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THE WOLVERINE OBSERVER
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Fighting Wolverines Still Impressive
MORRIS BROWN AND
MOREHOUSE BATTLE
TO 0—0 TIE
Morris Brown and More
house in scoreless tie October
24, at Ponce De Leon Park
before approximately 4,000
fans. The Purple Wolverines
of Morris Brown College and
the Maroon Tigers of More
house College battled for six
ty minutes to a scoreless tie.
Meeting a fast charging
line, the widely heralded
“thousand backs” of Morris
Brown were from time to time
bottled up. So strong was the
defensive play of both teams
that there was nothing in the
game that resembled a touch
down.
In the opening quarter, M.
B. C. got its first bad break
when Quarterback Lutrell
fumbled.
From this point on the
game became a kicking duel
between Pierro of Morehouse
and Braxton of Morris Brown
with Pierro getting a slight
advantage. Each team seem
ed to have been playing a con
servative game and did not
open up for fear of a costly
miscue. In the third quarter
Morehouse started an aerial
attack that, at first seemed
to be their salvation, but the
tension was too great for the
ball handlers and two beauti-
passes were dropped by Paige
of Morehouse in the shadow
of the Wolverine goal.
Morris Brown’s lone threat
in advancing the ball, was
Braxton, a new comer from
Ft. Valley, who kept M. B. C.
the running with his tackle
in the running with his tackle
thrusts and timely punts.
Bob Miller of Morehouse
with an off tackle run of 25
yards was the only offensive
threat of the Tigers.
In the line Dewey Williams,
Poole, and Bussey played well
for Morris Brown, while Dix
on, Johnson, and Haynes
starred for Morehouse.
With all the men on the in
jured list recovered, it is like
ly that Morris Brown will
make it interesting for those
who follow.
M. B.
C.
Blackmon L.E.
Powell
L.T.
Bussey
L.G.
Williams
C.
C. Brown
R.G.
Pegeus
R.T.
Smith
R.E.
Lutrell
Q.B.
Harmon
H.B.
Jones
H.B.
Braxton
F.B.
MOREHOUSE
Haynes
Dixon
Johnson
Marshall
McMeen
Dawson
Paige
Pierro
Miller
McCurrine
Scott
Referee: Walker.
Umpire: Sheffield.
Lineman: Jefferson.
’BAMA AND M. B. C.
CLASSIC
KEEPING THE HOME
FIRES BURNING
In peering through theV
record book it may clearly be j
seen that Alabama State and '
Morris Brown College are ■
thorns in each others side.
Although Clark and More
house are the most ancient
rivals of the Wolverines, it
can not be said that they fur
nish the greatest opposition.
During the span of years
from 1929 to 1936, there has
never been a series of games
so closely contested. They are
marked by sensational plays
and other freaks of football.
In 1929 “Jim” Bowens, a
Purple halfback was downed
behind his own goal line for
a 2 to 0 defeat. In 1930 “Rat”
Williams returned a punt 90
yards for a touchdown. In
1932 “Red” Hadley returned
a punt 75 yards for a touch
down. These are some of the
highlights of the Bama-M. B.
C. games. Both teams battled
Saturday to a 0-0 tie.
Previous scores:
1929— M.B.C.-O
1930— M.B.C.-6
1931— M.B.C.-O
1932— M.B.C.-7
1933— M.B.C.-O
1934— M.B.C.-7
1935— M.B.C.-O
1936— M.B.C.-O
Alabama-2
Alabama-0
Alabama-6
Alabama-7
Alabama-0
Alabama-7
Alabama-0
Alabama-0
While the Wolverines are
on the road for a few weeks,
the football fever will be
kept alive by various Class
teams and Clubs. The latest
dispatch is that the highly
touted Men of the Kraque
will engage in a gridiron bat
tle with the strong Dietary
Club.
The Kraque Club is coach
ed by Ezra “Diogenese” Mur
dock and Captained by John
nie P. Gattis, a triple threat
quarterback. Other outstand
ing men of the Kraque are:
Motley, Greenlea, Banks, and
Big and Little Pancho.
