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TUSKEGEE BESTS MORRIS BROWNS WITH HARDLINE CHARGES,22TO7
Ric Roberts, EDITOR
Melancholy* Jones
V^ilson L. Driver
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1931
Lucius Jones Names, His All - Southern-- Edward Waters Beats Fla., 2-0
Thay Cal! It HomecominQ
—By 'Ric* Roberts—
W HILE 1 am tempted to devote this column to an xpo at.on of the
method which has so fur enabled me to predict the L: ' winners
of the year 1 realize that I owcMt to my public to fmm.li tin i , with
B details of a highly sensational nature having to do with
the yearly crop ol Homecoming football games. I'm : urr
you 11 like it because it is plenty brillient and quite re
vealing One of the signs of a Homecoming affair is the
amazing ruthlessness with which the at-home team be
comes purged Every father looks forward to ttie day
when he will go hack to college and see his son carry
on the family school traditions of sport. Every grad
looks forward to the time when, with immaculate garb
“RIC” and colors in hand, he will venture baek' io Alma Mater
and see his successors to glory of Eelion jump on a foe and pound
him down. down, down! Eor our Old Eelton! The emotional response
to such inspiration usually causes the visiting team to find itself hope
lessly entangled in a maelstrom of insurmountable oppositions.
The stronger team does not win a Homecoming game un
less it is the at home team. Take 1931 for instance. More
house ran into two Homecoming engagements with teams con
sidered far below her grid status. What was the result? Why,
she didn't win either of them. Benedict clutched her in a
scoreless tie and Talladega beat her three touchdowns to two.
Prairie View rushed into a 21 to 0 Homecoming shellacking al
Tuskegee. Morris Brown stalled before a happy Homecoming
throng at Knoxville. If 1 were a coach I would try and ex
clude all engagements that smacked of Homecoming possibi
lities. I’d get out of it somehow'.
JJOMECOMING football teams are crusty and tough. A body ot
1 adolescents, gathered ostensibly to display for the pleasure ol
alumni and parents a rugged and brilliant brand of football and
thorough sportsmanship, comports itself like a gang of tenth ward row
dies rolling in the gutter over ten or fifteen cents. I usually feel sorry
for the nice young fellows who are thus jeopardized. There they are
out there bent on playing a normal game of football and those eleven
Homecoming bullies won't let them. They are out to win and if it
takes a good old-fashioned bone crusLng style to do so. then why not'
Atlanta university inspired by a Homecoming crowd, despite twenty
first downs managed to bash Morehouse 13 to 0 That happened in 24
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And if you aren't sharp. Homecoming can get you; can
make a monster of you. You can lose all the fine qualities
of culture and refinement at a Homecoming watching your
colors wave. You can actually revel in human suffering and
punishment when the other fellow is getting it. Your team
may start a devastating march downfield towards the enemy
goal and suddenly an enemy youngster is down and out.
Water is being poured on his brow and the doctors are running
out there. "On with the game!" “Take Him out!" Let's go
on for a touchdown!" You’ll say all those and more. Then
the fallen youngster may squirm around and gaze at you, or
toward you by chance, with glazed and unseeing eyes out of
his bloody face. Uis mouth open, his gummy teeth exposed,
ami his breath whistling out of his throat. The hell of a
Homecoming. Ender ordinary cir< umstances you would pity
the chap or offer aid.
ANU this poor lad. quite a horrible, pitiful sight, but not unpleasant
to you withall because you are pulling mightily for the school
team. He just had that coming. If some of the iron and ruthlessness
of a Homecoming eleven were manifested in every game. I do not
Suppose I would have a point but the fact that it usually isn't .us
■ains me Colored footballer:, are very seldom fatally injured but they
are usually battered and kicked around quite freely in these Home
coming and "grudge" affairs Nicks claims very steadfastly that the
Knoxvilles would have croaked Shag Jones on that October Knoxville
Homecoming if he < Nicks) had not removed the boy from the game.
I think something ought to be done about this Homecoming tendency
It hurts betting and shins and heads and ankles.
IT IS different with a Homecoming. Usually the militants are tra
* ditional rivals. They would rather win than live afterwards. The
failure of success of a season is planted in that ONE battle. Here is
the culmination of a season’s success, and the rooters of the Home
comers are in a different than usual mood, a stauncher one and an
uglier one. They are there to WIN. to stick to their team, do or die.
The emotional madness is projected into the team and then, my pals,
you have your perfect formula for trouble. Plenty of trouble.
CLARK GETSTHE
SMITH BULLS OH
MUDGY GRIDIRON
F
McPherson and Mebin
Run Scores as the
Aikens Win, 13-0
RAINY AND COLD
' CHARLOTTE. N C Dec. 6 In
a steadv downpour of rain ac
companied b y almost freezing
temperatures and a thirty mile
gale, Clark's Black Battalion of
Death got past the Johnson C.
