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THE UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1IMM1
Bulldogs Battle Southern
California Friday Night
Georgia Favored Despite Past
Scoring Jinx Held By Trojans
The Big, Bad McKeever Brothers
Bulldogs Bondi Carolina
To Finish Upset Streak
By HIIAi SWAIN
The favored Georgia Bulldogs ended the University of South Caro
lina Gamecocks two year upset victory streak with a l$8-(i Bulldog
romp on Saturday in Sanford Stadium.
Bulldog offense took over the con- seconds to go in the contest, Game-
test after Georgia toe-man Bobby
Walden punted 66 yards from his
own 17-yard line to Gamecock half
back Reggie Logan at the Carolina
17. Logan returned the ball three
yards upfield, but on the next play
he fumbled. Georgia’s BUI Godfrey
dived on it at the Carolina 20-yard
line. This was the first of a series
of bail hobbling by both squads
which showed up in every quarter.
However, Georgia recovered all five
South Carolina's fumbles and five
of their own while losing only one.
Then after two Georgia fumbles
and recoveries and two quarterback
keep-plays, Bulldog halfback Fred
Brown galloped six yards for the
first score of the game. Georgia’s
place-kick ace Durward Pennington
then followed with the first of five
successful conversion attempts.
’Dog quarterback Francis Tarken-
ton netted the second Georgia score
in the same quarter with a 32 yard
pass to Walden and a nine-yard pass
to left end Jack Shamblin for the
touchdown.
In the second period the < Georgians
grabbed two more scores. One was on
a fumble by Tarkenton which half
back Bill McKenny picked up and
ran into the end zone from the Game
cock four-yard line. The 'Dogs scored
again in the third quarter on a 32-
yard field goal by Pennington. The
Bulldogs closed out their scoring
with a 14-yard jaunt by Tommy Par
is for a touchdown.
Action came for the Gamecocks
in the last few minuted of tbc game,
as quarterbacks David Sowell and
Jim Costen led an impressive aerial
drive from the South Carolina 24-
yard line. With a minute and five
cock halfback Ken Baity drove over
from the Georgia one-yard line to
end the Bulldogs' shutout hopes.
Although the athletic event with
the Gamecocks was not an SEC game,
it did allow the entire team, with
the exception of three red-shirt mem
bers to see action. Also of signifi
cance is the fact that in the third
quarter, first string quarterback Tar
kenton was relieved on offense for
the first time in the 1960 season.
By KEN WYNN
Georgia hopes to break a score
less football jinx in (he clash with
unpredictable Southern California
in Los Angeles before an expected
crowd of 40,000 at Memoriul
Coliseum Friday night.
The schools resume their football
feuding this year after 27 years of
going their separate ways. The Bull
dogs have met the Trojans only twice
in the history of the school. Both
years the Bulldogs went into the
game with an 8-1 record. In 1931
Southern California mercilessly
stomped Georgia, 60-0, and in 1933
took on where they left off and came
out on top of a 31-0 victory.
The Bulldogs hope to send a
strong, new defense against the of
fense-minded, but so far ineffective,
Trojans.
Despite recent history, Georgia is
favored. Doubtless, the oddsinnkers
nre heavily Influenced by Ohio
State’s 20-0 romp over Southern Cal.
last week, in a rivalry Southern Cal
has won only once since 1947.
Southern California goes into the
game with an 0-3 record, losing to
Oregon State, Texas Christian and
Ohio State.
"You can disregard past records,”
Coach Butts said Monday. "This is
a new game, and it’s a cinch, after
three defeats, Southern California
has made some adjustments, and be
ing victory hungry, will be ready
for a great effort.”
Georgia’s biggest edge lies in the
passing of All-SEC quarterback Fran
cis Tarkenton and the running threat
posed by halfback Fred Brown.
Southern California owns a heavy
line, and Georgia scouts report it is
ulso a speedy forewall.
Southern California proved vulner
able to Ohio State's passing, and
Georgia is certain to try and exploit
this alleged weakness. Southern
California is equally sure to pound
the Georgia line, capitalizing on a
weight advantage to put pressure
on Georgia’s weakest department.
Big men in the Trojans forward
wall, in weight as well as talent,
are Mike and Marlin McKeever, both
weighing in at 230.
The Trojnns’ forward wall in
cludes George Van Vliet (208) left
end; Dan Klcca (230) left tackle;
Mike McKeever (230) left guard;
Dave Morgan (205) center; Britt
Williams (205) right guard; Mike
Hundra (235) right tackle; and Mar
lin McKeever (230) right end.
Skiffy Leads Baby Tigers
To Victory Over BuUpups
Georgia’s battling Rullpups came out on the short end of a high
scoring duel with the Clemson Freshmen at Sanford Stadium Friday.
The Baby Tigers took advantage of four intercepted passes and
two big breaks to nip a tough Bullpup eleven 24-20.
Two of the intercepted passes j Quarterback Brigham Woodward
of Augusta climaxed the Georgia
came when the Georgia frosh were
on the verge of scoring. The last
came with just seconds left in the
game to stave off a last-ditch rally
by Larry Rakestraw of Atlanta,
which covered 61 air yards.
