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Iii The Huddle
Scores and Ratings
Bounce Like the Ball
-By JIM WINTER-
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UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA, ATHENS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1030.
Fans Fooled
Chalk up another one for the Bulldogs. So far they have been com
pletely successful in making fools out of sports writers and bookies.
They ruined many a parley card when they trounced Maryland in
spite of the odds, and now they come along and stumble to a 7-7 tie
with a team they were supposed to crush in the first quarter.
Winging westward after a sparkling 37-7 upset over a star-studded
Maryland powerhouse, runked among the nation’s best, und considered
a great team in the making, the Bulldogs were expected to post any
score they chose in Kezar Stadium.
Only Wallace Butts said otherwise. His pessimism was passed off
as a traditional sob story—the theme song of football coaches and a
part of Butts comparable to his right arm. But this time the Bulldogs
refused to make a liar out of the Little Round Man.
Out in California, the favored and underdog took
the field. In Athens, radios buzzed as eager, confi
dent ears assembled for a rebroadcast of the slaughter. They would
hear the first three touchdowns roll across, and then go to bed. The
second half of a surprising, scoreless ball game was starting when
John Henry Johnson, St. Mary’s great Negro fullback, gathered in
the kickoff on the goal line and carried it all the way.
The freshmen could give the Bulldogs a better fight, Ed Danfortli
had written in The Atlanta Journal. "A bunch of delinquent high
school boys,” said Furman Bisher after a look at the Gaels. Georgia
in a walk, echoed five lesser lights. And thousands of citizens roared '
approval.
In the end, it took a break to gain a draw. Around midfield and
down to the five the Bulldogs stomped around like a herd of wild
mustangs at a Texas rodeo, but where inches meant a touchdow T n they
collapsed.
. c . Butts spoke the gospel when he said that the
Ivoal Line stands score could have been different if the first two
touchdown drives had not fizzled out within spitting distance of pay
dirt. Those early goal line stands, plus a neat break on a pass inter
ception, set the Gaels psychologically right to upset a better team.
However, the Georgia roach never said he had a great ball club. That
came from elements of the press and zealous fans. Anything short of
a great team can lose a ball game today, and they can lose It to almost
anybody. Ask Tennessee, Michigan, or Georgia Tech. Ask Maryland.
You can even lake up thp subject with Frank Leahy. Notre Dame
sweated Saturday afternoon.
The West Coast deadlock was another case of unexplainable scores
in the unpredictable game of football where ratings bounce as wildly
as the oval. The Bulldogs smash Maryland 27-7. College of Pacific
whitewashes St. Mary’s 40-0. The next week Maryland sinks Navy
35-21, Georgia squeezes to a 7-7 tie with St. Mary’s. Figure that one
out, professor.
In the meantime, College of Pacific comes to
Baton Rouge and loses to LSU, 19-0. That, ac
cording to comparative scores, makes LSU 59 points better than Geor
gia. Brother, the Bengals aren’t that good, and the Bulldogs aren’t
that bad.
The wisest policy seems to be to quit thinking and start watchful
waiting. North Carolina rips Into Sanford Stadium tomorrow all licpped
over battling Notre Dame to the wire before bowing late.
This time there ain’t no Justice, but Bunting has come a-hunting.
The slyest fox in all the Carolinas, Carl Snavely, is probably licking
his chops in anticipation of a rare feast tomorrow, but here goes a
hope for the Bulldogs to upset the dope bucket again. The hope could
just as well be a vote, nothing can hurt this particular batting aver
age.
HOWEVER, there was one high
point to a hectic weekend. Watching
Georgia Tech fight a losing battle
against the Gamecock’s from the Uni
versity of South Carolina at Grant
Field it was evident that Bobby Dodd
is sadly lacking In the essential ele
ments of a football team.
Inspired Gaels
Defy Forecast;
Score 7-7 Tie
Confusing Scores
Cassaru, Johnson Star;
Georgia Scoring Drives
Fail To Reach Paydirt
By Glenn Vaughn and
Mort Kampf
Don’t go west, young man.