Smith Bull for two touchdowns
and one extra point heie this
dreary afternoon to win. 13 to 0
The playing field was almost
uniformily hidden beneath four or
five inches of mud and slush Th-'
players were almost frozen and
their own identities were often
confused as the yellow m u d
spreaded over their bodies ami
made them all look similim -
Smith took the jump and backed
the Clarks back to their 2 yard
Jine. Baker got a nice punt away
and. after holding. Clark hid th -
ball on her own thirty-five yard
line. McPherson then blasted some
thirty odd yards through for a
first down. Arnett picked up
♦ wenty-two more on folic tries.
Smith held momentarily and kick
ed, Clark started the march again
and it ended with Mebane circling
the left side of the Smith line for
a score. A line buck failed to add
the extra point.
The ball was becoming difficult
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“MEI WCHOLY” JON ES’ A U SOI 1i I i kN
TEAMS lOR 1931
Solely I com S. I C Conference)
! See WHiicrfl. ) issue lor re run of these picks and explana
cons I hereof.
I IKS I TEAM
| PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
! REEVES LEFT ENI) CLARK
E. ADAM'S I E! T UCKI.E TUSKEGEE
HOCKETT LEFT GUARD TUSKEGEE
MAW ROBINSON CENTER CLARK
BRANCH RIGHT GUARD ALABAMA
LASH RIGHT TACKLE ALABAMA
PIGROM RIGHT END TALLADEGA
BAKER QUARTERBACK CLARK
MC CARTHY LEFT HALFBACK TUSKEGEE
LASSITER BIGHT HALFBACK KNOXVILLE
SHAG JONES FULLBACK MORRIS BROWN
SECOND TEAM
PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
TINY SMITH LEFT END MORRIS BROWN
MC KINNEY LEFT TACKLE TUSKEGEE
BIG ARMSTRONG LEFT GUARD ED WATER
RED SMITH CENTER MOREHOUSE
PACE RIGHT GUARD KNOXVILLE
PUCKETT RIGHT TACKLE CLARK
PINKNEY RIGHT END CLARK
CRAWFORD QUARTERBACK I LOR IDA A. & M
SEVERN FRAZIER LEFT HAIFBACK ALABAMA:
SILVEY RIGHT HALFBACK TUSKEGEE
SPURLOCK FULLBACK MORRIS BROWN
THIRD TEAM
PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL
WELLS LEFT END KNOXVILLE
CANNON LEFT TACKLE TALLADEGAi
COG AR •- LEFT GUARD ALABAMA ’
1 HARRIS CENTER MORRIS BROWN I
GATEWOOD RIGHT GUARD TUSKEGEE
STANFIELD RIGHT TACKLE MORRIS BROWN
MAXEY JONES RIGHT END FLORIDA A & M.
DUCK FRAZIER QUARTERBACK ALABAMA;
EVERETT LEFT HALFBACK ED WATERS ‘
JAMES RIGHT HALFBACK MOREHOUSE,
ARNETT FULLBACK CLARK
ENDS—Tennille and M Brown (Alabama); Me Lt-more
(M B.U ) Evans and Sam Johnson (Morehouse); Belcher and War
ner (Tuskegee); Baugh (Knoxville); Hall (FirL).
TACKLES—Simor and T Staplefoote (Clark); Rohlnron (Ala
bama); Davis and Reid (Morehouse); Jim Reid .nd Foots Williams
(M.B U ); A. Gaither (Knoxville); Coleman (Fla. A. & M.) Devault
(Edward Waters).
GUARDS—WaIker (MRU); Claytor (Knoxvi'le); Tyson
(Morehouse); Cosby and F. Staplefoote (Clark).
C F.N i ERS Drake ( Alabama ; t , y ( Knoxville*; Camp (Tus
kegee),
QUARTERBACKS —Moberly ( 1\ sk. g •); Me Pherson
(Clark); Smith ard Hubbard (Knoxville); K<il/ (Morehouse); Mit
chell (Talladega); Rat WilLams and Crcdell ‘M 8.U.)
HALFBACKS—Dyke Smith, Red Moore ird Bowens (M B U.);
Jeffries (Morehouse); King (Tuskegee); Perkins (Knoxville); Elzy
Wright (Talladega); Fis'ier (Fisk); Ellerbe (Fla. A. & M ); Lar-
MESEE fflß
PWEEmiIT
BY 2?-7 SPUN
Me Carthy, King, And
Silvey Display
Nice Form
RFID, HARRIS HOT
T,ashing the Purple line w lh one
of the most powerful running at
tacks this section has scon Coach
Cleveland L. Abbott’s might Tus
kegee Tigers romped over the
Morris Brown Wolverines by a
22-7 scor * at Spiller Field Satur
dav before more than three thou
sand fans.
