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THE RED AND RLACK, FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1947
Nine
Time Out
Sports Staff Prepares
For Adequate Coverage
Stegeman Hall Open Tarheels Topple, 20-10;
For Student Swims * *
Swimming facilities for all stu
dents will be available beginning to
day at 3 p. m. and continuing each
week-day, at Stegeman Hall, former
ly Dahlgren Hall. The pool there is I
Bulldoss Boast Best Year
&
By Roger Simmons
suitable temperature, according
After being under wraps for five years, the column which it has I Hill Dtx, assistant director.
By Dick Pipes
1JT iui limit'll nail, me pwi »uv>v — i t , _ , m
one of the largest indoor tanks in the | Sherman might have marched through Georgia during the t tvit
South, and the water is heated to a War, but when 1**40 rolled around, Mr. Charlie Trippi and his mates,
, ... | .1 . nluna fnr nil • uyt?u«*u men suiruuie hj u im»nr «ni*» ~
been our pleasure to write for other publications once again comes . 1),x announcea 1 he t nc downing Clemson 35-12 and then Trippi was very active too. He went
to life. It will be a difficult job to fill the post so capably bandied V! -iVi !!'\m\mVall campus group a will went 0,1 t(> a perfect year, being one 43 yards down the side line tor one
by our predecessor. Harry Spitzer, but we will give all phases of e"u K Mep ”! Z «!.u r l, of .wo major undefeated and untied score and made a 67_yard run forj.1.
University sports, both varsity and intra-mural, the best coverage meet wash f ld ^u r lnKthe ^ q “, nr d i n , u . r dessert, the Hulidogs invaded "Sprlngfle
possible. r their tal New Orleans and the Sugar Bowl to miss. He
The sports staff of this, your first lirst and 10; a pass to Mosely fell SN \ m, V! t (1A rnllitiR hand North Carolina a 20-10 heat-.the uprigh
Red and Black of 1947, has had I incomplete. Georgia desperately h “ H oraC e Sasser Albany!! «“*• Kenl
wide experience in writing attd sought to score in the closing sec- / a .’ , h w i„i, i pnrn how In somewhat condensed form, here I Athens’
we are expecting big things of onds, but Carolina was cautious and
these writers. John Ileckendorf will their pass defense was too tight.
Students who wish to learn how ; , „ ,
|to swim may receive Instruction »re accounts of Georgias
Athsns’ first day game of the sea-
sou saw the Bulldogs push Bob Feni-
serve in the capacity of assist
ant editor, and will receive a
great deal of assistance from Dick
Pipes. Boh Argo, Joe Bryan, Dudley
Martin, George McArthur, and three
previous editors — Edwin Pope,
Swampy Gibson and “Scooper” Splt-
t’onfederate Flag Carried
During the half, a pageant was
presented in mid-field. Taking part
were several bands, and 54 girls
carrying United Nations flags, and
wearing gay costumes. Conspicuous
was the Stars and Burs of the old
II* I III lliilj l vv vn > . . .. .. .» * nuu run ..... -
from either Dix or Ed Sterrctt, who tories, excluding the New Orleans mHrc and (,|s teammates from Okla
homa A. A- M. all over the field. Don
aldson made the first score on a 13-
(Continued on page ten)
zer. We will welcome any aid from Confederacyt oarrl ed by a New Or-
other students and all contributions
will receive consideration for publi
cation. Women's sports will be given
more and better coverage than ever
before by Midge Lovell, who is now
Women’s Sports Editor, and Lil
leans high schol student.
