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ANTA TION Edited by George Congdon SPORTS VOL. No. 127. ATLANTA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1925. swee: VICTORY OVER FLORIDA THE A CONSTITU TORNADO PS TO 23-7 Over Furtnan 0 Georsi To 21 Victory Tech Marking Up Points Against Florida9 Invading Force Gators Powerless To Halt Tech Backs in Their Drive Behind Raging Front Wall BY JULIAN GRIFFIN.

Florida's Alligators, representing a state that is symbolic of salesmanship, were forced to register a "no sale" at Grant field Saturday before some 20,000 customers. The powerful Golden Tornado of Georgia Tech swept the visiting aggregation almost completely off the field to a 23-to-7 verdict and break the deadlock that has existed since the annual games began. Both the previous games were tied at seven each. The outcome of the game was no great surprise to Tech followers, but the hundreds of Florida supporters who had traveled many miles with their team, were plainly shocked and disappointed from the time the Jackets made their march to the first touchdown in the first quarter. Bulldogs Hold Opposition On Own Six-Inch Line; Display Flashy Offense BY MARCUS Augusta, October 17.

(Special.) Amassing three touchdowns in the first half and being played on practically even terms during the remainder of the game, the Georgia Bulldogs swept to a 21 to victory over Furman here Saturday. Something like 5,000 fans gathered at Academy field for the annual classic and saw a long and drawn out game, lasting almost three hours. Fain fell during the final minutes of play, ridding the stands of spectators. Saturday saw the Bulldogs in better form than previously this season, with the exception of the final half of the Yale game, the linesmen possessed more charging ability and he had drive and were giving in-interference. Furman Threatens Twice.

Furman threatened hut twice during the entire 'game. The first, quarter ended with the -icane in possession of the hall on Georgia's eight- yard line, with third down and to go. On the first play in the second quarter l'ipkins made four yards and first down, placing the hail on the Ked and Black four-yard line. Two line a nd one line. bucks by McGee Jailed to gain, on the next tilav Pipkins made yard through the ceirter the Given the ball again.

Pipkins failed to carry it over and Georgia was given the ball on her own six-inch line. Two beautiful passes, hud it not been for the brilliancy of George Morton would touchdowns. Breaks may, to the Georgia resulted of the ball anil have counted two in a part, be credited touchdowns. But the from close following being in the thick of the first and this is the game. Bulldogs Score Larly.

The first Georgia touchdown came in the first several minutes of play. Gaptain Tilglinian won the toss and elected to defend the north goal. Kain kicked off to Baney, who returned to his own JiO-yard line. Mcdce, in two plays, made a first down and added two at right tackle. Pawl, on the next play, on a left end run.

fumbled the ball and Nelson recovered for the Bulldogs oti Fur-lnan's 42-yard line. Sherlock lost two yards, and Kain added four through tackle At tins juncture George Morton replaced Kain and on he first play hurled a pass to ITollis which yards, and placed the ball on Funnaii's Hi-yard line. Nelson made three at right tackle, ami Morton added three more at the fame place, a forward Hollis to Morton, netted nine jatds and touchdown. Hollis was successful in his attempt for the extra point, kicking goal from placement. Furman Intercepts Pass.

Furman intercepted a Georgia pass in the second quarter, punted a few mordents later, and then Moore punted yards, out of bounds, to Fur-man's four-yard line. On a bad pass from center 'Hurt's kick was low and bounced from the shoulders of one of his mates. P.oland recovered the ball and sped over the final chalk line, a distance of 11 yards. Moore dropkicked for the extra point. A final Bulldog score came several minutes later, after scoring the second touchdown.

Moore kicked off to Ilammett, who was downed in his tracks on his own IS-yard line. Ilipps fumbled, but recovered for a 10-yard loss, and repeated the act on the next play, for a seven-yard loss. Hurt punied 20 yards, the ball falling dead on Furmap's 120-yard line. Hatcher made eight yards at left end, and Gene Smith made it first down on nest play. Kilpatriek then skirted right end for a touchdown.

