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GAME ANALYSIS
Statistics courtesy Charlie Brown
Jackson 28 Stockbridge 6
13 First Downs 11
11 Rushing 6
0 Passing 3
2 Penalty 2
222 Yards Rushing 125
47 Total Rushing Plays 31
222 Total Yards 198
0 Yards Passing 73
1 Passes Attempted 16
0 Passes Completed 9
1-47 Punts 0
7-55 Penalties 4-50
Rushing: Jackson Ricky Smith, 9 for 58; White, 15 for
64; Esca Pace, 8 for 42; Charles Stewart, 6for 33; Bill Fears, 3
for 5; Charles M. Price, 1 for 2; Charley S. Price, 2 for 7.
Passing: Jackson Fears attempted one, completed
none.
Rushing: Stockbridge Nix, 11 for 96; Tarplin, 10 for
45; Rasar, 1 for 11; Bonner, 1 for 1; Bandy, 5 for 0; Morris, 3
for 5.
Passing: Stockbridge Bandy attempted 16,
completed 9. Completions were to Mitchell 4-17-6-11-5; Rasar
2-11 and 7; Mosley, 1 for 3; Tarplin, 1 for minus 5; Hunt, 1 for
18.
Jackson fumbled three times ana lost two. Stockbridge
fumbled five times and lost 4, recoveries by D. White 2, Smith
and Banks.
Defensively Jackson was led by Dale White with 6
tacklesandSassists; J. White, sands; Thomas, 5-2; Hamlin,
5-0; Brown, 4-4; Giddens, 3-0; Robison, 2-1; Pace, 0-1;
Stewart, 1-0; Price, 1-1; Smith, 2-0; Ball, 1-0; Norsworthy,
0-1; Waits, 1-1; Cawthon, 1-1; Wood, 2-0; Jenkins, 2-6;
Patterson, 3-3; Clemmons, 3-3; J. Bennett, 0-1; Banks, 3-6.
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ON THE 1
DOYLE JONES, S&.E
It was a rough day in the Classic City. Georgia stomped
Pittsburgh but good in the first half but only put seven points
on the board and therein lay the tale of the defeat. The
Panthers stomped Georgia in the second half and lighted up
the board with 19 points.
The Bulldog defense played well enough to win. The
game was actually lost by the supposedly powerful Georgia
offense. Two second half fumbles within their 35 in the
second half set up the two costly field goals that did the
Bulldogs in.
Early in the final period Georgia had held and Pitt was
in the act of kicking. A low snap rolled between the punter’s
legs. He and the onrushing Georgia lineman engaged in
critical pursuit of the errant pigskin. The Pitt punter picked
up the ball at the one and dove across the goal for an
intentional safety. At the time the score was Pitt 12—Georgia
7. Had he attempted to run the ball out he would have been
downed around the goal and Georgia would certainly have
scored and gone ahead either 14-12 or 15-12. It would have won
the game for them. The Pitt punter by his instataneous
decision saved the game for the Panthers.
Georgia’s much maligned defense may turn out to be
the team’s strong point. Most of the game it held the great
running tandem of Dorsett and Walker in check. In the first
half Dorsett had only a net of 17 rushing yards.
A closely guarded secret was the injury to Matt
Robinson. Ray Goff started in his stead and the passing of
both quarterbacks was off. Robinson was obviously
handicapped by the lack of practices. On several occasions
receivers were in the open but the ball was off target. The
inability to complete the pass cost the ‘Dogs heavily.
Pitt was not nearly as impressive as the ’73 team that
almost ran Georgia out of the stadium only to gain a 7-7 tie nor
the team I saw last year that crushed Georgia Tech. Pitt must
certainly improve to be a national contender.
By the same token, Georgia must improve
dramatically or else “character building” may be the order
of the day in Athens.
Tiff Offers
Life Saving
Courses
FORSYTH, GA. A red
Cross Water Safety Instruc
tor’s course will be taught at
Tift College here beginning
Sept. 15.
Mrs. Frances Stewart,
assistant professor of physi
cal education at Tift, and Bob
Corr, a member of the Peach
State Division of the Ameri
can Red Cross, will teach the
class on Monday through
Thursday nights from 6:30-
9:30 p.m. for three weeks in
the Vinzant Hall pool.
