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Spelman Spotlight
the BIG payback: Morris Brown Beats Morehouse
By Lisha Brown
Feature Editor
The Morehouse Tigers and Morris
Brown Wolverines came onto the field in
full force on October 11th with the same
idea in mind; win the game. But this was
no ordinary collegiate football game. In
stead, it was one of greater rivalry games
which takes place annually between the
two teams. Unfortunately, this battle
was a gruesome defeat for the Tigers,
losing 21-0.
Last year Tiger fans left the game with
scratchy throats and Wolverine fans
were dazed by the victorious Morehouse
team who had won the game after
approximately forty to forty-five con
secutive defeats. But on that beautiful
sunny day a cloud hung over the Tigers
darkening their chances for another vic
tory.
During the first ten minutes of the
game, Morris Brown scored with a ten
yard touchdown pass. The conversion
point made the score 7-0. Morehouse
Tigers were plaqued with fumbles, in
complete passes, two sacks and tur
novers. It seemed as though nothing
would go right for the Tigers. At the end
of the first quarter, the Tigers made an
attempt to score, but the pass over the
center was incomplete leaving them
scoreless.
While the overall game did look
dismal for the Tigers, there were some
key plays which did show Morehouse’s
abilities. During the first quarter, Morris
Brown went to kick the ball away, but
Morehouse deflected the kick and
recovered the ball on the ten yard line.
With only 434 left in the first half num
ber 27 for the Tigers intercepted a pass
to prevent a large gain for the
Wolverines. At half time, the score
remained 7-0, Morris Brown.
But after the half time show,
Wolverine number seven returned the
kick off for another touchdown. The
Tigers seemed to burst with some new
found interest after completing a fifteen
yard pass for the first down. Pass in
terference was called on Morris Brown
placing Morehouse in an excellent
scoring position on the eleven yard line.
But again the Tiger quarterback was
sacked by Wolverine Vernon Comer
(number 87). Morehouse attempted a
field goal, but it was deflected and
recovered by Morris Brown on the 26
yard line.
With only seconds left in the game the
Wolverines made their last touchdown
finalizing the score 21-0. As the crowds
filed out, Morris Brown cheered at
regaining the victory and Morehouse left
with hopes of reversing the story again
next year. As commented one
Morehouse man, “Everybody knows
Morehouse is about academics anyway.
Football isn’t anything but another kind
of entertainment for us ... but wait until
next year!
The agony of defeat.
RECORD REVIEW:
"Irons in the Fire" Is Hot
By Dianne Digi Givens
Teena Marie’s latest album, “Irons in
the Fire,” is a hot one. The entire album
was written and produced by Teena,
which is a new experience for her. The
album contains seven songs, all of which
have a special spicy air about them that
captures the listener from the time the
needle hits the record There are three
slow songs; “Young Love,” “Irons in the
Fire,” which is the title track, and “Tune
in Tomorrow,” which is a sequel to
“Have My Cake...” from her first album.
The fast songs include “I Need Your
Lovin’,” which has exceptionally good
harmony and unique horn arrangements.
Also on the first side of the album is “Fir
st Class Love,” a song with heavy bass
and a definite upbeat. The funk song of
the album is “Chains,” in which the un
mistakable talents of percussionist
Paulinho DaCaosta accent the song
with extra spice. The fourth dance song
is “You Make Love Like Springtime,”
which has a jazzy, cha-cha type rythm to
it.
Her instrumentalists include Allen
McGrier on bass, Gergory Hargrove,
Wali Ali and David Taylor on electric
guitar, Michael Boddicker on synthe
sizer, Paulinho DaCosta on percussion
Dianne Givens
and congas, and OZONE, who comprise
the horn section.
The album as a whole rate about 9 on
a scale of 1-10. Teena’s real talents as a
songstress, a lyricist and a biography
about her latest album she says, Tm like
my music... varied always moving in all
directions. The best thing I can do is like
the song says, and keep my Irons in the
Fire.” I’m sure as long as she does that,
her songs will be burning up the charts.
By Vivian Fannings
Notes From Cindy’s Diary
Our eyes are sensitive to
over half a million dif
ferences in stimuli.
Dear Diary,
Tomorrow night I will attend my first
coronation. It’s at this program the
queens are formally introduced to the
student body, (it’s like the crowning of
Miss Henry County and court back
home). My big sister said everybody
that’s anybody, and even the nobody’s
attend this function.
I asked my big siter what should I ex
pect from the coronation program. She
could hardly put into words the excite
ment of coronation. She said all the
queens dress up in frills and glitter out
fits, and they each get to walk out on
stage and twist a little. While they are
dancing around on stage the guys are
going wild, barking, screaming whistling,
yoining and just going out of their minds
with pride for their queens.
Needless to say after talking with my
big sister I want to be Ms. Maroon and
White my senior year. I asked my big
sister what would I have to do if I want
ed to become Miss Maroon and White
in 1984. The first thing I would have to
do would be to bum my Levi’s. From
now on I would have to dress up
everyday especially the days I had
classes at Morehouse. She instructed me
to always smile and speak to the More
house men (even the ones I don’t like).
The most important thing she said I
would have to do would be to take at
least five classes a semister at More
house, that way by my senior year every
body would know me.
My big sister was certain if I followed
he plan I would surely be Miss Soph-
more next year, Miss Ape Phi Ape or
Miss Dog Psi Phi my Junior year, and
Miss Maroon and White my senior year.
1 don’t know if my big sister’s plan will
work, but Ill say one thing in it’s behalf.
Anybody who would go through all
those steps deserves to be a queen. Until
tomorrow diary good night.
Cindy Lou