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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1931
Maryland a Sensation;
Bengals No \ Weaklings
.%|HANk GOODMAN.
Which Road?
The once bright prospects of the Bulldog eleven seems to have
taken a decided turn for the worst. The horrible beating that the
Georgians took at the hands of the Terps was the most emphatic since
Tech did it up brown against the Bulldogs, 44-0, in 1944.
To tin- many fails antirlpatlog an upset, but realizing a defeat, the
setback was an addition of garlie to the bad breath of the loss
to Mississippi State. Hut although we were shocked by the one-shled-
nens of the score and the complete Red and Hlack collapse in the sec
ond half, we find it fairer to applaud Maryland than to deride (ieorgia.
Sensational is a word that should be used sparingly when referring
to gridiron aggregations, but the Old Liners certainly deserve this
adjective. *
p , _ The Terp forward wall and hard running backfielil
owernouse are probably the best in their respective categories
to be shown at Sanford Stadium in a good long while. And in the
process of admiring these features, let's not overlook a tough defense
that held the Bulldogs to an average of 2.8o per carry on the ground,
and intercepted seven aerial thrusts.
Aflcr being a virtual nobody In the major part of gridirop history.
Maryland lias suddenly come of age, and has turned out one of the
real powerhouses of the nation. A bowl bid of some sort seems immi
nent for the Mighty Terrapins.
Tomorrow evening Georgia attempts to crawl back on to the win
ning side once more when the Louisiana State Bayou Tigers roll into
Sanford Stadium. A defeat at the hands of the Bengals would break
the Bulldogs back, and any number of disasters could follow during
the remainder of the schedule.
However, a Georgia victory might straighten the
locals out to a degree where they would refuse
to bow before any more opponents this season. They then could pos
sibly have a chance to upend the fabulous Yellow Jackets in the
season’s finale.
IjHU lias been .surprisingly strong this year. Don't let that 2.V7 loss
at the Iiands of Tccli fool you—the lSengals art" a solid club, llefore
tlinir disastrous encounter with our Atlanta neighbors, the Tigers had
whlp|ied Mississippi Southern, Alabama, anil Itiee.
A pair of backs and a center are.the big guns in the Bayou attack.
One of the guns is Billy West, 200 pound pile-driving senior, who is
reputed to be one of the finest all-around fullbacks in the south. West
had a 6.3 rushing average last year, and is considered to be the squad’s
ace blocker, as well as a topnotch linebacker.
Another big gun in their attack is versatile Lee Hedges.
Hedges, besides being considered the finest running
back on the squad, is an ace defensive halfback and can tackle mag
nificently. The third big gun is pivot George Tarasovic, one of
the few players who sees action both offensively and defensively,
and is considered as one of the finest prospects in the south.
Most of the fans rate this contest as pretty much of an even-up af
fair. I go right along with the majority in believing that the tilt will
be a close one throughout, but can't help feeling that |,SI' will topple
our boys tomorrow under the arcliglits.
Whether in victory or defeat, 1 expect the talents of Bratkowski
and Babcock to show through clearly, as they most likely will through
the remainder of the schedule.
I feel a bit sadistic in reminding Coach Gaynell Tinsley
of this, but after the Bengals finish with their struggle
against Coach Butts’ charges tomorrow, they must next look to omi
nous Maryland, and I am sure that the young mentor would much
prefer to look the other way.
I’lenty of orchids to Conch Quinton Lumpkin's Baby Bulldog* for
flu* excellent demonstration they gave in squashing the Auburn frosli
grhktora lust week \ few more orchid* to intramural director
ILirhAa Lawson for the efficient manner in which he Is running the
st(ideal athletic department tills year.
Maryland's Hob Ward, All-American guard, whom Jim Tatum calls
the kfHi player in the land, was named as lineman of the week as re
sult tf his performance against tin* Bulldogs last Saturday. The power
ful Ward demolished both the (Borgia offense and defense in a styli*
rarely seem in Sanford Stadium, and accomplish^ tills despite* the fact
that he played :I7 minutes of the contest with a broken finger.
Ace Back
Sa«l Fate
Georgia Seeks
First SEC Win
In LSU Fray
Injuries to Key Players
Forces Butts To Revamp
Starting Lineup for Game
By Phil Colaiacovo
Au injury-riddled, hut highly
determined, Georgia Bulldog elev
en will try to get hack on the
winning side again when the Tig
ers of LSI’ invade Sanford Field
tomorrow night.