The course is free for
persons 17 years of age or
older who are holders of
current senior or Advanced
Life Saving Certificates.
Students will be required to
buy several inexpensive
water safety books.
For more information call
Mrs. Stewart in Forsyth at
994-5454 or 994-6644.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to take this
opportunity to thank every
one who sent flowers, cards,
phone calls, food and other
acts of kindness shown me
during my stay in the
hospital and since returning
home. Avery special thanks
to Dr. Jack Newman and Dr.
Jim Howell, to Rev. R. W.
Jenkins, the nurses and staff
at Sylvan Grove Hospital.
Thank you. Mrs. Bessie
Vaughn and Family.
The Small Farmer
The typical small farmer in
America, say with an income
around $7,000, gets about 45
per cent of his family’s spend
able dollars from work off
the fkrm.
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS. JACKSON, GEORGIA
Rankin Cook and Malcolm Smith of Butts County are enrolled in Griffin
Tech’s Carpentry course. Valuable experience is gained by working on a live
building project.
Maryland
Gets Nod
Over Vols
Just about everybody in
college football gets in the
act this Saturday as the bigs,
the littles, and a lot of
in-betweeners open their 1975
seasons.
Last year’s national cham
pion, Oklahoma, entertains
the Oregon Ducks. The
“on-paper” point spread
looks like a mis-match, but
season openers can be
foolers. The powerhouse
Sooners are favored by a
whopping 52 points.
Two games will give some
quick answers to just where
the power is in the Big Ten
conference. Michigan State
meets Ohio State in Lansing,
and Wisconsin challenges
Michigan. The Buckeyes and
Wolves have been 1-2 in the
conference for the past two
hundred years (seems that
way to this ex-Minnesota
Gopher!) If the Badgers and
Spartans fall by the wayside
in these contests, make it two
hundred and one! Wisconsin
CARD OF THANKS
I want to thank each one
that has been so nice to me
during my stay in the
hospital and since my return
home. Your cards, prayers
and other kind deeds have
meant so much to me. I
would like to say a special
“Thank You” to Dr. New
man, Sherrell Ambulance
Service, Dr. William King,
and the nurses at Griffin-
Spalding County Hospital.
May God bless you is my
prayer. Mrs. Agnes L.
Ball.
MEET THE RED DEVILS
MARK CAWTHON
Mark Cawthon,
I 5’11”, 205 lbs., tackle,
I senior, is the son of Mr.
I and Mrs. Herman Caw
| thon. Mark is the strong
est lineman in the history
of Jackson High School
football; several colleges
will be looking closely at
Mark as scholarship
material. His game Fri
day night against Stock
bridge was one of the best
ever played by a Red
I Devil.
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is an 11-point underdog and
Michigan State is picked to
lose by 13 points.
Another big test this one
an inter-conference struggle
pits L.S.U. of the
Southeastern Conference
against Nebraska, Big 8
power. L.S.U. had a down
year in 1974, winning only
five of eleven. The Sugar
Bowl champion Cornhuskers
had another strong season,
and are the favorites here by
22 points.
Tennessee edged Maryland
in last year’s Liberty Bowl
game, 7-3, and they’re right
back at each other just nine
months later. The Terps won
the Atlantic Coast champion
ship last year while the Vols
finished eighth in the
Southeast Conference. Even
though it’s a home game for
Tennessee, we’re going with
Maryland by a chalk-line.
And in what may prove to
be a real tough opener, Notre
Dame travels to New
England to tangle with
Boston College. The Eagles
rolled up 375 points last fall
as they won eight of eleven
games. The Irish will win,
but not big. The point spread:
just four.
Texas lost to Auburn in the
Gator Bowl, and Southern
Cal upset Ohio State in a
thriller in the Rose Bowl. The
Trojans will whip Duke
Friday night by 30 points.