The Purple line, unscored upon
until the Tuskegee clash, vielded
th»ee times last Saturday. Herbert
King, fullback, went over for tin*
first touchdown carjv in the first
mimter with a neat sweet) thru the
line on a deceptive spinner. The
point trv was wide. Turke .co (I.
Mo’ ris Brown 0
The second taUv cam** when o'l
er a drive from mur midfioM
’ o*iarterhnc); r : p lr > w q ... ;1 ...
Nitre yards thru th'* Ine for i l v>
tally. McCarthy anpext d the >\-
tra point from tilacemont Ti:
kegee 13. Morri'; Brown 0
In the ntidd’e of f| !( . second
nua>'ter Morris B'own rcc'vo'eil a
Tuskefee fumble on the Ti r ■ In
yard line, which was followed bv
a 15 yard penaltv mviinst the Ab
bott men for Belcho>" s minib'e
slugping, and the ball w: ; the
Purple’s on the one vard tin *
Sm-eossive rams bv Shan Jone
netted the scorn. Dyke Smith was
good for the after-noint on a d>' >n
kick that played tap with tbe (■ ■.>■ ■
bit- Tnskegc" 13 Morris Brown 7
The half ended that vvny
Coming back into the third
quarter, a neat s”e-saw ensued for
a while with both teams offerin',
stubborn defense. Hockett and Me
Kinney, of Tuskegee, and Big
Reid and Harris of Morris Brown
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soi i. Coach k’oi I. h . 1< .in
whch 1 o w< ■( k tin: - '. .
!(■: i Felix Ilan:::
ward W;11;<• Wynn. . ' , r..
guard; F uzzv Slev. - ’ 11,.
Squeak Sheppard 11. , . (,
and Clarem e Walker
Th:: year tin M. : • i.ou,- e
b-- on I v Leonard A: ■ !' '
Smith as old men ol p -
I er around v. horn to : ■. I
and i eiter is a eon '< -
h.J. to oc< a: ion any <i, ,1
t m.ism even in th-- s! i .d< ' '
Men who may come ti. 1 1 tn , .
are Evei es I Mapp. ('l; r, m■< L :
and Ted Mathis, one of Alpi.a !'; ,
Alpha'. :acrii:'.' a--e. in la ’
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I:, i। rl iah i t,al lom ney
Lots of Height
Should W !ki k mney return
from home apain by the opening
, I the ■ -n Clar k wiII return her
old combination of Donald Reeves
: nd Kinne. forwards. Brick
Johnson, ii-i. ter and Leßoy Mc-
Neil mi l Carl R.iy guard: Ralph
J .on?. Robert Stout Ted Johns,>n,
.Arnett, and Jazz I’harrow. who
composed ol other combinatitjns.
which boasb l an average of five
feet, ton and a half inches
It is felt that Hog Maw Robin
son. former A. 11. and Fisk star:
Lucius Jones, former A I’ and
Morri; Brown luminary; Bates
lilac], burn, former A U gua il.
and Rochelle Johnson. former
Morehouse performer, will more
than displace some of the former
- , o la\> Aiken particularly Irk"-
I-,! second high scorer of the
'* (l Frat meet and one of last
loader-.' (Treat things are
• ' nd from Walter Tate from
! i a.. 1 High, and Hamilton. Ed-
Kinney. Rupert Bell. Doug
I -im ~n. and everal others
Purple Alarming Too!
Mor, Brown, getting off a lit-
7 LI ? 11 I
i iog iviosely
J. C. Chunn
'Andy* West
tie later, will return a squad min
us "Fits" Carey. Bill Daugherty,
Rhine Miller, and Canute Richard
son. Murdock, who like Runt Pul
lins and Fits Carey is hero with
advance "rep", is recomniended by
many Wolverine folk as the peer
of the absent Carey, while DeLoss
Berry, also a Baltimonan plays at
the pivot position
Red Bradley and Dratfon Roberts
will resume their woi k in the for
. wards. Abe Walker-, last year's
captain will romp at center Spects
Bright and Big Jim Reed will take
guards anew. presumably. Of
.course, Murdock. Berry. Red
Moore Dyke Smith. Credell, Runt
Jackson Stanfield. Shag Jones.
Hidum McLenioie Frank Nelson.
Honey Smith and others, have lots
to say about that
A- far as the public goes, the
favorites here until some new stars
spring up will be Drafton Roberts.
Red Bradley. Spects Bright, and
Jim Red of Morris Brown. Josh
Archer and Red Smith of More
house ;and Lefty Reeves, Grass
hopper McNeil. Brick Johnson,
Melancholy Jones Carl Ray, and
Red Kinney of Clark.
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