Moore Petrel Eleven 7,1 and 35 yards, an average of 37 1-2 yards. Tech Penalized Eijrlit Times Florida was penalized four times for offsides, a total of 20 yards, white Tech was penalized eight times, for 47 yards. During the first half Florida made only one first down while the Jackets were ripping off gain after gain for 10. The ratio was not quite so distressing in the last half when the 'Gators made five first downs and Tech marked up eight. Florida lost two yards oir one punt.

Jones punted 40 yards to Wycoff who returned it 42 yards, leaving the 'Gators in a worse fix than when they started. Tech's first touchdown was scored early in the first quarter. Florida won the toss and received at the north goal. The two teams exchanged punts, giving Florida the ball on its own line where Chaplin fumbled and Marshall recovered for Tech on the Jackets' 1-yard line. Then the drive began.

Uarron Starts First Drive. Barron hit tackle a couple of times for a total of four yards and Florida drew a five-yard penalty for offside. Barron and Wycoff each gained a yard over the line. Williams failed at center, but Florida again penalized for being overanxious, giving Tech first down. Barron made three yards at left tackle.

On a double pass Wycoff gained a yard at right end-. Barron dodged, through tackle for seven yards and another first down. Wycoff gained a jard at right guard, placing the ball on the five-yard line, from which point the Tornado's peerless loader, with perfect interference, dashed around right end for the first touchdown. Williams place-kicked the goal, giving Tech a lead of seven points, with which they were contented until the quarter ended. The second quarter started with Tech holding the ball on its own 4S-yard line.

The Jackets marched it right on down the field to the five-yard line, where Williams missed a placement kick after dropping back lO yards. Florida failed to gain and punted. Tech getting tile ball on Florida's IVyard line. Sarra Hurt In Drive. Another relentless drive carried the 21-yard line.

Wycoff skidded and fell on an end run, gaining just one yard. Murray slipped over light guard for nine jards and first down. Murray added five more at center. Barron gained one yard at center. He v.as tackled by Sarra who was hurt on the play.

Barron carried the ball over left guard and placed it on Florida's four-yard line. Williams dropped back to the 14 yard line and sent the ball whizzing through the goal posts. The half ended with Tech holding a It) to 0 margin. Tch scored another touchdown early in the third quarter. Williams, received the kickoff and returned it to Tech's line.

Wycoff made four yards at right tackle and then cut through center for nine more. Murray slashed out five yards at center and Wycoff came back at the same place for four more. Barron made it first down at left end. Murray anl AVycoff each hit center for three yards and Wycoff gained three more at' right guard, placing the ball on Florida's L'ti-yard line. Wycoff rammed right guard and got through standing up.

So did his interference, which clipped every man in the secondary defense and let the mighty Doug romp 20 yards unmolested for another touchdown. Williams missed the goal, making the score 16. to-0. Wycoff Returns Punt 42 YarJs. Later on in the same period, with the ball in Florida's territory, Jones punted 40 yards to Wycoff, who returned 42, giving Tech the ball on Flor- omps BRYANT.

dropkicked goal for the point after touchdown. Standing out as the feature of the game were two plays by George Morton, which resulted in the Hurricane not counting two touchdowns by the aerial route. A forward pass. Raw! to l'ipkins, iieid yards in the first quarter. Morton outrunning him in a clear field and downing him on Georgia's 17-yard line before Furman came within a few inches of scoring.

In the third period, after an exchange of punts, Morton punied over the Hurricane goal line. The ball was brought their 20-yard line and on the next play McGee hurled a pass to Kawls which netted yards. He was also tackled in an open field. Georgia rushed the ball 223 yards against 140 for Furman, earned 11 first downs against eight, ir out of 10 passes for ol vards, while Furman completed a total of completed three out of 11 for a total of 101 yards. Captain Thompson did not play Saturday and his running mate at end.

