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Nation's Footballpowers Hit Gridiron This Week 28, 1940 INDEX, PHOENIX, ARIZONA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER PAGE SIX THE PHOENIX NATION’S FOOTBALL POWERS HIT GRIDIRON THIS WEEK Freshman Joe Jackson Waltzes Le Moyne-’Bama, Fla.-Benedict, | JJanff sjflfc '1 Xavier-Tuskegee In SIAC Tilts Through Pine Bluff Defense -BY- CD (A BUSY "UCIUS (MELANCHOLY) JONES » A, Luc '/us In CIAA, A. and T„ getting EIGHT of the Southern Intercol- the Lane ready faces Roberts Rates legiate Conference’s 14 for Florida October 5, Athletic Livingstone gridiron this i “breather” in at colleges hit the trial Paul SMC Washington, Definite Contender Scat-Footed UCLA Back week end. Idle will be Morehouse, Greensboro, N. C., while St. 1940 Kenny UCLA All-American, Shaw Raleigh, N. C„ and '’lark, S. C. Ftate, Knoxville, Tal- battles at * ' * Virginia wrestles with How- 4 ladega, and Fisk. Union For National Honor ard University at Washington, D. Proves Great Actor In ‘MillionDollar’ Six of the octet playing are in- GRID CARD volved in loop encounters. The C. By RIC ROBERTS Out in the Southwest loop, sextet figures in the Alabama- - non-confer- Cheer” JACKSON, Tenn (S NS) floodlight classic in Prairie View takes on SEPTEMBER Film Hit, “While Thousands LeMoyne View, 20: Coach “Ox” Clemons loosed his : ¦ night ence Tillotson at Prairie Lane VTenuphis, Tennessee Friday Frankfort, Arkansas State at LEVETTE, Scott Newspaper Syndicate coast “Red Legion*’ from Lane College Tuskegee-Xavler In Langston journeys to SEPTEMBER HARRY the game State, 27 classic be- onto the Arkansas State Lions in and Flori- Ky.. to engage Kentucky Alabama LeMoyne correspondent, who “covered” the thrill-packed New Orleans, Louisiana non- at this town Friday night. His forces in Arkansas State also faces 28 California at Los Angeles and Univer- ia-Benedict tilt Tallahassee. tackling SEPTEMBER tween University of led by talented Jack Gilmore conference opposition by the SNS last December has Florida Saturday afternoon. Bluff, Benedict at Florida sity of Southern California for found the Arkansans bristling Louisiana Normal at Pine Morris Brown at Allen foo a. MORRIS BROWN OPENS for Southern written reams on the brilliance of the all-coloied most of the way and had to make In Mor- and the same goes Tuskegee at Xavier non-conference clashes. hooks up with picture, Thousands Cheer”. a desperate stand on the 4-vard Brown meets Allen University University, which Lane at Ala. A. & M. “While ris Baton I^ouge. In doing so, Levette ran the line in the early moments of the in Columbia, S. C., while Lane Leland at OCTOBER 5 i eventually 22-0 Normal, at gamut of action verbs and de- game, but won iourneys to Alabama to FARLY starts Morehouse Lane unveiled a new dangerous A Tu*kegee scriptive adjectives to tell o' Coach Clemons on the Alabama Louisiana ’Normal, Leland. and Morris Brown at find—a graceful scat back namet md M. Aggies. Alcorn, which opens at homp Louisville at Fisk J the histrionic genius of Kemr- Jackson. Lane march the SIAC to Florida A. A T. g UCLA Joe The Lane was lone club against Philander Smith, are all at Washington, famous started after the visitors had re- ¦-"p action the past week end, flat- members of the South Central Swift at Knoxville All-America halfback, and Jen : covered a punt and begged dowr. tening strong Arkansas State 22-0 loop. W. Virginia at S. C. State Le Con, pretty and versatil in Lane’s “pay-dirt.” ’t. Jackson, Tennessee to prove ad- Kentucky State and Philandei OCTOBER 11 stage, star Jackson, moving with ease and vance dope on the Ox Clemons’ Smith, which replaced Tennessee Tuskegee-’Force (Chicago) radio, and screen OCTOBER 12 the fast brillaino*. sparked a 64-yard as- !iifr°, ernaut is well founded. State in the circuit, are members who are co-starred n FRESHMAN Clark at Edward Water*. gr d- sault. His 29-yard reverse to the flash of the Midwestern loop. The other moving, thrill-a-minute Arkansas 20 set the stage for Full- Spearhead of Lane’s assault on members are idl» tbis week end. Ky. State at Morehouse s Florida iron drama. back Fred Perry’s 19-yard sledge he Pine Bluff eleven was Jackson STARS WITH WHITE TEAMS Alabama at 'Slippery) Gilmore, but a new star involving Benedict at Knoxville all well-placed to the 1. Gilmore wheeled around In other erames colored But Levette’s end to score standing up ant, was born in the scat-footed fresh- players, Tulane and Boston Col- Lane at S. C. State adjectives no! boy, Jackson, was Dil ard at Talladega verbs and did Freshman Joe Jackson converted man Joe who ppe clash in Now Orleans Saturday eel. The Le