The Bulldogs will attempt to
duplicate what Tech did last
week unit annex its first conference
victory.
Tomorrow night's clash will mark
the 12 th meeting of these two
I schools, which finds the Bayou Ben
gals leading with seven victories
against Georgia’s three and one tie.
In 1943 the two schools opposed
each other twice with the Bengals
coming out on top in both contests.
But in the last four years the Bull
dogs have shown their superiority
by winning three and tying one.
GEORGIA SCOUTS claim that
LSU has one of the hardest charging
defenses that the Bulldogs will face
all season^ The Bengals have only
lost one game thus far, that being
to a strong Georgia Tech team.
The Tigers will employ the stan
dard "T" formation once agnin this
season, and this has proven to be
a potent point-making formation.
The probable starting backfleld for
the Bayou Bengals will be quarter-
hack Jim Barton, halfbacks Lee
Hedges and Jim Roshto and fullback
Billy West. West, an experienced vet
eran will be counted upon to carry
much of the burden tomorrow. Last
season Billy carried the ball 33 times
and chalked up a total of 208 yards
for a fi.3 average.
BOLSTERING THE forward wall
for LSU will be l)ig fi'4" 220-pound
George Tarasovic at center. Accord
ing to Tiger coaches, George Is said
to be the best lineman on the squad
and one of the best centers In the
school’s history. Tarasovic Is slated
for both offensive and defensive
duty. On defense George will be hard
to move while backing up the line,
and will also be a dangerous man on
pass defense.
Georgia will start the same back
fleld that started against Maryland
last week. Zeke Bratkowski will be
at quurterback, Morocco and Earnest
at the halfback posts, and Raber at
fullback.
In last week’s encounter Bratkow-
ski completed 20 out of 32 passes
for a total of 220-yards. This total
surpassed his former school record
of 215 yards against North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
Haltcork Sets Kt’cortl
GutcliiiiR Nine Pagtw*
Harry Babcock, Georgia’s bril
liant right end, established a
new record for Bulldog pass re
ceivers when he grabbed nine
passes for 114 yards In the
Maryland game Saturday night.
Babcock, a junior, set this rec
ord in spite of a bruised knee
which sidelined him during the
second half.
Griffith,Gunn,Dobbs
Boosted to Varsity;
Replace Inj ured Aees
Three new faces will appear In the
starting lineup tomorow -night in
an effort to fill In the holes left by
injuries from the Maryland game.
Jeff Burgamy, Harry Babccck,
Robert West, and Art DeCarlo are
all on the doubtful list and Rocco
Principe is out for the season.
To make up for these disabilities
Vernon Griffith, a 195-pound guard,
has been shifted to defensive right
end to strengthen the vacancy left
by West. Earl Gunn, a 185-pounder,
will also fill in at that post.
Sophomore Joe Whittaker will add
needed weight at right guard when
he adds his 240 pounds to the line.
Ed Greenway, offensive right
guard has been shifted to left guard
replacing Burgamy. George Dobbs
has been moved to offensive tackle
enabling Dick Yelvington to play de
fensive tackle.
THE COOT SCOOTS—Conrad "Coot” Mani.crji. fleet Georgia half
back, digs around left end for a slant gain in tin- second half of the
woeful Maryland battle. Jim- Aderladd (ill), Terp right end, comes up
to make the taekle, as Hob Ward (-H), Maryland's outstanding guard,
rinses in from the rear.
Terrapins Rout Georgia
With Sharp Ground Game
Fullerton Electrifies Large Crowd
With Sensational B2-Yard Sprint
By Charlie Johnson
Ituiniiing from behind a bruising line, Maryland’s version of the
four horsemen ran rough-shod over the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford
Stadium Saturday night, 43-7.
Called hv their mentor, -lint Tatum, as the best team he lias ever
coached, the Terrapins showed their versatility by scoring a field
goal the first time t|iey got their
Maryland's sensational fullback, Ed “Mighty Mo" Modzelewski bulls
across the Bulldog goal stri|M- to score the second of sit Terrapin
touchdowns. Modzelewski, Who virtually lore the Georgia defense apart
by himself, lias his task almost im|a-ded by Marion Campbell and
Francis IMPietro.
hands on the hall. From there, the
only suspense in the game was the
identity of the Maryland scorer nnd
how muny passes Bratkowski was
going to complete.
