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THE RED AND BEACH
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Titanic Struggle Saturday With A. A. C.
HARDEST BATTLE
DF BASKET SEASON
IS ANTICIPATED
Georgia Determined to Avenge
Defeat Dealt Out Last Week l»y
Atlanta’s Star Crew.
TEAMS ARE OLD RIVALS
It's a poor scale that won’t bal
ance, anil Athena la alateil lo be the
town in which a balancing proceaa
will take place Katuday night.
The Atlanta Athletic Club, which
needs no Introduction to Athens
Athletic circles, hits here Saturday
determined to make It "two In a
row," and carry off the laurels of
(ieorgia.
The Bulldogs, although defeated
last Saturday, are swearing by all
the gods of basketball that A. A. C.
cannot take two games from a team
who has lost to no lollege and who
has been defeated only twice in the
entire season, once to Albany, who
has alrendy paid her compliments to
Georgia,
Moss Auditorium, on February the
sixteenth In the year A. I). 11124, will
be the arena for the game, to which
all eyes of the South's basketball fol
lowers will be turned. The outcome
of this game will prove at least,
whether the Clubbers are better than
the locals or vice-versa. This game,
although not entering Into the ques
tion of champions of the conference,
will no doubt attract one of the
greatest crowds ever mobilised here
for the sole purpose of seeing a
basketball game.
Georgia followers are predicting a
victory for the Bulldogs far greater
than the victory of A. A. C. over
them Inst week and the Club sup
porters are predicting the aame for
their team. But predictions must
not be taken too seriously.
Not only Is this game the last that
the 1924 Bulldogs will play before
an Athens crowd, but It also marks
the last appearance here of the
greatest center and one of the finest
guards that has ever worn the lied
and Black.
^ es. Its true this is the last chance
to see Ed Gurr or Joe Bennett play
basketball for Georgia in Athens.
It Itb this in view these two are
planning to give Athens followers
a treat Saturday by playing a game
which will be remembered many a
day to come, as the game in which
Joe and Ed run wild and left A. A.
C. trailing iu the dust. With a de
termination like this and a combina
tion of Joe’s strength and Ed's skill
the Clubbers will certainly have u
warm reception.
Nolan lUchardson who disting
uished himself ugainst the club In
Atlanta last Saturday is planning a
surprise party for them this Satur
day. lie claims that A. A. C. will
go home minus the win they are in
search of.
Charlie Weihrs says that even if
the Atlanta papers do carry his pict
ure on Sunday’s, that he can’t be
bribed by anything in Atlanta and
that the club Is going back knowing
that he wus playing.
"Pokey" Williams as usual says
nothing but he doesn't have to say
anything if he Just keeps at the
same pace as that which he has kept
throughout the season
RATS CONQUER A. R. C,;
TURNER AND ANDREWS
STAR IN FAST GAME
With Andrews leading the attack,
Coach Thomas' Hats took Richmond
Academy for a fast ride here last
Friday night. The game ending I
Freshmen 32, A. It. C., 11.
Many Richmond students had'
travelled to the Classic City to see
their team wade through to a glow
ing victory. When the whistle blew
It found Richmond followers in a
downcast mood, but still loyal to
their plucky little lighters. Rich
mond Is to be congratulated on their
dean playing and fair sportsman
ship.
A. R. C. was slow In getting start
ed and when they did get a start it
was only to find themselves over
whelmed by the Hats.
The Freshmen did not play thei.
best game against Richmond. TJTeV
missed many snow birds and allowed
their opponents to score unnecessary
points. Yet it may have been that
they knew the game was sewed-up
and called for no great effort on
their part.
For the Augustans the outstand
ing player was Florence. Although
he scored only 7 points he was all
over the Moor the entire game.
For the locals Andrews scored 15
points and Turner 8. Johnson also
played a speedy game causing Rich
mond many a loss.
The l.iiie-l'p
FRESHMEN (32)
Johnson (4)
Turner (8)
Hugoley (2) G.
Haiti (2)
BULLDOGS RUN OVER
FLA. ’GATORS
43 TO 24
Georgia Puts Finishing Touches
to Visitors in Fine Style; Vic
torious from Start to Finish.
