Prep League's Leaders Clash This Weekend
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FOR DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL'S HOMECOMING ON OCT. 31 Prep League’s Tenn. State’s Colorful Band Tennessee State University's spectacular 132-plece march drill unit will put on a pre-game show starting Leaders Clash ing band and 50-man AF-ROTC drill team will come on in then stage another spectacular at halftime. splendid fashion at Melrose Stadium, Thursday night, October 3V, adding color to Douglass High School's homecoming game The Tennessee State band is one of the finest aggregations with the Lester High Lions. in the country and there are many who believe it is superior to This Weekend Melvin Conley, principal of Douglass, said the band and Florida A&M University's nationally famous music-making out- predicted. The top four in the Memphis Prep Football League - Mel rose, Manassas, Douglass and Washington - are providing action this week for local fans and in the midst of all this gridiron tur *1 moil there just might be a few surprises. Douglass goes against league-leading Melrose tonight (Thursday), and Manassas and the 1962 champs, Booker T. Washington, clash on Friday night. Neither Douglass nor Melrose was scheduled to do battle in the Mem. phis League last week, but Wash a ington went against winless Ham VOLUME 32, NUMBER 18 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1963 PRICE TEN CENTS City Grid Menu ilton and took it, 38-0, while Man. assas out-maneuvered another win. THIS WEEK less league member, Lester, 14-6. i Wed., Oct. 16, Carver vs. Lester. Last week also saw Carver grab Thurs., Oct. 17, Melrose vs. Doug its first victory of the year by turn, lass ing back Father Bertrand, 14-13. Fri., Oct. 18, Manassas vs. BTW. Manassas could go to the top of NEXT WEEK the heap by the end of the week Wed., Oct. 23, Melrose vs. Lester. if Manassas beats Washington and I if Douglass stops Melrose. i Thurs., Oct. 24, Douglass vs. Car. ■Í ver In the opener last week, the Fri., Oct. 25, Bertrand vs. Hamil. Warriors of B. T. WASHINGTON ton. enjoyed a field day against Ham ilton after a scoreless first quarter. Quarterback Ronald Ester and Half How They Stand back Oscar Reed starred hi the ball lugging departmenth although nei. TEAM W L T ther crossed the last stripe for a MELROSE . 4 0 0 TD. MANASSAS 4 1 0 DOUGLASS ... 3 1 0 Reed’s No. 1 rival for honors, Ed WASHINGTON 3 1 0 die Richards, racked up two touch CABVER ..... 1 1 0 downs for BTW, going over from BERTRAND . 1 4 V the eight in the second quarter and LESTER ....... 0 2 1 again during the final 30 seconds HAMILTON.... 0 4 1 of the contest when he romped 25 yards for a TD. He also kicked two DR. W. GIBSON JAMES T. WALKER extra points. Trouble Leading Scorers Isaac Knox grabbed a 45- yarder TD EP FG TP from the sure arm of Ester at the P. Jones, DOUG .... 5 1 ( 31 five in the waning minutes of the 0. Reed, BTW ........ 5 0 I 30 second frame and raced over the Walker Directing Plagues E. Richards, BTW.... 3 4 1 25 goal line. In the third the Slaugh J. Ward, MEL ...... 4 1 I 25 ter boys accounted for a tally apiece H. Chaffin, MAN .. 4 1 I 25 James Slaughter scoring from the M. Williams, MEL .. 4 0 I 24 five and Willie Slaughter sweeping R. Webb, MAN 3 3 I 21 right end from the 21 for the other Price's Campaign Mother G. Epps, CAR ........ 3 0 I 18 marker. M. Porter, BTW .. 3 0 I 18 The up-and-coming rookie quart- 18 erback, Charles Willis, heaved a 60- Candidates in the November J. Mabon, MAN ... 3 0 I Dr. W. W. Gibson Named Chairman Of W. Mitchell, MAN . 2 2 I 14 yarder to Milton Porter for an- After Enrolling 7 city election got down to hard D. Miller, HAM .... 2 1 I 13 other BTW 6-pointer in the final Steering Body; Beauchamp Is Treasurer Her Children In politics this week. Campaign E. Moton, MEL .... 2 1 I 13 canto. headquarters were opening, E. Mims, DOUG .... 2 1 I 13 Carrying the burden for the BTW Dr. Hollis F. Price's campaign for election to position 4 on All-Negro School 2 0 I 12 Warriors were: Ends porter, West literature was being distributed, J. fall, BERT the Memphis School Board shifted into high gear this week as R.-¡Smith, BERT .. 2 0 I 12 on and Carr; Tackles Cardwell, A white widowed mother of three, auto bumper stickers were being R. Jones, CAR ... 2 0 I 12 Mells, R. Jones, McIntyre and Rob citizens from all sections of the city began rallying around him. who enrolled two of her children in passed ■ out and speeches -were R.-Smith, BERT .... 