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BOB GILLETTE
Chow
time
Last Thursday night how’s that for timeliness I had
the singular honor to attend the Coliseum Club’s fete
thrown foi the University basketball team. It was one of
those evenings that, without doubt, will go down in the
annals of Bulldog history.
The soiree began with cocktails, ’’something to break
the ice, and get everyone warmed up.” Warmed up is a mild
way of putting it. Due to an acute lack of buffers in my
tummy, I got so “warmed up” that I challenged Tim Toth
that’s what Barry Wood called him to step outside.
Luckily he tnpped over his tie on the way out, and I eluded
his grasp
It’s a good thing that somebody called “chow,” the fans
were starting to get warmed up to the point of boiling.
$ There was one little fat guy, I haven’t the faintest idea who
he was, that kept singling me out of the crowd to nudge me
in the side and yell into my ear, “Where’s my twenty
I dollars?”
IT WAS A serve-yourself, buffet style line It might have
| gone over successfully if Jimmy Peacock hadn’t kept trying
£ to break up in line, screaming, “I’m hungry, I’m hungry.”
At the table I was treated to an exhibition in eating by
x the same little fat guy who kept nudging me before. He told
•$ me later that he was a graduate of the Eleven Would speed
£ eating course, he graduated magnum cum lardy.
$: Gary Adler didn’t do too poorly in the eating
•£ department. I heard him say that he was going back for
5 seconds, and when I turned around a few minutes later to
j£ look at the serving line, it was gone I mean the table was
:£ still there, and the table cloth on top of it; but the food was
:£ gone. Not only the food had disappeared, but the
:£ containers too. If you value your kitchen, don’t invite Gary
i£ over for a meal.
•£ The meal over, thank goodness for that. I was almost
# forked to death when I asked if anyone wanted the roast
beef that I couldn’t eat .) The presentations began.
THE FIRST award of the evening was the Buster
Crabbe-Gypsy Rose Lee Award, and guess what, yours truly
£ won it hands down (or is that draws down?) as a result of
g my infamous swimming exhibition tn those blue underwear.
£ Needless to say, I was pleasantly shocked at receiving htis
g honor. The award was - you guessed it those same blue
£ underwear with the initials Omar the tent-maker
^ emblazoned in pink thread on one of the legs. It was a
* timely gift, I am going camping next weekend,
g Next came the towel waving award, but this was no easy
choice. In the end, Coach Hugh Donohue was presented
with the terry cloth prize. Coach Tom Brennan, the
runnerup for the award, leapt to his feet to protest the
choice, but he hit his head on (he ceiling and was
unconscious for the rest of the evening.
When Coach Donohue stepped forth to accept the
award, no one could understand hi* acceptance speech We
thought he said, “Thank you,” but no one was sure. You
know how those foreigners are.
THE EVENINGS festivities sped on with the speed of a
sow in a wheelbarrow, and all too soon it was over. People
were shaking hands and saying goodnights, flash bulbs were
exploding every where, and Jimmy Peacock was jumping up
and down yelling, “Take my picture, take my picture.”
With a tear of regret in my eyes one tear for two
eyes? - I left the banquet hall. As the door closed behind
me. I could have sworn I heard somebody yell. "Where’s
my twenty dollars?”
It was a great evening dedicated to a great bunch of
guys, the basketball team. All I can say is what the meter
man said when he saw Coach Rosemond, standing there in
his helmet. “Gee coach, I hope your team wins.”
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By BILL LEE
For many seasons, Georgia
football followers have been
used to seeing Vince Dooley’s
Bulldogs move the ball like an
infantry company, so Satur-
day’s G-Day aerial show was
quite a change of pace for the
10,000 fans sunbathing in
Sanford Stadium.
Andy Johnson and James
Ray put the ball in the air 48
times, completing 25, but the
Johnson-led Black team used
the ground game more
effectively, and ground out a ,
21-14 verdict over the Reds.
The Athens flash scored all
three touchdowns for the
Blacks, rushed for 65 years,
and completed 11 of 28 passes.
Although Johnson took care of
all the Black scoring, Jimmy
Poulos took rushing honors for
the game, picking up 83 yards
in 24 carries, quite a feat since
this was only the second day of
spring practice for the junior
tailback.
The Reds, however, were
not without their stars. Ray
went 14 for 20 in the passing
game, including the game's
only TD pass, and rushed for
37 yards to lead the Reds in
that department. Another
pleasant surprise for the Reds
was Rex Putnal.