The Longhorns are 27-point
favorites over Colorado
Life Major Medical
Hospitalization
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JIMMY CLEMMONS
Jimmy Clemmons,
5’9”, 160 lbs., guard,
senior, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Lee
Clemmons. Jimmy is the
fastest lineman that Jack
son High School has and
also is one of the best
defensive players in the
school’s history. The
Clemmons and Cawthon
combination gives Jack
son High School an
excellent guard-tackle
team.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1975
Mr. Harkness
Buried
On Tuesday
Mr. Steve Fargarson Hark
ness, 59, of Route 3, Jackson,
widely known farmer of the
West Butts Community, died
Saturday morning about nine
o’clock in Georgia Baptist
Hospital following an extend
ed illness. Mr. Harkness was
admitted to Georgia Baptist
Hospital on Labor Day.
Born July 23rd, 1916 in
Henry County, Mr. Harkness
was the son of the late Mr.
Josias C. Harkness and Mrs.
Frances Fargarson Hark
ness.
For a long number of years
Mr. Harkness was a success
ful farmer. He was a
member of the Lithonia
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at two
o’clock from the chapel of
Sherrell Funeral Home with
the Rev. E. C. Rutledge and
Rev. Don Folsom, pastor of
the First Baptist Church of
Jackson, officiating. Inter
ment was in the Fellowship
Presbyterian Church ceme
tery in Butts County with
Sherrell Funeral Home
directing plans.
State, and Auburn will beat
Memphis State by eighteen
points.
Jllll J -
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BILL FEARS
Bill Fears, 5’10”,
150 lbs., quarterback,
junior, is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Fears. Bill
is one of the best
plav-calling quarterbacks
in the area; he is an
adequate passer and an
excellent ball handler. As
quarterback he is the
leader of the offensive
team and one of the best
competitors in recent
years at Jackson High
School.
Mr. Harkness is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Daisy
Ridgeway Harkness; four
sons, John TANARUS., Steve Samuel,
and William R. Harkenss, all
of Jackson; Joe M. Harkness
of Waldorf, Md.; two
daughters, Mrs. Mae Parker
of Jackson, and Mrs.
Margaret Pierce of Stock
bridge ; three brothers, Hugh
Harkness of Toccoa, George
Harkness of Ellen wood,
William Harkness of Kings
ton, Washington; eight
grandchildren.
Active pallbearers were
Pete Ridgway, Julian Thax
ton, George Harkness, Frank
Ridgeway, Levi Hurt, Grover
McKibben, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were
Tom Welch, Lamar Cleg
horn, Henry Jarrell, Sam
Smith, Lowery McKee, Clyde
Turpin.
The City
Pool Room
(South Side Square)
is now open
under
NEW
MANAGEMENT
The City Pool Room has
been bought from Terry
Kitchens by Drake Jones
and will be operated by
Harry Cook.
You are invited to visit
for your recreation and
leisure enjoyment.
The Harmon Football Forecast
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Saturday, Sept. 13— Major Colleges
Akron 17
Arkansas 34
Arkansas State 2S
Army 20
Auburn 30
Ball State 23
Brigham Young 24
Central Michigan 27
Cincinnati 31
Citadel 20
Clemson 25
Colorado 23
Delaware 28
East Carolina 24
Eastern Kentucky 21
El Paso 20
Florida 24
Georgia Tech 24
Houston 25
Illinois 23
Indiana 27
lowa State 23
Kansas 21
Kent State 29
Kentucky 24
Lamar 23
Long Beach 17
Louisiana Tech 31
Maryland 22
Miami (Ohio) 42
Michigan 28
Navy 21
Nebraska 35
New Mexico 22
No. Carolina State 31
North Texas 20
Notre Dame 21
Ohio State 23
Oklahoma State 45
Oklahoma 52
Oregon State 28
Pacific 21
Penn State 24
Purdue 26
San Jose State 30
Southern Cal 42
South’n Mississippi 27
SW Louisiana 20
Syracuse 21
Temple 24
Tennessee Tech 20
Texas A&l 28
Texas A&M 31
T.C.U. 28
Texas Tech 27
Texas 33
Tulsa 24
Utah State 24
Vanderbilt 37
Washington 22
Western Kentucky 23
Wyoming 30
Other Games—South & Southwest
Abilene Cnristian 24
Alabama State 29
Bethany, W.“ Va. 20
Bishop 27
Central Arkansas 27
Clark is
Concord 20
East Texas 33
Elon 27
Georgetown. Ky 24
Gtassboro 20
Glenvilte 24
Grambling 22
Harding 17
Henderson 23
Howard Payne 23
Jacksonville 3g
Kentucky State 28
Lenoir-Rhyne 34'
Livingston 21
Mars Hill 21
Maryland East Shore 20
Middle Tennessee 23
Millsaps 14
Monticello 23
Nicholls 27
No. Carolina Central 21
Oberlin 14
Ouachita 24
Salem 75
Sewanee 30
Shepherd 21
SE Louisiana 22
SE Missouri 26
Tennessee State 25
Texas Lutheran 28
Texas Southern 22
Trinity 30
Tuskegee 21
Blue's Critique
In a head to head confrontation held last
Friday night in Stockbridge, the Jackson Red
Devils clinched their season opener by walking
over the Stockbridge Tigers witn a score of 28-6.
