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PAGE FOUR CLARK PANTHER, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1950, ATLANTA, GEORGIA The 1950 edition of the Clark College “Panthers” and the coaching staff. Extreme left, Coach Epps; center seated, Coach Curry; extreme right, seated, Coach Jones NEW FACULTY (Continued from Page 1) Mrs. M. K. McMillan, a 1950 grad uate of Rust College comes to Clark as laboratory assistant in the De partment of Home Economics. Mr. Eural Thorpe joins the faculty as an instructor in the Biology De partment. He is a graduate of North Carolina State College at Durham, and the American Library Associa tion. Miss A. La Verne Gaither, a form er Clark student and a graduate of Fisk University will serve as Or ganist and teacher of Musical The ory. The new director of the Clark College Publicity Department is Chester M. Hampton, a graduate of Ohio State University. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Mr. Hampton was formerly connected with the OHIO Panthers Take Tuskegee 12-0 Panthers By William (Fuzzy) Breeding I If* 4 §lip Sports Editor A For the first time in the seven-year series between Clark College -w-v , /x and Tuskegee Institute, the Panthers were rated favorites. The would-be L/i'Ol) \/llC soothsayers favored Clark by a hair. To me, it was very obvious that A erson. Sanderson is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, where he played lootball and ran track for the purple and white of Parker High School. This is his senior year, and Sanderson has collected three letters for varsity football participation at Clark. I have but little time and much smaller space so I guess it is time to start this game. Let’s go rem iniscing. Remember September 22nd, which is the day we all waited for ? We wanted football, the crowd wanted football, and we got it! What a treat! Our supercharged Panthers exploded against the Peachmen from Fort Valley, hold ing them scoreless while register ing 12 points. This time we didn’t kid ourselves, we needed this one. The Panthers passed, ran, and kicked their way to thrill after thrill before 3,500 sport fans. The Panthers never let the Craigmen get going despite the visitors’ pen etration within the five yard stripe twice. When the Wildcats pene trated our danger zone there was always dependable Arthur Johnson to boot them back, or alert, hus- always dependable, Co-Captain Sanderson to intercept those passes intended for Joseph Davis. STATE NEWS in Columbus, Ohio. Five members of the Clark facul ty are on leave. M. Carl Holman, who received the John Hay Whit ney award for creative writing, will be on leave during the first semester at work on a book. John F. Summersette is on leave completing the requirements for a doctorate degree from Stanford University. Mr. Summersette is studying in the fields of Public Re lations and Journalism. Also on leave are Mrs. Willie Bol den, Mrs. Dovie T. Patrick, and Mrs. Thelma Jones. “Miss Clark” (Lois Richardson), of 49-50 shown here at the Clark-Fort Valley game September 22. With “Miss Clark” are Malinda McDonald and Magdaline Mathis. PANTHER’S CORNER By William (Fuzzy) Breeding Sports Editor Before I replay that rugged and ferocious game of Sept. 22nd, I think it appropriate to meet our coaches. These are the gentlemen who conditioned us to the extent that we decisively defeated Fort Valley without fear. Well, let’s start with Head Coach Marion M. (Hooks) Curry. Coach Curry is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and “prep-ed” at the Huntsville High School of Hunts,ville, Texas. Do you remember “Squat” Johnson? That was before my time, too. But Coach Curry was coached at Huntsville by “Squat”—one of the out standing figures in Clark College sports. In the fall of 1934, Coach Curry came to Clark College. While here he captained both the football and basketball teams. He was chosen as All-S. I. A. C. guard in basketball. After finishing Clark with honor in 1938, he taught at David T. Howard High School in Atlanta. His teaching, career was interrupted by a call to the service— during which period he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations as 1st Lt. with the 93rd Division. Upon his return to the states, he enrolled in the graduate work of the Ohio State University. In August, 1947, he received his M. A. degree in Physical Education and took over the directorship of athletics of Clark College the following fall. Coach Epps, one of the most indispensable figures on the Clark gridiron. He hails from East St. Louis, Illinois, where he was gradu ated from Lincoln High School after an active athletic career. A product of Xavier University, “Sonny” served, on the football and basketball squads under “Ted” Wright. His coaching experience includes a stint with the Xavier freshman basketball squad, five years work with Gilbert Academy in New Orleans, and lengthy coaching service in the Second Air Force Command. Coach Jones is a recent graduate (1947) of Clark College. Coach William P. Jones coached at Lincoln Academy, Kings Mountain, N. C., for one year