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Pane Six
THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942.
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Rip’s Tips Ole Miss Victory A Mehre Dream l 11 the Huddle
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TECH CAN'T TAKE IT
It's sabotage, that’s wliat it Is!
In the dull and checkered history
of one of Georgia’s lowest educa
tional institutions; namely, Georgia
Tech, many a dastardly act has been
performed. But now that loophole
of learning again surges to the
front with another disgraceful first
In the realm of stuffed shirts.
That trip to Notre Dame definitely
stamps Tech as the tailback of the
nation's football teams. The half
baked plutocrats cruised up to the
game In a streumlined Pullman with
Beautyrest mattresses, air condition
ing, hcer on tap and hot and cold
running bourds
And those beautiful Bulldogs had
to go to Louisville by box car and to
Macon via mule und wagon! There
ain't no Justice. But thut's Tech
for you. No sense of honor, no
patriotism, no cooperation whatso
ever. And Atlanta called us unpa
triotic when we refused to go over
there for the Tech massacre! In
the classical language of the poet,
"To Hell With Tech!"
AGE OK IGNORAMUSES
Other fools comparable to Tech’B
Inmates are those nincompoots who
are continually asking, "What's
wrong with Slnkwlch?” The answer
Is, "He’s pretty much nil right,” and
the fan who doesn’t know it Is pro
miscuously displaying his Ignorance.
The Bulldog All-American racked
up three touchdowns In the first
gnme of the season In 1941 and
scored only 46 points for the whole
season, but this year he hus already
tallied 24 points although Georgia
has had two extremely closo games
and has run nothing like the SO
points scored against Mercer In the
'41 opener.
In the 40 to 7 licking of Furman
last week. Fireball Frankie scored
two tourhdowns, rushed for 60 yards
and passed for 56 more.
TIIE HAIL THAT FAILED
And while wo'ro putting sand In
everybody's turnips, throw In a few
well-aged eggs for Georgia's rooting
section. The cheering lust Saturday
had about ns much pep as last
week's cocktail. About the loudest
yell heard all afternoon wns, "Pass
It around."
It** a crying shame that with the
best team In the country we must
have a cheering section with laryn
gills. If students would only yell
every time those Bulldogs score they
would raise plenty of racket.
HAT8-OFF DEPARTMENT
This week the orchids go to that
galloping goal-bound ghost, Lamar
(Race Iloss) Davis. His 90-yard I
punt return for n touchdown last
Saturday wns a classic. Davis cov
ered some 140 yards as he reversed
his field to outstrip the entire Fur-
mun team nnd head for pay dirt.
It's u Joy to watch the dazzling
wlngbnck In action. He moves up
the field with the speed nnd confi
dence of a stallion. His driving
legs nnd flashing cleats rip up
clumps of sod behind him Inches in
diameter. And the way he leans to
the ground ns he flnshcn sharply to
right or left -especially to the right
—seems In open defiance of gravity.
Small wonder he's a wizard on punt
returns!
Cuties Shape Up
For 'Derby Day 9
Rivaling Couch Butts' practice
workouts for the Bulldogs, training
for one of the biggest events In u
neophyte's life—the Sigma Chi Der
by. to be held In the vicinity of the
Sigma Chi house tomorrow—has
caused all sorority pledges to en
dure blood, sweat, and tears In a
mighty effort to be in top condition
for the real McCoy on the day of
days. "Derby Day," at Georgia.
Each afternoon the pledge coach of
each sorority pledge group rounds
up all the old burlap hags, artificial
eggs, resin and big heavy rope, and
old kitchen spoons to practice for
the sack race, the egg and spoon
race, the tug o' war and other events.
Skinned knees, sprained toes, and
blistered hands, are disregarded as
elementary, my dear Gates, when
they are acquired In the name of the
dear old sorority. Nevertheless, It
has bee na harrowing week, and the
big day Is expected
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Butts Eager to Win Tomorrow
Over Ex-Georgia Coach Mehre
Here is a column for your scru-
tinization that will literally smack of
football. In this corner we will deal
with the players, peculiarities, oddi
ties, "hoomerous” incidents, and the
team in general. The whole thing
will be an "I was there Charlie” idea.
I suppose some of the football here
represented will be garnered while
gazing from under various and sun
dry cleats or while on the dodge
from a right hoo kto the lower mix-
illaries, but at any rate it will be
first hand.
