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PAPE EIGHT
THE BANWER-HERAtP. ATHENS. GEORGIA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. IflM
BULLDOGS DEFEAT MERCER IN OPENING GAME: 7-o
TECH DEFEATS OGLETHORPE SATURDAY BY 28-13 SCORE
Captain Joe Bennett
Makes Bulldogs Lone
Touchdown By Blocked
Kick In Third Quarter
GIANTS GRAB
OFF PENNANT
Mercer Shows Unexpected Strength in
Battling Bulldogs. Large Crowd
I Turns Out'For Opener. Fletcher
Does Noble Work. Kilpatrick,
Local Boy, Stars Also.
(By Marcus Bryant and Hal Jackson)
Captain Joseph Johnston Bennett occupied the
over Mercer Saturday, which resulted in a 7 to 0
score, and opened the Bulldogs’ 1923 season on San
ford Field.
wins nr
CLOSE SCORE
. Captain Joseph Johnston Ben
nett occupied the major portion of
the spot-light In Georgia’s victory
over Mercer Saturday, which re
sulted In a 7 to 0 score, and opened
the' Bulldogs' 1923 season on Sun-
ford iold. f
In the third quarter, with Mer- j the game at the
ccr In possession of the ball on her'
own three yard line, Simmons
dropped back to punt,—but, with o
mad rush Captain Joe blocked the
punt and fell on the ball ^ehlnd
Mercer's goal line for the 1 only
counter of the day. His try for the
pblnt after touchdown was suc
cessful.
\ Around thirty-five hundred spec
tators were In the stands to witness
the battle, and as both teams trot
ted nut on the flfeld, the day soem
ed Ideal for baseball.
Mercer put up stlffer resistcnoe.
than had been expeetd, although
ih< y were no closer than Georgia's
thirty-three yard goal line during
the affair. * __ %
—in addition to being tbs hero of i yard line who rciunu-a 58
the day, by blocking and recovering
Slmmdns attempted punt, the work
of Captain Bennet was above par
for the entire game. Cleckley
Fletcher and Kilpatrick showed up
well In tho backfleld, and Randall
work was very commendable dur
Ing the final period. JJnr Tnyloi
displayed his usual good game at
) tackle, and rler, during hip stay In
pivot position
mnde some nice tackles. Several
nice passes were completed by
Richardson and Oliver at end.
Moore showed good ability In the
punting line.
The work of Captain Cecil, Poore
and Felder ettod out for Morcer In
the bnckfield, as did the playing
of Smith, Carson and 8lmmons af
the forwards.
The features of the game were
Captain Bennett's life-saver. th#
huge crowd In attendance^ the rl*
val student bodies and the bands. ■
, The play by play detail follows?
Captain Cecil of the Orange and
Black won the toss and chose to
•defend the east goal. Simmons
kicked off to Fletchep on the S5
yards- ;
NEW YORK.—The New York
Clants clinched the 1923 National
League championship here Friday,
defeating Brooklyn 3 to 0. Nehf,
tho New York lefthander, pitched
his first shutout of the season. Ho
was aided by three double plays
and two Brooklyn players being
caught napping on the bases.
The Giants stopped Grimes after
he had won six straight games.
Meusel’s single drove In two runs
in the first Inning and he stole
home on a double steal In the
eighth. B. Griffith hit safely four
times for Brooklyn In as many
times up.
BASEBALL
results
NATIONAL LEAGUE <
Boston, 2; Philadelphia 4.
Brooklyn 6; New York 1.
St Louis 1; Cincinnati 11.
Pittsburg 4; Chicago 5.
Kilpatrick smashed center fty 2
yards. Butler added u yard thru
right tackle. Moore then punted
to Mercer's 18 yard line the ball
going out of bounds. Mercer was
penalized 5 yards for off sides. Ball
on Mercer's 9 yard yard line.
Herndon slipped off left end for 9
yards, fumbling anti Carson of Mer
cer recovered 'on his 30 yard line
Rice got 7 at right end. Bowling
Fletcher threw
tempted end run. Smith punted to
Georgia 38 yard line. Time out
Mercer. Fletcher knifed center for
He followed by adding 2 more
at ‘right tackle. “Big John" cir
cled left end for eight yards. Ball
In mid field. Fletcher falls to gain.
