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U of Georgia Playing in Seventh Post Season Game Since 1941 By RALPH E. GORMAN Head Mentor Wallace Butts will be at the helm of the Georgia Bull dogs Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. (EST) when they march on the field at College Park, Md. to battle Harry Stiteler’s Aggie eleven in the First Annual Presidential Cup game. This will mark the seventh time since 1941 that Butts has landed the Bulldogs in a post-season clas sic. Having coached a Georgia team in every bowl in the nation, Butts is truly the “Bclw Master.” best defensive record since 1921, The Presidential Cup tilt matches Georgia with a Southwest Confer ence powerhouse for the third time in their seven post-season games, TCU and Texas having been en gaged in the Orange Bowl in 1942 and 1949. The Presidential Cup Classic will be a curtain raiser for a home-and- home series previously arranged between the Bulldogs and the Ca dets. These two teams will vie in Dallas’ Cotton Bowl stadium in 1953 and in Athens’ Sanford sta- Wallace Butts Georgia Head Coach dium during the 1954 campaign. Thousands of football fans from around this area Well remember Coach Butts’ most famous prot eges—All-Americans Frank Sink- wich, Charles Trippi, and John Rauch. Defense-minded through every minute of their game, the 1950 version of the Bulldogs have the best defensive record since the 1921 and according to Butts is probably the hardest tackling team that I have ever coached.” Only 58 in 10 This year’s hard-tackling team has given up only 58 points in 10 games during the toughest sched ule in Georgia’s gridiron history. In 1921 the Bulldogs allowed their 10 foes only 31 points. Trademarks of Butts’ teams are superb conditioning, pulverizing blocking and tackling, and a tre mendous will-to-win. Many of these “pulverizing tackles” result in opponent fumbles and nine of Georgia’s 24 touchdowns have been set up by just this type of miscue. In an 11 game schedule this sea son, the Bulldogs have emerged victorious in six contests, been victims of two opponents, and the remaining three have ended in deadlocks. Won 6, Lost 2, Tied 3 Maryland (27-7), Mississippi State (27-0), Boston College (19- 7), Florida (6-0), Auburn (12-10), and Furman (40-0) have succumb- Ray Prospari Georgia T-quarterback ed before the fury of the Bulldogs, while Alabama (7-14) and Geor gia’s bitter rival Georgia Tech (0- 7) have found spots in the victor’s circle. St. Mary’s of California, North Carolina, and Louisiana State were the tying teams in the 1950 season with 7-7, 0-0, and 13-13 as the scores. Regulars on this year’s rock-em- sock-em Georgia Bulldog eleven in clude two of the 16 seniors who will be playing their final game in collegiate football. Senior players include Pat Field, punting specialist; Billy Mixon, halfback; Nick Feher, guard; Mike Merola, defensive end, and kickers John Boyd, Cy Grant, and Spurgeon Chandler. Employs Two Platoons The “Bowl Master” employs the two-platoon system in perpetrating his gridiron devastation. Bob Walston and Harry Bab cock will handle offensive duties at the end posts, while Fred Mc Manus and Team Captain Merola will be on hand to check the oppo sition. Babcock is the only sophomore on Georgia’s first offensive team, but Walston, Merola, and McMa nus are seniors. Walston will car ry an impressive pass-receiving record into Saturday’s game with 1174 yards gained in his four years of collegiate football. At the tackle slot on the Georgia offense will be the two heaviest men on the Bulldog eleven. Hamp Tanner, at 262 pounds, is playing IF YOU HURRY, YOU CAN MAKE IT — jX Yes, there is still time to get that Christmas Photo made at the A&M photo shop. Sure you can do ' t — Saturday, Dec. 9 is the last day. A&M PHOTO SHOP North Gate College Station hr Texas’ most complete news hf A giant Women's Section coverage! every day! for The Southwest's biggest and for Texas' best rural and {arm \ best Sports Coverage 1 news! for America's favorite comic for "This Week" Magajlne, every strips! Sunday! SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE PaUasI flonmig ■■■■ FILL. OUT AND MAIL THIS COUPON — CircvlaHen Deportment, The Dallai Morning News, Dalles, Texas Gentlemen: Please send me The Dallas Morning News, DAILY and SUNDAY, for » which I agree to pay $1.50 per month. Check or money order is enclosed for Q 3 months, $4.50 Q 6 months, $9.00 * (These rates good only ia Texas) J NAMI ■ his senior year, while the 245 pound Bill Walsh is only a sopho more. Junior defensive tackles are Francis Campbell and Richard Steele who both tip the scales at 220 pounds. Starting Guards Feher, 210 pound senior, and Ed Greenway, 205 pound junior, will get the starting nod for offensive Battalion SPORTS Page 4 FRL, DEC. 8, 1950 guard chores, while John Burgamy and Rocco Principe, both juniors, will be on the defense. Duties at the pivot post will be split between Bill Bradshaw, a sen ior, and Art DeCarlo, a sophomore who was named to the All-South- eastem Conference “sophomore” team. Ray rrospen, Georgia’s senior T-quarterback, is one of the most dangerous long passers in the con ference, and the senior man-under is slated to handle the signal-call ing chores with Field, the punt specialist. Field is noted for the distance and accuracy he consist ently displayed in his many boots. Rocco—Important Man One of the most important play ers on the Georgia eleven is stocky Pat Rocco, 180 pound safety man who will split time with all-SEC halfback Mixon. The 185 pound Mixon has been named to several all-opponent teams. At the other halfback slot will be senior Gus Hlebovy and junior Chuck Magoni. Hlebovy has a rep utation in SEC play as being an outstanding pass receiver, while the 160 pound Magoni is the “hard est runner pound-for-pound” that Butts has ever coached. Georgia’s No. 1 offensive full back Fred Bilyeu, recently named to the SEC all-sophomore team, will be one of the big guns against the Aggies this Saturday, as this 185 pound fullback has averaged 3.9 yax-ds per carry throughout the 10 game season. —Beat Georgia— OU Moves Ito Full Gear Norman, Okla., Dec. 8—(A 5 )—The Oklahoma football team will prac tice in full gear ^even days be fore moving to Biloxi, Dec. 26 for final drills before the Sugar Bowl game with Kentucky Jan. 1. John Tillitski Georgia Fullback Mitchell Leads Mile Relay In Preparing for Sugar Bowl AAU Approves Foreign Play Washington, Dec. 8—(A?)