Post Mortems a la Furman
Much has been said debunking
the Purple Hurricane since our 40
to 7 victory last Saturday. True,
they had only 23 men, but they were
men, and scribes from atop the stu-
dlum seemed awful sure that it was
the weakness and not our strength
that ran up ths ecore. The trouble
was that we were handed thre*
mighty good and easy touchdowns,
and the rest of the game was merely
a matter of getting that old timing
for the big boys.
Lamar Davis’ punt return was no
surprise to the boys. He has the
right attitude about bringing back
enemy punts. He feels that it is
plumb sorry if he doesn't go at least
25 yards.
Mark this down. He will bring
back plenty more before It’s all over.
His formula is simple. He just lets
his opponents draw a bead on him;
the nhe shifts into high and runs
off and leaves them. Then, too,
friendly Bulldogs are dropping
would-be tacklers all over the green
sward.
Don't Miss Ole Miss
Come this week Ole Miss will be
an Ole Mess, we hope. The scrap
with Harry Mehre is always a blood
grudge with no holds barred and
this seems to be no exception.
Scouts have informed us all about
Messrsfl Connolly, Yandell, Britt and
Thorsey, and of their previous ex
ploits on the gridiron. They had
just as soon thrown the game with
Georgetown out the window to beat
us. Still, they were plenty potent.
You can bet your bottom dollar that
the air will be filled with passes
come Saturday.
For right tackle, "Bulldog” Wil
liams, it will be a sweet victory, we
predict, as his home is in Heath,
Ark., only 40 miles away. It is ru
mored that the whole town is com
ing to Memphis to watch the "Dog"
in action.
"Mural Play
Begins Oct. 12
Twenty Teams
To Compete
Ily Jnck Jackson
The fall intramural touchball sea
son will get under way Monday with
three leagues including teams rep
resenting more than 20 organiza
lions in operation. The games will
be played on the infantry drill field
an Ag Hill and will begin at 4:30
o'clock.
• As opening day drew near, coaches
of several teams were optimistic us
to their prospects. Among those ex
peettng to field strong teams are
the Chi Psl's nnd the SAK's.
The Chi Pal team will be com
posed for the most part of veterans
from lost year's outfit. A strong
backfield of Harold Maguire. Welch
and Powell will operate behind an
equally strong line made up of
Young. Neeley, Mobley, Bowers, Man
ley. and Gw inn.
The SAE's will also have an ex
perienced team. Led by Cox. Dor
man. Gooch. Harris. Taylor und oth
ers, this club should prove a threat
to anybody.
The "dark horse" team of the
loops is the Sigma Chi outfit. The
Sigma Chi's have a heavy line and a
By Rip Herring
A throng of enthusiastic, loyal sup
porters were gathered at the Sea
board elation yesterday morning at
5:30 o'clock to see the Bulldogs de
part on their belated day coach for
Memphis, Tenn., nnd the Rebels of
the University of Mississippi.
The battle iu Crump Statdium to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 (EWT)
will be one of the feature engage
ments of the Southeastern Confer
ence this week. When Coache sButts
and Mehre collide there will be blood
a-plenty.
Butts has yet to win over the
former Georgia mentor and this is
the last game under the present con
tract. The first game went to Ole
Miss, 28 to 14, and no one has for
gotten the 14 to 14 dogfall last year.
Castronis Is
Silent Hero
Injured Bulldog
Keeps In Trim
One Mr. Michael Castronis, usually
found in the vicinity of Sanford Sta
dium around 4:30 p. m., will prob
ably tell you that the game of soft-
ball is not for the weak of heart.
Mr. Castronis might be playing var
sity football this season if it were
not for an injury received in one of
these “sissy" games.
Any follower of the Bulldog foot-
.. ... „ .ball team will remember Mike for
Old timers will recall that in his nts performances as first string
14 years as Georgias coach. Harry KUard on the •■ B ullpup" squad last
Mehre had a knack for winning I fall Mike was in the starting ltne-
Georgia Mascot
Puts On the Dog
Some dogs stand high and handsome,
Some are puny and small.
But the ugliest houn’
For miles aroun’
Is Bozo, the dog-gonedest of ’em all.
games which he pointed to. That
spells misery for Georgia this year.
And Coach Butts Is determined to
take at least one game from Mehre,
so this clash Saturday should be one
for the books.