THE SENIOR split-end
from Macon hauled in six
passes for 104 yards, with one
reception a 47-yard bomb from
Ray Putnal has been accused
of making the impossible
catches, but dropping the easy
ones. After Saturday, however,
it looks like Putnal may
provide tougher competition
for Jim Harper and David
Christianson, two other wide
receiver candidates who
watched from the sideline
while nursing injuries.In fact,
Putnal was on the scoring end
of the longest gainer of the
day
It all started when Ray hit
Horace King with a 23-yard
toss over the middle, giving
the Reds a first down on the
Black 43. Putnal then grabbed
a pass good for eleven yards,
but watched his reception go
for naught as Ray lost seven
yards on two carries.
MOVING FROM the Black
47, Putnal loped down the left
sideline, then turned it on. Ray
dropped back and threw to
Putnal, but cornerback Steve
Taylor tipped the bail up.
Putnal was nght with Taylor
and grabbed the playful
pigskin, juggling it all the way
from the 10 to the endzone.
Kim Braswell hit the PAT with
7:11 left in the first quarter,
giving the Reds a 7-0 lead that
held up through halftime.
Thanks to fine punting by
Don Golden, the Blacks kept
the Reds in their own
backyard, and finally got a
break when Steve Sleek fell on
a Ray fumble at the Red three.
On the second crack,
Johnson hit paydirt, and John
Fletcher came on to make it
7-7 with 3:49 left in the third
round.
Despite the fumble, the
Reds came back, moving on
passes to Putnal and Donnie
Allen, and runs by Hal Bissell.
A pass interference call helped
the Red drive, and Ray
rammed it over from the four,
following the fine blocking of
Chris Hammond and Jim
Currington Braswell hit again
and the Reds were on top 14-7
with 13:21 left in the fourth
quarter.
THE BLACKS were down,
but not out. Johnson utilized
the running of Poulos, Mike
Robinson, and reverses to Bob
Burns, plus his own fine
rushing efforts, to move it
down to the Red six. "The
Wunderkid” capped the
16-play, 64-yard march by
scoring his second TD from the
six.
The Reds blocked Flet
cher’s extra-point attempt, but
G-day
an offsides penalty gave the
Blacks another go. Johnson
tried to hit Lynn Hunnicutt for
a two-point conversion, but the
pass was batted away, leaving it
14-13.
The Reds couldn’t mount
an offense, and had to punt.
The Blacks then went to war
with the clock. Runs by Bums
and Johnson, and a timely pass
to Ralph Clark put it at the
Red 21. Again Johnson worked
his magic, bursting off the left
side, going the distance and
leaving several bewildered
Black defenders behind. The
Blacks went for two, and
Johnson somehow managed to
find Gordon Robbins in a maze
of bodies, making the final
Blacks 21 (and steaks), Reds
14 (and hot dogs).
Sports calendar
April 18-24
April 18 BMeball-Clemson — Athens (3:30)
April 18 - Golf-Auburn - Athens (1:30)
April 19- Base ball-C. a. Tech — Athens (3:30)
April 21-23 - TennirGa. State CollecUte Trn — Atlanta
April 21-21 — Golf-Chris Schenkel Inv — Statesboro
April 21 Baseball-VanderbUt (2) — Nashville (1:30)
April 22 - Baseball-VanderbUt - Nashville (1:30)
April 22 — Track-Auburn — Auburn
April 22 — Rugby-South Carolina — Athens (1:30)
April 22 - Golf-First annual student and Faculty/staff go!
tournament. Entry fee is SS. Sign up at the golf course d
Union game room through April 20.
Dog wrestling
in SEC cellar
Photo by GEORGE WILLIAMS
RICKY LAKE ON THE JOB
Lake (39) blocks pass
Georgia splits pair
with Auburn Tigers
Photo by RICK DUNN
ANDY JOHNSON IS BACK
Throwing a rare past
NBA playoffs
INGLEWOOD, Calif (UPI)
- The Los Angeles Lakers and
the Milwaukee Bucks, all
knotted up at two victories
apiece, meet tonight in the
fifth game of the playoff series
that is expected to decide the
next National Basketball
Association champion.
The winner of the
Laker-Buck senes will be a
heavy favprite against the New
York Knicks or the Boston
Celtics, who are playing in the
other semifinal round
“We’re going to win it in
six.” Milwaukee Coach Larry
Costello said emphatically after
his club blitzed the Lakers
114-88 in Wisconsin Sunday.
By EMILY STAPLER
Assistant sports editor
The Bulldog baseball team
wrestled with some Tigers of a
different name over the
weekend and added one in
each SEC column.
Georgia defeated the
Auburn Tigers in Friday’s game
by a 7-6 score, and did a
backslide to a 10-6 defeat on
Saturday
In Friday’s contest, the
Tigers jumped to an early lead,
scoring five in the second, to
bring on relief pitcher Bill Ivie
for Alan Okun.
