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CLARK GETS PAST SOUTH CAROLINA ON BAKER’S SUPERB DROP-KICK.
Ric Roberts, EDITOR
‘Melancholy’ Jones
Wi ilson L. Driver
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1931
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Baker Again Kicks A
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Field Goal to Win
for Clark’s Team
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3,000 SAW GAME
Etmer Baker arose to another oc
casion Christmas Day afterncon at
Spillers Field in Atlanta. He stood
bick on his enemy 30 and pumped
a perfect drop-kick through for
three points and 2 Clark victory.
His boot proved the only difference
between South Carolina State and
Clark University. The two teamns
insisted on spending the enlire
time of hoslilities marching right
through cach other’s defense al
’_‘nnst to the goal line. The drive
usually wound up with the ball
potey: over on downs or being ar
1ested by stalwart line charges.
Cavolina probably put on the
more virile offensive show. Seve
ral times the Palietto state boys
worked the ball down to the sha
dow of the Clark geal. Jim Pink
ney halted one of these marches
wih a desperate one-legged cluteh
of Clark that pushed the Staters
back four yards. “Hog Muaw” Rob
inson satled out of the line in an
other instance to hug a Carolina
pass and fell on his own tive yard
Jihe ‘These {wo leroic efforts
saved e day tor Clark.
Dawkins at right end for Caro
lina put on a great exhibition. He
snagged both passes and enemy
runner:s. Very few yards were
picked up around his flank and he
spilled Clark men all over the place
when bis mates were carrying the
ball
Both lines played good defensive
ball but lacked the polish and zip
on the offense. Hog Maw Robin
son played a thrilling and efficient
center and was ably: seconded and
sustained by “Simon Pinkney,
r.-.tho Staplefoot Ray and Puckett
Carolina made her most memor
able bid uat the start of the third
period. She took the ball on her
own 17 and marched it to the Clark
7 where Pinkney and Robinson
employed the cluich
Cain and lenderson looked good
for Carolina
The Clark backfield with Mece-
Pherson, Baker, Arnett, and Me
bane functioning, loocked powerful
at intervals. Ric RoMfrts, goat and
storm center of the recent Clark
Morris Brown affair, was not let
into the affair until 53 minutes of
the hour had been taken. Playing
his last game for Clark he picked
cight yards on: an end run, mis
handled . short pass from Baker,
and was through for the evening
and forevel It was the last time
he and Baker would wear Clark’s
livery on a footbail field. With
out the demand of the stands it is
doubtful as to whether Chief Aik
en weuld have perndtled Ric 1o
enter the game ot all even if it was
his last chance
McPherson pcked up most of the
yardage for Clark. Claric was not
in shape for the game but 2s per
custom fought hard and won it
eighth straight game.
Pick All-Star Horde,
But Quiet on Name
of School Award
Aiken. S. G Decce. 23 —~The South
Atlantic Conference of Negro col
leges held their regulur annual
meeting at Schofield Institute Sai
urday where all conference first
and second teams were chosen.
Several important committees
were reelected for 1932, Officers
appointed and all former officers
are Joseph D. McGhee, president;
E. B. Williams, vice-president; J.
M. Tutt secretary:. W. C. Ervin,
treasurer and reporter.
Deliberations at the conference
centered around a revision of the
onstitution. After a full day of
&liscu.rsiun, a motion was carried
“giving the president power to ap
point a committee of five to re
vamp the present constitution. The
committee appointed was F. M.
Sheffield, chairman, H. W. Baum
gardner. W. C. Ervin, J. M. Tutt
and I. D. Pinson.
The constitution committee was
instructed by chairman Sheffield
to meet in Columbia Saturday.
January 16. After the meeting of
this constitution committee a spe
cial meeting of the conference will
be called to hear the report of the
committee and ratify the chandes.
The awarding of a conference
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec 25 --QOne ol
the most picturesque clinacters in
“Avenue” life hag gone to meet his
Master. A man of deep thought;
a religious devétion to h.o gelect
ed ideals; even-tempered under the
most trying conditions- . pood hus
band, father and an idol among his
fellow-men. J. J. Johnson was all
this and more. His presence in the
billiard halls was a sure sign of
pleasure, a hearty laugh- and an
outspoken enemy of the ‘blues”
Johnson was big in stature. Qver
six feet tall and always weighing
around the 220 mark. His work
called for a man of such propor
tion. Xet. his pastime Wiis
straight-rail or balk-line billiards
using a 21 ounce cue. This is the
game which he enjoyed. He wotid
pass up any ordinary esgagement
to indulge in his favorite pastime
He would miss a meal - several of
them if the game was hard. It was
due to his billiard style that the
menicker “Strong Arm’ became
his property. He could not shoot
casy-never tried to. Yet he was a
dangerous foeman at any stage in
the game.