1
A. R. C. (11)
F.
Florence (7)
F.
Sanders
C.
Hardy (4)
3.
Hack
G.
Hudson
Georgia 29
A.A.C. 34
The Enemy’s Five Man Defense
Causes Georgia lo Seore Second
Loss of tin* Season in Atlanta
Last Saturday.
Georgia hus lost twice this season
and one of these losses was the re
sult of a battle with their old rival.
A. A. C. last Saturday night in At
lanta. The score indicates the vigor
with which the gutne was fought.
A. A. C. has a five man defense
that has proved an obstacle to every
team they have played this year.
With this defense and a speed and
accuracy for long distance, that has
always characterized their playing
they were able to tuke the Bulldogs
In.
j Georgia put up a light that stirred
Atlanta funs, and with the opening
of the second half this fighting spirit
j became so prominent that A. A. C.
j supporters commenced to lose hope,
i But the Athletic Club seem to have
. been determined that the Bulldogs
| should not again beat them in their
home town. So with this determina-
i I* 00 mixed with long shots and
j swiftness the club came out at the
] big end of the horn.
The Bulldogs watched Bass and
| Singleton very close but allowed Tom
; Bryan to go free and had it not
j been for Bryan's liberty there would
j probably be a very different score.
Jones of Florida, and Richardson
of Georgia, Make Brilliant Plays
Throughout Game.
With Ed Gurr guarded closely,
but Richardson running wild the
Bulldogs hung another scalp in their
belt last Friday night, defeating the
Florida Gators by a 43 to 24 score.
Florida played hard and showed
up better than was expected, the re
ports having termed them very weak.
The Orange and Black started off
with a rush, but were soon checked,
ending far slower than they started.
Jones who was a quarterback for
Florida last season, proved himself |
a basketeer of note by scoring 14
points for his team—over half the
total. Without Jones the Gator’s
would have come out of the contest
a total wreck.
For Georgia, Richardson stood out
very prominently, scoring 21 points.
Gurr scored 10 and would have
scored far more had not the Gators
kept close tab on him. Weihrs per
formed with some extra pretty guard
ing.
CROSS COUNTRY
FREE FOR ALL
On Saturday, March 15th, there
will be staged near Sanford Field a
cross country run for all Georgia
students, except the Varsity cross
country men of last fall. The pur
pose Is to get more men intereseted
in running, and also to establish a
new tradition in Georgia athletics.
Instead of the regulation three
mile run the distance will be cut to
two miles. The course will be staked
off within the next few days and will
probably be along the River Drive.
It will not he a hard run and many
men should be out.
lu addition to preparing yourself
for the Varsity track squad you will
have an opportunity to win one of
the ten medals. There will probably
be a gold, a silver, and eight bronze
ones. It is expected to have them
on exhibit at Costa's within the next
two weeks. Win one for a watch
charm!
All Varsity hill climbers and ridge
runners are barred in order to give
the new men an equal chance. It
may mean a place on the track team
next spring and several trips; in ad
dition to the probability of winning
a “G.” Quite an extensive schedule
is being arranged for the spike wear
ers and a big reserve will be needed.
Start work now. Only a pair of
tennis shoes, a supported, a pair of
long pants and a heavy shirt is need
ed. Borrow, buy. rent, or manu
facture the above equipment and
1 start to work tomorrow. Nobody
j has an advantage on you now, but
' tomorrow they may.
Coach suggests long slow jogs for
| the present with stiller, runs nearer
i meet. Take one today and no-
| body will have the jump on you.
Freshman Team
to PlayG.M.A.
Here Saturday
Coming from a decisive victory
over Columbus High and with minds
made up to take the measure of the
Georgia Rats, the G. M. A. Cadets
march on Athens Saturday night.
The Academy brings a team to Ath
ens that has a wonderful reputation
and which will endeavor to prove
themselves superior to the young
Bulldogs.
The Rats have not played since
their victory over A. R. C. last week,
but they have been through hard
practice in the meantime. They are
now in A-l shape and should put up
i fine appearance Saturday.
This game will precede the big
affair of the night—Georgia and A.