Reflecting on the game and his first chance
to see what sort of product that he and his staff had
produced, Head Coach Danny Blue had this to say,
“From an offensive standpoint, the play was
excellent. The offensive line played the best game
that I have seen in a long while. If the line
continues to block in that manner, we could have a
tremendous offensive team. The ends need work
on their down-field blocking and the backs also
need to work on their blocking, but over-all I was
highly satisfied with the offensive game.
‘ ‘The defensive play proved that we are very
weak in some places. I saw a very good
performance from a few individuals but some
performances were below what is needed for
winning football games. Lester Jenkins played a
good football game for his first varsity
competition that was the bright spot of the
entire football game.
“Overall, the defense will have to improve
if we’re going to have a winning season.
Especially the tackles, defensive secondary and
the linebackers need improvement. I was
completely unsatisfied with the defense.
“Offensively, we’ll try to continue what
we’re doing with technical and timing
improvements. I hope that we can continue to
control the ball and the game as we did Friday
night.”
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Western Michigan 14
Air Force 7
Idaho 7
Holy Cross 17
Memphis State 10
Toledo 22
Bowling Green 13
Ohio U 34
Richmond 6
Presbyterian 33
Tulane 34
California
V.M.I. 33
Appalachian 37
Dayton 33
New Mexico State 3s
SMU. g
South Carolina 7
Rice 20
lowa 34
Minnesota 21
U. 20
Washington State 34
NE Louisiana 33
V. 10
West Texas 35
Northern Illinois 33
McNeese 37
Tennessee 37
Marshall 0
Wisconsin 37
Virginia 20
LS.U 33
Fresno State 20
Wake Forest 7
Drake 34
Boston College 37
Michigan State 30
Wichita 7
Oregon p
San Diego State 27
Davis to
Stanford 36
Northwestern 34
Santa Clara 7
Duke 32
Weber 30
Southern Illinois 9
Villanova 7
West Virginia 35
Furman 35
Hawaii 39
Mississippi 33
Arlington 30
Florida State s
Colorado State s
Kansas State 23
Utah 14
Chattanooga 7
Arizona State 21
Louisville 12
Idaho State 12
Troy 23
Fayetteville 10
Kenyon 17
Tarleton 15
Austin Peay 24
Mites 15
Bluefteld 10
Prairie View 0
Norfolk 7
Emory & Henry 21
Catawba 16
Madison 15
Alcorn A&M 17
NE Missouri 10
Mississippi College 7
E Central Oklahoma 14
Alabama A&M 7
Albany State 12
Gardner-Webb 7
Southern State 14
Guilford 19
J. C. Smith 13
Carson-Newman 21
Southwestern, Tenn 13
Pine Bluff 20
Martin 14
Savannah 6
Centre 7
McMurry 8
West Liberty 13
Principia 6
West Va. Wesleyan 15
North Alabama 21
Arkansas Tech 13
Jackson State 20
SW Texas 14
Sam Houston 14
McPherson 0
Southern U 20
Virginia Union 30
West Va Tech 22
Western Carolina 26
Winston-Salem 19
Other Games—East
Albany State 23
Boston State 21
Boston U 21
Bridgewater, Mess 31
Carnegie-Mellon 23
Cheyney 25
Curry 16
Delaware State 33
Fairmont 26
Hobart 27
Indiana U 22
Ithaca 34
Kings Point 22
Lehigh 29
Lock Haven 15
Montclair 23
Muskingum 21
New Hampshire 24
Nichols 20
Northeastern 27
Shippensburg 26
Slippery Rock 30
Springfield 24
Susquehanna 23
Towson 31
Trenton 21
Other Games—Midwest
Aariai. 20
Angelo State 22
Ashland 27
Augustana, 111. 20.