It is a well known fact that he
was devoted to biliiards, his pas
time. He was equally devoted to
his work. For years he brought
the Duquesne Light Company shift.
regularly.
4--Popular
He was stationed at the 13th St
Plant and is accredicted with little
or no*time off, except in case of
sickness or death in the family. In
the early years of our friendship
he admitted devotion in four di
rections; his job; his wife; his game
and his son. In later years with
the son grown into manhood, he
eliminated one item from his de
votions. In his preachments
“Strong Arm’ Johnson was a natu
ral rebel. “If the blacks (as he
called them) were not afraid of
death they would fight. If they
would fight and keep on fighting,
the pale faces might wipe out you
and I and the rest of the band, but
those to follow would get more
consideration.” And he would
fight! could fight! liked to fight
especially when racial issues were
involved. His familiar quotation
was:; “The lLiord wants no cowards
in His Band '
With the pass.ng of “Strong Arm”
the oldest schcol of billinrd play
ers comes to an end. W. R. Patter
son, Jack Tyler, Wesley Lane,
Lefty Davis, Joe Cornett, Bilt
Ward, Pearl Hooey and a few others
have either gone to the unknown
world or are locked in the *“Old
Rocking Chair.”
We might forget “Strong Arm's”
powerful physique but his uncanny
billiard performances and crude
philosophy must linger with us.
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. Dec. 27-C. W
P89 As the baseball vacation
nears a close, owners and pro
moters are becoming more con
cerned about the proposed Negro
Baseball T.eague. Will it include
all financially-responsible teams
from Baltimore to Kansas City?
Will members benefit from the
hookup? And who will be at the
helm? These are samples of (ues
tions being advanced daily with
nothing better than a layman’s
opinion being given as an answer.
Race newspapers have played up
all ‘the information submitted to
theim--vyet the above questions go
unanswered. Last weck a gentle
reminder came from Cleveland
indicating that somebody had ov
crlooked one of the best Sunday
game cities along the route
Now the Pittsburgh Crawfords
are making somc very pertinent
statements which cannot go un
noticed by those who invest in
baseball for profits. By way of in
formation, it is recalled that Craw
fords were invited to the confab
held in Washington last November.
The owner, Gus Greenlee, was as
isured at this meeting that teams
iwhich had gate attraction values.
i""d were financially responsible
iwould be admitted to membership
Continued on Page Six
championship was postponed until
the special call meeting by the
president when all claimants can
rresert their record. Cértain con
ference regulations and the ab
sence of eligible contestants made
the postponements necessary.
H. W. Baumgardner, chairman,
R. A Brooks, J. M. -Tutt, G. E.
Nelson and D. L. Gunn constituted
a committee that selected the all
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rl“”" (!.I‘A‘““\ CLASH between South Carolina’'s Bulldogs and
Clark’s Panthers is now a thing of past. But the fans wt {
nessed that Xmas tilt are loud in their m“”.““"”","t i ”‘ = w‘“
thrilling game they had witnessed this v i 1 that It was Lhe mos
year,
reduce to lx(nlllillull;'\\ a 3-0 l;-‘;nl 0'“ o .'h . 'hmw WA Sowstier sl
; : - d by the Clarkites as a result of Baker's
defl toe again.
game, /}“.,(H.‘,‘):\";,f‘;;\;’l‘,l)’l(u)::fi:f‘yw:‘]"]‘*‘( 1;1'1111.\)41111 you with a story of the
game spotted at smart “;"”.\". Is ”';~} }m“j“ (”f A tow Bighlights of the
the white papers about 1),;.‘ .,,d . .“ ”‘.’.”“ with, several write-ups in
o di game are erroncous
THOSE STORIES have Cain, star triple-threater, tossing vir
;::;:vj:l::nl:ub:n;::e:n: unmrkil‘lg.virtunlly 21 those brilliint brolien
S b) , a second string back, or better still, a back in
the other State quartet. Porter, stocky and clever, was so spent when
he piloted his team within scoring distance in the third period that the
coaches snatched him. It nearly broke the boy’s heart. He cried like a
baby.
THE WRITE-UPS also had Henderson, State's right tackle
(.':n'r_\‘xvrv;.{ off the honors at right end, when. all the tuime. it was Red
Dawkins, the boy we told you that South Atlantic folk regarded as the
colored Dalrymple. Ask the huge throng if the boyv looked short of a
Dalrymple and they'll give you a big horse-laugh and answer in the
negative
McPHERSON, Clark quarterback and a senior, played the best
game of his career as a Panther. McPherson's strategy was generally
superb and he ran with legs that drove with the power of pistons, be
sides tackling from his secondary station like a tackle. IHe was stellar.
