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THE EVANSVILLE ARGUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1938

VIRGINIA STATE TROJANS KEEP SLATE CLEAN WITH CLOSE 8 TO 6 CONQUEST OVER MORRIS BROWN FLORIDA RATTLERS TURN BACK KENTUCKY STATE BY NARROW MARGIN OFTWO POINTS ON A SAFETY

Florida Rattlers Claim National Intercollegiate Football Title for 1938

Exhibit Records to

Back Argument 8500 Witness

Thrilling 9-7 Tilt in Fla.

FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE Tallahasse, Fla. December 5, 1938 - SPORTS EDITOR,

Dear Sir:

: The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College football team for 1938-39, member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, lays claim to the 193839 National Championship title on the basis of the record the team has made this year. May we call your attention to tiA attached sheet. Here we "nave made an analysis of this season’s record for the Florida A & M College team as compared with the record of the two teams ranking first, in the other two conferences, respectively the Mid 1 west Conference and the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. This comparison establishes undisputably the claim of the Florida “Rattlers.”

Sincerely,

A. L. Ridd, Publicity Director.

FLORIDA A & M COLLEGE 1938 FOOTBALL RECORD Compared with First Division Top team of Other Conferences 1. FLORIDA A & M COLLEGE a. This is t«am JINDEFEEATED U. This team was ^anscored upon until the Orange Blossom Classic, the last

game of the season.

c. The only team to score on\ the Florida team was ' the National OhampioB^P of last year, Kentucky

State.

The Ffoi

t tiers’’ played in Si a follows:— \ & T College—

College—Midwest

p;. | ci4a.

’ ^ --’Conference. flayed six games against teams in SoTrthDrn cionFerence. e. The Kentucky State team defeated by the Florida A : & M team in the Orange Blossom Classic were declared and remained Champions from Jast season until defeated by the

-'—-p Rattlers.

Fl jThe Florida A & M team scored J89 points to their opponents 7 in

eight (8) games.

FLORIDA—*-Won 8 games; Lost 0; Tied 0; Points 189; Opponents 7. ‘J. The CIAA Conference a. The top team in this conference

is Virginia State.

b. Virginia State has a tie ^against them by a second division team on "basis of this season’s record <Bluefield). This. team is in their

• own coference.

o. Virginia State defeated the Number _ Two team of the SI AC Morris Brown by a margin of only two (2) points whereas Florida defeated this same team (Morris Brown) i-iv sixteen (16) points in a regu-

lar conference game.

d. Virginia State only played one game out of their conference and won that game only by two (2) points, their last game, against

iviorris

Brown.

0; Points 163; Opp

Virginia—Won 6 games; Lost 1; Tied O; Points 163; Opponents 35. H. The Southwest -Conference a. There are no undefeated teams in the South i we i, t era Conference this season. b. Langston the top team in the Southwestern Conference was de-

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is credited with fifth (5th) rank-

ing in the SIAC.

c* Langston was tied twice at least. Langston—Won 3 games; Lost 1; Tied 3; Points 48; Opponents 13., .On the basis of the reuor-i of the T*ftfFi(T9r''-A v & M College,, football team for the seSsosaf TD3£k?J>" ahd comparison of their record! with the record of the fop teams in the two other conferences ts ia.v ciaim to the NATIONAL CHAMP■)NSHIP TITLE for 1938-39.