Tass Moore to Fletcher netted If
yards. Ball on Mercer’s 35 fcrard
line. Butler fAlled at center, Kil
patrick gained eight yards but
Georgia was penalized 15 yards for 4 half ended,
holding. On a crlss Flechter got 10
and first down. Pass Moore to
Fletcher Incomplete. Moore then
kicked 40 yards to Felder who re
turned 8. Ball on Mercer 23 yard
line. Smith punted 35 yards to
Kilpatrick who returned 25 yards.
The quarteif ended here. Ball' on
Mercer'a 21 yard line.
Cleckley got 4 over center. 1st
down. Ho got nine more over right
tackle. Randall got four at left
tackle. First down. On a douh»«
pass Randall got 5 at right fend.
Cleckley failed at the line. .Ran
dall got 3 at right guard. A double
pass failed. Pass Moore i«> Cleck
ley Incomplete. Ball In play
HcrccrV 55 yard line, smith was
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New Yorjc 4,2; Boston 5-8 (16
innings.)
(Cleveland 0; Detroit 3.
Chicago 5-6; St. Louis 6-6.
Philadelphia 2; Washington 0.
Fort Worth 3; New Orleans 0.
By HAL JACKSON
By flashing an undeniable and brilliant offensive
in the face of a rather weak defense, the Athens High
School opened the football season in Athens Friday
afternoon by trouncing the invading team of the
Madison Rjgh School. The final tabulated count was
60 to 6. The Initial setto was full of thrills in spite of
ST&t“ 1U ar en<T ^Mon the locals’ marked superiority in almost every de
partment. Long runs, passes and other things that go
to make the pastime worth while were there.
From the start the Athens High opponents a clean pair of heels on
eleven shqwed the same old drive ‘ *
hurt but resumed pay.. Bowing
failed at right guard. Smith got 3
at right end. Felder punted out of
Mercer’a 30 yard line. FHer went
In for Day for Georgia. Cleckley
gained 2 at right guard. Cleckley
failed. Pasa Moore to Oliver nets
23 yards. Bal Ion Moore'a 224 yard
line. Butler got one yard at cen
ter. Cleckley got 2 more there.
Randall over right guard for 8
The half went over on Mercer’s
4 yard line. Young replaced Feld
er for Mercer. Smith punted to
Georgia 22 yard line. Cleckley wa*
stopped twice. No gain. Moore
loat 11 yards on a pass. Ball on
Mercer'a 31 yard line. Puaa Moore
to Cleckley nets 22 yards and first
down. Nelson replaced Butler and
Ice for Rease for Mercer. Randall
failed to gain. He got four thru
left guard. Captain Bennett’s drop
kick hit the posts. No goal. The
Kilpatrick replaced Cleckley for
Georgia, Day replaced Frier. 8hat-
tuck kicked off toy Poore who ran
to his 30 yard line. Bowling got
two and Felder Followed with 16 at
left end. Rice got 8 at tho Other
wing. Ball on Georgia's 44 yard
line. Poore made first down
right tackle. Smith failed and Mer
cer was penalized for holding. Ball
on Mercer's 49 yard line. Rice
filled at right end. Pass Cecil to
Poore Intercepted by Fletcher
his own 45 yard line. Kilpatrick
smashed right tackle for 5. Nelson
fumbled and Carson recovered on
his 83 yard line. Rice failed at
renter. Bowling got 1 yard. Time
out Herccr. Cecil failed. BowiVg
Athens, Ga., September 25,1923.
DEAR BESS:- , •
Your description of that “farewell party” set me to wondering. They certainly must have jazzed
things up a bit I At least you and Mamie and Hawks did. (I have something interesting to tell
you about Hawks, but that can wait.)
So glad that you are all fixed at school. Well, anyway, it’s better than being at Vassar, and that’s
“the cat’s whiskers.” Your dresses must be wonderful—they always are.
' I sure do envy you the trips you’ll be taking, even if the “lady professor” goes along. There’ll be
plenty to see—and do. “Plenty” will doubtless include Bud—he’s up there as sophomore this year,
: hear.
