The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 46

1 12-C THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION Oct. 19, 1947 JOHNNY BRflDBERRY Our Hat Is Off To Travis Tidwell (RANT FIELD, Ort. IB There is a kid hobbling around out here on this white-striped green turf trying to play football. His name is Travis Tidwell and he Is not an example of American youth. Rather, he is an exception.

XT r-i 1 i A IjA C. "i i ti fr A- yV -ri" a jj a I CV NX! -w '6nwffw" "'A A iiiinnfrfllfl Mil At least 78 of his 178 pounds must be heart. He's out there playing one of the roughest games in the world on one leg. About all the good he gets out of the other is it serves as a balancing agent. We wish it Mere possible for each of the 37.000 citizens in the stand to personally inspect Tidwell' left leg-- He ran hardly walk on it.

much less run. The leg Itself is about half as large as his left, that Is. all except the ankle, which is swollen to almost twice normal size. And vet. despite this handicap, Tidwell is the Auburn football team When he is cut of the game, the Tigers are eleven men.

With him in there they are a well-knit striding force, following a leader. TTnaffnrf Prl Travi Tidwell is quite a story. He entered Au-Uiiauii itu burn aj a freshman last season and led the nation's ground gainers. He was mentioned on several all-American teams and read thousands of the millionodd words written about him. Throughout It all.

he remains unaffected, a quiet, good-looking kid with yellow hair, saying "yea. air." and "no, sir," and taking every opportunity to give credit to his teammates for his success. We first saw him off the football field at the Birmingham Quarterback Club's meeting last Winter. He and Harry Gilmer, cn old high school teammate, were guests of honor. They asked Tidwell to say a few words.

"I've been awfully lucky." he said with boyish shyness. "My teammates made It possible for me to do as well as I have. They're a treat hunch of fellows and you people are awfully nice to invite me to this party." He sat down and the audience gave him an ovation. nrainorl flnlrlo Tidwell loves athletics. He went out for the oprainea nnwe Auburn baseball team and, as usual for had litile trouble making the squad.

He broke a leg sliding Into second base in a game which a already won. They put It in a cast and it healed perfectly. Put at the same time he broke the leg, he suffered a badly sprained ankle. The next time- we saw Tidwell was right after his leg had hen taken out of the cast. The ankle was a terrible sight.

It was blue with bruise and swollen and it hurt even without any weight on it. But on the first day of Auburn football practice, he drug himself out lo the field and. standing on his good leg, spent a couple cf hours throwing the ball. Ton Mil hi Hairf 11 almost pitiful, like a race horse with lOO IUULU neail a broken leg looking at his trainer with eyes which ask, "What's wrong? Why can't I run any more?" The doctor X-rayed the leg and announced the break was healed and that it was safe for Tidwell to try and play if he desired. He's been trying for two weeka now and hl passes won to game for hi team.

Ninety-nine percent of the people in these stands would be home jr bed with such a leg a Tidwell's. Maybe he should be there. But he has too much heart and deme "to play and plain ol' guts for that. His team probably won't win many games this season and when all-star honors are passed out. Tidwell probably will be left out.

That doesn't keep him from being All-American in our book. Well Liked The true test of a boy is what his teammates think of him. They are the boys who live and sleep and Constituton Staff ShM KtnMth HMf with him. est WOODWARD CUTS THROUGH FOR FIVECutting back inside rifiht end, Fullback Charlie Woodward (27) picked up five yards for Georgia Tech near the end of rey (21) and Philip Poundstone (17). Poundstone helped made the tackle after Herring cornered Woodward, a one-time Atlanta Tech High School star.

the first quarter. Several Auburn defnders closed in on him but he evaded all but Hal Herring (63) who came on to stop him. Auburn players in photo are Max Aut- Tidwell's teammates love him. They play better than their abilities to protect him when he'a In the game. What about his coaches? Welt, sk one of them and chances are ten to one water will come in his eyes when he says simply: "I wish he were my boy.

Wwl 1 MA Rebel Mail' Mmk FRED A8TAIRFS HORSE HOOFS IT HOME IN FRONT. ALBANY. Oct. 1 8 JD S75.000 Golden Gate handicap Fred Astaire's with Saturday. Bymeabond was second Jockey Longden up, won the and Autocrat third.