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Will some people be even disappointed in heaven? If they are too fond of variety they may.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida victory of 9 to 7 over Kentucky State here Saturday gave the Florida Rattlers the undisputed right to the 1938 National Championship grid title. Playing under a brilliant Florida sun before a record crowd of 8500 representing every section of the country the Rattlers lived up to their every claim With the exception of one—allowing for the first time this season- their goal line to be crossed. All Scores In First Half To Ollie Edwards, 175-pound halfback from Chicago, goes the credit for being the only man to cross the Rattlers’ goal. Setting up the unexpected tally with tWo offsides penalties against the Floridians the accurate arm ; of Radford Rogers backing up frdm bis 26 to the 30-yard line tossed the oval into the outstretched arms of Edwards as he streaked into the end zone. Undaunted by this surprise goal by the Thorobreds in the first fiye minutes of play setting the Floridians back on their haunches. Hank Buttler, sensational quarter of the Floridians from Columbus, Ohio,, called five plays that resulted in the first Florida tally. Taking the ball On the 3 5-yard line, Butler generaled the ball to a goal with Milton picking up 3 yards thru the line “after a latteral—Butler to Tom Jones to Strachan—had netted 16 yards. . Strachan, the shifty fullback from Miami, Fla., bn a spinner reeled oft the' remaining ' 16 yards vaulting f a waiting Kentuckian on the goal line to cross standing up. Tom Jones’ trained toe equalled the successful attempt of Dawson for the Kentuckians’ tally and the score went up 7-7 at the end of the first quarter. Florida made three goal line stands, all of them respectively within distancs of five, six and seven yards of the goal. Two of these stands were made in the second and on in the third quarter. Laurels go to Manson, the Florida end, who tipped Tom Jones’ accurate kick on the one inch line which play set Florida’s automatic safety when Rogers, on the next play, tried to pass from behind his goal line. Rattled by the viciousnes of the Floridian attack, he grounded the elusive pigskin thereby and automatically giving the Rattlers a safety. The score stood 9-7 at the end of the half and ended that way even though some of the most brilliant playing came in the second half. Coming back . after the between half period the Kentuckians uncorked th5ir brilliant and sometimes bizZare spread combinations working the ball to the Florida 7 yard marker where Griffin, the Florida center threw Kentucky’s Rogers for a 3 yard loss which was immediately followed by Kentucky’s failing to click on two plays and losing the ball with Florida gaining possession on the 1 yard stripe. Showing complete dijdain and disregard of the Kentucky forward wall Butler ran fullback Strachan to blast the line for 4 yards and then Tom Jones

LANGSTON' I Lincoln Swamps Clarksville ARKANSAS In Thrilling Cage Game

WIT Pet. W

Pet. .750 .750 .500 .417 .417 .417 .250

Team W Southern — — — 4 Langston — — — 3 Prairie View — — 2 Wiley College 2 Texas College— — 2 Arkansas State — 2 Bishop College —. 1

ArKansas Slate , is still tne great lootbah team sne was in ia3v and today Douglass Clark, me “Little General,” and “Buday” Alien lined up in a pitching uuel wicn Barker and King Taylor of Langston whale Mason was Holding the great ' Gayies to even count m tne kicking. It is nard to say just who was the star ot today s game as the ArKansas line sparked by Mays, iviorns, Salisbury, Bradshaw, smitn and Lewis continued to piay in on the Langston, backneia. It was Archie Lewis, the •Baltimore Terror,” Heze Smith, the iron man, and little David Mays that stopped the running of Taylor and Britt of Langston while Joe Owens and Moon were intercepting the passes of Park-

er intended for Pyles. Threaten To Score

On the next play Mason fumbled and Langston recovered. Parker threw a pass to Pyles for a total of 35 yards to place it on Arkansas’ 15-yard line. At this moment Mays, Bradshaw and Heze Smith threw Britt for a 12-yard loss and held Langston for downs as the

quarter ended.

Bill Gayles tried a 25-yard field goal in the second quar-

ter.

The third quarter found Mason, Owens and Allen marching through the Langston line to the 5-yard stripe only to be held for downs. The fourth quarter found Allen returning Bill Gayles’ punt ''20 yards and again got within Langston’s 10-yard line only to be held for downs, Chanay tried a field goal for Arkansas on Langston’s 30-yard line but muss-

ed.

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Southern Trims Texans, 7 to 0

DALLAS, Tex.;— (By R. E. Dixon for ANP)—After a scoreless first half that saw both Texas college and Southern threaten twice each only toi be thwarted by a charging defense in the shadows of their opponents goal, the Southern Jaguar Cats struck like a bolt from the blue midway the third period and scored the lone six points of the game. The scoring break came ’when Myles Anderson attempted to hand the ball Jt# McClain on a half spinner, but “Lighting” Harry Josephs, Southern lett ena came in fast on the play intercepted the ball and streaked 36

yards to pay dirt.

passes with five being intercepted. Arkansas conpleted 3 of 13 passes, with one being intercepted. Langston made 7 first downs to 4 for Arkansas. Langston made 3 fumbles to 3 for Arkansas. Langston received 3 penalties; Arkansas received 3.