Speaking of trips—I just must tell you of one Paula and I and two friends made to qur own Stone
Mountain Sunday. Here I’ve spent all these days living in Athens, within 75 miles of the .WON-
I DER OF THE WORLD, and until then (had only seen it from a distance of several miles—on trips
' to and from Atlanta. Since the Daughters of the Confederacy have employed Gutzon Borglum,
that famous sculptor, to put the memorial upon the great monolith, I have been interested and
wanted so much to go there and see the mountain and the beginning of Mr. Borglum’s work. So
when Fred and Harry Knowles and Paula came by and asked me to go up with them Sunday, I
| was overjoyed. Paula and Fred lhad a wonderful dinner prepared, and we spent the day on the
mountain—up| there in the shade of those friendly trees that dot the earthen spaces on the face of
the great rock. It is the most glorious sensation to stand up there on Stone Mountain and view
the surrounding hills and valleys—see the cities of Georgia around it, and the farms. And the
great Confederate Memorial—what an inspiring thing it is to contemplate and what a legacy it will
be to the future. All this and more awaits those who go there, even now, before it is completed. We
enjoyed the trip to 1 and' from the mountain. Fred and Harry had rented the car from THE YOU-
DRIVE-IT CO., and it only cost a small amount to make the trip—much cheaper than railroad
fare, and-we diejn’t have to worry about “catching a train.” We went when we wanted to and
came back the same way. .
After this experience with a rented car for a day’s pleasure, Paula has just called me and says
Fred and Harry want us to go to Tallulah Falls n,ext Sunday. That will be a wonderful trip also.
The scenery'there rivals any in America—except there may not be so much of it. But it’s great
enough to get out in the woods and tramp along the mountain streams at this time of the year—
“he fall foliage is amazingly pretty. And as the boys have already engaged a “YOU-DRIVE IT”
AR, and as it won’t cost them much, we are planning to go to Tallulah Sunday. Wish you were
ere to go with us—you remember that “Witch’s Head” and what happened the last time “she”
v us? Wonder where Ralph is noy>. I’ll tell you about the Tallulah trip and Hai;ry next time.
‘
Lots of love,
EVELYN (‘«ubs”)
Brilliant Play Wins From
Madison High School In
Opening Game Here Friday
that has marked their play In the
past. Eleven whole hearted men
took the felld and ran like a wheel
oiled machine. In Justice to the in
vaders It*must be said that they
were new and Inexperienced but
howed good promise. They took a
drubbing for‘the first game but
the spirit they showed will be har«
to down.
To start the battle the homellngs
received and scored within ona
minute of play. The first few plays
went something like this: Jack-
son receives on hia five yard line
and returns for forty yards. Dud
ley around left end for ten yard's
and on tho next play goes thirty
yords for the first touchdown. Be
hind great interference the Mroon
backs were gaining almost at will
so at the end of the first quarter
the count stood at 25 to 0.
At this Juncture Coach Brown
sent In a full new team. These
young lads did* themselvea proud
in every sense of tho word. They
kept up the work of tho varsity
and looked mighty good. An un
fortunate break gave the Invaders
a touchdown on theso lads but they
retaliated and pushed ono
foro tho half ended with tho score
33 to 6.
The varsity got back Into the
fray in the last half and picked
up their groat work o.t the otiher
period. Led by the work of “Flash’’
Dudley who pui up & beautiful
game, scoring four touchdowns. He
had all that a back could wish for.
This period also saw “Tad*’ Davla
and “Dynamite’* Jackson at their
best. Theso two lads showed the
J><
also shares the laurels.
Blocked punts, fumbles and oth
er poor football added to the score
of which the fans lost count after
it past the half century mark.
Here it must be said that the local
line played excellent football go
ing and coming. During the course
of the evening not a single first
down was gained’ by the opponents
and Maroon forwards blocked
three punts. They all starred Is all
that could be said.
Jim Robertson’s Team Enters Second
Half of Game With Score Standing
14-13, Tech Leading. Maurer
Runs Sixty-Five and Forty
Yards For Touchdowns. ^
Referee: Thomason (Ga.)
Substitutions: Athens Hlkh,
Htephenson, lJeusso, tTirn, Eptinu,
Harris, Epps, Ashford,* Warren, All-
good*. Head. Madison High: Pitts
for Shepard.
Time of quarters—Ten minutes.