OTiEflttils Prop Wm 27-1 i Tidwell Is Tiger Star wm Py BflJ. LAFFLLK By JOHNNY BRADBERRY Constitution Sport Editor. Chunkin' Charlie! NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13 (UP)- front IimllaEKiita ImiiEs Georgia Tech grabbed a wild something different in mIUa4 4 -AA ai iriVirlnti'n riccric -ir-r ior'lrlr-rit fori nt'Of w.jnciv F- "UJO 'Tiger by the tail, swung it around rrmer iui -nuurci heari a roUple of times in the1 over Tulane before a crowd of .,0,000 here Saturday. quarteT.f then had a hard! Rv rrftRrF Cor.erly twice found the open rrrn erca on inf uianc zo.

ton- "ir- iinu i uunamuuun inn. 3mx to The Auburn Tiger was unex-! ii-, kjcu 16 cromeDoay eise can dick em up Gear urvant dovs irom a ii a i 11 a. 1 i 1 4i a. a i a. ii.

i i for marker, and ended the Poole good for five and then he tossed retlcnJ inugn iur me lenowtniuuy oeiieve in laying em uown aim itiaii Jul wnai iney aza nere oaiuraay aitei- JHtKeis nn iinauy managed in lcnnrkincr thP nmmnrmrps. nf VanriPrhilt. from thp SmithactArn nnfprpnrA iin- tets who finally managed jn knocking the Commodores, of walk off with a 27-to-7 victory at ranks 14 to 0 nt Field Saturday before nKS- a lo u- hope of Tulane late in the fourth quarter with a 25-yard touchdown hrxf to Joe Johnyon. fnii'hl Viitljtrlv in to Charlie Galey on the two. Conerly went over.

Mississippi's win was almost a Gra 1 ne wildcats were keveci to a 000 fans who sat through to the bitter end of the thrill packed contest. IT LOOKED EASY Football Scores fareyou well and literally played the Commodores off their feet. They banged into the local boys Justice Stars In N. Win Vapdy line r- i "'jthe middle of the the first IS rninute.of the game which suffered most third period to cut down a three- Personal triumph for Conerly. The touchdown deficit and in an aerial Mississippi back completed nine ri play geared by Bennie Ellen- of eleven passe.

He averaged 43.4 rter and Don Fortier pu.hed across yards on punts, and his long, two touchdowns. yards on punts, and His long quick When Dan Rogas recovered Will kicks kept Tulane deep in its own Glover's fumble on the Mississippi territory much of the time. 1 early in the fourth period, it smr by period: aorveared Tulane might be ready Tuin 0-14 I i i i ecu sprn 10 a coupie ni ioucn Ga. TKh AKbama 10 Kentucky 14 Wi Kentucky's Jay Rhfrdemyrc, Leo i iu. "tnii SOUTH Auburn 7 Tennessee 0 Vanderbilt 0 Tulane 14 34 Duqueinf 0 Maryland 7 I and Len Treston slapped 1 MiHumpei 27 IB UiMiwepi Stat WILLIAMSBURG, Oct.

itheir oppnsition d' almost ati will and played mo: of the after- burn seemed hopelessly outclassed and the Techs reckoned (UP) North Carolina Halfback to spring an upset. But Jerry Tib- 72,7 her intercepted a pass from Don it was going to be just that easy Nobody Van ke a vth i Charli" (hoo Choo) Justice his the rest of the afternoon. amateur standing, cleared only a R(Chmond W. A M. 7 Oca.

Washington 7 W. A L. 7 VMI 20 M'ss'SS'ppi College 0 Centenary 0 Davis Elkins 0 I few minutes before kickoff. Wait until you ease your two legs into either of these three! Each features a self-belt with adjustable waistband and concealed elastic in back a comfortable, body-conforming fit no matter your position! Shirt tails stay put, no creeping, no bulging in front. Imported "Daks," tailored in England pt gabardine or flannel $25..

