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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, OA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 19IW
On the Rebound
By BEN WALKER
J Dogs Seek Second Win
Over Tech Five Tonight
McManus, Morocco, Jordan—Greatest
Georgia's All-Southeastern Conference guard candidate, Murphy
McManus, makes old Bulldog basketball followers hesitate and think
of two other great Georgia guards—Zippy Morocco, 1950-51-52, and
Joe Jordan, 1947-48-49-50. There are certainly many grounds for re
ferring to these three as the greatest Bulldog guards of all time.
Morocco and McManus had the misfortune to play for Georgia
when the Bulldogs had several of their worst seasons. They have been
the bright spots which kept the Bulldogs from total failure.
Junior College All-State Guard
McManus came to the University after playing for Young Harris
Junior College for twp years. While at Young Harris the scrappy
guard popped in an identical 592
markers both years for a towering
24.7 average per encounter. He
ranked fourth in the nation as a
junior college scorer and was chos
en on the Junior College All-State
squad both seasons.
When Murphy arrived at Geor
gia, he followed in the footsteps
of All-SEC guard Morocco. As
Morocco’s successor, he took the
reigns and led the Georgians in
scoring with 342 points.
Tn 18 games this season, Mc
Manus has already surpassed his
point total and now appears to be
Murphy McManus a sure bet to become the second
basketballer in Georgia history to
average 20 points a game or better for a season. Morocco is the only
Bulldog to accomplish this feat thus far. Zippy shattered the SEC
scoring record during the 1952-53 seaosn when he dumped in 590
markers for a 23.6 average. McManus is now averaging 20.1 per
game and, if he can average 19.8 in the remaining six encounters, he
could finish the season with an even 20.0 average
McManus, like Morocco, is a
deadly shot from the free throw
line. This season he has connect
ed on 121 of 154 foul shot attempts
for an amazing accuracy percent
age of 78.5, which is tops for the
conference and tenth in the na
tion. He came within a hair of ty
ing Morocco’s single game free
throw record when he stripped
the nets on 15 consecutive foul
shot attempts earlier this year.
Morocco’s 16 charity tosses against
Florida at Woodruff Hall in
1953 was the SEC record until
Cliff Hagen of Kentucky dumped
in 17 a year later. Morocco, how
ever, still holds the SEC record for the most foul goals made in a
season with 210, in 1953.
Could Have Joined 1,000 Point Club
Had McManus played all four years of his college career at Geor
gia, there is little doubt that he would have become a member of the
exclusive SEC 1,000 point club along with such former Bulldog greats
as Joe Jordan and Bob Schloss. Jordan, the “Mighty Mite” from
Lyons, Ind., dusted the nets for 15 points in the final game of his
great career against Alabama, which gave him a four-year total of
1.012.
Zippy Morocco
“Little Joe” made his first var
sity appearance as a freshman in
1948. In his four years of basket
ball duty, he placed every year on
an SEC all-star team. In his first
year, he was on the freshman
squad and as a sophomore was
named to the All-SEC second
team. He was tapped as first team
guard in his junior and senior
years.
Jordan sparked the 1947-48 eag
ers to the most successful basket
ball season in Georgia history as
the Bulldogs crashed the win col
umn 18 times while losing nine. I
that season he collected 304 mark
ers for an 11.2 average.
Among Greatest Ballhawks
One of the most colorful performers ever to romp on the Woodruff
floor, Jordan specialized in ball hawking, fancy dribbling and quick
breaking basket runs. He stole the ball time after time when Georgia
downed the mighty Kentucky Wildcats 71-60 in the 1949-50 season
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp called Jordan the best ballhawk in th
conference that year.
Joe Jordan
Georgia To Meet Mississippi
In Woodruff Clash Saturday
Tonight the Georgia courtmen travel to Atlanta for what the Bull
dog fans hope will end in a second victory over the Tech men this
season. In the initial meeting the Georgians grabbed a 70-66 victory.
They also play host to Mississippi in Woodruff Hall Saturday night
before taking on Clemson in South Carolina Monday.
non Kidd
Champion Diver
Dog Mermen
Make Records
FSU To Vigil Stegeman
For Swimming; Rematch
Georgia’s swimming team,
sparked by record shattering per
formances of breaststroker Hal
Stolz and diver Bob Kidd, finish
ed fourth in a field of seven of the
South’s top-notch tank squads in
the Southern Collegiate Meet at
Georgia Tech last weekend and
are preparing for a Saturday
meet with their early season con
querors, Florida State University
in Stegeman Hall. Meet time will
be 3 p.m.
In the weekend meet, won by
the powerful Miami Hurricanes,
Kidd compiled ii2l.HR points In
the diving event and Stolz swam
a fleet 2:20.2 In taking the 200-
yard breaststroke, both of which
are new SC records. This gave
the Bulldogs tlielr only two
firsts in the star-studded con
test.
Miami, with 78 points, won the
meet but was closely followed by
FSU with 72. Florida scored 45 for
third place and the Bulldogs, fourth,
accumulated 37 and were followed
by Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Em
ory.