The Alma Mater of Georgia was
played by the Carolina band nnd
73,000 fans arose in unison to pay
tribute to the unbeaten Bulldogs
who were at this time feeling the
Lang, whose column was a weekly „ 1)rpath of defpat on thp „. nerkH
feature of the paper lust quarter. Th rpallled th ,. y had 1)e ,.„ pitted
And now, stand by for a little chat- a htRhly under - r ated team
ter on the Sugar llowl game . . . „ f Tarhpplg tlmp ceremonies
Top Row Seats ended with a mass rendition of Auld
It was a cold, bleak day when we Lang Syne by all the hands,
arrived in New Orleans for the New Bill Bowick and his group of
Year’s Day tussle between Georgia (Continued on page eleven)
and the “Tarheels” of North Caro-
Una. At Tulane Stadium, site of the ¥ CIT II 1
annual Sugar Bowl tilt, some 70,000 lSuniu, laSU Head
fans had packed into the stands to
see the highly favored “Bulldogs” Spliptlnlo'
lay on the line their unbeaten rec- l,MU OtHCUUIC,
ord. The huge stadium was packed r> • »~v 1
to the rafters, and we had to be con- ¥ tJSSlIlil I-FIIC1 oCGll
tent with a seat on the very top row I 0
are the lifeguards at Stegeman Hall. I battle:
They are on duty nt all times the Clemson First Victim
pool is open. On September 27, Clemson came to
Sanford Stadium and received a 36-
[12 beating. Johnny Rauch passed to
II Y) 1/l/ V’ K k'PDRTS I John Donaldson for the first score
Ir 1/lHLii J ‘ I a little later, Rauch tossed another
’ touchdown pass to Rabbit Smith i
Midire hees (game; making the score 14-0. Eli Marleleh
7 raced 52 yards to paydirt and the
I third Georgia score. Rauch again I
passed to Donaldson for the fourth |
touchdown. For Georgia's fifth and ward. Is as much at home on the
final score, Rauch look the Imll and j haskcllmll hardwoods as All-Amerl-
threw to Reid Moseley In the end lain Charlie Trippi Is on the grid-
zone. George Jernlgan converted all Iron. While in high school, Healey
extra points. For Clemson, Gerald was one of the greatest basketball
When all the tremendous re- ILevermuu score one touchdown and players to ever appear on a New
sources of an institution of higher p agBe d 55 yards to Gage for the see- j Vork court and his record at Wood-
New OrleansToo-
Fair Heart Heats
lly Midge Lovell
Lanky Hoi* Healey
Proves Outstanding
Hasketliall Seorer
Hob Healey, lanky freshman for-
learning combine in Just the right
manner to produce a howl team—
! particularly an undefeated, untied
Sugar Bowl team—the team becomes
as gods and even the ordinary stu
dents demi-gods.
Every right thinking demi god Im
mediately feels the responsibility of
I supporting tlie gods in their allotted
task. So you absolutely must attend
the Olympian Game where they com
pete with the gods of a neighboring
of the howl, and on the Carolina side The 1947 University of Georgia [ ideology.
at that! However, we were in a side football schedule was announced re- | Attending a Bowl Game is not like
tage point, and could follow playjcently by Coach Wallace Butts. It rushing to the dorm after your last
fairly closely. The "Tarheels" sport- includes six conference games, one j Saturday class and casually putting
ed blue jerseys and white pants with more than the past season. on rcilen’s rouge and Alice’s shoes,
their white helmets. Georgia took Louisiana State which defeated the Then pinning on a lovely shoulder
the field in its traditional silver Bulldogs in 1945, will appear on the corsage and riding in a black Chev-
pants, silver helmets, and red shirts. '47 schedule after a year’s absence. r olet past the barriers down to the
Bands Perforin at Half j Because Georgia played at Legion V ery entrance to Sanford Stadium
The “Charlies.” Justice of North flel<1 Birmingham two years in itself.
ond score. Both conversions failed.
On the, night of October 4th, the
Georgia team went to work on Tem
ple in Philadelphia and came home
with a 35-7 win tucked under its'
belt. During the game, Rauch threw
three touchdown passes, ran for one
touchdown and caught an aerial In
the ond zone for another score. On
the receiving end of Rauch’s passes
were John Donaldson, Spafford Tay
lor and Rabbit Smith. The “Goat"
converted five out of five.
When Kentucky left Athens with
a 28-13 scoro against them, they de
parted knowing that they’d been up
against two of the most outstanding
football players In the country.