Screven County's Richard Boykin
led the Bullpups with 90 yards in
| nine carries. Fellow halfback Don
j Porterfield of Moultrie was second
1 with 70 yards in eight carries.
Rakestraw climaxed a 66-yard
drive in the first quarter with a pass
; to end Mickey Babb of Brown, At
lanta, for 12 yards and a TD. Geor
gia failed to convert after the score.
Fullback Len Haus of Jesup bulled
over from the four for Georgia’s
Pot-Pourri
JOHN NEWSOME
Sporta Editor
scoring in the final period when he
sneaked over from the one-yard line.
Again the Georgia freshmen failed
to get the extra point. Halfback Bill
Skiffy led the Baby Tigers with runs
of one and two yards for touch
downs.
The Baby Tigers converted after
both these scoring drives, quarter
back Howard scored the other touch
down when he sneaked over from
the one-foot line. This time the
Clemson frosh failed to convert.
Clemson's margin of victory came
when Georgia's Melvin Crook fell
on a fumble in the end zone for a
The time: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 1960.
The placo: Sanford Field, Athens, Georgia.
Tho scene: The exuberant joy of more than 30,000 football fans sur
rounding tlie solitary gloom of one man.
"What happened? That's not tho saute ball club Butts has put on t.ho
field for the past two weeks.” These words came from the man who had
rather beat Coach Butts and his Bulldogs than any other team he faces—
Warren Geise, South Carolina Gamecock head football coach.
Geise, who had Just ftnlshod the longest walk in football—front one
side of the field to tile other to shake the hand of the wining coach
looked sadly up at the now scoreboard which still registered the bud
nows Georgia’s 38-6 victoiy
A NEW TEAM
Indeed, what did happen? Tho hungry bunch of athletes who took the
field Saturday didn’t remotely resemble the impotent crew who bowed
humbly to Alabama lit the season opener and took nn uninspired win over
Vanderbilt in tho second game.
Playing before the liamo folks might have done it, a few strategic
lineup changes might have done it, a new-found confidence in their own
ability might have done it, and mass reading of the criticism in newspaper
headlines might have done it, but it was probably a comblnaton of these
things.
OVERPOWERING OFFENSE
Tlie players cannot be praised too highly for their effort Saturday.
Everybody looked good. Tarkenton filled tlie air with footballs ult after
noon, and the Gamecock defense, which was expecting an aerial attack
and which was supposedly geared to stop it, was powerless to stop the
pass patterns that Butts masterminded.
The bucks—Godfrey, Brown, Walden, Taylor, Davis, JucksoB, didn't
wait for tlie linemen to open up holes; they used their own power and
iniliutivu to overpower a beefy Gamecock forward wall. Jackson again
looked like his high school rave notices on his 66-yard punt return dewn
tlie sideline.
THE MEN UP FRONT
Tho linemen played, individually and collectively, like champions. They
spotted tho South Carolinians a weight advantage and still backed them
all over the field. Pete Case and Pat Dye, who are counted on to lead
the up-front men, answered the chullengo this time, and the results went
up on the scoreboard.
The ends, still uncertain to the coaching staff, showed Butts he may
soon be able to find something else to worry about. They ran puss pat
terns well, and Gamecock backs did not turn the ends on sweep plays
us often hb they hud anticipated.
The “two talented toes"—Durward Pennington and Bobby Walden—
finally hit their stride in a big way. Pennington was right on the mark
with all five of his extra point attempts, and he tied Lhe school record
for field goals with ills 32-yarder against the Gamecocks.
Tho man from Cairo boomed four punts for a 60.2 average, the longest
one traveling 66 yards. The only quick-kick of the day, which went 70
yards, put Curollnu buck in the corner.
BEHIND TARKENTON
Dale Williams, who has the most thankless understudy Job In the con
ference, that of playing behind Tarkenton, wus nervous but capable In his
first extensive offensive duty. He won't muke Georgiu fans forget Tarken
ton next yuar, but he can, with a little more experience, muke the Bull
dog machine run. Hu has played fine defensive safety so fur this season,
and it's time he got lo try his offensive wings.
The man to watch in the quarterback department is third string field
general Jake Saye. He won't get his chance this season, but he has two
more years to show his wares.
Tarkenton said to Butts after tho game, "it looks like •ve’re on our
way now.” I’ll buy that.
9jj Anybody'*. 9nte.rie.lteA .
.... the 1960 edition of tlie Baltimore Colts is the greatest aggregation
of football stars ever assembled on one team. The Colts are going to take
their third World Championship in stride.
.... the New York Yankees are going to win the World Series in six
games.
.... pint-sized Florida quarterback Larry Llbatore is, pound for pound,
the grittiest hark in college football.
. . . Mississippi is going u> win the Southeastern Conference crown.
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second score in the third quarter safety and halfback Carlton Guth-
Rakestraw then sweeped around end rle. Blue Ridge, was tacked in the
for the two point conversion. end zone for another two-pointer.
TOUCHDOWN GEORGIA
Halfbat k Fret! Hrotrn Heart* Again*! Carolina
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