before returning to his Alma Mater to assist in the coaching duties. While a Clark student “Biff” was one of the most outstanding halfbacks in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Like Coach Epps, who has done i Study ■ toward an advanced degree at Wayne University in Detroit, Coach; Jones is working on his master’s degree in physical education at Atlanta University. Now let’s meet the captain and co-captain respectively. The Panthers bestowed the captainship upon Larkin Bell, a native At lantan. Captain Bell was graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. During his high school days, he was among the most highly- rated tackles in and around Atlanta. A junior, Bell stands 5 feet, II inches, and weighs 175 pounds. - For co-captain the Panthers elected Samuel “Slinging Sam” Sand- the Panthers sought retaliation for having bowed to the Tigers all but once in their series. En route to the “Magic City,” the Panthers were talking over plays, and discussing the opponent’s possible strategy. In the front of the moving vehicle sat some linemen exchanging points of view, sandwiched by them were the backs, where Wolfe, Sanderson and Eberhart gave the instructions. Captain Larkin Bell and the re mainder of the linemen whooped up a discussion in the rear. They were interested in the offensive and defensive maneuvering of the team. I observed carefully, and I noticed the coaches, Curry, Epps, and Jones, were patiently listening to see that their boys wouldn’t make any mistakes. While they talked I brought my little black book up-to-date, and joined the trainers, Bennie Lowe and Avery Burress, in a game of “tonk.” The Panthers napped until we arrived in the Magic City, after finishing their discussion. Scoreless First Quarter ers to score ’ The PAT was The Panthers won the toss and elected to receive. The kick fell into the waiting arms of Arthur “Cool” Johnson on our 10 yard line, with good down-field block ing, Johnson returned to the 25 yard line. Before we could finish the downs one of our six fumbles was made and Albert Pratt of Captains of the 1950 Clark College football team. Left: Co-Captain Tuskegee recovered. The Tigers lost the ball on downs after pene trating deep in our territory. The superb line play of Captain Larkin Bell, and Patrick Bell, along with James “Boogie” Jones terminated Skegee’s drive. From this phase of the game throughout the first quar ter the battle became a grim, de termined tug-of-war. Wolfe’s Accurate Pitching Tallies Six Points The only score of the game was the result of a second-quarter pass from Roy “Hungry” Wolfe to Right End, Billy Rogers. Wolfe wafted a beautiful spiral from our 25 yard line to Rogers on the ’Skegee 35. made good by Arthur “Cool” Johnson. The Tigers .were knocked complete ly off their feet, realizing this was the first time the Panthers had clawed so ferociously since 1948. Time after time the Abbott-men marched toward pay-dirt only to be halted and turned back by the staunch last-ditch stands of the Red Line of Clark heroes. Nothing worked for the Abbott-men. James Swinney, their only consistent ground gainer, was halted com pletely in the second period. Samuel Sanderson, Senior of Birmingham. Alabama. Quarterback. Cap- The fleet SO pohomore receiver then tain Larkin Bell, Junior, of Atlanta, Tackle. out-ran three hotly-pursuing Tig- STUDENT GOVT. (Continued from Page 1) ed agenda which at present reads like this: 1. Senior privileges 2. Monthly publication of PAN THER. 3. Yearbook. Girls Basketball,, Volleyball, and Tennis Teams. Snack Shop accommodations after Library Hours. Suggestion Box. 4. One week after beipg tom from the undefeated ranks of collegiate teams in the ’50 season by S. C. State 20-0, the Panthers of Clark College met the ’Bama State “Hor nets” in what turned out to be a scoreless tie in Herndon Stadium. The “Panthers” entered the tussle favored by a slim margin but after four plays, the “Bulldogs” TD tally narrowed the odds even more. The first period ended with the score- board reading: State 6, Clark 0. The Panthers threw all they had at South Carolina—Harden, Harts- field, Mann, Evans, Wolfe, Johnson and Collins—hut the Carolinians held firm. The second half began with Clark kicking off. Before giving up the ball after receiving the kick-off, the Bulldogs registered-their third. Wolfe led the Panthers (for their first trip) deep into “Bulldog” terri tory only to be stopped short of pay-dirt. Price, still alert, decided to kick for State. Wolfe took the kick on his own 13 and was driven back into the end zone and downed for a safety—thus the State-men piled on two more points. The final State score was made by Napoleon Ford. CLARK AND ’BAMA BATTLE IN MUD The ’Bama State game, a score less tie, was a very sloppy affair. Throughout the game neither team offered much of a threat although Clark penetrated ’Bama territory more than once. In the first period, Percy Evans charged downfield from their 30 and picked up 15 yards. The fourth frame was a see-saw repetition of the other three with both teams glad to get to the showers.