Butler, Flashy Forward, Leading Scorer of Game

Before a capacity crowd that jammed all available space in the gym, the Lincoln Lions opened their cage season with a 41-19 drubbing handed the Burt Hi netters of Clarksville, shifty forward, led the attack Tennessee, Friday night. Butler, with 6 points with Coates scoring 5. The Lions are expected to display even more power than was shown last year when they won the Southern Indiana Tournament. The Lions meet Carmi on the local floor Friday, Dec. 16. They played the strong Mt. Vernon, Indiana Netters on a

foreign floor last night.

The Lions led 9-1, 16-2 and

37-7 at the quarters.

Clarksville (9) Lincoln (41)

ARKANSAS Lewis Bradshaw Morris Williams Mays Salisbury Smith Clark Mason Routen Owens

LANGSTON

LE. LT LG C RG RT RE QB HB HB FB

. Pyle Gray Minifield Crawford Swain Alexander Carolonia Parkier Gayles Britt Sneed

Wool‘ge,g Walker,f Porter ,f Collins,c Wilson,g Smith,g Perkins,f Kersey ,g

0 2 0 (Coates,f 0 12 (Butler,f

(Kertey.c

4 11 4 2 1

■ 3 10

(Culver,g 10 2 J JlWpol’ge.g 0 2 0 (Oats.c 0 0 2

013 (Barrett,g 111 o o o l Kel iy>g 112 0 o o | J ’ acks °h,g 0 0 1

(Bronson,g 2 11

1 11

0 1 3

kicked, out on the 39 yard line with Neely, the consistent tackle, and Travis, the indominitable guard, bringing down the end. All Play Well * Tom Jones, playing superb football, intercepted two Kentucky passes on the six and five yard lines respectively with Griffin coming in for bis share of the glory when he also intercepted a Kentucky pass on the 34 yard marker and squirmed his way back to the 19 yard before being bowled over. Tom Jones’ toe kept the visitors in dangerous territory in every quarter and the Men in Orange out of danger in every quarter. The fourth period punting duel, because of his intelligent toe, gave the advantage to the Florid-

ians.

Butler, the quarter back flash from Columbus, Ohio who has been turning in the longest runs in the Soutnern Conference consistently this season, was securely bottled up by the Kentuckians, but they were unable to affect his superb generalship of the Rattlers resulting in their stemming every goal line threat after they had clinched victory in the first quarter by the slim margin of 2 points and by his clever maneuvering managed to hold to it until the final whistle. Game statistics showed that Kentucky was making 8 first downs while Florida got 6. Kentucky completed 4 out of 16 passes while Florida got a better average with 2 out of 5. Florida intercepted 3 of Kentucky’s passes while they in turn only snagged 1 of the Men in Orange’s

spheroids.

Individual stars did not stand out in this hard fought game. But individual plays did spot the game—take for instance; Manson and Travis snagged Ferrell for a 4th down in the 4th quarter to stem the last goal line threat of the Thorobreds; Gant’s brilliant diagnosis of plays from his end position when he replaced Mayes who was equally as good; Tom Jones splendid kicking and pass snagging; Milton’s Clicking on his running attack keeping Ghost John D. out of the' game; the intelligent generalship of Butler and finally the vicious j plunging of Strachan, getting the I necessary touchdown to send up to the top of the scoring heap I in the Southern Conference. Too much cannot be said about the accuracy of Rogers’ arm and the reception of his passes by j Edwards and Johnson. Toomer j displayed the qualities that gave him his All-American status and j Paul White was almost impregI nable at his end.

Tournament Will Be Held at Lincoln Univ. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Special)—rJames'. D. Parks, sec-i*etary-tre£sufer iof the Missouri; State Negro f Inter-Scholastic-Athletic Association, announced' today that the Fifth Annual State Baskethall Tounament, | sponsored by the organization, f will be held at Lincoln University, March 10 and 11. This year’s tournament promises to be the largest in the history of the event with thirty teams expect-

ed to take part.