Rauch, on a quarterback sneak, raced
over the goal for the first score. His
second tally came when he snatched
Oct. 25—Alabama at Athena
Oct. 31—Clemaon at Athena
Nov. K—Florida at Jaekaonvllle
Not. 15—Auburn at Colambua
Nov. 22—rhattanootfa (tentative)
Nov. 2tt—Georgia Tech at Atlanta
Carolina wearing the numeral 2 2, lo " 1 Alnh,,ma 1 wil ' return t0
and Trippi of Georgia in 62, had the pl8 jJ n _i t _ h J * n ,!. aB8ln lhts ye,,r -
eyes of every fan on them most of
the game. The flags of the United I
Nations flew from masts on the rim j
of the bowl and fluttered proudly ini
a brisk breeze. A large number of
bands from New Orleans and also [
from the University of North Caro-:
lina rendered music throughout the
game, and performed on the green [
turf of the stadium at hulf time. On \
the Georgia side, a special section FlnLr** Ppproltp
was filled with patients from Army "11IVV **IHI I Lilt III
and Navy hospitals, and the vets w-* s-i • < n
seemed to enjoy the proceedings lm- ¥ I*OSI)GClS r OI* 4'/
mensely. The goals posts at oppo- I
site ends of the field were gaily dec- Georgia will have two sensational
orated with the red and black of football prospects for the '4 7 squad
Georgia and the blue and white of when big John Duke of Albany and
Carolina. Cecil Perrette of Tampa, Fla., arrive
There were several highlights of in Athens next summer,
the first half. Trippi with a dash of Duke, 200 pound Albany end,
20 yards in the initial period turned headed the All-Southern selections
in the best running play. Joe Geri for 1946, and should he enter the
and Johnny Rauch amused the Geor- University before next July, he will
gia followers when they brought Jus- be eligible for varsity competition
tlce to earth after the Tarheel back next fall.
faked a kick and attempted to run.. Perrette, 190 fullback of Hills-
Carolina Charlie was brought down borough high school in Tampa, was
none too gently by the alert Bull- selected the outstanding football
dogs. On his own 16, Trippi recover- player for 1946 in the Tampa high
ed a fumble and Rwept around end schools. He led in scoring In 1946
to the 28. Time was fast running out 1 among all the Tampa prep insti-
and Georgia was behind 7-0. It was tutes.
Bulldog Play ers Mentioned
For Next All-America Team
Parental Consent Necessary
The schedule: Definitely not. A Bowl Game is an
Sept. 20—Furman at Athena entirely different matter. (A) your
Oct! "f—Loulalana State at Baton Rouge parents must be maneuvered Into the
Oct. 11—Kentucky i»t Lexington proper frame of mind, (n) the party
Oct. 1&—Oklnhonm A. and M. at Norman j mU8 t be organized, (c) tickets must
flet 9fk_A Inltnnia nf A t lionu I . ... . J
he secured and (d) enroute and resi
dent living arrangements must, bo
worked out. All this is much more
than an examination-weary Fresh
man can expect to do and would only
he attempted by a newly-created
deml-god.
After having worked parents, the
Athletic Association, frlends-of-the-
family and the alphabet through (d),
you departed from homo Monday
morning for a small town In Ala
bama. You spent the night there with
friends-of-the-famiiy and added a
wartime buddy and date for the leis
urely drive along the beautiful Gulf
on Tuesday. Despite the reorganl-
"Iron Man” Johnny Rauch, who
has played more minutes the past
two seasons than any other member
of the team, and Herb St. John,
stocky all-Conferenee guard, will he
two leading candidates for All-
American recognition on the Uni
versity of Georgia’s 1947 football
squad.
Both have been stellar performers
for the past two years and both are
expected to Improve even more by
next season.
» St. John, Jacksonville boy. who
was a unanimous choice for the All-
Southeastern guard post, will be a
senior next fall. He is, in the opinion
of Line Coach J. B. “Ears" Whit
worth, as good a lineman as this
conference has produced in years.
"The Saint” proved his versatility
when he was shifted from left to
right guard in the middle of the sea
son without reducing his effective
ness a bit.