Jack Curran, only played a short while. Van Giesen, Levie Wondall, Martin and Nash were u.ed at the flanks and showed up well, meeting the "'crazy quill" formation readily. Ilogers played a great game for the Bulldogs in the line, smeariig up play after play, and Six" Lucke.v performed well before his home-folks. George Morton. Willie Hatcher, Ike Sherlock, and "'Buster'' Kilpatriek played good hall in the back field.

Hollis proved an excellent field general. Gaptain Tilghman, at end. was best of the Furman linesmen, and Orr did some good work at a guard position. McGee and Kawl were the passing combination, and l'ipkins deserves credit in the Furman showing. Line-up and Summary.

GKO. 20 I 'os. FPU. fO) (c) Yati Geiseu (c) Curran I.uckev Paeon pegers Kubanks Forbes Hollis Morton Sherlock Byrne Smith I Srown Orr Blackwell Thomas McGee Banev Bawl Pipkins Nelson fb. Score by periods Georgia Furman Substitutions: Geor; 7 14 0 0121 0 0 0 0 ria, Woodall for Hyer, Poland for Nelson, Morris for Huff, Peltier for Van Geisen, Kil Patrick lor Sherlock, Shiver for Forbes, Bacon for Buckey.

Furman Ilarrcll for Baney, Ilammett for McGee, Corley for Orr, Duncan for Sewell for Thomas, Baney for Ilarrcll, Walker for Blackwell, Ilipps for l'ipkins. Hurt for Meeks, Grady for Ilipps. Harrell for Baney, Blackwell for Walker, Corley for Orr. Wright for Byrne, Walker for Blackwell. Ferguson for Pulley, Ilammett for Pawl.

Touchdowns: Sherlock, Bell, Kilpatriek. Points after touchdown: Moore (H). Officials: Strupper (Georgia Tech): referee, Black (Davidson); umpire, Perry, (Sewanee) headlines-man. Stopped ward passes, one was incomplete, two were intercepted, while three were completed, one for a touchdown. I.ine-up and Summary.

(7) I'os. INF. (27) -i l.e Cornog Cooper l.t Mack Gordy l.g Schaefer Dwyer Hardin r.g Bertieman Justus r.t Berry Carroll r.e Kjelstrom 'ampbell q.b Smythe Maurer l.hb Swantic I Arlington r.hii Douthit Kilgm-e MeQuarrie Score by quarters: Infantry 7 7 1.1 27 Oglethorpe ..0 0 7 -7 Scoring Touchdowns McQuarrie Kjelstrom. Maurer; goals after touchdown; McQuarrie Campbell; penalties, infantry, for 5 yards each; offside: Oglethorpe. 2 for yards each, offside.

Officials, (Georgia). referee; Cox (Tech.) umpire. Thomason (Georgia), head linesman. "STUMPY" LEADS HLLIGAN CREW Johnson City, October 17. i (Special.

Bed by the "Stumpy Thomason. Mtlligan college todav placed her name foremost among the football teams of east lennessee when it held the mighty Parsons of Carbon-Newman to a score of 10 to t. The game was played on a slippery field. Milligan's first touchdown in the history of the two schools was scored by on a 45-yard run around right end in the final quarter. Another Atlanta boy stood out with his punting, he being a member of the Tech High tean, of last year.

Coot Watkins is fast earning the title of the best tackle in east Tennessee, and upon his shoulders the punting burden rested. The Parsons heat Kewanee last year. Warren Fa ire, of Attgusta, Rimini jn, ruu. riuMiiiin laihir by Faire caused Abbott tp leave the game in the first quarter. In the former Tech-Florida games, the 'Gators concerned themselves principally with a method in which to handle Wycoff.

