Majorettes

MAJORETTES
Marilyn Robinson, Martha [o Echols, Betty Ellington, Jeanette Reynolds,
Orsbon, Princess Glover.
Helen Everett,
Gwendolyn Glover,
Demonstrating ambidexterity with the silver sticks,
the Clark College Majorettes add a touch of color
the half-time shows
at
grid
games with
their high,
stepping techniques and intricate baton routines.
Jeanette Reynolds, Marilyn Robinson, Martha ]0
Echols, Betty Ellington, Helen Everette, Gwendolyn
Glover, Rosa Leigh Orsbon, and Princess Glover are
all known because of the feats they perform at half,
time, and they are always seen "out front" of the
Clark College Band. Most spectacular majorette is
freshman Jeanette Reynolds who is as dazzling 111
the classroom
as
she is with her silver stick.
CHEERLEADERS
Front
row: Helen Bigsby, Sally
Stephens, Carolyn Jones. Second
row: George Davis, Robert Knox,
Roscoe Matchett.
Leigh
Cheer Leaders
Majorettes
to
Rosa
From the first boot of the
pigskin
to
the
sounding of
ending the game, the cheering squad has
of keeping up the morale of the football
the siren
the
job
by the student body, these
six members represent the fighting spirit of all Clark,
ites. They should be given a lot of credit for aiding
team, win
Clark
lose. Elected
to its status
Being
require
good
or
in
a
yeller
someone
is
last
a
who
gymnastics,
season.
strenuous
can
too.
yell, but
So,
contribution made by Misses
Jones,
and Messrs. Davis,
job.
Not
only does
someone
it
who is
we are proud of the
Bigsby, Stephens, and
Knox, and Matchett.
The
Football
Team
Was
Spectacular,
The
Coaching
Staff
Reading from left
to
right:
Head Coach Leonidas
Epps,
Assistant Coach William
Jones and Assistant Coach
William Hunter.
CLARK o
The 1953
season
...
opened under the lights of Herndon Sta­
dium with the Clark
Wildcats of Fort
ing
see
CLARK 12
FORT VALLEY 12
College
Panthers
host
playing
Valley. The Panthers moved
to
the
in the open'
quarter after the kickoff and marched 62 yards only to
their drive halted by a pass interception. On the offen­
sive the Wildcats moved the
pigskin
42
yards
to
score
their first touchdown. In the second quarter the Wildcats
again marched down the field with Foster leading the way,
and carrying the ball
down.
over
for the second Wildcat touch,
The game was well played with Lawrence Gates, Offie
Clark, Frank Odom, Percival Evans, "Doc" Turmon, Lee
Artis MeN ell and
Epps.
The
play
Henry
Collins
standing
of Foster and Green
Wildcats and had
a
lot
to
do in
was
deciding
out
for Coach
superb
the
Without
upheld
and made
ter, then
quarter
defense there
a
Panthers
can
TUSKEGEE 0
be little offense. The Clark
the brilliant stands of the defensive
victory possible.
a
a
...
team
A slow start in the first quar­
"see-saw" battle in the first half of the second
was
suddenly overshadowed when Arthur "Cool"
a Tiger punt to his right behind the per'
returned
Johnson
fectly timed blocking
down the side line
to
of his teammates
a
went
TD. The second half
80
yards
sa"
Clark
College outmaneuvering Tuskegee on both offense and de'
fense, with the defense holding the Tigers and never let'
ting them cross the 40'yard line. With minutes to play,
the Panthers
on
Clark
Freddie
hitting
the march, moved
Jackson for
a
to
a
score
with Offie
TD.
for the
outcome
of
the game.
CAPT. FRANK "Goat" ODOM
CO-CAPT. CLARENCE
"Smo�e"
LEWIS
HENRY
"Rip"
COLLINS
JAME
"Reliable" CRUTE
.
j
The 1952
CLARK 0
The
gallant
...
and
and loss of the
Clar/{ College Gridders ta/{e
high spirited
season
at
Panthers suffered their
the hands of
by
a
a score
shifty
and
sec'
weighty
The cocky Bulldogs received a great scare in the first
as the Panthers' vicious tackling and
repeated at'
their
goal
line left
tempts
to cross
ears as
the gun ended the first half.