Coach Whitworth seems to have
gummed up St. John's ability when
he said, "I didn’t see anybody push
ing him around this season.”
Rauch, a Yeadon. Pa., boy, who
masterminded the Bulldog team
through an undefeated season and a
I Sugar Bowl victory, is considered by
j many to he one nf the outstanding
T-formatlon quarterbacks in the
: country. He is an excellent hall-
handler. a deadly passer, and a dan
gerous runner. Except for the Chat
tanooga game this year, when he
rested for an entire half, Rauch has
| been virtually a 60-minute man for
\ the past two seasons.
Coach Butts is justly proud of
his Pennsylvania field general. It
I was Butts who discovered Johnny,
persuaded him to come to Georgia,
and then spent long hours develop
ing him into a great ball handler
and one of the finest defensive hacks
in the business.
Although only a sophomore, Rauch
was picked on a great many All-
Conference selections. He played over
half the season in his famous “Iron
Mask,” which was constructed to
protect a fractured cheek bone suf
fered in the Oklahoma AftM game.
Should either one or both of these
fine players make All-American next
season, they will become the third
Butts-coached player to gain the hon
ors. Hard - charging, flat - footed
Frankie Sinkwich was the first and
the incomparable Charlie Trippi was
next.
Raskctball Srhofltilc
Jan. 10—ftouth Carolina, A then*
Jan. IS—Florida, Oainrevilte
Jan. t. r >—Clemeon. Clemson
Jan. tO—Alabama, Athene
Jan. 21—Kentucky, Athene
Jan. 25—Auburn, Auburn
Jan. 27—Tennessee. Athene
Jan. SI—Clemeon, Athene
Feb. \—Tech, Athene
Feb. ft—Tenneeeee, Knoxville
Feb. 10—Kentucky. l.erington
Feb. I J—Florida. Athene
Feb. IS—ftouth Carolina. Columbia
Feb. 10—Tech. Atlanta
Feb. 22—Auburn, Athene
Trippi To Receive
Football Cup Award
Charlie Trippi, late resident of the
stutc of Pennsylvania will return
there on January 14 to receive the
Maxwell Memorial Football Club
awurd as the most valuable and out
standing football player of 1946.
Trippi also won tho Nashville Ban
ner’s award ns tho most valuable
more High Schodl on Long Island
was the greatest of all time. He scor
ed 396 points in 19 games—an aver
age of 21 points per game.
The basketball season finds the
22 year-old I<ong Islander In per
fect shape. After being discharged
from the Nuvy this past summer,
Bob found a Job as a cement shovel-
er and began getting In shape by
putting on lots of weight. He weighs
165 pounds, Blands 6 feet 2 Inches,
and Is as fast as Trippi when It
comes to getting around. In one way,
Itol> hits tho same attribute as Trippi
—he cun make a team good, while
playing an outstanding game hltn-
s. If
In tho Bulldogs opening three
games, Healey rang up 4 5 points and
looked plenty good to the coaches.
In the opening game against St.
John In Now York, Bob had nn off
night and only made nine, set shots,
hut it Is doubtful If he will be held
under ten again this season.
Hull<lo<rs Feature
Accurate Aerials
Georgia’s' Bulldogs led every ma
jor team In the nation In passing of
fense during 1946. Charlie Trippi
and quarterhaek Johnny Rauch pass-
11 \ i re is ■ u ■■■■ - - - iiimi quin mi ii uwuiiiij i»\. •• |ruu»
player in the Southeastern Confer- «d for a regular season total of 1400
enee. The Georgia tailback polled 9 yardg and 19 touchdowns,
of 12 first place votes of southeastern Trippi threw 70 passes In the reg-
coaches to win. Harry Gilmer, last
year’s Wletor, was second.
Wallace Butts, named coach of
the year in a similar poll, will be
presented the award, along with
ular season and connected with 40 of
these for a percentage of .571, and
a total of 622 yards.
