About The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1928)
/ Page Six THE RED AND BLACK Georgia Loses as Tech res Comeback, 36-35 Stag* In what wbh styled the most ex citing game of the year, the Geor gia liasketball quintet bowed to Tech and the timer's gun last Saturday night, 36 to 35. With four tnlnules to play the more was Georgia 35, Teeh 26. Then a rim.i began and before the audience could recover its breath Tech bad won the second game of tlie series, evening the count. A sorrell-topped sophomore named Williamson was mailed Into the fray with less than a minute to play and It was Ills basket that gave the Tec li sters their one-point victory margin. Tech lead during the entire first half and over half of the last period when the Georgians made their spurt and forged ahead, to bold the lead until that last falal minute. The scoring during the laat half was made ,in jumps, first one team marking up several points then the other. Frank Player and Hank Heeke were the stars for the victors, along with their captain. Nick George. Player led the scoring for the game, being good for 17. Henry Palmer and Joe Martin were tlie Red and Hlack’s outstanding players, the former on Ihe offensive and the latter on the defense. Palm er's 1 4 points were the greatest total scored for hla team while Martin counted eight while playing a re markable gnme at guard. The teams meet for the third and j deciding game of the aeries in At-' lanta February IS. Georgia won the first game. 33 to 30, some three weeks ago In Atlanta. The line-up: Georgia (35) l*os. Tech (««) Keen (2) r.f. _ . Player (17) Florence (7) l.f. __ Harris (3) Draw ft) _ _ c _ _ Keeke (11) Palmer (14) _ r.g. _ _ _ . Goldin Martin (8) _ _ l.g. _ _ George (3) Substitutions: Georgia—none. Tech Wnxellbaum. Williamson (2). Referee, Sullivan (A. A. C.) Stegeman to Go To Meeting of Grid Committee FROM THE SIDELINES By Bob Sherrod The Red and Black five plays one of the most phenomenal college quintets in years tonight (Friday) when the Auburn Tlgera will en deavor to take Coach Herman J. Stegeman’s men in camp. The Au- burnltes have defeated opponents right and left, usually by tremendous scores. Coach H. J. Stegeman of the Uni versify of Georgia left Friday for New York where he will attend a meeting of the National Football Utiles committee. The committee Is meeting six weeks earlier this year than usual due to spring football training that is being held in the various colleges. While Coach Stegeman Is away Coach Mehre will have charge of the Red and Black basketball team. He accompanied the team to Auburn Thursday afternoon and Atlanta on Preliminary baseball practice starts Friday afternoon. j February 14 when the pitchers and Fielding II. Yost, veteran coach at I t( . her s b egi n wa rming up. This the I diversity of Michigan, praises w m p„t three major sports into rules operation at once, with the basket- article just issued. I ball team still fighting and spring This team is tied with Pittsburgh University for scoring honors out of hundreds of teams over the country. And Saturday night’s game with Atlanta Athletic club will see a hard battle, the clubbers favored to win. A. A. C. has one of her most re markable teams in years, which is saying a lot. the members of the football committee in an .1. Stegeman. athletic director at a mem- football practice under way. It seems that a great deal of interest displayed in fraternity basketball this year with nearly every team having already played practice games. Every afternoon and night the (ireek fives may be seen on the i court either at the Y. M. C. A. or at 11 the University of Georgia, is her of this committee. Ills story follows: The National Collegiate Athletic association, organized in a time of danger to football, now lias complete control of appointment of rules com mittee members. What nature of men are these? This association j Woodruff hall. has eight regions representing as ; many parts of the country. A mem- Three more weeks of basketball her of the rules committee represents ! Bnd the con . fe renee tournament be- each of these districts. It would be hnrd to find a more | representative and capable body of j men in charge of football rule mak ing. Each coach, where his college or university is a member of the N. C. A. A., has his representative on this committee. The coach there fore Is a part of the group that has saved and developed football. Georgia Ringmen Lose Six Bouts At V. M. I. Match Georgia’s boxing team lost the first match of the year when the V. M. I. leather-pushers won six of seven bouts from the Red and Black men Monday night at Lexington, Ya. The Georgia team was scheduled to meet Washington and Lee university Saturday night in Lexington, but the entire boxing schedule of Washing ton and Lee was cancelled. Bobby Hooks, light-heavyweight, was the only Georgia man to win his bout. He took a decision from Palmer. V. M. I. men won three bouts by technical knockouts, Cap- lain Griffin and Gravatt coming back to win after being knocked down. Jester, in the 125-pound class, lost his bout by a decision only after the fight went an extra round. TROOP C WINS OUT IN SEMI TRIALS OF CAGE TOURNAMENT LOST A large rhinestone hair or nament during the dance Saturday night at Woodruff hall. Kindly re turn or notify Martha Lester. 1228 Kappa Delta house. gius in Atlanta. Early predictions indicate that among those in the run ning are: Georgia, Auburn, Tech, North Carolina, and Clemson. By scoring 18 points in the Clem son game Tuesday night, Henry- Palmer took the scoring lead from Captain Florence for the first time this season. Palmer has now 137 points to his credit while Florence has 132. Keen is third with 98. J© a© « (Continued The standings as follows: Infantry- Company A _ _ _ _ Company C _ _ _ - Band ________ Company B _ _ _ _ Cavalry (Mounted Troop C___--_- Troop A _ _ _ _ _ — Troop B - -- -- -- Cavalry- Troop I) Troop E Troop G Troop F from page 1) of the teams were (dismounted) Won 0 Won 2 1 0 Won 3 2 1 0 Lost 1 1 1 3 Lost 0 1 *> Lost 0 1 2 2 BEN HARDY IS CHOSEN RED AND BLACK EDITOR (Continued from page 1) the Cavalier club; president of the Biftad club; vice-president of the local chapter of Phi Kappa Phi; president of Phi Kappa literary so ciety; Junior cabinet; and Senior round taljle. Mr. Varner, besides being a mem ber of Gridiron, and captain of the lacrosse team, has taken active part in student life in the Georgia State College of Agriculture, at which he is applying for a degree. He is a member of the Aghon club, the Ag club, the 4-H club, and the Saddle and Sirloin club. 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