Linesmen: Forbes and Luckie.
fumbled on a delayed buck
Fletcher recovered. Bad oa Geo:-
gin's 89 yard line. Kilpatrick got
4 at center. Nelson got 4 At right
end. Fletcher failed at rlgh guard
Mercer was penalised 15 yeards. It
was flrat down on Mercer’a 38 yn»d
line. Nelson got 3 at center. Fletch
er got 3 at right-end. Kilpatrick
failed. Moore punted 35 yards to
Mercer’s IS yard line. Mercer was
penalized five yards. Ball on Mer
cer’s 3 yard line. SlmmonsF kick
was blocked by Captain Bsnnott
who followed by recovering for tho
only scoro of tho gam#. Tho pe
riod ended here. Bennett drop
kicked goal. Score, Georgia 7; Mer
cer 9. (
and for Day, Nelson for Butler, Cleck-
Uy fur KlijutUivk, Raima* ifur
Fletcher, Tippln fojr Josclovc;
Hhattuck for Oliver, Oliver for
Shattuck, Kilpatrick for Cleckley,
rhllpot for Moore. For Mercor:
McDonald for Gaines, Yyoung for
Felder, Reese-for Young, Rice for
Reese, Gaines for Simmons.
Time of periods—15 minutes.
Officials: Referee; Springer,
(Penn.); Umpire:, Coopery(W. and
THIRD
QUARTER
Randall for Ftetchor »nd Tlpnen
(nr Jowlovf- for doortfo. Randall
kicked to Poore who return.1 t<
hi, 19 Hno. Rice. Poore nnd Cecil,
■rained flret down throuah th, line
Pall on Mercer’, 32 yard line.
Rnwllnr foiled nt enter . Cecil
trained B »t rltrht tickle. Rice for
1 nt left end. Smith V'ekeO In if"
nntrick who returned IT. Qeor*ia>
hall on own 49 ynrd line. Rnndall
, nt left end. TCHpntrleV cMr‘en
left Crk for 19. Randall knifed
4 nt right tickle. Moore got four
(Bj Associated Press.)
PELHAM MANOR, N. Y.—Gene
Saraxen, who won the title In tho
Professional Golfing Association
at Oakmont last rear, successful!,
defended It here agalnit the attack
of Walter Hagen In the 1923 finals,
and br virtue of a remarkable re
covery on the thjrty^eighth hole
„ will wear the crown for another
nt left tickle. Nelson 2 nnd flrafj year.
Pnndall 4 nt l«ft tseVIe saraien hooked hie ball Into a
L>.
Head Linesman: Black (David
son).
Score by periods:
Georgia 0*0 T (
Mercer 0 0 0 9
The Fairway
Ball on Mercer*# 80 yard line. Nel
son got three nt canter. Kllpatrick
1 yard over center. Two more by
him neter three yards. Kl'na'-lrV
3 oyer tnekle. Another of 8. First
down. Randall fumbled and 'nnt
five yards. Pass Phllpot to Rich
netted 17 yards. The ball went over
on Mercer'a 4 yard line. Smith
panted *« Phllpnt who fsfi#d to
return. Two bucks by Kilpatrick
netted 0 yards. Georgia off sided.
Pass Phllpot put ball on Mercer <
yard line. The fray was oyer.
Final scorfe: Georgia 7; Morcer
marsh on the slue of tne course
In the second extra hole and It
seemed that only a miracle could
save him. The miracle happened
and Saraxen took the hole and
with it the match and the title.
Mercer |
Ellison
Day, R. ,
Left Guard
Lancaster »
Carson.
Grayson ,
Gaines
Center
Herndon i
Right Guard
Benaett (Capt.) «...
Rlfht Tackle
Richardson
Right End
Moore «... .Cecils, (Capt)
Quarter Back
Fletcher ..... «. Felder
Smith
Kilpatrick
Left Half Back
Rice
RightHiuTbick '
Butler Bowling
Full
Substitutes: For Georgia; Frier
Thornton’s
8UNDAY
s' Dinner 50c
I Chicken Soup, With Rice
Rout •Chicken, Sage Dressing
Turnip, and Greens
Pried Com
Sliced Tomatoes
Hot Biscuits
Baked Apple, Cream Sauce
Coffee, Tea or Milk .
50 Cents
Sapper 50c
Park Chops
French Fried Potatoes
Fried Com
, Celery Salad
Hot Biecuita
Lemon Pie
Coffee, Tea or Milk
60 Cents
(By Associated Press.)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Oglethorpe University made
the Golden Tornado of Georgia Tech feel like a
breeze requiring Tech to call on all of its reserves to
finally win the first game of the football season herel
Saturday afternoon, 28 to 13. Oglethorpe led'in the |
second quarter by six points, forcing its heavier ri- ■
va} to fight desperately, minus interference and fast
back work which has made fame for the big Atlanta
institution since 1917.
