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66 THE ATHENAEUM Fisk and Roger Williams University were playing the sanae day m Nashville, the Director of Athletics, B. T. Harvey of Morehouse, let Tennessee State Normal forfeit the game. MOREHOUSE COLLEGE FLAYS JERUEL INSTITUTE OCTOBER 21, 1924. To keep the team from going stale for the week end, coach Harvey gave the squad one of the stiffest workouts of the season last Friday. On Tuesday Manager W. F. Crawl arranged a game with leruel Institute. The score with Jeruel Institute was not as large as was expected. The first string men took things easy*, being afraid to hurt the light fellows from the Institute. The third team played them most of the time, and it was then that the spectators saw something of a game. The other part was more of a trackmeet. The score was 41-0. MOREHOUSE DEFEATS MORRIS BROWN 6-0 Morris Brown failed to break down the tradition that exists, between her and Morehouse College. During the many years that these schools have been playing football together, Morehouse has never lost to Morris Brown. Many thought that this tradition would be broken down this year and they had good reasons for thinking so. Morris Brown has a heavy, experienced line; and in ‘ Sleepy Ed wards one of the best kickers of the Southern Conference. The lone tally of the game came in the third period of the game. The Morehouse backs gavel the spectators a few minutes of specta cular football when they carried the ball from their 35 yard line to Morris Brown’s 1 foot line in three minutes. At. Scott made a long gain of 25 yards r Dago piled up six more yards to be followed by Tondee who made a sensational side steeping run of 20 yards. Dago, the fullback was a consistent gainer throughout the game. When the ball reached the one-foot line, Morris Brown decided to stop and have a debate with the officials which lasted for forty-five jrtinutes. When they were convinced that they were losing the debate^ as well as the game they decided to resume play. t '"V' ) On the next play W, Scott carried the ball over lot thte only touchdown of the game. rurrhfhimti The game was called on account of darkness with the whole of the last quarter to be played. Morehouse had again^dvanced the ball down the field. Rogers had intercepted a forward pass and run 16 yards. Dago made his usual gain of 7 yards. Then Archer made the longest run of the game, a 65-yard j^ajh, falling short of another touchdown by 6 yards. In the first half of the game Morris Brown’s offense was slightly better than that of Morehouse. Yet she was unable to get within 10 yards of More house’s goal. Edward’s kicking was not up to form. The More-