"Setters," all wool grey flannel $16.50. "Swags" in covert 'and grey flam $15 and $18.50. lricat line, either, for it was their I 'Chattanoooa ing mio account one Mr. xravisi craiea oaiuiuny u.y ma potomae state 7 by sparkin I IcammatM in a 1 3-7 win over Wll- Hampton Institute 19 Tuskege 0: Richmond Halts VMI Bid, 21 to 20 RICHMOND. Oct.

IB-Richmond outlasted a hreath-tak- Tidwell, the Tigers' sensational quarterback, who sparked his Concord 13 qnl AJIarv hefnrc an ni-prflnw Glenville 14 Fortier and ended the threat. Mississippi took advantage of to Tulane mtscues to set up its fwst pair of touchdowns. Bernard Blackwell pounced on Johnny Campora's fumble on the Tulane 2. midway in the first period. Conerlv and John Dottier STATISTICS Allen 4 19,000 crowd of Coll.

Vv- TfIA C. Stat team's 80-yard touchdown drive in vanderbilt KENTUCKY Justice oassed to one North Davidson 49 Firit Downs 19 the second quarter and scored himself, bad leg and all, from the Tech two-yard line. In fact, the Jackets should be Pain 0 2S Ctaflin U. 0 Hamoden-Sidney 0 Edward Water 0 St. Paul Miles 0 Johnson C.

Smith 7 Sharer 0 Morris Brown 8 Lincoln 14 3 115 21 7 1 10 up six yards on two plays and last half VMI rally that netted then Conerly burked off right two touchdownsin two minutes eternally grateful that Mr. Tidwell Net Vrd Runhina Net Yrd Passing Forvxarrtt Attempted Forwards Completer! orwards Intercepted Number' of Punts () Aver. Dis. of Punts Fumbles Ball Lost on Fumbles Number of Penalties Yards Penalized 261 54 11 7 0 7 47 2 1 60 Carolina touchdown, but shared "0 honors with Fullback Walt Pupa. Jackson College 3 who slummed over for the win- neiawar mat 11 mntf score after Carolina capital- Pu" ixed on William and Mary Kentucky state i furnfcle.

f.movn.3 1, Lemoyne 1.5 Pupa set up a score early in the pi.hth c.ty 24 second period when he passed Florida 7 irkle for a first down on the to nose out the Keydefs 21-20, inj Tulane 14 T)hlir moviH to the thrilling contest Saturday before was Paying on oniv one leg oe--' to 1h a thrilling contest Satutdav before. 3 S5 from the William and Mary 35 'Z Tulane ight, and Conerly whip- a crowd of 10.000. Itause there is no telling how ef- peri short pa" to Poole for a Big Kd (Sugar) Ralston gave! Active his passes might have been touchdown. Oswalt's kick was Richmond a 140 lead with scor-'f ne harl been a running threat jrwl. ing runs of 10 and seven yards in ta fame time.

helped along near the Ihe second and third quarters be- TIDWELL PLNISHED end of the second period by r. 15- fore VMI gol rollina. Cotton Bil Tidwell took a terrific pound- rd penalty for roughness, start- lingsley scored the third Richmond i from the Tech forwards, who er a downfield drive which bog- touchdown on a. six-yard run off rushed him unmercifully when he nan game, vanoy could have been j0 Ken Powell. Lamar CoMeae Inf.

(F. Benmng) 0 Dillard Livingstone 7 N. C. Stale Guilford 0 Shepherd State 7 Pans JC 14 Sam Houston N. C.

Western (1 Florid State Appalachian Tchr. 0 Bluefieid 1 Lincoln (Pa.) 7 St. AuOustine 0 SETTERS i pur! Buhoo College u.u.m, iwi nn 11 nirti- justice fa ice on a Millioan 19 tered. and though the ground was the next svvecp. but on play he the con- Stetson 14 Catawba 17 four over spongy from rains which from tlv i T-.

I rr Kaa T) I 1 rt 1 1 w-m i nt a I em 9 was passing. It was clean and;" ter of the to HatlbacK Jim vVro.nia u. Messrs. Davis, Healy, Pope, oe.mo ran iwe camp in the end zone. End Bob shaw ged on the Mississippi 33.