The second half
saw
the
a
ringing sound
Bulldogs bouncing
in their
back and
yards from their own 49 to paydirt with State's
driving
Butler carrying the mail over from the Panther one-yard
51
split
the
uprights
for the
extra
point. The
last quarter saw the two teams see' sawing up and down
the field until finally with two minutes remaining in the.
an
unidentified
Bulldog
sneaked
over
to
pose for
CLARK 20
'Barna State
early
was
...
the first
a
PictH1'e
'BAMA STATE 7
to
draw blood
as
they
took
7,0 lead in the first quarter when Golden took
a
an
pass
from his
of 14,0.
half
game,
from practice
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 14
South Carolina State eleven
line. Holeman
time out
the
goal
line
quarterback in the end-zone. Larkin Mann teamed
with Wallace Hartsfield, Henry Collins and Harold Bar'
rett marched 87 yards with Mann
taking the ball over
from the Hornets' 2-yard line to give Clark 6 points.
Johnson's conversion was good and the game was knotted
at 7,7. Early in the second
quarter Lawrence Gates, flashy
another
score for the Panthers as he
halfback, registered
scampered 38 yards to pay dirt behind the fine blocking of
Ivan Mullins, Frank Odom, Elijah White and James
Crute. The fourth saw Robert Givens taking the pigskin
over from the 5'yard marker to move the Panthers ahead
20,7.
from the Panthers' 12. The final gun caught the Clark
laddies deep in the Bulldogs' territory and on the short
end of
a
14,0 decision.
HAROLD "Blind Bob" BARRETT
r·· ·-.,·_· ,
I
t.
JOHN "Stic�" CANNON
NORRIS
"Roc�"
MULDROW
ARTHUR "Cool" JOHNSON
Freshman Gridders
How green is the
CLARK 7
CLARK 21
XAVIER 22
...
(Homecoming)
With
two
Clark
gridders
to
and determined will
to
bring
a
victory
to
their Home'
coming Queen.
versity Goldrush handed the Panthers their third straight
Campbell started the scoring with
from the Clark l Oeyard line. The visitor's 3,0
defeat. Xavier's Ernest
field
goal
Henry Collins bulldozed hi'S way
over the goal line from the Xavier 6-yard line to climax a
64'yard march. Arthur Johnson kicked the extra point.
Eddie Flint and LyMeal McClain put Xavier in the lead
again when Flint passed to McClain from the Panther's
19'yard line for a TD. Clarence Lewis broke through the
line to block the extra point attempt.
lead
was
shortlived when
After the kick, off
McClain,
yard
on
to
Xavier, Bryant, Davis, Carter and
four successive first downs initiated
a
59,
taking the ball over from
Campbell's extra point was
TD drive with McClain
the Panther 2'yard marker.
good. With two minutes remaining in the game Coach
Priestley's men piled insult to injury when quarterback
Flint
snapped
a
25-yard
aerial
to
Rhodeman for the final
TD. Rhodeman's TD ended Clark's
Goldrush from Xavier and
ing
As usual the
two
game and Clark
their record. The
teams
played
their annual
grudge
you know added another victory to
boys were well conditioned for this one
as
though finding it a little hard at first managed to
solve the tough defense of their opponents and set off the
and
On the afternoon of November 8, 1952 the Xavier Uni­
a
MOREHOUSE 6
...
Dear "ole" Morehouse-Clark's "ole" reliable.
prepare for the Xavier Goldrush, the
went through rough drills with an eager
weeks
grass?
game in three years.
winning
hopes
of
upsetting the
their first Hornecom­
fireworks.
Two touchdowns
by Henry Collins, a touchdown pass
Jackson, highlighted Clark's
from Offie Clark to Freddie
21,6
victory
over a
baffled, but die-hard Morehouse eleven.
squads was superb. DeWitt
Caldwell, Lofton and Hall were outstanding for the More'
house eleven, while Roman Turmon, John Cannon, Perci­
The defensive
of both
play
val Evans, Clarence Lewis,
James Crute and Frank Odom
outstanding for Clark. The victory marked the elev­
enth straight year that the Clark College Panthers have
were
emerged
It
seems as
team
it if
victorious
if
over
one
the Morehouse
would get tired of
all of the time. Oh well-I guess
they
can.