This year they had to contend with Carter Barron and other backs who have advanced to a point where they can advance the ball almost as well as their leader. Find Difference In Line The largest difference they found in the Yellow Jacket team, however, was a line that ripped holes in their forward wall with ferocious thrusts that kept Cy Williams and Goldstein, their most serious threats, well out of the way. Most of the Tech gains were made through the line, over guard and off tackle, with Barron and Wycoff lugging the oval most of the time. The entire Jacket line was charging hard enough to afford splendid interference most of the time, although Wycoff Tech's biggest gun, as usual was often seen wiggling and squirming through the Florida defense alone. Tech's victory was marked up with three touchdowns, a field goal and two goals after touchdown.

Wycoff escorted the ball across the last white tape twice, Sam Murray bucked one over, while Ike Williams placekicked two goals after touchdown and booted a field goal from the 14-yard line in the second quarter. Play On Heavy Field. The game was played on a field that was still heavy from the most recent rains and with clouds hovering overhead, threatening to open up any minute. Luckily, they did no more than threaten during the game and the heavy field and was the reason Tech kept the majority of its plays going over the line, instead of unleashing the speed dogs around the ends. Captain Fdgar Jones.

Florida's brilliant halfback, was easily the best man on the other side. In spite of the damp conditions, he insisted on attempts to skirt the Jacket ends and to heave numerous forward passes, many of which were completed for long gains. Goldstein and Williams shifted from their tackle positions to th? flanks offense when Jones tried bis end runs, but they were unable to box Thnrpe and Carpenter. And Merkle and Marshall were making deadly tackles. Win on Straight Football.

Tech beat Florida on straight foot- ball and did uot have to uncork any or tne new plays Coach Alexander has taught his men. They are being saved, wisely enough, for the tough row that lies ahead on the Jackets' suicide schedule which brings Alabama here next Saturday and then such setups as Notre Dame, Van-derbilt, Georgia and Auburn. Only the same limited number of straight plays were used yesterday. Just the delayed buck, the double pass and straight plunges. But they were a plenty, thank j-ou.

The Florida team had never been measured against tough opposition, and Coach Sehring sprang a mild sur-j prise by starting lhrig and Bishop at ithe halfback iiositions, instead of Brown and Jones, his all-southern back. The subs were sent in as feol-j ers to find out what the Jackets could I do. They soon found out and even tne iirst stringers were unable to cope with the unlimited power of the Tornado. Coach Alexander resorted to exactly opposite methods, sending in the strongest lineup he could muster to start the game. After they had won it, he sent in a bunch of subs, including the pony backfield he inherited from last year's freshman team.

The iKnies Wright, MeRae, Brewer and Holland did not have much op- is a goodly number of gains in the closing moments of the game, but Brewer oniy got to run with the ball once, gaining a first down at tackle, and Wright was not called on at all. Possibly the fact that he wrenched his shoulder at practice last week kept the quarter from calling his signal. Jackets Hold Under Posts. One of the greatest thrills afforded Tech supporters was the wonderful stand made on the Jackets one-yard line just before the 'Gators scored their only touchdown. A long pass, Jones to Livingsta gained 10 yards and gave Florii'-ball on Tech's 28-yard line.

away for Florida's longet afternoon, skirting let yards and placing the 1 jaru line. Jivingv yj. at guaru. jonesy- was met at tbr5i Captain W1 uisian. Oxfords $12.50 MS A 'A iL 1 A 1 A Fall l-uoios 4y iveanetu Kogers ant J.

'J. Maff ruoto-iriipiicrs. Three pictures from the Tech-Florida game at Grant field Saturday which Tech won, 23 to 7. The top picture shows Sam Murray, driving Tech fullback, going through for a good gain. He completely eluded the Florida lineman able to dive at him.

The arrow in the top picture shows Captain Wycoff wearing the new headgear which he obtained in New York last week to protect his broken nose. The lower left picture shows dignitaries who were guests of the president of Tech. Left to right are Dr. A. A.

Murphree, president of the University of Florida: Dr. M. L. Brittain, president of Tech; Mavor Sims and Gov ly Fort Beiming, 27 to 7 ernor Walker. In the lower right picture the ball is seen going from placement for Tech's field goal in the second quarter.