—The National Amateur Athletic Un ion (AAU) approved Thursday, participation of Amei'ican athletes in more foreign sports events in 1951 than ever befoi’e in United States histoi'y. The AAU’s foi’eign relations committee cleared the way for wholesale U. S. competition abroad as the AAU’s 62nd annual conven tion got undex'way. The committee officially accept ed invitations which will send American athletes to Australia, Fi - ance, Germany,Britain, Scotland, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Japan, Iceland, Argentina, and a number of other Latin American countries. AAU secretai’y Dan Ferris also said German athletes are welcome to compete in all official sports meets in this .country, Beat Georgia By RAY HOLBROOK Working out each day at Kyle Field is a group of quartermilers who Coach Frank Anderson and Ray Putman think Will again place A&M on top in mile relay competition during 1951. Forming the team are Don Mitchell, Bernard Place, Cecil Inglehart, James Baker, Bob Har ris, Juston McCarty, Bob Mays, and Bobby Ragsdale. Mitchell, a senior letterman from Deer Park, was anchorman on last year’s team. He ran a 48.1 in the 1949 Southwest Conference meet 440 and clipped off a couple of 47 quarters last season on the final lap. He will undoubtedly run in that position again this season. Place—Returning Letterman A x'eturning letterman, Place, took fourth last year in the con ference quartermile run and has shown to be a powerful runner with a great amount of natural x'unning speed. He ran 48.5 quar ter’s consistently last year, and with the improvement he has made, should have a terrjfic sea son and be a great lead-off man for the relay. A good bet for the No. 2 spot is Inglehart, a one-year letterman from last season. He bx-oke into the team starters late last spring and ran a 49 second 440 on two occasions. However, he is being pushed heavily in workouts by Mc Carty, Hands, Ragsdale, and Mays. McCaiiy may be one of the members of the squad since he has come along fast in the last two years. Baker—Make or Break But the boy who may make or break the Aggie x’elay team this year is James Baker. Ineligible last year because of scholastic difficulties, Baker is looking good in practice and ap pears to be the best 440 pros pect at A&M since Art Harnden, Olympic Star of 1948. Baker was a freshman standout in 49, run ning sevei’al quarters in 49 sec onds and anchoring the first year mile relay to win at the Texas Re lays with a 48.4. Formerly a splinter, the Dallas- ite possesses gi’eat speed and a much-sought-after perfect stride which combined with his unusual stamina should give the Cadets the lead on the third lap of the re lay. Shaeffer—From Football Footballer Buddy Shaeffer is also a fine quartermiler but will not join the Hack team until after football season. The Aggies relay team is now readying for the annual Sugar Bowl tx-ack meet in New Orleans on Dec. 31st. Aggieland Will Play For Valley Club Dance The Aggieland Orchestra ivill play for the Rio Grande Valley Club’s annual Chinstmas dance at the Harlingen Air Base Dec. 27 from 8:30-12:30 p. m. Admission for the dance which will be semi-formal, is $3.50 per couple. Beat Georgia Last year the A&M team took second in the same meet behind Oklahoma A&M who set a new record on 3:16.4. Mitchell, Place, and Inglehart were on last year’s team that ran 3:18, and will be seeking revenge on the Oklaho mans this year. It is also vei’y likely that, with weather peimit- ting, the Maroon and White may break the record and regain some of their lost prestige. Began 3 Years Ago The rivalry between the two Aggie quartets began thi-ee-years ago when the National Champions to be Texas Aggie mile relay lost to the Oklahoma Aggies on a dropped baton. Two years ago the Maroon and White came away the winner with the Okies trailing, but last year the Okies went one up over the Texans. Mitchell is the only present member from the win ning 1949 team. Most logical members for the Sugar Bowl quaxTet at this time are Mitchell and McCai’ty with the other two coming from Ingle hart, Harris, Mays, and Ragsdale. Both Place and Baker are side lined with injuries. Place has a hurt hip and Baker a bad leg. Re covery for both men seems to be set for late in the spring. Beat Georgia JUST RECEIVED - A shipment of BEND1X ECONOMAT WASHERS. Immediate delivery— Terms ii desired. WILSON BEARRIE CO. 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Then in a lowly manger a mother laid her child. And shepherds came to gaze in rapture. And Wise Men from a far-off land brought kingly gifts. It was CHRISTMAS! The long, long night was over! Come joyously to the church you love best and worship this new-born King. He is God’s Greatest Gift. Calendar of Church Services THE CHURCH FOR ALL . . . ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest fac tor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and sup port the Church. They are: (1) For his Own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation, f'l) For the sake of the Chufch itself, which needs his moral and ma terial support. Plan to go to church, regularly and read your Bible daily. 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