Tigers.
losing to the same
boys can afford
our
The Season,
CLARK 14
...
as
the
fighting
but
Panthers
battle with the
.
probably
the
one
that
paved
the way for Crute and Cannon's way to S. I. A.
C. honors and their selection to the Third ALL
S. I. A. C. FOOTBALL TEAM.
Let's
keep our fingers crossed
brings more games like
next year
and
hope
this
one.
MORRIS BROWN 27
Take all the thrills of the previous seven games, roll them into
one, and you have the action-packed Thanksgiving Classic. The
thrills started when, after a series of plays, Mosley picked his way
to pay dirt through the entire Clark defensive squad. Stunned,
but not down, the Panthers came back with Offie Clark faking
to the left, then going to the right around end for a 76-yard
touchdown run. The second quarter saw the Clark College laddies
forming a stone wall in front of Coach Clemmons' charges. With
two minutes to play in the second quarter, quarterback Cole
heaved a long pass down field to his right end for a score.
Morris Brown moved the ball to pay dirt two more times in
the second half to make the score 27-6. Although the Panthers
lost by a large margin, it can safely be said that they played a
wonderful game.
Senior members of the squad who ended their football career
at Clark College were Capt. Frank Odom, Co-Capt. Clarence
Lewis, Arthur Johnson, Henry Collins, James Crute, John Can­
non, Percival Evans, Harold Barrett and Norris Muldrow.
As the 1952 football season ends, as far as the yearbook staff
is concerned, the members of the sports staff would like to take
this opportunity to tip their hats to the coaches, football team, and
game that the defensive team of the Panthers
made its best showing of the season, with James
Crute and John Cannon leading the way.
was
...
(ITurk,_ey Day Classic)
waged
thrilling,
losing,
Fisk Bulldogs in Nashville's]. A. Calloway Sta­
dium. Led by Captain Francis Hall, Jim Warren,
and William Thompson, Coach Thompson's
charges found the Panthers no easy foe. Capt.
Frank Odom and Co-Capt. Clarence Lewis,
playing one of their best games, were unable to
lead their team to victory. It was during this
This game
Continued
CLARK 6
Brown, fleet footed Panther halfback
from Atlanta's BTW High School, scored both
a
,
FISK 19
Melvin
of Clark's touchdowns
,
that
especially
to
those nine
departing
SEASON'S RECORD
Clark
0
Clark
12
Clark
0
Clark
20
Alabama State
Clark
21
Morehouse
Clark
7
Clark
14
Clark
6
Fort Valley
Tuskegee.
12
.
0
South Carolina
.
.
College
Xavier
Fisk
University
University
Morris Brown
80
WON 3 -LOST 5
.
14
7
6
22
19
27
107
seniors.
Big
"Doc" clears the way
for Offi,e
'The
It's
too
hot
over
there,
so
Offi,e
moves out
galloping ponies
·
I
B
A
S
K
E
T
B
A
L
L
"Bob"
...
as
portrayed by
a
Clar� Bask,_eteer
This section is dedicated
to
the memory of ROBERT
A. PHILLIPS, '50 former Clark Basketball
who
was
Captain
killed in action in Korea in November 1952.
THE
Clark
DARIUS HAiRSTON
Hoopsters
1952,53
CLARK CAGERS
Weather
Rough
Season
·
·
·
OFFIE CLARK
THEY DID IT AGAIN! The Cardinal
and Black Panthers of Clark
to
be the
unpredictable
the second
1951,52
our
straight
season
boys
themselves
did
team
College proved
in the SIAC for
year. After
ending
with 19 wins and 3
the
losses,
"About-Face" and found
an
closing
the
season
with
a
10,14
record.
The Panthers made
end of the
uted
Epps.
