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THE MAROON TIGER
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yards for the tally. The attempt for the extra point
failed. This kid, Miller, will bear watching in future
Morehouse frays.
Morehouse had one other opportunity to cross the goal
marker but failed to score in the face of a stubborn
opposition by the Tuskegee line. The break came when
‘'Big Pluto” Scott, receiving the ball on a triple pass,
galloped 70 yards to the home team’s 5-yard line. Scott,
a sophomore, has recently established himself as one of
the best all-round backs in Dixie. He charges fast and
hard, blocks and tackles with deadly accuracy, and once
in the broken field can do the century in 10 seconds flat.
Tuskegee scored twice in the initial period on short
drives by Johnson and Adams who were constant threats
the entire afternoon. Tuskegee counted twice in the last
half also, once in the third quarter on a buck by Mob
ley and again in the final period on a brilliant snake
hipping punt return by Johnson, Tuskegee’s fleet-footed
halfback.
The line-up:
Tuskegee
R. Johnson
B. McKinney —
Brown
Green
Gordon
H. Adams
Smith
Mobley
E. Adams
0. Johnson
Si Ivey
MAROON TIGERS CRUSH CLARK
PANTHERS, 6-0
November 19.—Displaying a baffling offense as well
as a powerful defense, the Maroon Tigers upset the dope
to beat Clark University by a score of 6-0, before a
crowd of 2000 spectators. In winning this game, More
house was able to break a two-year jinx and also put
Clark out of the running for the third leg on the Bow
den trophy, offered by Dr. Bowden for the city cham
pionship.
The lone score came early in the first quarter when
Richard Ricketts, Clark fullback, batted a Morehouse pass
into the waiting arms of Captain “Big” Jones standing
on the Clark goal line.
Outstanding stars for Morehouse were Lamar, Haynes
Boswell, Scott, and Jones. Luminaries for Clark included
Ray, Sneed, Wellmaker, Puckett, and Tate.
The line-up:
Position
L.E.
Morehouse
Shine
Morehouse
Haynes
Reid ....
L.E.
L.T.
Clark
Reeves
-Staplefoot
L.T.
Reid
McFall
L.G. —
Vaughn
L G
W ntlev
Booher .. .
C.
Bush
c
A leva ncler
Watley .
R.G
Thompson
R G
JVIcFall
McMeans ... ....
R.T
- Puckett
R.T.
. -Young
\n iicr
R.E .
Tate
R E
Pierrot
McCurin
Q.B.
Ray, C.
0 B
Sweet
Lamar
L.H. —
Miller
L.H.
Scott
"Big” Jones, C. -
R.H.
. Wellmaker
R H
1 ,amar
Boswell
F.B.
. _ -Ricketts
F.B.
— Boswell
A PASS EROM THE PAST
MORRIS BROWN, 7; MOREHOUSE, 0
Morris Brown came through to make an early score
and gave the Maroon Tigers their second defeat of the
season. The game started with both teams fumbling. It
was a fumble that led indirectly to the lone Morris
Brown touchdown.
“Shag” Jones fumbled the ball on the kick-off, and
Morehouse recovered on the Morris Brown 10-yard line.
McCurin fumbled the hall, which was recovered by the
Wolverines. Morris Brown, unwilling to take any chanc
es, kicked out of danger to the Tiger safety man who
in turn fumbled on his own 32-yard line. From that
point Morris Brown opened her big guns and carried
the ball for the only touchdown of the day.
The remainder of the game was a tug-o’-war in which
neither side was able to score. The fighting Tigers held
a stronger Morris Brown eleven to their lone tally, which
shows that there is a wealth of power in the Maroon
squad.
The line-up:
Morris Brown
T. Smith
Stanfield
Williams -
Berry
Hurley
Position
L.E.
L.T
Morehouse
Haynes
Reid
L.G McFall
C Booher
.... R.G Watley
Houseworth
Jones
R.E
Q.B
.. -Young
McCurin
D Smith
1.11 .
Sweet
Hollingsworth
R.H
Big Jones
Spurlock -
F.B-
Boswell
It happened one day as the Maroon squads were fin
ishing off their final practice for the coming game. In
the gathering dusk, the backfield men threw pass after
pass to their receivers. A pass soared through the air and
nestled snugly in the receiver’s outstretched arms.
“Some pass!” remarked a student to a quiet observer.
“Yes,” replied the observer, “it was a nice pass, but
it hasn’t got that good spirit behind it. I remember that
hack in 1923 a Morehouse team met a tough team at
Talladega. The score was tied at the end of the first
quarter, 6-6. At the end of the third quarter the score
was 12-6 in favor of Talladega. The Morehouse left
end opened the fourth quarter by receiving a pass from
the quarterback and racing for a touchdown. The score
was tied again. The entire quarter was bitterly contested,
but those fellows felt the spirit. Two minutes remained
to play! The quarterback signalled a play in which the
ball was snapped to him, who, in turn, broke for right
end. He gave the ball to the half back who reversed the
play to the left side and gave the ball to the right end
who had come back for it.”
The old grad’s eyes gleamed with pride as he con
tinued, “Son, that end took that ball and threw the long
est pass ever completed by a Morehouse team!’
That end was none other than Howard Archer. The
quarterback who received the ball is one we know to
day as Dr. C. H. Kelley. “Chicken Charlie” Clark was
the halfback, Starr was the left end. The score was 19Y2,
the distance of the pass was seventy-two and one-half
yards, and the old grad was Morehouse’s fastest quarter
back, Bill Kelley.