GEORGIA, however, came
back to jump on Auburn’s Jack
Van Ypcren for four in the
third. Jim Carter managed a
triple when the left fielder lost
the ball in the sun. Jim Turner
singled into right for the RBI
Stan Fillion reached on a
single, and both runners
advanced when the Tiger
shortstop overthrew second.
Benjic Folk reached on a
fielder's choice as Turner was
picked off at third, and Rick
Groover cleaned up with a
homer over the left field fence.
Georgia took the lead in the
fifth. Groover singled to the
shortstop and advanced on a
wild pitch. Joe Herb added two
when the center fielder
misjudged the distance
allowing Herb to make good on
a home run.
Carter added a run in the
sixth to put the 'Dogs up 7-5.
The Herb incident hap
pened in reverse in the bottom
of the sixth as the Tigers came
back to add a run. The center
fielder misjudged the distance,
possibly because of sun glare,
and allowed the second
in-the-park home run.
The ’Dogs jumped to an
early lead in Saturday’s game,
scoring three in the first and
second, before pitcher Terry
Curtis was relieved by Bill
Lawrence.
Georgia encountered pitch
ing problems, resulting in two
changes on the mound.
STARTER Gary Nevinger
gave up two in the fourth, one
in the fifth, and four in the
sixth to bring on Jim Cannon
in the seventh. Cannon gave up
three additional runs in the
eighth to bring on Paul Gordon
in the ninth
Nevinger (1*3) gave up
seven runs (three earned) on
nine hits while walking one and
blanking eight. Cannon pitched
2 2/3 innings for three runs (all
earned) on four hits. There
were three Georgia errors
Georgia’s record is now 2-6
in the SEC and put Auburn at
3-3. The next game is today at
3 30 against those other Tigers,
Clcmson that is, at Foley Field.
By RAY BOSS
In the past two days I have
examined some of the reasons
why the wrestling squad fell
from a high pinnacle early in the
season to the very depths of
the SEC ladder in a matter of
two months.
But the past is gone and
fininshed, hopefully forever.
So what about the future? Will
communications between
Coach Frank and his wrestlers
improve? Will Keller be fired
by Athletic Director Joel
Eaves? And just where does the
root of the problem lie
anyway?
The answer to the latter
two questions must begin at
the top. First. Eaves has said he
will not now, and probably not
in the forseeable future, fire
Keller. As a tandem, Georgia
coaches probably have the
Last in a series
greatest longevity record in the
entire NCAA annals. Can you
name the last time a Georgia
coach was given the ax? This
can often be positive - there’s
nothing like security and the
hiring of first-rate coaches is a
tribute to Eaves' keen athletic
sense.
Enough negative comments
have already been directed to
Keller, so it will suffice to say
that Georgia’s entire practice
sessions were devoted to
takedowns this year. According
to our source, the team spent
absolutely no time whatsoever
on pinning combinations the
entire season.
KELLER DEFENDED him
self by replying that it was a
common practice. “This is just
a matter of philosophy. I think
the majority of coaches around
the country emphasize
takedowns. I spent a couple of
weeks out at Oklahoma State.
They have the best wrestling
program in the country and
they spend 95% of their
practices on takedowns.”
What about the players? To
be sure, they did not exactly
give their all this year. In
practice, they would scoff and
complain at a Keller mandate
out of a lack of respect. Their
attitude was putrid, to say the
least, especially at hte-season
matches where they resembled
sitting ducks at county fair's
shooting gallery. They cele
brated their last place
tournament finish by spending
two nights eating pizza and
guzzling beer, according to my
source.
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At the Coliseum Club's annual basketball
banquet, sevetal of the Georgia basketball
team members received awards for the past
season Dick Toth (pictured above with
Coach Rosemond) won the best defensive
player and leadership awards in the
superlative awards group Also in the
superlative awards. Tim Bassett was named
the besi rebounder The big winner of the
evening was Ronnie Hogue Hogue received
the Tommy Reeder Memorial Trophy for
leadership, character and player ability and
the Joe Jordan Memorial Plaque awarded by
Lambda Chi Alpha for aggressive play and
hustle.
Rookie Hooton receives new contract
CHICAGO (CPU Rookie
Burl Hooton picked up a new
contract and a $2,500 raise
Monday as reward for the 4-0
no-hitter he threw for the
Chicago Cubs against the
Philadelphia Phillies Sunday
Cubs Vice President John
Holland, who tore up the old
^contract and handed over the
* one. felt baaeball itself
r owed something to the
22-year-old knuckle ball artist
from Texas.
“This is the greatest thing
that could happen to baseball,”
he said “This will get the fans
hack on the players’ side. It
will bring back the interest in
the game.”
