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September 26, 1984/The Maroon Tiger/Page 12A
Tigers Lose Again?
By Robert Drummer, Sports
Editor
and Johnny Crawford, Assoc.
Editor
If members of the 1984
Morehouse football team
appear a bit superstitious these
days, they are within reason.
Over the last couple of weeks,
the Maroon Tigers have suffered
severe setbacks in their quest for
a Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference title. Thus
far, theTigersare victimsof three
major losses; one to an offensive
lineman, two to S.I.A.C. foes.
Pitted against Lane College in
their home opener, the Maroon
Tigers desperately hope not to
experience a 'close encounter of
the third kind.’
Preparing for its season
opener versus Albany State
College, Morehouse lost Boris
Moore, 6’3", 255lb. jr., with a
broken arm. “That placed a big
void in our offensive line,”
affirms Head Coach Maurice
“Mo" Hunt. “We are very incon
sistent in our interior line. Right
now, we have guarded op
timism, in hopes that our guys
will come of age. We can’t rely
on second-half combacks. The
offense has to establish itself
early in the game.”
Although starters return on
offense, the Tigers have manag
ed only 9 points. In Albany, the
Tigers rarely looked impressive
on offense, and as a result,
yielded to the Rams, 9-3.
“Anytime your defense holds an
opponent ot one touchdown,
you're supposed to win the
ballgame,” theorizes Hunt.
“There’s no excuse for the
Albany game, we just didn’t play
well. We were mentally and
physically prepared for the
ballgame, we just didn't play up
to our potential.”
Even so, the Tigers still had an
opportunity to win the game.
Trailing 2-0, following a safety,
Morehouse’s defense was
positioned for the big play but
never capitalized. Twice, possi
ble interceptions fell through
the hands of Jr. DB Kenneth
Bolton, who Hunt feels
“would’ve scored on one of
them.” When Albany did
penetrate in Morehouse
territory, it was the result of a
virtual interception by the
Tigers. A Morehouse defender
deflected a pass that eventually
fell in the open palms of an
Albany receiver, who romped
downfield before being hauled
to earth by a Morehouse defen
sive back. Three snaps later,
Albany’s QB scored on an option
keep. The point after attempt,
was successful and the Rams held
off the Tigers for the win.
One week later, the Tigers
were on the road again, this time
in Macon, Georgia, to host the
15th Annual Shriner’s Classic
against the Wildcats of Fort
Valley State College. Morehouse
opened the scoring on
touchdown by Jr. RB Elvernie
Mcghee. This was set up by a 23
yard option run by Jr. QB Bruce
Prunty. The extra point attempt
failed on a mishandled snap, and
the Tigers led momentarily 6-0.
Ft. Valley retaliated with a score
of their own, converted their
PAT and held a 7-6 lead into the
final minutes. Threatening to
score again, the Wildcats went
for a 1st down, on 4th and goal
with .21 seconds Remaining.
Morehouse DB Mack Daniels
picked off an errant pass and
returned it inside the Wildcat 20.
Fury erupted when a game
official accused DT Keith Stroud
of roughing the passer. The
interception was recalled and FT.
Valley regained possesion and a
1st down on the 4 yard line. On
the next play, Ft. Valley’s FB
bulled in for the score. Alumni,
Coaches, band members, and
supporters of Morehouse alike
were enraged over what they
had just witnessed. One patron
even left his seat in the stands to
march onto the playing field and
accost the official. Frustration
surpassed composure and minor
altercations broke out but were
quickly resolved. “You knowthe
kids were hurt. Many of them felt
that the game was taken away
from them. Right now, I feel that
we should be 2-0, but we’re not.
We can go and finish the season
8-2. We must minimize our
mistakes, the glaring penalties.
That penalty in Macon was
called, not made. We shouldn't
have been in that position to rely
on that play, but that call took
away any chance we had to win
the game.”
Playing Lane isa a blind ven
ture, since the Marroon Tigers
know little of what to expect. But
if players and coaches begin to
watch the constellations, read
their horoscopes, or avoid black
cats, it may be an omen, due to
their recent close encounters,
and if lucky, they may savage a
win.
Morehouse Coach “Mo” Hunt being interviewed by the media
before game against Fort Valley State.
—Photographer - Johnny Crawford
Robert Drummer, Morehouse sophomore, during half time of Fort
Valley Game in Macon.
—Photographer - Johnny Crawford
Perry’s Point
A Message From The SGA President
I n recent years, there has been
a dearth of information
transferred between the S.G.A.
officers/staff and you, the
General Assembly of the
Morehouse College S.G.A., our
constitutency. Thus, in an effort
to implement my campaign
plank to augment communica
tion, we have initiated this
column.
Let me begin by saying that it is
my sincere hope that these
periodic messages will in some
way challenge, inspire, and
motivate you to become in
volved in the student
governmental process, in the
political arena, and to become
aware of those pertinent issues
confronting our people. We, as
Morehouse Men, owe ths
awareness and involvement to
our predecessors, to our con
temporaries, and to our
successors.
Thus far this year, we have
made great progress in re
organizing our governmental
structure. Last year, as the up
perclassmen may remember, the
system seemed closed to those
who wanted to participate; but
this year, I am stating for the
record that the system is open, to
those who genuinely want to
work and make a major con
tribution to their Alma Mater.
You may therefore, consider this
message as an official invitation
to become active in your S.G.A.,
through your class and other
campus organizations, or the
central branches of the S.G.A.,
for only in this way can we truly
hope to keep the torch burning.
We have also begun the tedious
process of revising our Constitu
tion; and through the efforts of
the Constitutional Commission,
(composed of two (2) reps from
each class and the S.G.A. ex
ecutive officers and staff) we will
present the document for your
approval on or before the first
Thursday in October. These
brothers, upon whose shoulders
rests the future operation of the
S.G.A., have been instructed to
discuss the process with you and
to seek your opinions with
regard to the Constitution, so
please inquire and give advice;
we need your input.
This year, the S.G.A. has an
ideology. We are operating
under a set of principles, that will
be the basis of thrust of this
administration. These principles
are: the implementation of the
political ideals espoused by
DuBois, Woodson, King, and
Malcolm X; the expression of
ethnocentric cultural awareness,
political awareness and par
ticipation; and last, but hardly
least, internal (campus) change
in improvement of Student Ser
vices is by any means necessary.
In closing, at this particular
time in our history, we must be
ready, willing, and able to accept
the challenge to our race and
other oppressed peoples global
ly; for as Dr. King said, "if a man
has not found something that he
would gladly die for, he is not fit
to live.” I, therefore, implore
each and every one of you to get
committed to the cause of
greatest relevance to Black peo
ple, our continued existence.
Remember, the formula for any
gains that are made by theS.G.A.
this year is 1) become aware, 2)
discuss matters of concern with
S.G.A. officials 3) don’t be
apathetic, for inevitably, the only
way that change will occur
transglobally, nationally, and
within the confines of
Morehouse, is if we approach
problems with unity of purpose
and of action.