William “Five Yards” Bil-
lingslea will be in the start
ing backfield for the Dietary
Club, and along with Greene
Stanley Johnson will provide
a two man aerial Cirucus.
A three game series will
be played.
Line-Up
Kraque—
Gales—L. E.
Browson— L. T.
Pancho—L. G.
Bob Arnold—C.
Motely—R. G.
Greenlea—R. T.
Collins—R. E.^
Gattis—Q. B. (Capt.)
Banks—H. B.
L. Arnold—H. B.
B’g Pancho—F. B.
LOOKING ’EM’ OVER
The flaming football days are
come,
The gladdest of the year,
Tuskegee’s backs are on the
run
To win the banner dear.
»
The Fam-cee Rattlers twice
have struck
Their enemies to earth
The Bulldogs down in South
Car’line
Have sworn to win or burst.
The lurking Panthers still
have hope
Of winning three or four,
They may upset the Nations
dope,
So don’t predict a score.
The Tigers from the “Old
Red Hill”
Are demons on defense.
The razzle, dazzle of Le-
Moyne
Is murder in a sense.
i
When looking o’er the Wol
verines,
I see no need to whine,
With backs elusive, fast and
ruff,
Behind a super line.
By “Dyche”
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Morris Brown, Tuskegee,
and LeMoyne will end up one
two three in the conference
standing.
2. Morris Brown an ‘Bama’
State have played tie games
for five consecutive years.
Next year Morris Brown
College will beat “Bama”.
3. Green Johnson will make
at least three touchdowns in
the game between the Die
tary and Kraque clubs.
4. “Shag” Jones, “Jack”
Thornton, Charles Scruggs,
and Emmitt Spurlock, all
former Morris Brown ath
letes, are playing profession
al football in Chicago.
5. “Fats” Kelly, Captain of
the Yannigans, led his team
to a moral victory over the
varsity in a gruelling scrim
mage.
6. Dean Mitchell’s own lit
tle Joe” is a rip snorting full
back at B. T. W. H. S. this
year.
7. Rev. H. Blando McMillen
who lately appeared before
Morris Brown student body
was a former Wolverine foot
ball star.
8. Coach A. P. Graves is a
former All-American full
back from Bluefield.
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MORRIS BROWN DOWNS
S. C. STATE 13—0
The Purple Wolverines of
Morris Brown College visit
ed the lair of the South Caro
lina Bulldogs and for the
fourth consecutive visit
brought back one of their
precious hides.
State still has its first time
to come out on the long end
of M. B. C.—State score. Be
fore a large State Fair crowd
the highly sensational Wblv-
erine backs romped to glory
while the stout hearted Purple
line held off every goal line
thrust made by the determin
ed Bulldogs.
It was a backfield combina
tion of English, Harman
Cooper, and Braxton, that
spelled defeat for the Bull
dogs.
In the. line the big tackier
Powell and Pegeus charged
and tackled like a pair of mani
acs. Dewey Williams ably as
sisted by Roby Harris and
John Johnson kept the cen
ter of the Purple line impreg
nable.
The defensive play of “Sad
Sam” Jones will long be re
membered by the South Car
olina supporters. He was al
ways there to intercept a for
ward pass or come up to the
line of scrimmage to make a
timely tackle.
In the wake of events it
must not be taken that the
Bulldogs made no resistance.
McCants the 220 pound full
back, Horney the elusive safe
ty man and John Clendening
were continually bringing the
crowd to its feet by their
spectacular play. The South
Carolina line must be com
mended for putting up such
a stubborn defense against
the “Thousand backs.”
state showed real spirit and
their exhibition between the
halves deserves mention.
LINE UP
M. B. C. STATE
Blackman LE' Armstrong
Powell LT Davis
Bussey LG Barksdale
Williams C Simpson
C. Brown RG Mudd
Pegeus RT Johnson
English QB Clendening
C. Smith RE Cannon
Harman c LHB Horney
Cooper RHB McDew
Braxton FB McCants
Referee—D. L. Gunn
Umpire—W. H. Aiken
Linesman—Ric Roberts
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