FOOTBALL
SCORES
Athens High
Madison High
Williams ...
* H E.‘ *
... Robinson
Smith
* H T.
.... Barnett
Bitbop
R.G.
..... 5?yant
Higginbotham
C.
... Bearden
Stewart ....
L. G.
Few
Weatherly (C)
L. T.
Ppor
Lambert ..
* il e.
...... Hume
Jackson ...
Q. B. ’
Waters
Dudley ....
R.il.B
Shouse
Wingfield ..
l.* ii.* B
Few
Davla
* f. ii.’
.... Shepard
At Austin, Texas—Texas Uni
versity 31; Austin College 0.
At Salem, West Va.—Marietta
19; Salem 3.,
At 8partanbiirg—Wofford 12;
North Georgia Aggie. 0.
Alabama 12; Colon 0.
Chicago 34; Mich. Aggies 0.
West Va. 22; W. Va. Wes. 0.
L. S. C. 40; State Normal 0.
V. M. I. 33; Lynchburg 0.
LaFnyctto 20; Muhlenburg 0.
Oberlln 6: Plercn 7.
Rentelaer Polly. 9; Mesa. Aggies
Ilrown 34; Havcrford 0.
Boston College 28; Providence
Rutgers 27; Penn.' Mil. Col. 0.
Navy 39; Wllltam anil Mary 10.
Virginia 10; Furman 13.
Darmouth 13; Norwich 0.
Vermont 7; Mafno 3.
Colgate 42; Clarkston Tech 0.
Ponn. Stato 58; Lebunnon 0.
N. Y. University 14; St. Stcvene
U. of Kentucky 41; Marshall 0.
Georgetown (Ky.) 0; Miami 21.
Notro Damo 74; Kalamnsoo 0.
Cornell 41; St. Bonaventuro 8.
Randoluh Macon 0: Maryland 83.
Wake Forest t; Nortt. Carolina
Camp Denning 18; Piedmont Cot
lege 0. ;
Tulana 20; Southwest Louisi
ana Instltuta 2.
Iowa 20; Oklahoma Aggies 0.
Vanderbilt 17; Vnnderbllt Fresh*
men 0.
Quantlco Marines 19; Washing
ton Collego O.
Army 41; Tennease 0. •
Pittsburg t(; Bocknol! 0.
Washington A Jefferson
Bethany 0.
Columbia IS; Union 0.
k-
Tech was almost bewildered by
the light Oglethorpe team, during
the first half. The Tornado regis
tered first In the opening quarter
after a mighty struggle on the five
yard line, squeezing the ball over
on the fourth down. In midfield
during the second quarter, Ogle
thorpe! worked a I spectacular triple
pass, a shori spiral over the line,
a speedy return and a snap to
Maurer completed within ten yardsY
and the fleetfooted youth ran forty
yards for a touchdown. Oglethorpe
felled to kick feoal.
With the ball in Oglethorpe'a
territory during the next quarter,
Pinky Hunt, for Tech, fumbled
with Maurer right behind him to
scoop u)> the ball.
Oglethorpe formed a quick inter,
ferenee nnd Maurer ran sixty five
yards for a touchdown.
Tech raided seven points nt the
end of this quarter, seven more In
the third quarter and In the final
It ghnved the hall across the lint
for Its last count.
Bach score was tallied after hard
work. Tho light Oglethorpe eleven
caused Tech to employ three back-
fields. |
AUBURN
TIE8
_ (By Associated Press)
CLEklSON COLLEGE — The
Clemson Tigers today battled the
Auburn Plainsmen to a scorless tie
In the first football game of the
season on the local field. Neither
aide ever wag in groat danger, (al
though Clemson at one time find
the ball within Auburn's twenty
ynrd line but lost It on downs. Both
teams fumbled frequently.
(By Associated Press)
WEST POINT, N. Y.—Army de-
fwiini University of Tenessre 4!
to 0 In tho opening'game of tha
cadets football season today. Thd
contest, played under a biasing sun
nnd In a mid-summer temnernfnr*
was hnrd but cleanly fought. Tbs
Army clearly outclassed the south*
erners. who got within the cadet*
80 yard line but once
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