Moyne at Xavier | strike “home” with Lu Jo un lead 7-0. -“lusive as a greased latter with Lou Montgomery, 1'65-pound to play- at The Arkansas entry got tough Is one of the few real football right halfback who scored a OCTOBER 19 til the past Sunday when, ers ever on th Morris Brown-Morehou»e (At- here Austin sprinted back 41 appearing e scene touchdown in his team’s 40-0 win the of Percy L. Tay- and f town of lanta) invitation with a punt to start an ap- rom the staid little Jack- over Centre College the past week lor, and pioneer yards Ox having a town- Claflin at well known parent march, but the big Lane wn. is proud of due to see action for the Bean Clark hometown boy with potential class (Chuck) Talladega at Alabama A. & M. theatre man of this section, he y.ne battered the invaders back ers. Meanwhile, Charles on the sauad and is going over- 190-pound right end. Ga. State at Tuskegee journeyed to Atlanta’s down- and Gilmore tore off right tackle Anderson, St. board with him in an effort to for Ohio in its tusSle LeMoyne-Lincoln (Mo.) town Film Row and sat in on for 39 yards to the 17, just before player ..State mve Lane what she has never had with Pittsburgh at Columbus-, Ohio, Louis of half time. at Ky. State an arranged screen preview hpOvre with Robinson, David Bart- Florida A. & M. SECOND HALF Jackie Xavier the film. existence on the squad of a “name” lett, Wynne, all of UCLA, Lane at Bill Taylor’s band played in and John the party also were Ar- «ter of her own. seeing action Saturday at Los OCTOBER 24 In at the start of the sec- Columbia) Miller, E. H. Hodges, KENNY WASHINGTON hard luck Games* which might go on either Angeles when the Uclans battle S, Benedict-Alien thur L. half. The second successive Lindley, quin- ond side of the won and lost column M. Southern Methodists from OCTOBER 25 Clarence Chandler, Eddie Roby, •and Howard a snap from center ended in a U.’s Morehoute-Tuskegee (Colum- poor for either club involved are the Dallas. tet of the City’s best known sportsmen. from Lane who led 9-0. Gate safety LeMoyne-Alabama and Tuskegee- The list of games for colored bus) The preview was possible by General Distributoi Hollowell, 210 pound ANGELES—(ACME) 185 pound triple OCTOBER 26 made Donald LOS —Jackie Robinson, Xavier contests, with a decided fans to watch this’ week is as fol- offices quarter, passed to End Brown for Fisk at Knoxville % John Jenkins of Million Dollar Productions, who has threat halfback of the University of California at Los Angeles, bit of uncertainty existing in the lows: the touchdown and Hollo- Florida at Morris Brown along Walton Street in the heart of Atlanta’s “Filmiana.” second shown above “under steam”, is the outstanding hope of the Uclans Florida-Benedict clash too in view v? well converted to lead 16 to 0. of the fact that the Men in Orange Xavier at Alabama State It took four months of careful preparation to film in SEPTEMBER 27 Coach Clemons’ second eleven the 1940 football wars. lost 12 men, while the Clark at S. C. State ], But it was worth the time and sensation, na- Benedict “While Thousands Cheer”. shoved over the last marker after Last campaign, Jackie, as a sophomore led the Tigers are presenting one of their Alabama at LeMoyne Tougaloo at Talladega greatest and at U. L. A. effort. The picture is, without reservation, the a 49-yard splurge when speedy tion’s ball-carriers in average yardage per trip with the ball from strongest teams in years. S. M. U. C. Lane at Wilberforce SEPTEMBER 28 NOVEMBER most entertaining all-sepia film this observer ever witnessed. Paul McDaniels spun through the scrimmage as well as on punt returns. Benedict has a new coach in 11 Morris Brown at Allen Morehouse at LeMoyne It at 90 miles an hour throughout, finally reaching a Lion’s primary and tricked the Jackie’s from scrimmage was yards per try, while, Stallworth, who is successor t moves average 12.5 Leslie Alabama A. & M. climax that leaves its audience literally gasping secondary completely for a 28-yard to Walter R. (Dizzy) Dean, one- Lane at NOVEMBER 2 1 smashing on returning kicks, he had an almost unbelievable average of 20 Tuskegee Xavier Knoxville at Clark journey standing up. time All-South Atlantic end for at for breath. yards per attempt. runs the 100 yard dash in 9.6, is Pacific Florida Battle failed to convert. John Robinson the Tigers. Stallworth has aligned a Benedict at Florida. Lane at Kenny Washington, football player, Howard at Morris Brown the All-America Johnson, Battle, McDaniels and Coast broad jump champion, played regular shortstop for the UCLA cost of brilliant prep school grad- Va.
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