Ml
UGA student takes award
Rick Lockart, a junior
majoring in business manage
ment. took first place in the
Rome (Georgia) Invitational
Karate tournament this
weekend
Lockhart, a brown belt,
won the free-sparring event It
was his fourth tournament, and
second first place in his career.
Lockhart placed second in the
other two tournaments.
To be fair, the blame must
be distributed. Most of the
wrestlers feel that Eaves must
accept the ultimate responsibil
ity. He should never have hired
Keller in the first place.
Keller is apparently trying
to open the doors of
communication.
“He’s really been positive
since the conference,” said the
informer. “He’s more outgoing
or something. He’s trying. He
doesn’t have a whole lot to
work with since he’s never
wrestled, but he’s trying.”
ONE OF THE ways Keller
has attempted to get closer to
his athletes is through personal
conferences. At these sessions,
the scholarshiped wrestlers
were asked if they’d be.back
next year. If they signed “yes”
they indicated by their
signature to “support the
coach and his philosophy,”
according to the source.
The plea has not been
altogether enticing. Although
Keller said that only two
wiestlers are not returning
(Ronnie Reeser quit school and
Tom Wills had to get a job or a
full scholarship and the money
for the latter wasn’t available ),
our anonymous wrestler says
otherwise. “I know of four
that aren’t coming back, and of
the remaining seven two or
three are tentative.
“Keller could develop into
a good coach if he changes
some of his ways and if he tries
we have to try with him. 1
think it would be better to
have a coach in there that had
a better background, but he’s
going to be there so we’re just
going to have to do the best we
can with what we’ve got.
"One thing I want to say is
that he’s a good recruiter.
That’s one thing he does
almost perfect. He gets good
talent.”
THAT FACT is undeniable.
So far, Keller and his staff have
signed seven athletes, including
one of Tennessee’s top
prospects, prompting the coach
to be optimistic about the
1972-73 season.
“I think we’ll have a great
team next year,” he said.
“We’ve recruited the best
potential we’ve ever had.”
The future could only
improve if both sides honestly
make an effort to improve and
understand each other. But
from these articles, it appear*
that at least one side or the
other is not doing that. But
will they in the future? Only
time will tell.
Bulldogs claw Clemson
set long-jump record
P*oto by GEORGE WILLIAMS*
A DOC ON THIRD IN SCORING POSITION
Georgia split a douMeheader with Auburn
By JIM WYATT
The (Georgia track team
registered its second straight
dual meet victory with a 94-51
win over Clemson here in
Athens this past Saturday.
Philip Tucker led the
Bulldogs with a new school
record in the long jump.
Tucker leaped 24’I0V$” to
surpass the old record held by
Assistant Track Coach Lewis
Gainey of 24’10” set in 1965
in the SEC Meet.
The mile run proved to be
the most exciting race of the
meet Georgia’s John Davidson
and Bill Daniel trailed
Gemson’s Larry Rush all but
the last lap where the Bulldog
miJers outran Rush. Davidson
captured first and Daniel took
second with clockings of
4:22.5 and 4:22.7, respec
tively.
THE WIND-AIDED 10O-
yard dash turned into a fast
race The Bulldogs' Ray
Hamilton was first in a time of
9.5; Oemson’s George Besse
was second with a 9.7; and
Georgia’s Tony Williamson was
third clocked at 9 8.
Kenny Rosser vaulted well
to capture first in the pole
vault for the Bulldogs. Rosser
cleared 15’4” despite the wind,
but later he barely missed in an
attempt for the school record
of 15’10”.
In the javelin, Jems Hayes
captured first with a throw of
185 feet
Georgia’s 440-Relay team
continued to run well, taking
first in a 41.2 clocking, while
Gemson finished yards behind
with a time of 42.5.
THE BULLDOGS swept to
a one-two finish in the
440-yard dash with Joe
Shearouse and Maxie Foster
finishing with times of 48.6
and 49.5, respectively.
Shearouse and Hamilton led
another one-two finish for the
Bulldog sprinters in the
220-yard dash. Shearouse was
timed at 21.7 in fust place and
Hamilton was clocked at 21.8
in second.
In the 120-yard high
hurdles, John Welsch and Bob
Windham finished first and
second for the Bulldogs.
Welsch was first in 14.6 and
Windham captured second in
14.9.
David SetUe leaped 48*5%**
in the triple jump for first
place for Georgia. Teammate
Tony Williamson took second
with a jump of 47*7”.
Glynn Griffin easily took
first place in the shotput with a
throw of 54*6%**, outhrowing
Gemson’s Larry Hunt by five
feet.
In the high jump, Danny
Williams cleared 6’5V4” to take
first for Georgia. Charles
Carson took third for the
Bulldogs with 6’4” jump.
The Bulldogs travel to
Auburn this weekend to meet
the Tigers in a dual meet this
Saturday.