Sumner High School of St. Louis and Wheatley High of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will be trying- for their third straight state charripiohships" in J class “A” and

Class “B,” respectively.

Handsome trophies will be given to the. champions, runnerup and third place teams in each division. The members of winning teams in each division will receive gold basketballs, while the runner-up teams will receive silver basketballs. The Lloyd King sportsmanship trophies will

again be in competition.

A dance has been planned for the visitors , after the finals, Sat-

urday night.

Totals 2 5 10 Totals 16 9 11 Officials: Turner and Meade. Score by Quarters: LINCOLN 9 16 37 41 CLARKSVILLE . 1 ‘2 7 Q

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GRID RESULTS Southern, 6—Texas, 0 Arkansas State, 0—Langston, 0 Va. State, 8—Morris Brown, 6 Xavier, 32—Knoxville, 6 Florida A & M. 9—Ky. State, 7

C. L A. A. Kings Important Win

By J. C. CHUNN

ATLANTA, Ga.—In a light mist

allant football machines, practic a 11y evenly matched, fought it out at Ponce de Leon Park when the Virg i n i a IVojans eked out a close 8-6 victory over Morris Brown’s Wolverines Saturday afternoon before one of the largest crowds game here this

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Governor E. D. Rivers of Georgia and members of his staff headed a large delegation of high state and city officials who attended the sensational game. The Governor presented the ball to the two captains of the game saying, “May you both win,” a sportsman’s wish that both of the boys said they would never forget. Virginia scored early making its break in the first six minutes of play. After an exchange of punts, Burr W kicked a high, long spiral of 50 | yards to Edgar 1 Allen Pope who! was playing saf-1 ety for the At-1 laijtans. H e f fumbled the ball | on his own 18-1 yard line. His | effort to pick up I the ball spelled p disaster for his kteam. James,. Brewer, the alert fright end foijf the •Trojans came through fast and' his foot hit the ball that was almost within Pope’s grasp sending the oval across the goal line where James Brewer recovered it for a touchdown. They missed the try for the point after when the kick was partially blocked by Powell, captain of the Morris Brown team who played a whale of a defensive game. The score as stood 6-0 in favor of Virginia State, Burr, of Virginia State, and Walker, of Morris Brown, then staged a beautiful kicking duel and it is hard to say which one was getting the best yardage and accuracy. Burr kicked oht-of-bounds on the Wolverines’ 3yafd line late in the first quarter in a sensational kick. When Walker attempted to kick bis team out of danger he got a bad pass from center which was almost too high for him to handle. He atempted to run out but was nailed by James Brewer, who proved to be a thorn in the Atlantans’ side by his stellar defensive playing and alertness.

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Looms As Dream Game For Orange Blossom Event

Neither Team Has Lost A Game By R. A JACKSON (Sect’y. N.N.N.A.A.) The fading shadows of the 1938 football season now leave only a pall and haze of pigskin drama dotted with many surprises. Shining in bold splendor like the setting sun on a perfect day stands the representatives of the beautiful and romantic, far off Everglade state, the Florida Rattlers who set one of the most outstanding records ever established in colored inter-collegiate football. Today they stand as the only undefeated, untied major sepia college eleven in the country. Only the Virginia State Tro-