Johnny Rauch tossed a total of
87 forwards, completing 48 of these
Trippi, at a banquet to he held later j to give the Bulldogs 778 yards and
this month In Nashville. make u percentage of .552. He threw
Trippi also placed Becond in the la touchdown passes (luring the sea-
voting for the annual Helstnan award non to double the 6 that tailback
for the most valuable player. He fin
Ished behind Glenn Davis of Army,
with Notre Dame's Johnny Lujack
third and Felix Blanchard, of Army,
fourth.
Trippi tossed for scores.
Altogether the Georgia squad pass
ed 205 times and completed 112 to
gain a total of 1737 yards. Georgia
had fewer Interceptions than any
Trippi made a clean sweep of the | major team in the nation with only
| All-American teams, being selected 1 nine passes being taken by other
hy AP. UP, INS, Collier’s, and every teams. Trippi had three Intercepted
major sportswrlter In the nation. land Rauch four.
Georgia Comes From Behind,
Wins Fourth Bowl Victory
Feb. 27-20-Marrh 1-
t.ouieville. Ky.
Tournament in
zatlon of an ETO regimental com-
: bat team which should have done
: better, your party became lost at a
still unidentified “Pearl River” some-
! where In Miss.-La. but finally reached
! other friends-of-the-famlly some
eighty miles north of New Orleans.
On to New Orleans
After making proper observance j
of the New Year in small-town fash-
| Ion and giving all the news of the
family, some well earned and much
needed sleep was squeezed Into your
schedule.
New Year’s Day dawned damp and
dismal. With a victory in view, this
did not deter you and you set out
, for New Orleans in fine spirits. After
accepting several tickets for your
serkpbook as gifts from scalpers, you
entered the really impressive Sugar
Bowl. Your seats were on the bot
tom tier of a low-hanging cloud. You
watched the Bowl fill with what,
judging by a blonde several seats j
away, was definitely Sugar.
You had failed to bring a note-
(Contlnued on page eleven)
After trailing the North Carolina:
Tarheels for nearly 3 quarters, Geor-'
gla’s never-say-dle liulldogs roared
hack to life and won the 13th annual
Sugar Bowl classic at New Orleans
by ;i seora of 20-10.Charlie Trippi
and Joe Tereshinskl turned in bril
liant performances in their final col
lege game, as did also Dick McPhee,
Rabbit Smith and others. It was the
outstanding defensive play of All-
America Trippi that drew the atten
tion of the 73,000 fans packed in the
Sugar Howl stadium. Charlie was a
bulwark, never allowing a Tarheel
hall carrier to run through his zone.
Tarheels Tally
Walter Pupa, Carolina fullback,
was first to score when he went
through right guard early In the sec*
ond quarter for the Tarheels’ only
touchdown. Hob Cox kicked the point
after touchdown, and Georgia was
behind, 7-0. This lead held the re
mainder of the first half, hut the
Hulidogs were not to be denied. !
Tereshlnski, ever alert, intercepted
Pupa’s aerial on the Georgia 25, and
immediately lateraled to husky Dick
McPhee. He lugged the leather to
tie Tarheel 13, where he was stop
ped by the saftey man. Smith and
Trippi went as far as the one. and ,
from there Johnny Rauch sneaked
over for the first of Georgia's three
touchdowns. George Jernlgan put the
Hulidogs hack In the ball game with
his point after touchdown. Carolina's
offensive machine began to roll again
and carried down to the Bulldog 13,
where It was first and 10. There the
uttaek hogged and on fourth down,
the Tarheels called time out. They
elected to try for a field goal with
the knowledge that Georgia would
offer an impenetrable goal line de
fense.
Cox was successful in his field goal
attempt and the Georgians once more
were behind 10-7. Trippi started
whipping bullet passes and hit Dan
Edwards with one that was com
pleted on the 50. The (tankman took
off along the sidelines like a Texas
tnulc and out-ran the Carolina sec
ondary to go over standing up Ken
neth Powell blocked the try for ex
tra point but Georgia rooters were
elated to see the 13-10 score posted.
I (a Ill'll Ham* Over
With only a few minutes of play
ing time remaining, Rauch dashed
through a big hole in the center from
the Carolina 13 and never was slow
ed down as he trotted into the end
(Continued on page eleven)