Finley, tackle and place-kick specialist, a bad pass from center, Frank Thompson, booted all three t'ied to kick, but Jerry Crawford points for the ultimate victory blocked the boot Buck Buckner margin. Mississippi Southern 15 S. W. La- 7 Cox converted. Vf, A SWAES ntith wef ern Kinney, Slaten, et al.

were merely iucf; a xjre- doing Uieir duty. But it was rough! Zack on Tidwell ard as usual. His giltedged toe did Centre tiel Leland Al. A. A M.

0 Howevtr. he continued to save off what on William ana Mary went on the Tougaino 14 warpath in th" third period and Lne 28 rolled from the Carolina 26, mak-i ing two firs downs, to the three Georoia 20 yard line. Fullback Jack (Flying) u. 14 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma A A 7 Arkansas 6 Rice 0 bounce up from turf although at 100Kers Knew wai going to nappen times it looked surely as if he from a short time after the open- woiilrl hav tn en Hnwn fot- Wnc lnS kl'koff. ANNOUNCEMENT Cloud smacket center for 1he t.

c. u. 26 He took it, he dished it out. and ButJf an. plaver touchdown.

Halfbark Stan Magd- Oklahoma he won the admiration of the Tech mu-st. 11 must CoI kicked goal to tie the score. Georgetown 12 Texas A A 0 Tex Tech Kansas 13 (Tie) Tuls 0 Abilene Christian 0 Houston 7 Arkansas ttta 1 lav rt Anlnnlrti Lin Ah. 7 Cnntimieri pa 1 1 7 "i vcmuvivj. wim live minuies leit to piay, -r St tackles in the Kentucky-Georgia Willi am and Marv 1 1 V-i rjc L- I rl tu 1 1 a imade two-thirds Of the first 25 fumh.H nn hit own DuUe Louisville Coll.

20 Philander Smith 7 THE LINEUPS tacklps in Iho Kpnlni liv flenroia Southwestern Tech 13 Alv Tehrs. 0 lacKies in ine js.enTU( Ky-oeorgia recovered. w. Texas st.t. iq M.r, r.n game last Week and must have Puna jlti! Justice hullofl 1b hall Southwestern Coll.

13 Northwestern S. 0 A. TECH. Pos. AUBURN Williams done himself an even better job to thp one-vard hnr in siv nlavs ivMaa m.

l. TS AHeAfb a 1 aiuIUri)- 1 -rFai and Pupa crashed through center Cannon c.nnsni Continued on Page 16-C from there. Herrina Fulmer Lannom We are happy to welcome Mr. E. G.

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7 NYU 0 Bucknell 7 Capital 0 Adelphia 0 Gettysburg 7 Swirthmsre 7 Washington Coll. 0 St. Lawrence 12 Thiel 7 Hobart 7 Mas. State 13 Wooster 0 Springfield 17 Colby 7 well. Patton.

Jordan. Points after touch- i Western Maryland 41 CUrkson 27 Clarion Tchr. 19 Trinity 25 Rhod lind Stt 20 Denison New Hampshire 21 down North 3. Cochran. Substitutes: Georoia Tech.

ends Jordan, Castleberry, Anderson. Tackles Coleman, Glenn. Guards McKinney. Phillips. Centers Doyal.

Smith. Backs Brown, Still Woodward, Patton, McCoy, North. Auburn: Ends Durat. Liptek, Russell, Moulton. Tackles D.

Hayes. Guards Moore, McMahcn. Center Douglass, Back Pelfrey. Tall, Weaver, Norton. Reddnh.

Refere J. J. Lynch, Holy Cross. Um-pir w. D.

Bsrfield. Princeton. Field Judge W. R. Bentley, Georgia.

Line. H. B. Bentley. Georgia.

Linesman H. B. Sharp. Tennessee. Georgia Tech took undisputed leadership in the Southeastern Conference Saturday when it sent Auburn down in defeat.

Vanderbilt, previously undefeated, had its record marred by Kentucky. Mississippi's Rebels moved into second spot with three victories against a sinrle loss. Tech's record reads three victories and no losses. Followlnr in close order are Vanderbilt and Kentucky with two wins and a loss each. Mississippi State has not played a Conference game yet.

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