This is one of the few opinions
shared mutually by both Wally
Butts and Bobby Dodd. After
SMU handed Tech a crushing de
feat at Dallas, and a keg of St
Mary’s dynamite held the Bulldogs
to a 7-7 deadlock in San Francisco
the Westerner’s conception of Geor
gia football has been lowered con
siderably.
Whether it was the over-confidence
of the Georgians, the underdog de
termination of the Gaels, or a com
bination of both will be revealed
when the Bulldogs battle the Tar
heels tomorrow afternoon.
AT THE OPENING whistle, the
Georgians took possession of the pig
skin and marched down the field. But
with paydirt only four yards away,
the Gaels came to life and stalled
the drive.
Again the Bulldogs pushed deep
into enemy territory, being stopped
once more by the hard-charging St.
Mary's forward wall. The remainder
of the first half was a kicking duel
between Pat Field and Tom Cassara,
with neither team threatening.
At the outset of the second half,
the dynamite exploded as big John
Henry Johnson grabbed the kick
off. After a juggling act on his own
10 yard line, he found the handle
and skirted 90 yards down the left
sideline for a touchdown. Cassara's
conversion was good.
GEORGIA RECEIVED the kick
off, and two plays later Billy Mixon
fumbled and St. Mary’s recovered on
the Bulldog 12 yard line. Only a
lucky break and the alert defensive
play of Claude Hipps prevented the
Gaels from scoring the probable win
ning touchdown.
Again Hipps capitalized on a Gael
miscue which led to the Southerners’
only tally of the game as Mai Cook
sneaked over from the one to make
the count 7-6.
With the possibility of defeat on
his shoulders. Bob Walston split the
uprights and closed the scoring of
the fracas.
North Carolina Tilt
To Draw 40,000
Bulldogs Set Sights
For North Carolina
After Moral Defeat
CAROLINA'S BUNTING
Substitute for Justice
Frankie Discovers Sinkwich
Two Sinkwiches—and both named
Frankie.
When the famous ex-Bulldog great
made his coaching debut at Miami
University this fall, he found one of
his most promising sophomores bear
ing his own name.
Varsity Basketball Tryouts .
Will Get Underway Ort. 16
Coach Jim Whatley has an
nounced that tryouts for the var
sity basketball squad will begin
Monday, Oct. 16.
All men Interested in trying
out for the squad are requested
to report to Woodruff Hall at
7 p. m.
With Bob Healey and E. L.
Rainey gone from the first team
via the graduation route, there
will be two open berths on the
starting five.
Between 36,000 and 40,000 fans
are expected to be on hand when the
Bulldogs meet North Carolina’s Tar
heels In Sanford Stadium tomorrow.
"The game will not be a sellout
because of the Tech-Florida tilt at
Grant Field,” said Howell T. Hollis,
Athletic Association business mana
ger.
The best seats are all gone, but no
one will be turned away from the
gates, since there is still a large sup
ply of goal line tickets available.
Student tickets for road games
will go on sale the Wednesday and
Thursday a week before the games.
Frosh Squad lasts
Standout Members
As Opener Nears
By Hank Goodman
Coach Wally Butts njay have the
pleasure of receiving not only tal
ented but spirited and willing per
formers among his sophomore pig-
skinners next fall. Although Coach
Carrol Thomas, in his Initial season
at the helm of the Baby Bulldogs,
admits that his charges aren't the
most fearsome freshman group ever
seen here, he does feel that they pos
sess a never-say-dle attitude.
Tarheels Defend
Unbroken Siring
In Crucial Game
By Dick Brooks
It took the triple-threat services
of All-American Charlie Trippi to
(five Georgia a 20-10 victory over
North Carolina in the 1947 Sugar
Bowl. But no combination since
has been able to solve the Tarheel
mystery for the past three seasons.
