
point. The game ended immediately
after the touchdown, Florida win
ning, 32-0.
To the Clark Family
BETA PSI CHAPTER
of
Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity
Extends Yuletide Greetings
and
Wishes for a Happy
and Prosperous
New Year
ALPHA PHI CHAPTER
of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Extends Greetings
and Felicitations to
Members of Clark
Family
Homecoming
Thriller
By CECIL A. BYE
A gala homecoming throng sat in
a downpour of rain and saw Clark’s
Fighting Panthers defeat a stubborn
Morehouse eleven 6-0, November 2nd
at Harper’s Field.
The first half proved to be a kick
ing duel between Captain Jeffrey Jen
nings of Clark and Otis Smith of
Morehouse. Both teams displayed
thrilling offensive sparks only to have
them destroyed by the superb play
of the respective forward walls. The
first half ended in a 0-0 deadlock.
After a scoreless first half, the
Clark College Panthers came back in
inspired fashion and registered the
winning touchdown as Baskins
smashed over right tackle, picked up
his interference, and streaked thirty
yards to score. Martin’s try for con
version was low.
In the final period, the Maroon Ti
gers of Morehouse took to the air but
the alert Panther defense repulsed
the Tigers’ desperate air attacks. The
game ended with the ball in the pos
session of Clark.
The victorious Panthers were
sparked by the all-around play of
Captain Jeffrey Jennings, Johnnie
Colquitt, Fred White, Aubruy Chat
ters, Hilliard Baskin, Fred McCoy,
Joe Brown, George Gray, Bill Wilson,
Edward Kennedy, David Washington,
Fred Williams, and Co-Captain D.
Small.
Barett, Smith, Jackson, Jones, and
Dunson played well for Morehouse.
Panthers Swamp
Alabama
State 20-6
By CECIL A. BLYE
Clark’s Fighting Panthers bounced
back into the win column with a
clean cut 20-6 victory over the scrap
py Hornets of Alabama State on Oct.
26 at Harper’s Field.
The game began with Thomas (Bir
mingham) Brown receiving for Clark
on the twenty yard stripe and re
turning the oval to mid-field. On the
first play from scrimmage Clark at
tempted a pass and lost possession of
the ball as Ragland made a beautiful
interception for the Hornets of Ala
bama State.
After three running plays failed to
gain the necessary yardage for a first
down, Weatherly dropped back to punt
for Alabama State, but Hornsby How
ell, shifty Clark tackle, broke through
and blocked Weatherly’s punt, picked
it up on the dead run and raced
twenty-five yards to score standing
up. Daniel Martin’s attempted extra
point was wide.
The Fighting Panthers struck again
in the initial period when Fred (Hey
Child) Williams recovered an Ala
bama fumble on the three yard line.
Baskins crashed over left tackle for
the score. Daniel Martin’s kick from
placement was good. At the end of
the first quarter, Clark led 13-0.
In the second quarter the scrappy
Hornets took the offensive spotlight
momentarily as they ripped off size
able gains in racking up three suc
cessive first downs. Fred McCoy and
Johnie (Razor) Jackson ended the
Hornets’ offensive push as they
City Cham
pionship Tilt
By D. C. COLLINGTON
The Purple Wolverines of Morris
Brown defeated the Red and Black
Panthers 3-0 in the annual Turkey
Day Classic. A record crowd, includ
ing former students, relatives and
friends, were on hand to witness the
traditional event which decided the
City championship. The Panthers, de
fending champions, fought for three
and two-thirds quarters before the de
termined Wolverines kicked a field
goal from the ten yard line for the
only score of the game.
The Wolverines won the toss and
agreed to receive. Capt. Jeffrey Jen
nings kicked to DeFoy Arnold who
took the punt in his own end zone
and brought it back to the sixteen
before he was brought down. After
a series of plays, Irvin Greene of
Morris Brown replaced Calvin Mapp
and punted to Johnny Colquitt, the
Panthers’ safety man, who took the
ball on the Wolverines’ 48. Colquitt
did a fine job of broken field running
to bring the ball back to the Wolver
ines’ 25. He was stopped by a host
of Morris Brown players. An at
tempt through the line failed to gain.
The second of two pass attempts was
intercepted by Irvin Greene. This
stopped the Panthers’ drive. The ball
exchanged hands several times with
neither team seeming to possess the
ability to reach pay dirt. Calvin Mapp
and DeFoy Arnold alternated to pick
up a first down, moving the ball down
to the Panthers’ 29. The Panther line
tightened, forcing Mapp to kick into
the end zone. Capt Jennings then
kicked to the Morris Brown 45. After
picking up a first down, Mapp fum
bled and Williams of the Panthers
recovered. On the next play Richards
fumbled and Shephard of the Wol
verines recovered. Mapp and Arnold
handling the ball on reverses moved
the ball to the Panthers’ six yard line
where they were stopped cold by the
strong Panther line. Jennings kicked
and the half ended with the ball on
the Panthers’ 45 yard line.