Baker 16
Bluffton 14
Buena Vista 26
Capital 22
Chadron 24
Concordia, 111 22
Defiance 21
DePauw 20
Eastern Michigan 21
Evansviille 23
Findlay 14
Franklin 23
Friends 25
Grand Valley 19
Hastings 28
Hillsdale 21
Hope 28
Howard 24
Indiana Central 26
John Carroll 16
Langston 30
Marietta 17
Michigan Tech 24
Missouri Southern 22
Missouri Valley 31
Mt Union 30
NE Oklahoma 28
Northern Michigan 22
NW Missouri 26
NW Oklahoma 21
Ohio Wesleyan 15
Omaha 21
Ottawa 20
Otterbein 33
Feru 14
Rolla 20
S F Austin 25
SE Oklahoma 29
SW Missouri 29
Thiel 20
Wabash 21
Wartburg 23
Washburn 21
Western Illinois 23
Wittenberg 21
Youngstown 27
Other Games—Far West
Boise State 48
Cal Poly (Pomona) 21
Colorado College 24
Colorado Western 20
Eastern New Mexico 35
Idaho College 21
Montana State 24
Nebraska Wesleyan 21
Nevada (Las Vegas) 28
New Mexico Hi'lands26
Northern Arizona 22
Northridge 20
Portland State 24
Puget Sound 25
Redlands 23
Sacramento 30
South Dakota Tech 23
South Dakota U 26
Fisk 7
West Va. State 20
East Tennessee 14
Hampton ~ 1*
Alfred 20
Framingham 12
Maine 17
New Haven 0
Wash’ton & Jeffson 13
Bowie 7
Maine Maritime 6
William Paterson 6
Edinbcro 21
R.P.I. 7
Northwood 20
St. Lawrence 6
Coast Guard 13
Millersville 6
Lycoming 14
Kean l
Westminster 20
West Chester 23
Plymouth 7
Central Connecticut 20
Bloomsburg 7
East Stroudsburg 7
Cortland 20
Grove City 12
Mansfield 6
Salisbury 16
Saginaw Valley 6
Central Oklahoma 17
Ferris 12
Luther
Kansas Wesleyan 13
Taylor 7
Westmar C
Heidelberg 13
Doane 20
Beloit 6
Aibion 20
Wooster 14
Indiana State 10
Butler 21
Eartham 8
Rose-Hulman 15
Benedictine
Valparaiso 7
Sterling 0
Eau Claire 13
Anderson 6
Wayne. Mich. 16
St. Joseph's
Hiram
Lincoln
Denison 13
Alma 10
Central Methodist 21
lowa Wesleyan 6
Geneva 0
Panhandle 7
Eastern Illinois 14
Pittsburg 14
Fort Hays 14
Ohio Northern 14
Momingside 6
Bethany. Kansas 15
Manchester 6
Tarkio 6
Missouri Western 13
Cameron 20
Austin 10
Emporia State
Case-Reserve 12
Washington U 17
Concordia, Neb. 13
William Jewell
Illinois State 22
Baldwin-Wallace 16
Central State, Ohio 13
Hayward 6
Chico 13
Eastern Montana 12
Southern Colorado 13
Western New Mexico 0
Eastern Oregon 14
North Dakota U 22
Colorado Mines 20
Northern lowa 10
Southern Utah 20
Riverside 20
San Francisco State 19
Nevada (Reno) 20
Montana Tech 6
San Diego U 6
St. Vary’s .. 13
Rocky Mountain 13
Montana 14