It was close In '47, but the Bull
dogs went down, 14-7, and the Caro
linians still had Justice for two more
years. And Justice triumphed as he
passed and ran to hang up twin
losses on the locals, 21-14.
TOMORROW AFTERNOON things
might not be as close as they have
been in the past. A dozen men, In
cluding the first three centers, are
on the Injured list—something that
did not plague the Bulldogs last year.
Moe McClung, Bill Bradshaw, and
Ron Williams are all bothered with
knee and ankle sprains. Quarter
backs Mai Cook nnd Billy Grant are
sidelined with a spralnod ankle and
broken ankle respectively. Coach
Butts, from all indications, will have
the services of Ray Prosperl, last
year's number one man at the quar
terback post.
Ends Clyde Harrison and Dexter
Poss will be missed at the flanks, and
Co Captain Dick Yelvington and
(lamp Tanner will probably see only
limited action.
NOTRE DAME BARELY man
aged to keep their consecutive win
streak intact last week by going to
the air against the lads from Chapel
Hill. On the other hand, the Tarheels
outrushed the Irish on the ground.
Dick Bunting, Huck Holdash, and
Bud Walluce were the big names that
stood out for the Carolina forward
wall But It was the Tarheels' in
ability to stop Bob Williams’ right
arm that over-shadowed their strong
ground attack.
That's how it stunds. An injury-
riddled squad facing a powerful ag
gregation running from a single-wing
formation. A Georgia team noted
for Its pass patterns, und a team psy
chologically primed to show the ex
perts that the Notre Dame victory
was a fluke.
THE FRESHMEN average approxi
mately 200 pounds up front and are
equipped with light, speedy backs.
A great variety of stutes is repre
sented by the 51 men that fill the
roster.
Deemed as a standout in the for
ward wall is a big center from Marlst,
Earl Gunn, who performed at full
back in high school, but has been
switched to the pivot spot with satis
factory results. Another good pros- Is Lnllltuil
pect is center Jim Porrish, Camden. IlCBliA IB gnsyirti-v,
Ala.
Rutledge Remains
Unchanged While
HOLDING DOWN the top spots at
the tackles are a couple of 200-pound
former high school greats, Bill Young
and Gerald Ford. Pacing the guard
candidates are A1 Viola, Maynard,
Mass., and Joe Whittaker, Tulsa,
Oklu.
Bob Johnson, a Huntington, N. Y.
lad, and Chuck Harris, Goodwater,
Ala., shine at ends. Both men are
proficient on both defense and of
fense.
No signs of polio have been re
ported on campus since halfback
Buddy Rutledge, Anniston, Ala., was
stricken last week.
Dr. Maxwell, University physician,
says Marvin Hester, Rutledge's room
mate at Mllledge Annex and also
from Anniston, has been in the In
firmary under quarantine since a
week ago Tuesday, and will remain
there for the next two weeks as a
precautionary measure.
According to latest reports. Rut
ledge’s temperature is down to nor
mal. but his right leg is completly
paralyzed, and his loft leg is 75 per
cent useless. ....
Doctors at Grady Hospital, Atlanta,
say it is too early to show any signs
of Improvement as yet, but expect
a verdict within the next two weeks.
Hester, meanwhile, Is being check
ed often for symptoms, and he Is
not allowed to have any visitors. He
has shown no signs of the vicious
disease. . , _ . .
The remainder of the grid squad
it, being watched for rising tempera
tures before each meal. They all show
no symptoms whatsoever of polio.
Season’s Schedule
HOME GAMES
23—Maryland (27-7)
7—North Carolina 2:00 p. m.
14—Miss. State 2:00 p. m.
25—Furman 2:00 p. m.
2—Georgia Tech 2:00 p. m.
OUT OF TOWN GAME8
Sept. —St. Mary's (7-7)
Oct 21— L.8.U. (night)
Oct. 27—Boston College (night)
Nov. 4—Alabama 2:30 p. m.
Nov. 11—Florida 8:30 p. m.
Nov. 18—Auburfi 8:00 p. m.
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