During the half, an array of colors
was displayed by the Clark band,
majorettes, and Pantherettes who
marched forming an “M” during
which time the band played the Mor
ris Brown Alma Mater. And then a
“C” for Clark College was formed.
Alfred Wyatt, the drum major, im
pressed all who saw him perform.
Miss Marjorie Ross, the head major-
dropped Bell for a ten yard loss, forc
ing Alabama State to punt to John
nie (Master Mind) Colquitt, who
made a return of thirty yards. After
a series of running plays the first
half ended with Clark leading 13-0.
The final Clark score came in the
third period when George Gray, de
fensive Panther back, intercepted a
pass intended for Spears, towering
Alabama end, and romped forty
yards to score unmolested. Again,
Martin’s try for conversion was
good, increasing Clark’s lead 20-6.
The fourth period opened with new
Panther teams going into action. The
Alabama State Hornets salvaged
enough power to push across thei»
lone tally in the closing moments of
the game. Boston scored for State on
a delayed line buck from the five
yard line after Ragland and Spears
had lugged the leather to that point.
The try for extra point was blocked.
The game ended with every Clark
man in uniform participating in Ala
bama State’s 20-6 defeat.
Welcome all sporting fans. Hope
you’ll be aboard on all future flights
with Blye.
Today’s flight is dedicated to the
gallant band of Panthers who form
Clark’s forward wall. The linemen
of Clark led by Capt. Jennings, How
ell, Jackson, Williams, McCoy, Wash
ington, and Chatters, put up a ter
rific fight on Nov. 16 in the sunshine
state of Florida and for the entire
first half held the vaunted Florida
Rattlers beyond the midfield stripe.
The advantages involved in re
serve power were quite obvious in the
Florida game. After an evenly
matched first half, the once invul
nerable line of Clark began to crum
ble as Florida threw wave after wave
of reserves into the game.
Things were really buzzing and
spirits were mounting up Morris
Brown way. Fresh from a “moral
victory” over a strong Kentucky
State eleven, the Wolverines were
out to avenge the defeat inflicted upon
them by the Panthers last season
and regain supremacy of the grid
iron in Atlanta. Morris Brown en
tered the fray as 3-1 favorites when
they met the Panthers on Nov. 28th
and gained a 3-0 victory.
* * *
Rumors are flying to the effect that
the girls will not participate in bas
ketball this approaching season. The
girls’ team wasn’t up to par last sea
son, but they added much color and
excitement to the game. I think well
miss them,
In the Frosh-Soph classic, Ray Do-
natto was a little too rough- He sent
three Freshmen to the side lines,
Sophs won 12-6.
ette, also won acclaim for her stunt
ing and twirling,
The entire second half was a kick
ing duel between Capt- Jennings of
the Panthers and Irvin Greene of
the Wolverines. A 15 yard penalty
for clipping halted a Wolverine drive,
Capt. Jennings continued to kick,
which kept the Wolverines out of the
Panthers’ territory until the last five
minutes of the play. A half distance
to the goal penalty placed the ball
on the Panthers’ 35. Mapp, Arnold
and Dickson carried the ball in turns
to make a first down. Arnold was
thrown for a 15 yard loss in an at
tempt to pass. The Wolverines then
took to the air with Cleveland Lane
firing a pass to James Bair. And an
other completed pass to Howell Hes
ter putting the ball on the Panthers'
10. With Mapp and Arnold failing
to gain through the Panther line,
Alexander Shephard kicked a perfect
field goal through the uprights for
the only score of the game.
We give special tribute to Quar
terback Johnny Colquitt, senior and
three letter man, who played with all
his heart and strength in his last
conference game. His prowess is ac
claimed by football players and fans
everywhere. We also hail another no
ble fighting Panther, Johnny Jack-
son, who exemplified the true spirit
and determination of a Clark man.
Jackson played 50 minutes with a
fractured shoulder. He begged the
coach to let him play in spite of fiis
handicap. He was acclaimed by all
who saw the game as the stellar play
er of the day. Capt. Jennings, Chat
ters, McCoy, Howell and Baskins
played well for the Panthers while
Capt. Wysinger, Calvin Mapp, Greene,
Shepard, Bair and Hester starred for
the Wolverines,