The Athenaeum. (Atlanta, GA) 1898-1925, October 01, 1923, Image 23

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THE ATHENAEUM 21 § Athletic Notes 4* x The officials for the present football season are as follows: Charles H. Kelly, Captain, Louis A. Irving, Alternate Captain, B. T. Harvey, Director of Athletics, C. E. Warner, Asst. Coach, J. B. Harris, Manager. Manager Harris announces the following schedule Camp Benning at Morehouse Athletic Field Livingstone College at Salisbury, N. C. Clark University at Morehouse Athletic Field Howard University at American League Park, Washington, D. C. Tuskegee Institute at Morehouse Atheltic Field Morris Brown University at Morris Brown Talladega College at Talladega, Alabama Alabama State Normal at Morehouse Athletic Field Fisk University at Nashville, Tennessee. for 1923: OCT. 6 OCT. 13 OCT. 20 OCT. 26 NOV. 3 NOV. 9 NOV. 17 NOV. 24 NOV. 29 MOREHOUSE DEFEATS CAMP BENNING The Morehouse Tigers and Camp Benning clashed on the More house "Grid” on the afternoon of October 6th. With hard line buck ing and unusual pass hurling, Morehouse defeated Camp Benning 30-6. The game opened with Camp Benning kicking to Morehouse. With bounds and rebounds the Tigers plunged and dived through the opposing line, Franklin making the first touch down in fifteen minutes. In the latter part of the first half "Skunk” Franklin again changed clinging silence into resounding applause by making the score 14-6. I 1 W--** The second team, played the second quarter of the first half and the first quarter of the second half. Both teams fought hard and long to turn impending defeat into what finally lesulted into four touch downs, a drop kick and a glorious victory for Morehouse. In the second half Camp Benning came back to the battle scene with determination to win. Benning kicked to Morehouse. Lights kicked to Benning, unable to gain returns ball to Morehouse. Morehouse fails with line plunges. Benning makes series of gains which bring them to Morehouse’s three yard line. The Tiger line strengthens and holds for downs. Morehouse makes successive gains and ends third quarter in the middle of the field. In the last quarter the varsity resumed the fight and added two touch downs. The game ended with a sensational drop kick by Tiny Hutt, all star quarter back for the Tigers.