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"Popcorn, peanuts, soft drinks . . . souvenir baseball!’’
Lawrence’s 149 Yds. Rushing
Sets A Bulldog Bowl Record
ATHENS — Kent Lawrence,
sensational Georgia sophomore
tailback of Central, S. C., es
tablished a Bulldog bowl rushing
record In the Cotton Bowl Sat
urday.
His 149 yards In 16 carries
erased the old Georgia bowl mark
of 139 yards In 22 rushes by
Frankie Slnkwlch against TCU
in the 1942 Orange Bowl.
His 74-yard TD rush also was
the longest scoring play In Bull
dog bowl history, bettering the
old mark of 71 yards (pass Inter
ception by Al Bodine vs. Texas
to 1949 Orange Bowl).
Ronnie Jenkins, Georgia’s all-
SEC Junior fullback of Glenville,
Ga., netted 88 yards rushing vs.
S.M.U, in the Cotton Bowl (23
rushes), which was the fourth
best bowl rushing performance
by a Bulldog, having been better
ed only by Lawrence and Slnkwlch
and Charley Trlppi’s 115 yards
(27 rushes) vs. U.C.L.A. in the
1943 Rose Bowl.
WRESTLING is a valuable high
school and college sport and spe
culation about the effects of "ma
king weight” — crash dieting and
dehydration to get under compet
itive weight llmlts--shouldn’t be
allowed to eliminate it, says a
University of Texas physical ed
ucation professor. He concedes
that taking off too many pounds
too quickly can be harmful to
young athletes, but says much
more needs to be learned about
the various practices
The Toll Man Takes Over In Basketball
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THE SHORT MAN tn professional basketball Is fast-fading away. 6 ft. tall. Already In the Southeastern Conference there are
By 1968, It Is said, there will not be a player In the NBA under several players who are 6-10 and two are 7-footers.
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Brave Notes:
Oscar Brown has been chosen
winner of the 1966 Helms-Win
Clark Memorial Trophy awarded
annually to the star chosen by
Southern California Baseball
Writers Association as Califor
nia’s outstanding professional
baseball first-year player. Bro
wn, who led the Northwest Lea
gue in batting with a .346 aver
age and was named to the lea
gue all-star team, won out over
another Braves farmhand, Rob
ert Christensen, who was a team
mate at Yakima where he batted
.291 while playing at shortstop.
Both were signed by Johnny
Moore. Past winners of the award
include Lee Walls, Bob Hertel,
Truman Clevenger, Ken Tooth
man, Barry Latman, Victor Lap
iner, John Callison, Ron Fairly,
Willie Davis, Dick Edwards, Joe
Moeller, Jim Lefebvre, Tommie
Reynolds, Willie Crawford, Mike
Epstein...At Richmond, General
Manager Hillman Lyons has an
nounced the kickoff of the 1967
season ticket sale. Even before
the drive was officially opened
the Richmond front office had
sold over $45,000 of business for
next season. Lyons has set a goal
of $200,000 in pre-season sales
which would top any minor lea
gue city in the country if ac
complished. His sales force con
sists of Lou Martin, Jim Beau
champ and Eddie Kasko.
Rabbit Decline A Quirk Os Nature?
By Dean Wohlgemuth
With the deer season behind
us, Georgia hunters are turning
their attention in earnest to small
game hunting. And when you
speak of small game, the rabbit
just has to come to mind.
Even though rabbits are usually
one species that usually seems to
require no assistance in main
taining good populations, Georgia
right now seems to be in the
Robinson Named
'Man Os The Year’
By Sport Magazine
NEW YORK, Jan. 17—Frank
Robinson has been named SPORT
Magazine’s "Man of the Year"
for 1966 in its 20th annual "Top
Performer” selections appear
ing in the current issue of the
magazine.
Another special award cover
ing the entire world of sports
goes to highscorlng Rick Barry
of the San Francisco Warriors,
named SPORT’S “Rookie of the
Year.” Gale Sayers captured the
honor last season.
SPORT also named the other
winners of its 20th annual “Top
Performer” awards covering
participants in every major
sport. Bart Starr of the Green
Bay Packers was named "Top
Performer in Pro Football,” and
Steve Spurrier of the University
of Florida received the "Top
Performer in College Football"
award.
In basketball, Bill Russell of
the Boston Celtics received the
"Pro” citation and Cazzle Rus
sell of Michigan was his "Col
lege” counterpart. High-scoring
Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black
Hawks won "Top Performer in
Hockey” honors.
The "Top Performer in Box
ing” was heavyweight champion
Cassius Clay and Don Schollander
of Yale captured “Top Perfor
mer In swimming and Diving”
honors.
World record-breaking dis
tance runner Jim Ryun of the
University of Kansas ran off
with the "Top Performer In
Track and Field” trophy, while
Billy Casper took the honors
for "Golf.” The only four
legged winner, Buckpasser, Is
"Top Performer In Racing,”
completing SPORT Magazine’s
1966 awards listings.
The alligator gar displayed at
Marineland of Florida is start
lingly like an alligator because
of its huge mouth and dagger
like teeth. The alligator gar
Iles motionless until Its prey
comes near, then captures It
depths of a population decline.
And so far, there’s just no way
to explain it.