FREDDIE
JACKSON
HAROLD HUBBARD
to
season.
a
This
the successful
good
can
record
possibly
coaching
near
the
be attrib­
of Leonidas
"Robert
basketball
themselves
.
touched off the 1952,1953
Phillips Day"
for the
season
playing
host
Eppsmen
to
Savannah
they found
State College
as
.
The Panthers, led by Warren Rouse and Harold
Hubbard, found it difficult playing without the
services of Roman Turmon and
battle
the
as
52,53. It
a
result lost
a
nights
Bulldogs invaded Atlanta
that the Clark laddies staggered through their second
thriller of the year in as many outings, falling 58,59.
The Panthers ventured to the Crescent City during
the Christmas holidays where they tangled with
thrilling
to
Tigers
was two
later when the Knoxville
Xavier and Southern Universities,
encountering their
third and fourth
56,63
straight losses,
and 41,57,
respectively.
The victory hungry Eppsmen drubbed the Fisk
Bulldogs 59,38 in their first outing after the holidays
and
two
nights
later
on
January 8, Knoxville de'
feated them for the second time 63,84. After their
loss
to
Knoxville, Coach Epps' basketteers fell
devastating
Maroon
to
the
Tigers' attack-52,71.
Clar/t' Bethune'Coo/tman
ROMAN 'Doc" TURMON
•
Game
•
to mamtam
Putting
forth
an
all
out
the win column Coach
Epps
plays
offensive and defensive
cagemen. As
a
in the minds of the
over
the
for their second and third victories of the
sea'
Their
son.
to
result of their drills the Panthers
scratched Benedict and Fort
court
get back into
repeatedly drilled his
effort
all
Valley
winning string was shortlived when Mor­
a thrilling low scoring battle from
ris Brown eked
the Clark
charges
42,47. The undefeated
from Bethune-Cookman moved into
fore the Panthers knew
their clutches with
Coach
Epps and
a
hoopsters
town
anything they
84,78 win. Two
and be'
had
escaped
nights later
again witnessed
his laddies
the
sound of the victory bell as they registered their
fourth win at the expense of South Carolina State
only
the
to
tone
see
"jinx" Alabama
with
a
State Hornets
change
84,71 decision.
good showing
It
following the Epps­
they
only dropped a 56 to 49 verdict
Tuskegee Tigers, but also lost the services of
seems
if bad luck
as
men, for
to
the
was
not
Roman Turmon for three games
to
leave the game with
of Turrnon's services
felt in
really
was
forced
was
ankle. The value
sprained
a
he
as
Daytona
Beach, Florida, when the Bethune-Cookman
horses humiliated
boys
our
with
82,50
a
race'
victory.
The Panthers suffered their 13th and 14th defeats
at
the hands of Fisk and Morehouse,
total consecutive losses
soaring
With six games remaining
sending the
six.
to
be
to
informed his cagers that in order
Epps
in the
running
for
win all of the
tournament
a
claws
remain
to
berth, they had
games. The Panthers
remaining
bounded from their
Coach
played
maze
of losses and
to
re­
their
dug
into the Wolverines of Morris Brown
deeply
College and ran through the visiting Tukegee Tigers
by a score of 82,62. Motoring next to South Caro­
lina, the Panthers made
diet
to
they
their list of victims.
closed the
for their sixth
The
Returning
straight
spirit
the basketball
Although
showing for
with
win.
our
only
boys did
last year and
expectations for this
year,
If
on
experience
the ball
are no
-ings,
draft
senior
On
or
looking
returning
on
off,
pays
calls,
the
scores
by
a
group of
boys the
inexperiextra
zip
season.
next year.
will be
veterans
the
register
to
in the last four years.
enced freshmen who gave the
help balance
10, 14 record.
their
led
mainly
a
to
teammanship helped
higher than any scores scored
to
Tuskegee
live up
quite
not
them
was
to see
for Clark with
their
squad
Tuske­
to
72,63 decision and thus close
a
season
Georgia,
to
high spirited Eppsmen journeyed
kill their
the
Savannah State
by trouncing
season
gee for the SIAC tournament
The
through
South Carolina State, Allen and Bene'
adding
state,
clean sweep
a
team
.to next year
our
Coach
boys
should
Epps, providing there
other unfortunate
forward
next
and
to
seeing
year. There
this year,
a
really be
least
at
was
Randolph
glorious
mishappen­
only
ten
one
McMillan.
season.
