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PAGE FOUR CLARK PANTHER, JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1951, ATLANTA, GEORGIA PANTHERS’ CORNER By William (Fuzzy) Breeding CLARK CAGERS WIN FOUR STRAIGHT Be it as it may, I’m coming down out of this tree. When the basket ball season started packing them in around the country, I said I would go out on the limb for the Panthers’ cause. There’s no more room in this big)oak for me now because the Clark College Panth ers have proven me to be correct. Our Panthers have played excel lent ball since the New Year. Let’s start with the Knoxville College game and come up to date. When the Panthers left these premises January 4th, they were more determined than ever to get in the win column. That they did on their grand swing through Ten nessee. First it was Knoxville Col lege as the victim. The boys from Knoxville were waltzed in a good fashion. They danced to the tune of a 49-40 score. From Knoxville our bad Panthers know when the final whistle blew the Panthers had another victory under their belts. The score could have been greater if Turmon had remained in the contest. But as it was, we socked ’em 64-58. Oh yes, Lowe and Turmon were off that night which kept the score down too. Lowe only hit 24 points while Turmon hit 15. This carries us through the Lane con test. What’s next? Well you should know by now, pull out your schedule because here comes “Dear Ole Morehouse.” This game was the theme of discussions all around Atlanta. The question, “Had the Panthers been tested?” rested on many tongues. Surely they would be convinced if the Panthers low ered the boom on the “House.” I’ll say no more because the nets were ablaze when we left the little barn coming home. The game ended 54- 45 in our honor. It took the efforts of every player to bring the bacon home. Despite Lowe and Turmon Eppsmen Roll Over S. C. State The Clark locomotive rolled on past another station on Friday, January 27, as it crushed S. C. State 57 to 44. With big “Doc” Tur mon at the throttle piling on point after point after point the Panther express picked up an early lead that was never threatened by the S. C. Bulldogs. The first period saw “Doc” rake in 20 points as Trice, lowe, Ellis, and Phillips fed him the ball for his close-in shots. The Bulldogs were never able to get started. Their attack came from long range as it was almost impossible to penetrate the Panther defense. The Eppsmen led at half-time 33-19. Coming into the second half the Carolinians awoke from a state of lethargy and cut the Panther’s 14 point lead in half by scoring 11 points before Clark could score three. This was the only period showing any brilliance on the part of Coach W. B. Brown’s hard-try ing Buldogs. Nipping the State rally in-the- bud the Eppsmen came back gain ing momentum with every shot and easily regained an eighteen point lead. With ten minutes left in the game Coach Epps sent in an entire new team. Scoggins, Patterson, Jack- son, Clark, and Rolle, playing the last ten minutes of the game held State scoreless as Clark went on to win 57-44. Student (from the back of the room): “Are you sure the third visited Fisk. They didn’t forget the shellacking given the football team on November 11, 1950. With this memory havily embedded, the quin tet went out and handed Fisk her first defeat. The score wasn’t even close, Clark 53, Fisk 36. Before they left Nashville, they re-dedicated that beautiful gymnasium on Fisk’s campus) so I am told. Despite these victories in Tennessee, the Panthers had yet to play their first home game. We hadn’t seen our Panthers in action so the date, January 8, didn’t arrive any too soon. This time it was Lane. Lane came here with a fast moving squad. Their record was impressive and their talents were lanky, long and the set-shot type. But did this worry the Epps crew? Ask Phillips and Lowe what they thought of them. I guess you CLARK FALLS TO XAVIER (Continued From Page 3) see. Our first stop was Knoxville, the home of the up and ready Knoxville College quintet. This same team had battled Morris Brown to a fare-thee-well and the sports writers predicted that they would defeat us. They talked about us, did everything but that didn’t change our interest in the game. I guess you know Avery Burress got heated up and threw in 12 points before the Knoxville crew knew what happened. Lowe and Turmon shared honors along with Burress by hitting 8 and 10 points respectively. Trice hit his form and casually threw in 7 toward the cause. Everybody scored; as a re sult of the Panthers’ mastery of the backboard and their ability to hit from any angle on that sweet lil ole court we won the game 49-40. We had the headlines and moved out nonchalantly to the home of the Fisk Bulldogs. The Fiskites’ gym nasium is magnificently put, but this didn’t stop us. We were the first team to defeat them this bas ketball season. We played and they danced to a 53-36 beat. being high point men the know how of Phillips, Trice, Powell and Pat terson played an indispensable part in each contest. The cunningness of veteran eager Avery Burress was obvious when he would work on occasions, ignore height, from the pivot spot and hook in needed points. March ing in this parade of victories were our talented first year men. Coach Epps is pleased with Carl ton, Waynes, Jackson, Scoggins, Clark ond Rolle’s performances. No more could be expected of Ellis, Trice and Barham but a good game, and this they have given us in every contest in which they have participated. Sports Personalities At the time of this writing the basketball team is in Tuskegee Inst, getting ready for a contest against ’Skegees Tigers tonight in Logan Hall. There is a sparkling little fellow called “Flip” with the team. His name is Robert Phillips and he is captain of the 1951 squad. Always cheerful, devotional and interested in his fellows “Flip” has become, in our opinion, one of the most well-liked young men on the campus. Besides being a good per former on the hardwood he takes part in most student activities, he is an extrovert and a member of the alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. “Flip” hails from Wyoming, Ohio. He prepped at Wyoming High School and received many recognitions. During his stay at Wyoming High he won eight