2 0 I 12 erts; Guards Williams, Barnes, Ed The LeMoyne College president is opposing E. 0. Bailey, Jr., a all-Negro LaRose Elementary School being made. wards, Gant and Robinson; Centers recent appointee to the board. in September, forfeited a $77 bond G. Jones and K. Ingrma. and Backs Saturday on charges of disorderly The Volunteers had an1 official Team Scoring Willis, Ester, Richards. Knox, Reed, Dr. Price announced that James conduct and soliciting males. Her opening Tuesday evening in the TEAM GP OPP J. W. Brown, W. Slaughter, J T. (Jimmy) Walker of 1002 Leath, three children were lodged in Ju building across the street from MANASSAS .......... 5 89 Slaughter, J. Smith, Norris, Collins, prominent labor and civic leader, is venile Court. Church Park on Beale-with the MELROSE ............ 4 38 Best, Little, pipkins and Peete. serving as his campaign manager. Shelby County Democratic Club and 52 Attempting to fly the colors of Chairman of Dr. Price's steer The 43-year.old widow, Mrs. Mil the Ninth District Democratic WASHINGTON .... 4 dred Elizabeth Shelton, had with. DOUGLASS ........ 4 37 Hamilton were; Ends Cleveland, ing committee is Dr. Walter W. Gib receiving, equal billing. (¡2 Cowan, Terry and Hightower; Tac- son, professor of biology .and, head Sher children from LaRose is* * P00th5»l Action group < BERTRAND ...uv, 5 it her house up for sale a few ’CAWf ...<w.i.:‘7'4 ’ • ’¿g ■ kies Hill, Wilson, Brooks, Cowan of the natural science division at headquarters today days before the arrest was made. HAMILTON .. .... 5 101 and A. Miller; Guards Yette, As. LeMoyne. J A Beauchamp, man (Thursday) at the comer of Beale kew, Nunnally and Hill; Centers L. ager of the Memphis. World and re. Her home was located at 275 Lu and Wellington. LESTER ............. » • 3 26 Ingram and Yette, and Backs Hos tired Boy Scout executive, is treas. cerne in what is now a predomin. Also opening this week at 835 kins, D. Miller, L. Miller, Gray, urer for the campaign committee. antly Negro neighborhood. Walker are official headquarters for Franklin, Forrest and Hooks. Dr. Beauchamp said contributions She was arrested in a motel with Dr. Hollis F. Price who is running MANASSAS came from behind to to the campaign will be appreciat for the school board. The-Rer.E. Melrose Beaten By topple a game LESTER eleven. And ed. Several Memphians already have her former roomer, Henry Parker Hardin, 38-year-old unemployed W. Williamson, another candidate' much credit for this victory goes responded with checks. for the school board, opened his to the fine offensive play by End An advisory committee composed painter. Officers sai dhe was a sus pect in a robbery. headquarters earlier. Merry High, IM Houston Chaffin, a fellow who can of about 50 citizens met Monday The Volunteers last Friday named snag a pass out of the hands of night of this week to help map cam. Mr. Hardin was booked on slmi. lar chartres but the soliciting charge the candidates they are support- Current leaders of the City Prep a crowd. paign strategy for Dr. Price in his !ng: william Farris for mayor,Com. Football League, the Melrose Gold Lester took advantage o a Man. bid for a school board seat. was dismissed Saturday morning by City Judge Beverly Boushe. He was missioned Claude A. Armour for en Wildcats, were defeated 12-7 assas fumble in the first on the Fire and Police Commissioner Hun. Friday night by Merry High at Faculty and students of LeMoyne fined $26 on the disorderly con Tiger 17 and moved the leather to ter Lane, Jr., for Public Service Jackson, Tenn. Eugene Moton scor have met in separate meetings and duct charge. the one where Quarterback Wil commissioner, John Ford Canale , set ud organizations to campaign ed for the Memphians. liam Anderson sneaked over for the for Public Works Commissioner, The smooth-operating Merry J. A.| BEAUCHAMP for him. When Mrs. Shelton moved from TD. Lucerne Street on Wednesday of James A. Moore for Financesand High eleven stopped Manassas of Manassas tallied in the second Alumni of the college also are luutnupwH-BOuND FOR LESTER - Senior Quarterback William Memphis, 27-25, in the Melrose banding together to help push his last week she told neighbors she Institutions Commissioner, Kenneth on a 35-yard throw from Wesley planned moving in with friends and Anderson romps to a touchdown for Lester as Sam Owens gives Turner for Juvenile Court Judge, Stadium early in the season. Mitchell to Chaffin. A toss from candidacy. Melrose, with four victories that she might eventually move to him a splendid block during homecoming contest at Melrose Stad Mrs. Lawrence Coe for School Board Mitchell to Raymond Webb account Many white citizens are report another city.