In tramu ra Is
THE
1953
TRACK TEAM.
Reading from left
to
right-Top
row:
NEWT
SOLOMON,
OFFIE
CLARK,
WALTER VANCE, ROMAN TURMON, IVAN MULLINS, JOHN CANNON, and EDWARD CLEMONS.
Kneeling: BOBBY LINDSEY, CHARLES STINSON, HAROLD BARRETT, MELVIN BROWN, and ROY
BUCKNER.
Cannon and Turmon Pace Panthers in
As the
regular
John Cannon,
season
got under way
"Ace"
hurdling
the pace for the Panthers and their
set
opponents for his fourth straight year in
competition. Also heading the list
was
shot
college
track
putting "Ace"
Roman Turmon.
The
high spirited
copping honors
Relays,
the
and then
Panthers
gained
the Florida
in
laurels after laurels­
Relays, Alabama State
City Meet, Tuskegee Relays,
going all
out
and
making
an
Xavier
Relays
impressive showing
in the S.I.A.C. track meet.
During
best mile
the 1953
relay
season
teams
in
Epps fielded
Coach
Capt.
one
of his
Harold Barrett, Homer
Vance, Charles Stinson and Robert Lindsey.
Although
to
many of Clark's stellar
performers
were
the Armed Forces in the persons of Lawrence
Leon Carlton, Floyd
not
reutrning
to
the
Edinburgh
footpaths
lost
Gates,
and Hubert Ricks. Others
are
Henry Collins, Larkin
Mann and Lee Artis McNeil.
The first track
Relays. The
meet
and
final
meet
found
our
Thinclads
at
the Florida
analysis found them placing third
bringing
Competition
home three first
places.
in the
JOHN CANNON
ROMAN TURMON
Cinder Men
Down in the Crescent
Cannon who
On
John
won
April
Cannon
1st
place
City,
in the
our
cindermen
high
able
to
gain
a
gained
5th
S. I. A. C. Meet
at
place in
place
and low hurdles and 1st
24th the thinclads invaded
was
Strong
Montgomery, Alabama
first in the
hurdles and
high
mile relay
a
to
The
City
meet
brought
The
here
participate
them
helping
in the Alabama
were
sparked by John
were
Turmon.
Relays.
was
Here
able
Charles Stinson, Robert
to
again
place
Lindsey,
the thinclads home for the first time this year, and for the second straight year, they were
Almost every member of the team stood out head and shoulder above his opponent.
capture the city crown.
The Clarkites took eight first
to
Relays. They
by Roman
in the shot put
second in the lows. "Doc" Turmon
first in the shot put. Backing them was the
team, and also
Melvin Brown, Arthur Johnson and Edward Clemons.
able
the Xavier
places.
Tuskegee Relays on May 1st
taken by John Cannon and
were
The annual S. 1. A. C. Meet
was
and 2nd found the Panthers again
Roman Turmon.
held
the A. U. Field. It
at
Clark
Meet.
a
upheld
can
taking
really be
place-and
straight
a
with Cannon
three and four years in
the second
active part in the
a
row,
won
winning
the
placing
Honors
representing
the S. 1. A. C. Track
strong bid, but had
high
to
be
content
with
and low hurdles for
first in the shot put for
first in the high jump.
while Turmon had
year and Daniels
relays.
said that the thinclads
their school. The Florida Rattlers
The Clark Panthers made
second
an
a
John Cannon, Arthur Johnson and Harold Barrett this meet ended
their college track days. No longer will they wear the colors of Clark College
as athletes.
Perhaps the 17th annual S. 1. A. C. Track Meet will see the
championship crown going to the cinder stars wearing the red and black.
For
Florida Relays
3rd
place
Xavier
5th
place
3rd
place
1st
place
Relays
Alabama
City
I
Relays
Meet
Tuskegee Relays
1st hurdles
1st shot put
S. 1. A. C. Meet
Captain
Barrett
2nd
place