Although Mississippi lost heavily
to the services and graduation,
Mehre has gathered about him a for
midable set of pony backs behind a
sturdy line. Jerrell Jones, Ray
up of two of the three freshman
games and played the greater part
of the other. Before coming to
Georgia Mike had three years of ex
perience behind him as a tackle for
Andrew Jackson High School of
Jacksonville, Fla
It all happened one fateful day
last spring. Mike was behind the
plate for the Milledge Annex softball
team. Around the bases came
Woddard. Bobby Yandell and Buddy; Broods Plerce 210-pounder. Mike
Bowen, none of whom weigh over | reached for the ball—and wound up
185, are pau-flies who know how to i i n »hp hnsnitnl At nnp tim<» Hno.
in the hospital. At one time the doc
tors were even doubtful that Mike
top | would pull through, but he did, and
scat. ,
Frank Sinkwich will be in
a... shape for the fray. It was Sinkwich | this season Mike’is freshman train
sadly lackin'* C ^n^experience** -?he | Wh0 t °““? th# P ‘“ whlch tled ™ rln S a supporting
ki ii lacK '" K . ln ex P eru?nce - score In last year s encounter and around the midriff.
i > he Fireball's throwing arm will be
hot before the tilt is over tomorrow.
Butts took 36 players on the trip
brace
190 pounds includes Lanier. Rich
ards, Plrkle, Turner and Hammond
There are six backs likely to see
and bruises enough to keep the doc-! much"serviceBishop. Bailey, Earle, j '“eluding Freshman Mayfield (Son-' "1
to. always young and handsome. Branch. Farker and Braswell. Wlth| n ^* Lloyd who turned in such a field _ _ _ _
sufficiently busy to make the day I a little experience the boys could I * tand ,^*“‘ performance last week I’ll probably take in spring prac-
Interesting for him as it is for the i easily become the class of the league. The Blytheville. Ark., fullback is ex- tice.’ Mike means business, too.
But is Mike discouraged? Will
| he ever be able to play football
again?
Tell ’em I'll be out there on the
again ready to go next fall
“Battling Bozo," the Bulldog ca
nine mascot registered in pedigreed
circles as “Marvin Spldo Prosper
ity,” now resides in Athens where
his master, "Red” Barnet, U. S. N.,
is stationed. Bozo has been to How
ard University in Birmingham and
the University of Alabama, so he’s
no freshman here. In fact, he's a
well educated dog.
The initial thought on seeing Bozo
for the first time is to cut and run
for your life. Just as you are gath
ering the old legs for a flying start
Bozo lies down nonchantly and
snores! Having reached the ripe
old age of four, Bozo no longer ca
pers about but follows the line of
least resistance. In his day, though,
Bozo could scare five lives out of the
slickest cat in town.
The Battler was mascot for How
ard University’s Bulldogs and once
issued an open challenge to the Mls-
sissipi State hound for mortal com
bat. Needless to say, the offer was
declined.
Now and then life pushes Bozo too
close and he goes out on a bender.
He can naturally lap up that old
boo;e.
His meanest trait, however, is that
of keeping the entire house awake
with his raucous, almost human
snore. Probably the noise can be
traced to his conspicuous shortage of
nose. He is the exact replica of the
dog pictured on this school's sticker.
If you haven’t seen Bozo, walk
by the Pi Kappa Phi and look him
over. It is woth the time. You
won’t dispute his title of "the ug
liest hound for miles around."
huge crowd of spectators I But as Linton Bishop put it, "We
Today is the last day of workouts 1 could have an extra good season, but
for the derby, and if Coach Butts! then again it might be Just fair.”
could see these prospective All-Amer-( Monday’s game will find Sigma
lean beauties in action, he would
probably want to induct some of the
"cuties" Into his "scrub" team, at
least.
Chi playing Chi Phi in the Sanford
League and Lambda Chi opposing
Clark Howell in the Blue Key
League.
pected to open up for the homefolks. ( Every afternoon he’s seen throwing
Georgia's probable line-up will be: , passes, punting, and kicking goals
ends. Van Davis and Poschner; tack-j with Leo Costa.
les. Ellenson and Williams: guards. When approached on the subject
Ruark and Jim Lee; center, God-1 of an interview. Mike's first reply
win: blocking back, Keuper; wing-; was, "You must have the wrong guy.
hack. Lamar Davis; tailback. Sink
wich: fullback. McPhee.
I don't play football. 1
"You're the guy we're looking for
all right. Didn’t you play freshman
ball last year?” Then he graciously
consented to answer all questions
After it was all over we asked Mike
if there was anything else the fans
should know about him. “8ure,” he
grinned, “You can tell 'em I look
like Vic Mature."