After picking up a Georgia fumble,
It took the Terps just six plays and
a penalty to score. Scarbath either
pitched out or kept the hall on the
optional split-T plays for long gains.
A SCARBATH to Weidensaul pass
covered 15 yards. The spirited quar
terback capped the march by sneak
ing over from the one.
The remainder of the first quar
ter and the beginning of the second
featured hard-hitting line play with
Maryland definitely getting the best
of It. With Shemonski and Modzel-
ewski leading the way, Maryland
scored again, ‘‘Big Mo” bucking over
from the one.
The Bulldogs finally came to life
with Bratkowski hitting Babcock and
Poss with needle-threading accu
racy. Hargrove gave the homo side
something to yell uliout, skirting left
end for the score, after a beautiful
block by Raber cleared the way.
MltVOH Kit RED the point and the
half ended. Maryland 17, Georgia 7.
In the second half It was a suc
cession of Georglu mistakes and
Maryland scores. Scarbath faked to
Modzelewski and pitched out to She
monski. who dashed around right end
for the third score.
By this time Tatum took out his
first string boys and gave his entire,
squad a chance to get in on the kill.
Before the final gun went off, three
new white jerseys had dented the
Bratkowski Dangers
SEC Passing Mark
If Zeke Bratkowski continues at
his current pace, the former SEC
passing greats are in serious danger
of having their individual records
broken.
Despite an overwhelming defeat
handed his team by Maryland. Brat
kowski tied the SEC passing record
held by Charley Conerly of Ole Mtss
by completing 20 of 32 attempts for
220 yards.
Bratkowski has completed 4 7 of
93 attempts which ranks him eighth
in the nation in total passes com
pleted. He is sixth in the nation in
total offense because of his remark
able consistency. „
Through four games this year.
Bratkowski has hit receivers for <53
yards and this gives him an average
of 163.2 yards p<-r game, putting
him well ahead of the 147.9 yards
per game mark held by Babe Parilli
of Kentucky.
goal line with long solo runs. Felton
broke off tackle for 51 yardB and
the fourth Bcore; Hanulak took a
pitch out and scampered 55 yards,
and in the game's longest run, Ray
Fullerton smashed up the sidelines
for an 86-yard Jaunt that brought the
score to 4 3-7.
On the brighter side was the pass
ing of Georgia's “Zeke” Bratkowski
and the all-around end play of Harry
Babcock. "Zeke” tied his own SEC
record hy completing 20 passes In
one game. Babcock caught nine
passes for 114 yards to establish
himself as one of the best ends In
the conference and the country.
Bullpups Snap Jinx
Over Baby Tigers;
Madison, Nutt Star
The Georglu Bullpups broke a 10-
yeur jinx when they coasted to a
39-0 victory over the Aubnrn Baby
Tigers in Sanford Stadium Saturday
afternoon.
The first Bullpup score came at the
end of a 73-yard march with Bobby
Dellinger bucking off left tackle for
the TI). Coach Lumpkin's charges
recovered a fumble on their own
eight and seven plays later they had
driven 85 yards to the Aubnrn seven.
Jim Campagna dashed off tackle
for the touchdown.
AN AUBURN fumble on the 10-
yard line was recovered by Bobby Del
linger and Georgia was all set for an
other score. On the first play Don
l-asseter passed to Paul Kirkland
for the score to give the Bulldog
yearlings a 20-0 halftime lead. '
Frosh guard Waldo Hitt recovered
an Auburn fumble on the Plainsman
4 2 to put the Bullpups In business
again. Charley Madison galloped
I around end tor 20 yards and a score.
An Auburn fumble on their own
five set up the final score of the game.
Don Lasseter drove Into the end zone
and from there on out the Georgia
freshmen coasted to victory.
CHARLEY MADISON, fleet 170-
pound halfback, sparked the Bullpup
offense hy gaining 140 yards In 13
carries Jim Campagna also added to
the Bullpup offensive attack with an
average of 12.6 yards per carry In
the six times he ran the pigskin.
Reggie Andrews, extra point speci
alist, booted three through the up
rights and wag effective with his
punting. Richard Klten, a promising
tackle, shared defensive honors with
center Fred Nutt, end Paul Kirk
land, and back George Howe. Don
Lasseter, a six-foot three-inch 200-
pounder from Newnan, was spectacu
lar with his smart ball handling and
shows great possibilities of develop
ing into a varsity star.
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