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THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1942.
Page Seven
New Navy Cinder Path Here
To Be Equal To Any In Nation
By Rip Herring
Georgia students hava a brand
new reason to buy war bonds and
stamps or even go into one of the
armed forces to speed up America’s
ultimate victory. The reason: one
of the finest tracks in the nation
and certainly the best in this sec
tion of the country will fall into the
hands of the University immediately
after the duration. The new cinder
path and field now being construct
ed by the Naval Pre-Flight School
on the old Polo Grounds will be turn
ed over to the Bulldogs just as soon
as we lick the Axis.
The track, which will boast a full
quarter mile path, is being built at
a cost of approximately $15,000 and
will be completed in November, ac
cording to a statement by W. C.
Patillo, general superintendent of
construction and engineering.
Also Straightaway
In addition to the circular track
there will be a 200 yard straighta
way contiguous with the oval as well
as a plot for hurdles, jumping pit,
etc. In the center of the oval will
be a drill and play field.
The quarter-mile path will be 25
feet wide with a straightaway on
each side of 389.82 feet. The track
will have an eight-inch base of
coarse cinders with a surface of four
inches of sifted cinders and clay
mixed. Encompassing the path will
be a cement curb with markers ev
ery 10 feet.
A four-inch drain tile will run
underneath both the oval track and
straightaway with 18 drop pits at
regular intervals to take off water
and thus preserve the surface. The
entire field will be drained from one
end to the other.
Large Total Area
The track is being laid length
wise east and west with the 200-
yard straightaway on the south side.
The section for field events will be
in the northeast corner. Total area
of the field will be 24,000 square
feet and the slopes and field will be
sodded. No bleachers will be erect
ed.
The field has been under construc
tion for three weeks and Superinten
dent Patillo hopes to have the work
completed in six more. Patillo com
plained of the shortage of labor but
praised the work of naval cadets
who are helping with the project.
"Mural Teams
Are Formed
Two More Entries
Still Needed
WANTED: Two organizations to
enter touchball teams in this fall's
intramural league. This plea went
out from Director F. H. Frost’s of
fice early this week after a check
revealed that only 22 teams were
entered in the fall program. Last year
there were 24 entries. The short
age is caused by the absence of
teams from Milledge Hall and Joe
Brown, which were annual contest
ants.
However, the three leagues will
go into action as soon as the vacan
cies are filled. Two loops, the San
ford and the Blue Key, already have
eight teams each and are ready to
go. The third league has only six
entries so far.
Games will be played on the Ag
Hill field on Lumpkin Street for (he
time being at least. The Navy has
granted tentative permission for use
of these fields.
Schedules for the first week are:
Sanford League
Mon.—Sigma Chi vs. Chi Phi.
Tues.—-Kappa Sig vs. Sigma Nu.
Wed.—A. E. Pi vs. Buckingham.
Thur.—Deltas vs. PI K. A.
Blue Key League
Mon.—Lambda Chi A. vs. Clark
Howell.
Tues.—S. A. E. vs. Thetas.
Wed—Alpha Gamma Rho vs. A.
T. O.
Thur—Chi Psi vs. Tau Epsilon
Phi.
All games will be at 4:30 p. m.
Bulldogs Are
Top Flankmen
Davis, l’osohner Are
Without Equal
By Lamar Outlar
Norman Spur, the nationally
known sports analist, has comment
ed on the ability of the University
of Georgia coaches to develop great
ends. The long list of ends that
have starred on the Georgia gridirjn
bear out this fact. The list reads as
if it were an all-time All-American
list of ends. Vernon ’’Cattish” Smith,
Tom Nash, Ivy “Chick” Shiver, Her
bert Maffett, and many other Geor
gia greats have starred at the end
position.
The highest tribute that could be
paid a coach should be given to J.
II. Sikes for developing George
Poschner. Anyone who knew the
one hundred and sixty-five pound
tailback who came to Georgia with
Frankie Sinkwich would not recog
nize him today as one of the best
ends in American football. The
slashing, driving, reckless, hard-
tackling George Poschner today is
really making his third serious bid
for All-American end position. in
his sophomore year George was giv
en honorable mention by the Asso
ciated Press for his outstanding play,
and last season when ho was labeled
by many as a certainty for some of
the teams, a broken arm in the Ala
bama game ended all of this. But
it did not stop the great end from
enjoying a successful season.
This is George's last try for on
All-American berth and if early sea
son play is any indication, this is
the year. In both of the Bulldogs’
games he has been a standout on
ofTense and defense. In the game
last Friday he broke through and
threw the great George McAfee
for large losses when the Naval team
seemed to be threatening. Whether
he makes All-American is not really
important as he has played a type
of football that would make any
coach proud.
On the other side of the line is
Van Davis, not nearly so spectacu
lar, but whom many will argue is
■is good or better than Poschner.
Van is the type player who will not
stand out unless you observe him
closely, but when the statistics are
compiled he has always played a
great game. Last year he was se
lected on the Liberty All-American
defensive team, and had fewer yards
mined around his end while playing
ban any other end in the confer
ence.
Georgia has another end who has
shown great promise this year, the
part-time end. Lamar “Racehorse"
Davis, who is doing double duty this
year at end and wingback. Jack
Troy, sports editor of the Atlanta
Constitution, in an article discussing
’he Georgia flankman says that one
if them should be a certainty for a
berth on the All-Southeastern team
•his year, but what’s worrying us
's how they are going to keep all
three of them off the first team.
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