Georgia’s A1 Gentry lost first
place honors in the 150-yard in
dividual medley to Gordon Sel-
llck of Miami but avenged an
early season loss to All American
Ed Stock of Florida State, and
that event promises to be the
feature of Saturday's meeting
with the Seminole team in Stege
man Hall.
FSU outswam the Georgia tankers
62-22 in the first meet of the season
but with the notable improvements
of Kidd in diving. Gentry in the In
dividual medley, Val Arnold In the
50- and 100-yard'freestyle events and
the fine showing of Stolz in the
breaststroke, Gabrlelsen feels confi
dent that his squad will make a far
better showing than in their previous
meeting with the Semlnoles.
For the Y’ellow Jackets, the
starting line-up will probably
be forwards Gary Phillips and
Bill Cohen, guards Joe Helms
ami Hobby Klmrnel, and center
Dick lienholt. In the previous
Toch-Georgla contest, Phillips
was Tech’s high scorer with 20
(Miints while McManus led the
Georgians with 21. Heims, who
is currently lending the Yellow
Jacket scorers with a 14 plus
average, netted 14 baskets
against Georgia In this early
tilt, Tech’s loss to Tulane Mon
day night gives them an over
all record of 8-12 and a S-6 con
ference record.
When the Bulldogs play host to
Ole Miss here Saturday night, they
will he out to avenge an 80-66 set
back the Rebels handed them last
year. Mississippi Coach Bonnie Gra
ham will send as his starting five,
forwards Joe Gibbon and Johnny
Palmer, guards Jerry Bynum and
Bernard Riley, and center All-Ameri
can candidate and number one scorer
In the Southeastern Conference with
lofty 27 plus average, Denver
Brackeen. Ole Miss now possesses a
4-6 SEC record and a 7-11 overall
showing.
Enslcy
Monday night, the Bulldog court-
men play the Clemson Tigers on the
Clemson court.
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will be fighting
to avenge a prev
ious defeat this
year, 74-72, in
the Bulldogs’ op
ening home game
In early Decem
ber — the Tigers’
only victory In
16 games this
season. The first
Georgia - Clem
son encounter was probably one of
the closest and hardest fought games
in the current Bulldog campaign.
Coach Red Dawson has Indi
cated no change in the Georgia
starting lineup. Guards Morris
Dinwiddle and McManus, for
wards Horace Knight and Bub-
ba Potts, and center Bill Ensley
are expected to answer the open-
buzzer.
Ensley played one of the best
games of his career against Florida
State University last Monday night,
and Coach Lawson is hoping he can
come through with another fine per
formance this weekend.
Tun Bulldog Athletic Greats
Nominated for Wall of Fame
Georgia’s athletic publicity de
partment announced last Saturday
that ten of the University's all-time
great athletes have been nominated
for the Bulldogs' Wall of Fame in
Athens.
A committee consisting of Georgia
alumni and former Bulldog head
football coaches is scheduled to nar
row this field down to five.
Players nominated for the Wall of
F'ame were Spud Chandler and Mor
ton Hodgson, baseball; Tom Nash,
George Poscbner, Johnny Rauch,
Chick Shiver, Vernon Smith and
George Woodruff, football; Alfred
Scott, basketball; and Forrest Towns,
track.
BULLDOG SPEEDSTER, HARRIS, PREPS CHARLIE, JR.
Ace Back Relaien at Home After Grid Workout
—Staff Photo by Harry Stathos
Harris’ Break-Away Sprints
Spark Butts’ Offensive Hopes
Not since Zippy Morocco finished his grid career at Georgia in
1952 has the Bulldog football squad had a break away runner, says
Coach Wallace Butts. However, junior right-halfhack Charlie Harris,
Goodwater, Ala., is showing signs of developing into such a runner
thus far in spring grid drills.
In two Intra-squad games In
Sanford Stadium this year, Har
ris has collected three long
touchdown runs of 8S or more
yards and has Butts highly
pleased with the way he execut
ed them.
Two weeks ago, the 200-lb. ex
marine scored on Jaunts of 37 and
4 7 yards and last Saturday added a
35-yard scoring dash to this. In ad-
Bulldogs need to make their offense
click this tall.
I<ast year Harris averaged 8.7
yards per carry from right-half
back as a substitute for Charlie
Madison. He collected 128 yards
on 65 carries and finished the
season as the Bulldogs' fifth
highest ground gainer.
GltlD HITS
Backfield Coach
dition to these scoring runs, he has;Johnny Rauch is highly pleased with
broken loose for non-scoring sprints
of 19 yards twice, 18 yards once and
15 yards once.
Butts, who is putting most of his
spring practice emphasis upon de-
the "great amount of progress quar
terbacks Dick Young and Bill Hearn
have shown thus far in spring prac
tice." Young's passing accuracy is im
proving rapidly, but he is having
veloping a strong offense, believes trouble finding capable pass receiv-
Harris has Improved his football abll- ers. . . . Left halfback John Bell, Co
ttles at least 100 percent since this lumbus, has reeled oft several long
time last year and thinks the ener- gains thus far In spring drills. . . .
getlc speedster may be just what the R. WYNN