let ter awards and a gold basketball for playing on the Wyoming High championship team in 1946. Inci dentally, Avery Burress, another star of our present team, played at Wyoming High and received sim ilar awards. Phillips is 21 years old. He is looking forward to being on the SIAC championship tea mthis year. He thinks, logically, that Coach “Sonny” Epps deserves a lot of credit for the time and instruc tion he has given the team, and we certainly must agree. “Flip” established his reputation while a freshman, when as a re sult of his conscientiousness in ob test question is in the book?” Prof: “Certainly.” Student: “Well, I can’t find it.” serving training rules he became a mainstay of the Clark Basketeers. It’s a pleasure to watch Captain Phillips perform; he isn’t a high point man but nevertheless he plays an indispensable role in every bas ketball game with the Panthers. He keeps the team “cooled down” if the going gets tough. He feeds the ball to Turmon, Lowe, Trice, and Burress and other consistent point makers. In recognition of his athletic prowess he has reecived three bas ketball awards and untold amounts of praise from his coach and team mates. “Flip” is a senior and will have only four more games to play with the Panthers after the game with the Golden Tigers. There is no doubt that he will be missed next year—he and “Tootie.” But we must admit that we are fortunate to have such a personality carry ing the banner for Clark. We bless the day of his arrival in 1947 and hope that more “Flips” are not too far away. Good luck to you Captain Flip. We’re all for you and the Panth ers. Well, there you are Clarkites, one of the outstanding personali ties in Clark College sports. BROWN STOPS CLARK STREAK The Wolverines of Morris Brown College stopped the fast pacing Panthers by a score of 49-39. The large crowd sat amazed as neither squad could pull out to a comfort able lead. The game wasn’t decided until the last two minutes of play. The Panthers showed good form but were unable to hit the necessary points to prove their mastery. Big Benson and “Doc” Turmon gave the crowd an extra treat in their battle for backboard king. At one time the Wolverines went ahead by 5 points but the Panthers cut this lead when Ellis got hot and struck with 3 field goals. The work of Ellis put us out front by 1 mark and Turmon caused a stillness to shadow the Morris Brown rooting section when he hit two points over Benson’s head. That however Bennie Lowe, Panther forward, who has been with the Clark Basketball team for three years. Lowe has been an in valuable asset to the team this year and last. CLARK PANTHERS DEFEAT ALLEN 5th Consecutive Victory By William (Fuzzy) Breeding Coach Epp’s eagfers went out and stored victory number five in moth balls at the expense of Allen University. This task wasn’t an easy one. Throughout the game the Yellow Jackets were a dangerous threat. At one phase of the game the cagers from Carolina led the Panthers by six points. It required the timely shots of every Panther who saw service to stop the Jackets. James Trice, one hand push shot artist, threw in enough field goals to tie the score after only five minutes had passed. The remainder of the contest feature Lowe and “Doc” Turman matching Silva and Hennegan shot for shot. While these high point boys were shooting for top honors Ellis, Phillips, Trice, Burress and Barham were pumping the ball through the strings for our cause. The stalwart stand made by these latter Panthers gave us the victory. The Yellow Jackets started the scoring when Silva made two by the crip-shot way. Hennegan hit the strings with a field goal from mid-court and the Panthers called time out and cooled off things. The Panthers recognized their mistakes and started checking the Allen quintet more closely. The defense employed by our cagers stopped those long set shots previously made by the Carolina crew and we hit our stride in true fashion. Bennie Lowe teamed with Doc Turman, and the prides of Thomaston, Ga., led an attack that totaled 60 points when the bong clanged. The magnificent ball handling of Carlton and Burress was a treat to watch. Powell, Ellis and Wayne got into the contest and exemplified their abilities to score needed points. Forrest Patterson and Freddie Jackson helped the cause at the needed time. At one time Patterson intercepted a sure two points for the visitors. The contest was hard and grim for the Panthers but that’s the type of ball they have been taught to play. The final score was 60-51, of course in our favor, with Lowe emerging as high point man for Clark with 17 points, Turmon placed a second second with 12 points. For Allen Frank Silva hit 19 points and Hennegan hit 17 for second place honors. proved to be the extent of the Pan ther domination. The half time ended after an unusually slow be ginning with Clark out front by 21-19. Both teams came back in the sec ond half anxious to stack up a few insurance points. As a result of their endless efforts the fans saw the best playing of the evening. The teams matched basket for bas ket through the entire third period. Clark led 31 to 29 when the last period started. Substitution was limited for both teams. Neither coach could afford to take a chance in this heated contest. In the final period more emphasis was placed on offensive play rather than de fensive. Both teams shot whenever a shot was possible. The game nar rowed down to the final two min utes and the Panthers folded slight ly. The Wolverines’ ability to sink baskets from several conceivable angles plus their stellar defensive play proved the difference between the two teams. The game concluded with Morris Brown out front 49-39. A controversy immediately devel oped as a result of the Panthers switch to David T. Howard’s gym nasium. The spectators wondered what the game would have been like if the contest had been played on the Magnolia Court. The Pan thers leading point maker in the person of Bennie Lowe hit only three points all evening. James Trice didn’t tally as usual despite the number of shots he had. He, like Lowe, only hit 3 points. Cap tain Phillips also could do not bet ter than 3 points, I too wonder whether the gymnasium handi capped the Panthers. Turmon, El lis, Burress and Carlton registered 9, 8, 7, and 6 points respectively.