Williams, under arrow, booted importunity to carry the bail, that i the two didn't. Holland mad made ArmyStampedesNotre Dame For Smasi g27 IOWA BEATS ILLINOIS, 12 TO 10 BY HAROLD ANDREWS. Chicago, October 17. Harold "Red" Grange and company of Illinois, passed out of the running for the Big Ten conference title at Iowa City Saturday afternoon when Nick Kutsch, who plays at half for the University of Iowa, got his hands on the ball and carried it off to parts remote. The final score was 12 to 10, and it i3 to Iowa field that the experts noint when showing the exact snot BY VVESTBROOK PEGLER.

Yankee Stadium, New York, October 17. A raging team of West Point cadets went after Knute Pockne's new Notre Dame squad in the Yankee stadium this afternoon with flailing fists and flying feet and slugged the middle westerners dewn, 2 7 to 0. It was the worst wallop ever received by a Rockne-coaclied squad and the Army's third conquest of the middle westerners in the history of their football feud, dating from 1913. Columbus, October 17. (Special.) The Petrels, of Oglethorpe, were swept aside by the Blue Tide of Fort Penning this afternoon when these rivals of long standing met in their annual contest.

The score was '7 to 7. Thegame was the first played in the Doughboy Memorial stadium and was a feature of the dedication ceremonies. High officials of the military service nnd leaders in civic life witnessed the meeting. Maurer played the stellar role for the visitors, scoring their only touchdown with a beautiful run for yards after going through the line on a tackle play. During the first half of the game the bail was in Oglethorpe territory practically all the time.

In the first quarter both teams felt the effects of the furious play and fumbles were frequent. On three successive plays in this period the ball changed sides. Soldiers Score in First. The Infantry scored on straight in the fisrt quarter with a touchdown and followed with the extra point. In the second period this performance was repeated.

In the third the Infantry failed to get over and it was during this quarter that Maurer broke through for the dash that brought the S. I. A. A. champions of last year their only touchdown.

Campbell kicked goal. In the last period the Penning grid-ders crossed Oglethorpe's goal line twice and added the extra point once. Ilendrix. who went in at left half for the Infantry, staged some unusual jdaying when, on sit successive oc--casions he went through the line for gains which netted three first downs. A 43-yartl run by Smythe for the Tide was another spectacular feature earlv in the game, but-he was stopped where the well-known bucket of dopeSir between the posts after Ike 0 Victory the soldiers tore up their line, scattered their backs and marred their famous strategems before the feeble survivors of last year's great Notre Dame team could bite the turf with the cleats and get started.

A dozen times, the Notre Dame backs, falling to the rear for kicks or forward passes, found themselves friendless and unprotected as three or four hurtling, hostile bodies smashed through the line and converged on them to bear them down yards behind the original line of scrimmage. Irish Light in Weight and Poise. Notre Dame seemed to be light in weight, poise and confidence. From the moment of the first assault when the Army's backfield bit off a 10-yard gain on three whacks at the line, Notre Dame was unequal to the fight. On the offensive, Notre Dame, which used to be equally good at ground and lofty football and famous for excellence in both, was now erratic, feeble and clumsy In the ground attack Notre Dame didn't make a single first down until the last quarter.

Few-passes succeeded and one of those that did succeed, came at the end of the first half and went for naught as the whistle chirped, sending the boys to the showers and the rubbing slabs in the Yankees' club house. On the other hand one of the failures snatched out of the air on Noire Dame's line in the last quarter and carried 30 yards for a touchdown. Sprague, the Army's left Continued on page 4, column 3. VIRGINIA WINS AS V. FUR Charlottesville.

OetoTer 17. OP) Aided to two touchdowns in the last two periods by V. M. I. fumbles, the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia were able to come back in the second half, after trailing by a 30-to-O count at the mid-point, and defeated the Flying Squadron IS to 10.

