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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1055
JAMES WYNN
Sports Editor
Undeserved Defeats
What price victory?
That is the one question which has no doubt crossed the minds of the
Georgia coaching staff more than any other this week after their team
dropped two undeserved losses to Auburn and Florida in the last fort
night.
Georgia's Bulldogs have outplayed both of the teams, but were defeated
19-13 by the Gators and 16-13 by Shug Jordan's Tigers.
It all started on a bright, sunny afternoon in Jacksonville two weeks
ago wnen the Georgians took a hard fought 13-0 lead over the sunshine
staters in the first half, only to see It dwindle to a six point deficit before
the final horn.
The game was one in which Wally Butts' crew dominated their opposition
throughout the entire 60 minutes except for one 40 yard sustained drive
which led to a touchdown, a kickoff return of 85 yards and a pass inter
ception which handed the Gators their third touchdown.
Jitq Roundtree, a halfback, took
the opening kickoff of the second
half back for an 85 yard touchdown
on a play which has been classified
as a complete defensive lapse on the
part of the 'Dogs, and the Floridians
followed shortly thereafter with their
only sustained drive of the day to
knot the score at 13-all.
Then came the backbreaker. . . .
Richard Allen intercepted a Georgia
aerial at midfield and scampered all
the way home to give his team a vic
tory which should have made them
feel mighty guilty on their trip back
to Gainesville.
It all happened all over again in
Columbus Saturday, but this time the
Georgians were never able to take
the lead. Laneair Roberts
Vengeful "Pups
Set for Tangle
At Grant Field
Thanksgiving Benefit Tilt
Played for Scottish Rite
'So H eak Legs May Walk’
Georgia’s freshman football
squad will be out to avenge last
year's 2(5-6 thrashing when they
tangle with the Georgia Tech Baby
N ellow Jackets on Grant Field
Thanksgiving afternoon.
The game Is played each year as
a benefit for the crippled children of
Atlanta’s Scottish Rite Hospital.
A record crowd of 35,000 turned
out last year to see the Bullpups suf
fer their fifth consecutive loss at the
hands of the Tech freshmen. The
Yellow Jackets hold an 11-9 edge in
the series, which began in 1933.
In previous competition this sea
son, the Bullpups have not broken
into the victory column. In their
opener, they tied Auburn 6-6, and
lost to Alabama 25-6. Tech takes on
Georgia with a perfect season's rec
ord, winning both their contests
against South Carolina and Clemson,
But past performances do not mean
much when these two teams get to
gether.
The annual Thanksgiving classic,
which is one of the oldest and most
publicized freshman rivalries in the
nation, is as unpredictable as the
varsity game, which takes place two
days later.
A sellout crowd of 40,000 is ex
pected for the game which carries
the motto, "Strong legs run so that
weak legs may walk.” Everybody
pays, including players, coaches, of
ficials and the working press.
Butin, Doan of Conference,
In 17tli Year at Georgia
The game was one in which the big but outweighed Georgia line com
pletely whipped the much heralded Plainsmen forward wall, and again out
played their opponents only to succumb to the cry of “War Eagle" and a
three point loss.
Auburn took a 10-0 lead late in the second quarter on a sustained drive
and an intercepted pass which was immediately turned into a field goal.
In the fourth quarter, still trailing 10-0, Dick Young shot a pass to Red
Roberts from his own 23 and the big end gathered it in, eluded five would-
be tacklers and sped 77 yards to make the score 10-7.
Butts has been quoted as saying that the run was absolutely the great-
Wallace Butts, dean of the
Southeastern Conference head
coaches, came to Georgia in
1939, after having phenorainal
success in 10 years of prep
coaching, losing only 10 games.
His 17-year record to date
shows 114 victories against 61
losses and eight ties.
During Butt's reign the
Bulldogs have played in seven
bowl games, winning four, los
ing two, and tying one.
Tech, Georgia Prepare
For Annual Grid Tilt
Jackets Boast Six Straight;
Series Knotted iit 22-22-5
By Curtis Driskell
This is the time of year when football fans tear up the dope sheets,
clear away all useless comparative data and generally get ready for
the least expected.
Georgia will meet Georgia Tech in a football game at Grant Field
in Atlanta Nov. 2(5.
WAA Sets Semi-Finals
In Volleyball Tourney
The semi-final round of the
Women’s Athletic Association
volleyball tournament is sche
duled to open next Tuesday. •
Play has been divided Into
four leagues and Theta, Phi Mu
and Rutherford-Soule have won
their respective leagues.
Winner of the fourth league
will be announced today and
the four teams will meet each
other in the tournament semi
finals.
Swimming Schedule
Released This Week
For ’55-\5(> Season
Coach B. W. Gabrlelsen released
the 1956-56 Georgia swimming sched
ule this week.
The schedule is as follows: Dec.
10, Clemson College In Athens; Dec.
20-30, Swimming Forum in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida; Jan. 11, Flor
ida State in Tallahassee; June 12.
Florida in Gainesville; Jan. 14, Mi
ami in Coral Gables.
Jan. 18, Georgia Tech in Athens;
Jan. 27, Vanderbilt in Athens; Feb.
4, North Carolina in Chapel Hill;
Feb. 7, Emory in Atlanta; Feb. 28,
Florida In Athens; Fib, 2.'!, Florida
State in Athens; Fell. 24, Mjami in
Athens.
The Georgia AAU meet will be held
at Emory on Feb. 26, the SEC meet
at Georgia Tech Mar. 1-3, and the
NCAA Championship in New Haven.
Conn., Mar. 29-31.
