The Athenaeum. (Atlanta, GA) 1898-1925, October 01, 1923, Image 23
THE ATHENAEUM
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§ Athletic Notes
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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.