HOG MAW ROBINSON uncorked one of the most versatile ex=
hibitions of center this section has seen. Just selected from all the
pivot men of the nation, by Chester Washington, for his All-Ameri
can the Pittsburgh COURIER. Robinson downed as many punt-re
ceivers in their tracks as did both the ends, figured in & plurality of
Clark tackles. broke up secondary passes, intercepted one pass that
ended a scoring drive for State, and didn't make the semblance of a
bobble in passing the ball. He got a big hand when he came out of
the game.
RED DAWKINS, that State end, gave an illuminating course In
“Iow (0 Play End” to the local flankmen and fans. He used h's hands
to perfcction. Dawkins figured in a number of long, successful forward
passes, spilled innumerable attempts to crush him with heavy inter
ference, and was a bad, bad Negro on every occasion. That he was
copying the style of Dalrymple was clear to any one who has seen the
great Tulane gentleman perform. That he was succeeding like H—- i
was more obvious to Qnarterback McePherson and his running backs
than any one else,
THE TACKLES had a day filled with flashy, but spotty plays.
Puckett and his sidekick, Simp Simon, were impregnable, figuring in
many losses administered to the foe. On the other hand, Person, ot
State, a former Morehouse performer, was a bear on wheels for the
invaders. He was getting that stuff and nipping it in the bud. Evans
the center, on one occasion, rammed MecPherson for a three yard loss
before he was able to do anything with the ball
CAPTAIN PINKNEY and Elmer Baker went in good form.
Pinkney, well respected as a flankman throughout the South, was
grounding puntg’on the one, two, and three vard line for much ad
vantage to his ki('kor. He was brilliant going down under punts and
was impassable on defense. His handling of his tackle on offense was
quite as meritorious. Baker, stopped in his attempts to run, kicked his
best of the season. His punts were but a fraction under Cain’'s, and his
dropkick again spelled victory.
STATE SHOWED US a well coached and a well balanced ele
ven. We are all glad that the team has entered the Southern Inter
collegiate Conference. It certainly will do a lot to relieve the uneven
ness of competition now extant. Coaches R. A. Brooks and L. Horatius
Cotton had a team that had carloads of merits. To the credit of Brooks
goes the general spirit and sportsmanship and the clever line play. To
the honors of Cotton, add the versatile performance of the backfield
the openness of the plays. and the physical tactics of the backs Cap
tain Gregg. Porter, Cain Taylor, Joe Greene, and the others showed
us some play we won't forget soon. Franks, Mack, Henderson, the
Webbers, and the other Greene, did noble work. _
AS WAS SAID, all is well. For all ended well. Hlog Maw Rob
inson, McPherson, Elmer Baker, and Jesse Arnette, working with great
harmony held the flag of C. U. high. Puckett and Lil Bell were hard
ly less brilliant. Reeves failed to sparkle in his short span. Elm Staple
foote was consistent and went sixty minutes. T. Staplefoote was far
from bad. Vaughn looked promising. The fans were tickled, seldom
more thrilled in one afternoon, and charity profited. Good work,
Messrs. Jesse O. Thomas, €. W. Washington, Key, Aiken, and all of
vou who figured in the clash!
]c..nl'vrvnvv teams of fhe South
I Atlantic Conference for 1931
1
f First Team
| Dean (Benedict) RE
Person (S. C. State) RT.
‘Evzms (S. S State) R.G
'Fr:mks (S. C. State) e
Hodges (Allen) [.G
‘l!mwn (Walker) LE
Knight (Claflin) QB
I[’m'(cr (S. C. State) 1. H:
'(‘unninuham (s C) R.H
iCain (8 C. State) B
' Second Team
Davis (Walker) R.E.
| Hill (Benedict) RT
| McClain (Haines) R.G.
i’l‘hompson (Benedict) C.
Gaulden (Benedict) LG.
|Hill'ety (Haines) LE
Abraham (Morris) Q.B.
'Lamar (Haines) LH
}Diggs (Benedict) R.H.
Lipscomb (Benedict) F.B
THE ATLANTA WORLD, ATLANTA, GA.