That's enough said to prepare oven
the greenest of grid fans for what
ever surprises may be in store. In
the past 49 games of the series, the
surprises have been evenly distrib
uted. Georgia and Tech own 22 vic
tories each, and there have been five
draws.
Tech Stands 7-1-1
Seasonal marks, ns usual, mean
little if,anything on the eve of the
"Big Game." But just for the rec
ord, Tech is more impressive with
seven wins, a loss and a tie, not to
mention an excellent chance for a
bowl hid if the Yellow Jackets can
heat Georgia.
The Bulldog chart of four vic
tories and five defeats Bhows proof
of a taxing schedule that has hidden
some of the Bulldog improvement
over lust year. A victory over Tech
would heal all past wounds.
Tickets have been gone since sum
mer for the annual classic, and Grant
Field is expected to bulge with nearly
40,000 spectators. i
Bulldogs Tuned
Georgia's Bulldogs have tuned up
for the final effort by playing two of
their finest games, even though both
were losses. The Bulldogs two weeks
ago played the Florida Gators right
off their feet for a hulf then buckled
under, 19-13. Georgia fans will never
forget the stirring team effort that
made Auburn proud to escape with a
16-13 victory last week.
Tech holds a six year whurnmy over
the Bulldogs, which began with a
7-6 squeaker in 1949 and continued
with last year's 7-3 back-breaker in
I Sanford Stadium. It is the longest
i domination of the series by either
team.
est by a Georgia pass-receiver since he has been In the classic city.
The Bulldog defense then stopped
an Auburn drive at the Georgia 30
and had high hopes of taking a come
back victory at this point, but on the
first play Dick Young’s attempted
screen pass was intercepted by Jerry
Elliot who ran 25 yards to goal. This
interception and the one which set
up the field goal were the two plays
which beat the otherwise superior
Athens forces.
Coach Harry Wright who scouted
the Plainsmen for the game did a
real crackerjack Job on the offense,
and the Bulldogs were able to stop
the powerful team on several occa
sions when the chips were down.
Geor^ta, even though losing,
Dick Young topped the opposition 301 to 231 In
total offense. That is a trick that had not been turned by any team before
Saturday.
So what can a coach do? Butts and his assistants have had their charges
"up" for both games, on both occasions outgained the opposition and both
times outplayed the opposition except for a scant few plays which spelled
their doom.
A coach definitely cannot coach against pass interceptions in any way
other than to order his team to quit passing and in the case of Georgia
such a move might prove fatal to the offensive drive.
Next on the Bulldog menu are the Rambling Wrecks from Georgia Tech.
Earlier in the season many fans and sports writers rated the Tecksters as
a solid run-away favorite over Butts’ forces but the picture had definitely
changed since that time.
The Yellow Jackets themselves fell at the hands of Auburn earlier In
the season by a 14-12 count and Georgia's performance against the same
but more experienced team has thrown a scare into Bobby Dodd and his
staff.
The betting odds are not in yet but It looks like the Atlaptians will
be about a seven point favorite at game time due to their 7-1-1 record.
It has now been six years since the Georgians came out on top in this
traditional interstate rivalry but from many corners the report comes that
this season's 'Dogs have the best opportunity to “do It to ’em” of any of
the past six.
Tigers Edge Spirited Bulldogs, 16-13,
With Last Quarter Pass Interception
By Horace Thom
Auburn took a 16-13 victory from Georgia last Saturday in Columbus in the 59th game of Dixie’s
oldest collegiate rivalries.
But behind the scant three-point
margin of defeat was a story stirring
to every true Bulldog fan.
For this Georgia team, not even
rated in Auburn’s class, had for 60
minutes provided as spirited a grid I
show as could be desired. And only |
the thin margin of two intercepted
passes, plus an accurate field goal,
kept the Bulldogs from leaving Me
morial Stadium with the biggest
brand of upset.
The 28,000 fans who witnessed
the annual Columbus encounter were
treated to a complete football exhi
bition: jarring tackles, determined
runs, tight defenses and thrilling
pass plays.
The Plainsmen's giant tackles,
Frank D'Agostino and M. L. Brack
ett, were as tough as pre-game dope
had billed them. But Georgia's
guards, Don Shea, Len Spadafino,
Tony Cushenberry and Willie Fowler,
opened holes In the center of the
Auburn line that allowed Bulldog
hacks to gain valuable yardage
through th£ middle.
And the first half tale was one of
constant frustration by both teams,
although Auburn left the stadium at
halftime with a then-big 10-0 lead.
The Tigers' scoring came on a pass
play that went for a TD and Howell
Tubbs' field goal. The field goal, in
cidentally, was set up by an inter
cepted pass.
But in the second half, Georgia
roared back. Quarterback Dick Young
found Laneair (Red) Roberts with
a pass play that ended only after the
Fitzgerald Fighter had crossed the
goal line some 77 yards away. Rob
erts’ run after catching the pass was
one of the most determined efforts
ever seen by a Bulldog flankman.
Soon after the kickoff, Georgia
gained possession again. But this
series proved fatal, when Young's
flat pass, intended for J. B. Davis,
fell Into the hands of Auburn end
Jerry Elliott, who stepped briskly
into the end zone. The score was then
16-7 late in the fourth quarter, but
the Bulldogs weren't through.
Young came out pitching again
and with three completions had an
other touchdown. The throws ware to
Angelo Monti fur 14 yards, Jimmy
i()rr for 41 yards, and Monti again
; lor 14 and the score.
TARLETON BRINGS DOWN AUBURN'S HOPPB
Plaimmen Fullback Make* Short (lain 4n First Half