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS By Ricbard A. Jackson

ST. LOUIS IS A GRAND PLACE. SON! St. Louis is often eloquently referred to as the city of paradoxes, where the North and the South meet, which means that the Negroes of this city are betwixt and between liberalism characteristics of the North and restriction characteristics of the South. This point might explain the fact that Mound City has been the stomping ground for many stoic Negro characters as a Dred Scott, aVashon, a Capt. Tandy, an Elmer Campbell,' a Richard Hudlin, a Brownslow Sexton, an Orthel Roberts, a Henry Armstrong —men who assert their native ability superbly on the battleground of competition, whether for human rights and liberties or sheer competitive skill against any race. Adversities and freedom make a mighty mixture to bring out the best in a man, not to quote the old saying “Give k beggar an inch and he’ll take an el; give him a horse and saddle and he’ll ride to the ‘bad place’”, btft give the man who is impeded ' and blocked a chance and he will arise with a twofold strength. We think now of James Reddick, the sepia youth who resides in the state where, no longer than four years ago, a member of his .race was restricted from boxing those of any other race. Today this boy is recognized in South America as the greatest amateur boxer in the United States of America. Reddick was not abashed, afraid nor befuddled when he was chosen a member of the United States A.A.U. boxing team to represent Uncle Sam in the “Good Neighbor” friendly competition in South America. It was something in him that made him want to go, to show them what he could do. A fiery spirit born of a manhood that suddenly finds itself unleashed from limiting confines and jumps from a dwarf into a giant. Reddick was adjudged the outstanding member of the. U.S. team of five white and three sepia boxers by his splendid performances. When this boy; came back to liberal New York he was sought out by cameramen and sports writers at the pier. But when this outstanding representative of St. Louis (the first and only to make a U.S. team and travel 10,000 miles) arrived in his own home town, it took the sports writers of the St. Louis daily press three days to find him and, then, they buried him in their columns. There is no calamity however, for as the everyday radio philosopher Tony Wand once referred to such actors they are “our friends.” Don’t be down on the southernlike half of our St. Louis brothers for they are helping to make more Vashons, Armstrongs and Reddicks.

Gives $100 Bill as $1 NEW YORK—Philip Hilton, 347 Grand Ave., Brooklyn, gave an unidentified woman passenger, change for a dollar when she rode in his cab Tuesday night. Later on scrutinizing the currency he discovered it was a $100 bank note. He reported the case to police at the West 47th St. Station and an effort was made to find the woman due $99.

jans might,, from the record, challenge the clear claim of the Famcee clan to . the national championship. The Blue Kidg > strongmen had only the blemish of a tie-game by BJuefielcI in an early season game. Other than th^^ they swept through'all opposition and beat the next best to Florj^H in the Southern Conference, Mer-

ris Brown.

This situation lends ffeeif again agreeably to clear up. file national honor which for • years has' seen dual-and triple claims between such teams as Morgan, Kentucky, Texas. With these two teams absolutely standing above others on the record of wins and losses they loom as the greatest gridiron natural for the Peach, Blossom classic to be held in Atlanta during the holidays, it would be. a whale of ,a game and there, would hardly be a voice raised against the winners claim to the throne of football supremacy for 1938. Southern, the Western . Conference handidate, has made a majestical showing But the single;, defeat registered, against them by Wiley ' 14-12 gives .the, Tro-

jans. priority. ~

Florida beat Kentucky, the Mid

West king, Saturday.

Among the really high points of the season was-file breakinfe^BlJ Morgan’s .54-game record in seven years by Virginia; Tuskappp! loss of five games for the first time since the, “Grand Old 'Man” Cleve Abbott has been . Coach; Lincoln’s raise. to defeat Tennessee State and knock them out of national honors r Kentucky State’s victory in four straight homecoming games; Langston’s three tie games; • Alabama., State's comeback With five.” wAs after losing three at the start; Morris Brown’s only two Ibsses’l-at; the : hands of Virginia and J Florida; Little Shaw College .fisflb Third, place in the C.l.A.A,,., the highest

it has ever been.

Tuskegee’d Bruised . and batter-

ed warriorsfwill inept tlie> also buffeted aRftft. ‘ Pajairi e, lew': jHBM

Jan. 2;.in atgame 1 'that %iay

these two squads nsmg to heig-hts which they wWd. unable', 'to. ilHHBg

during the regular, season, And here - is our, nomination for the Orange Blossom Llaspie.

.The Lineup

Fla, A. & M. p- s

Mayes Neely Travis

Griffon

Nollez

McCurdy

Sutton Butler

T. Jones

Milton

Strachan

L.E. L'll LG. C. ■

r. g; 1

K. T. R.'E. Q B. L. H. K H. F.B.

Vi State J. Brewer' ? Holmes Nelson . Lamb"' ’ Bartee • Harris J.” Brown

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