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WILSON L. DRIVER |
Tuskegee-Lincoln
When you are reading this, pro
bably you will have the results ot
the Tuskegee-Lincoln game a t
hand. This will be the Tigers last
game of the season and you can
bet your boots that the Abbottmen
will have nothing save a victory
for the Alma Mater
| Tho a track meet this time of the
lyear would be a little premature, 1
[was just wondering why. two fel
lows whom [ know very well,
[were running for Xmas cve night.
fMayb(- they were just retting in
[form for a future cage game, and
‘then on the other hand they
i('()l‘l.l) HAVE been running to
iko(-p from Being CAGED by a cer-
Hain party
¥ 5
IN ANSWER
1o the Lditor:
As custarnary. 1 glued my eyes
io the pages of the Binningham
World, December 18th issue On
the Sport Page, in Mr Ric Rob
€t column o entitled = '"Twill Be
Dangerous, Indecd.” 1 found inter- |
esting reading matter pertaining |
to the assemblage of the Southern!
Athletic Conference at Talladega |
College, Talladepga Alabama. Not!
only was this article interesting |
bt it was one of the many coming |
from his pen and inoculated with
ithletic humor and philosophic |
brilhiance |
I would do violence to my con- |
ClEnon ang still 1 faal o greater |
violence th eversatile Mr Roberts
were [ not fu express my admira
ion of him for his dreamy in
enuity so beautifully portraved in
1s above mentioned article How -
A Glance ackward
at 1931 wiil show The Southern Newspaper Syndicate has ac
complished what no other Nesr) newspaper organization ever
dreamed of doine:
A chain of Negre newspapers published three times every
week;
- A rotogravure section published and distributed every week,
the only “hrown sheet” now in existence nublished by the race;
A group of comics published every week and drawn bv Negro
artists, vsing the best talent available:
The publishing of news while it is news, made possible bv
5. N. S. publications on a more than one-issue-a-week basis;
Full time employment for 51 well trained young Negro men
and women and part time work {or 500 more in the circulation
and other departments;
Pardon us if we sound chest:. But we are nroud of our a
chievement and believe the accomnlishmeiits of the Southern
Newsunaner Syndicate are a monument io Negro business and
nabliching life and a credit to those wha have made and read the
various S. N. S: papers.
Our 1932 achievements? That rests with our readers. If you
eet behind your newspaper and buy every issue published, Jan.
1, 1933, may find the S. N. S. marking an even greater epoch in
Neerp progress with employvment for an inereased number of
Our race.
Are you with us? |
Southern Newspaper
Syndicate ‘
v t
cver, in psite of my veneration and
admitation of him, I must take i
ue with him. In the fifth section
of his article Mr. Roberts seemed
W ansinuate that the gathering of
Ctoaches and school representatives
ion Tailadegas campus W as a
shame and a disgrace to the 'Dega
cultural cnviconment. It seems as|
though thic voung writer 14;1‘;.{«;”
.that these repreentatives would
L appear bohind the best per:zunul-!
ities and reveal their pentlemanly |
i“‘:lih There wiis no dissonance nor |
| unicouthness on the caanpus of one|
cof our greatest educational in- |
| stitulions as 1he miticle implied 1n|
! fact, S0 cnjoyEbie ng tranquil |
Lwere - the ooes i Ly wademie
iwork of the institution u ot re
tarded Tallidepd was the place for
the meeting and 1ot as the article
suggested. a lousy 1o bt b
where individuals could curee and
fist-fight It 15 certiin that had th
been the potential proclivity of in
dividuals that the tension cuuld’
have been easily resolved. This,
however, was not the desire of the
representatives, Mr. . Roberts' in
cight into the situation is at pre
| sent, inn pavt at least, wrong. It
i comes to the readers, probably, a
Lyear too soun
| For the benefit of the readers, I
. wish to state that there was no|
' wrangling nor heated argument
“about awarding a championship. At
present, so far as the conference ls!
concerned, no championship will |
be awarded this year. |
There was no fight, no rowdiness, |
no ribadry. nor obscenity to pollute |
the campus of 'Dega. The meeting
was opened, conducted and ad
journed in a reverential and busi
ness-like manner. The representa
tives appreciated t h e studious,
athletic spiritual and cultural en
vironment which they encounter
"Skip' Hazzard
D. M. Coke
Jimmy Perry
ed and were able to drink in, with
inconspicuous profundity, the ideal
situation of Talladega.
Should Mr. Roberts' article, or a
similar article, appea rabout this
time next year its intrinsic value
will be more highly appreciated.
Mr. Roberts’ wonderful insight and
foresight will be manifested by
conference reaction (public also)
i nthe awarding of the champion
ship in 1932. This part of his work
I appreciate, the other (the in
sinuation) I, as well as others, re
sent.
W. H. Amos,
Athletic Director,
Miles Memorial College.
Store: that edveriise in The
World want ycur trade. Patro
riize tham.
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