A. C.—and will certainly be a nice
curtain raiser, as G. M. A. is already
counting on a win.
In this game the Rats will not
have as easy a time as they had
against Richmond, G. M. A. being
one of the strongest and fastest prep
teams in the state. However, if the
Freshmen come out in their true
form they should be able to emerge
victors by a nice margin. The line
up for G. M. A. is unavailable at
this time. The Freshmen line-up
will be the same as that against
Richmond last week.
Final Inter-Frat
Sat. Afternoon
Sigma Chi’s to Meet S. A. E.’s
and Decide Winner of Local
Tournament.
“ON TO MERCER”
BATTLE CRT OF
BULLDOG QUINT
With Only One More Foe to Face
Before Tournament in Atlanta.
Georgia Confident of Victory.
FIERCE FIGHT IS PREDICTED
The first of the two Inter-frater
nity Basketball Tournaments has
been ground down to two teams; the
Sigma Chi's and the S. A. E.’s.
These two will play Saturday after
noon at the Octagon.
Much interest has been manifest
ed over the tournament and many of
the University’s dark horses in bas
ketball have been brought forth to
the light of fame and bid fair for
a place on the varsity next year.
Many of these games could be lit
erally termed a "Comedy of Errors,"
but on the other hand some of the
teams have shown a form and abil
ity for basketball that would do
credit to some colleges.
The game Saturday is expected to
be the fastest yet staged between two
frats.
The S. A. E. team is as strong as
any frat team that has ever been
organized around the University.
They are already claiming the cham
pionship of the First Tournament.
The Sigma Chi's have a team
which many critics say will take the
S. A. E.’s off their high horse. Hav
ing a combination of three Athens
boys. Grayson, Fowler and Slaughter,
this team has proved itself a match
for all opponents and are slated to
throw a surprise into the S. A. E.’s
Saturday.
The winner of this game will play
the winner of the next tournament
for the Frat Championship.
After the game with A. A. C. Sat
urday, Georgia will have one more
college to face before going to At
lanta for the tournament. Two
games will be with Mercer on the
22nd and 23rd.
Students, followers and fans need
not be told of the fight which will
be staged in Macon when Coach
Stegeman’s Bulldogs are unleashed.
Those who remember last year’s
affair at Macon will watch this game
with interest, and will in all prob
ability be on hand again this year
with many others, who take the trip
for the first time.
Macon fans, as is natural, pull
for Mercer but from all reports
they’ll have to do some strong pull
ing this year, the Bulldogs being
determined to show the Central City-
fans a few- things in basketball.
Georgia came out of the Florida
affair with a 43 to 24 win and Mer
cer defeated Florida 31 to 19. This,
theoretically, left Georgia 7 points
the better. However, a small mar
gin like this is too small to count
on, so Mercer followers are expect
ing a close game, while Georgia sup
porters are predicting a decided vic
tory.
Come oil and go down to help win.
AUGUSTA LANUS
GEORGIA-FURMAN
FU01BALL GAME
After Lengthy Conference De
cision Rendered in Favor of
“Windv City.’
"Have you reached the stage
where you can distinguish classical
music?" asked Mrs. Newrich.
“I think so," replied her husband.
"When a piece threatens every min
ute to be a tune and always disap
points you. it’s classical.”—Yellow-
Jacket.
After a lengthy conference and
much negotiations on the part of Au
gusta it was decided definitely last
Monday to hold the Georgia-Furman
football game in Augusta instead of
Greenville as has been the custom.
The decision came after much de
liberation by the authorities of both
institutions. Col. Snelling and Dr.
Sanford both went to Augusta for
the conference. There they met the
Furman Athletic Director and the
interested Augustans.
Augusta has tried for a number of
years to arrange a game between
Georgia and some South Carolina
college believing that the Augusta
public and the people from the two
slates will support such an event.
Not only does Augusta promise to
support this game, but they claim
that after a few such games the stu
dents of the University will look for
ward to this contest with as much
interest as they do toward the Au
burn affair, also that Furman stu
dents will consider it their big game
and will be riding "side door pull-
mans" and "Gondolas" as well as
"bumming rides" to Augusta.