About a year ago in this column
was a report of a rabbit study
being conducted at the University
of Georgia’s wildlife School. The
study was just starting at that
time, and is now near the half
way point. It Is expected to con
tinue at least two years. All
the facts will have to be in be
fore any conclusions can be made.
But from studies carried on so
far in this bit of research and in
other collections of data over the
years, wildlife experts have come
to the opinion that rabbits seem
to have a population cycle.
The bunnies have no franchise
on this habit. Biologists have
believed for some time that
grouse appear to have 10-year
cycles of populations. They in
crease In numbers for 5 years,
then decrease gradually over the
next five years.
Right now, Georgia - especially
North Georgia - Is at the stage
that biologists hope Is the bottom
of the cycle. They say rabbit
populations have been on the
decline for the past four or five
years.
However, the rabbit cycle ap
parently covers a much longer
period of time than does the
grouse cycle.
So far, studies have failed to
SOUNDS FISHY
The largest prehistoric fish was a shark more than 100 feet
long called Carcharodon Megalodon. It lived 25,000,000
years ago.
Braves Invite II Farm Players
To Spring Training Drills
A veteran trying again to earn
a regular Job in the majors and
a promising youngster exactly
eight years his junior are among
half-a-dozen pitchers from the
Atlanta Braves’ organization in
vited to Join the major league
club at Spring Training in 1967.
Larry Maxie, 26-year-old
righthander who spent last year
at Richmond In the International
League, and 18-year-old Fabien
Vllac Mang, former prep base
ball and basketball standout at
Jesuit High in New Orleans, are
two of 11 non-roster players
reporting with the parent club
at West Palm Beach, Fla., Feb.
16 th.
Arnie Umbach and Herb Hip
pauf, young hurlers who began
last season at Atlanta before
moving to Richmond, are includ-
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pinpoint a reason for the in
crease or decline of rabbit po
pulations. The current decrease
does not appear to have been
caused by an undue parasite bur
den. Neither have tularemia or
other disease seemed to be a
cause. And predation Is not suf
ficient to cause a population de
cline. There is no real problem
here.
The problem is not unique in
being confined to Georgia. Other
states are experiencing similar
situations.
If current studies lead that di
rection so as to warrant it, it
is possible a study may be made
on the effect of pesticides on
rabbits, however, biologists feel
this is really not the problem.
But if the studies fail to turn
up any solutions, biologists may
have to look elsewhere for ans
wers. Who knows? Perhaps
they’ll even look Into radioactive
fallout. Or maybe into air pol
lution, particuarly pollution from
automobile exhaust fumes is ex
tremely poisonous. Furhter, they
accumulate in the atmosphere
over very long periods of time.
Maybe there isn’t an answer at
all. Perhaps it’s just a quirk of
nature.
But if there is an answer, bio
logists hope they’ll be able to
find it, and find out what they can
do about it.
ed on the list. Righthander
Umbach worked in 22 games for
the Braves while Hlppauf ap
peared in only three games, but
finished the year at Richmond
with an 8-7 mark.
Five catchers will get their
chance, too, to impress man
ager Billy Hitchcock and his
staff. They include two minor
leaguers traded to Atlanta: Del
Bates, 26 - year -old native of
Washington state, from the Dal
las-Fort Worth farm of the Cal
ifornia Angles; and John Hoffman,
former property of the Houston
Astros who played last year at
Amarillo In the Texas League.
Fastballer Joe Cisterna and
stocky lefthander Skip Guinn are
other hurlers coming to West
Palm Beach for Spring Training,
while the catching corps also in-
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Tech Loses
17 Football
Lettermen
ATLANTA (SPEClAL)—Sev
enteen Seniors, Including three
fourths of "one of the best de
fensive secondaries we’ve ever
had at Georgia Tech,” were on
the list of 76 football letter
men released by Georgia Tech
Head Coach and Athletic Director
Bobby Dodd.
This is a record number of
Letterman Awards even for the
Yellow Jackets who use a lot
eludes Bill Hancock, Dick Sau
get and Chet Bergalowskl.
Notre Dame grad Sauget and
Bergalowskl, who Is finishing
work toward his degree at Ole
Miss, spent their first year in
pro ball last season. Both were
at Sarasota in the Gulf Coast
League and West Palm Beach
in the Florida State League.
Mang is a native of New Or
leans who signed with the Bra
ves last season, but had arm
trouble, finishing 0-3 at West
Palm Beach. He was born Oct.
10, 1948 while Maxie’s birthdate
is Oct. 10. 1940.
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of men with kickoff and kickoff
return specialty teams and have
always been generous in the dL
pensing of football letters. The
large list also includes twenty
four sophomores, twenty-four
Juniors, eight student managers
and three student trainers.
“We had a good season with
nine victories and just two de
feats (including the Orange Bowl
loss to Florida)” Coach Dodd
said, “a much better season
than I had anticipated. Many
players contributed to this suc
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recognizing their contribution.
"I also want to say again at
this time,” Coach Dodd contin
ued "that we had outstanding
Leadership from our Seniors and
we’ll miss them all. The most
difficult to replace will be All-
America center Jim Breland
offensive tackles Bill Moorer
and Lamar Wright, split end
Mike Fortier, wingback Craig
Baynham, linebackers Billy sch
roer and W. J. Blane, and those
three men from the defensive
secondary — Sammy Burke, Hav
en Kicklighter and Giles Smith.”