The cadets held the advantage throughout the first half, hut in the second found themselves unable to advance the ball on straight play and were forced to adopt aerial tactics, while the Cavaliers opened an offensive which smashed their defense in the final minutes of play. V. M. I. fought to win.

fought with a dash and spirit that always marks their play against their ancient rivals. They opened the game with a terrific drive that was not checked as Dietrkk crossed the goal line for the first touchdown of the contest. Then Virginia made a stubborn stand and, on a long pass, Hushion to Friedberg, crossed the goal, but still trailed when the try for extra point went wide. The half ended after the cadets had again advanced the ball well into Virginia territory and the well-trained toe of "Windy" White had added three points to his team's score on a 33-yard kick from placement. It was in the third quarter that young Hushion.

running the Cavalier team in the absence of Captain Dif-iey, who was forced from the lineup by illness, displayed ability that promised his development into one of the south'a greatest quarterbacks. Numerous cross and trick plays figured in the attack, which he engineered so successfully that Virginia, by closely following the ball to take advantage of several breaks, was able to score a touchdown in each of the last two quarters and turn what had seemed certain defeat into a brilliant l.S-to-10 victory, the Cavaliers' second southern conference win of the sason. Virginia defeated Georgia 7 to 6 two weeks ago. M. I.

IBLES C'ontinued on page 4, column 1. MICH. AGf All the newest and latest styles in Young Men's Shoes, I a or tan calf, fine Scotch grain leathers. Barbour welt soles for wear. and $14 ords no Oxf Winded and wounded athletes strewed themselves abotit the scuffed up sward at the rate of one a minute or thereabouts as the brawny apprentices of Uncle Sam's army took their revenge for a long series of humiliations.

The Army slugged tinder cover and in the open The lads in the brown helmets and gold striped sweaters brought up their knees to the innocent chins of a squad which seemed to be as yet unschooled iu the fighting subtleties of the game. The game was less than a minute old when Edwards, one of the many Notre Dame quarterbacks, was mashed into the outfield and knocked unconscious by an army back who jumped on him when he was down and the ball was plainly out of play. Officials Notice Koughness. But it wasn't until the last quarter that the officials took notice of the way they have in the army and inflicted a penalty for first degree assault. In tkid case, the roughing was too obvious to be ignored.

MeNally, taking his turn at quarter, had received one of the few successful forward passes executed by a team which used to dazzle the east with this maneuvre. The pass had gained about 15 yards and MeNally was just swinging into stride for a run when one Army man snatched him in a hard clean tackle, ankle high and another one, charging head on, brought his knee tip under McNally's chin and almost tore his head ofj. It was a masterful exhibition of that kind of football but the Army needn't have played that way. Notre Dame, for once, was outclassed and was tilted Saturday. Northwester and Wisconsin suffered by the el'iv-nation process, but it- did not comev much of a shock To be blunt it, nobody expected Illinois to It happened when Illinois ing 10 to ti.

There were minutes of play left and da-begun to cover the field shadows. Iowa had been 4 -thin Illinois line in a fort. The backfield' I Kutsch, already had sL through the line som and then Nick got he stepped over the several Illinois back for the dim goal po he raced, making hi two feet of the ch 23? Nettleton anything. ball was over the i out of the runninr were hailing a sec Illinois It was a terr first whistle. "wild bull of the spair to some ij and alumni whf down during tlA play.

The Illino 45 Continued on 4 Bros. Company on the Petrels' 12-yard line. He also made gains Vtf 14 and IS yards. Mc-Quarrie broke through the line for gains of 13 and 1(5 yards. A surprising small number of attempts to use the air route upset expectations, as the Petrels wer considered the faster team, while Infantry's line was much the stronger.

The visitors tried four forward passes and of these three were incomplete, the fourth was intercepted. The Crimson Tide attempted six for 49 Peachtree, at Walton i i A..

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