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PAGE THREE THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 192. Game rcer In Openin Me ed and Black Topples WHEN THE BULLDOGS BIT THE BEARS i Bulldogs Brilliant In Initial Victory Over Ancient Enemy and is bound to make his mark before BY KO' WHITK. Georgia Bulldogs are to be reckoned wifh long before the liV-ti season is over, ami opponents of (lie Atbetiijus will lmve tio jmth of roses ii'- -cacn.

That fat was clearly proven he gradtia'es. Captain Morton played a great game, and his passing was alwsvs a threat tbaf worried the Bears no little. Georgia completed some six or eight passes, and only missed a couple of" tries, and each of the completed passes was good for a good gain and first down. Mercer's plav was not as baa as the score indicates, for the Beas beid tlip first and third afternoon on Sanitorl ticiu noi im Keel and Ulaek ran true to p--t orertietions and defeated tbe. Hears ol Mereor, HO to before an ope nup-oa crowd that numbered upward of 4.W perspiring anl roatiess ioouin awn? fn a sIoti start.

lWlf.ni 11 1 1 tuiarters. but was unable to wiilistaDa he onrush of au unending line of re due to tbe intense beat, and usiz for serves. Captain l'arks ana iut.s. playing the end positions, were ine tlie most part a eeoiul a no uiiro rarsitv squad, fbe HiilMog. is brow, stuck its paws firmly 'r-ford field and with a tresh tusekfiebl Imin.ines in tne onfl reiser olnred great football in tbe Mercer bsckficid.

Itpcan the fireworks lu tlie wwi quarter. vore in the first quarter, but repeatedly the ball on fumhles. ana aiercr quu-h-ly punted out of danpr. But hen a liew back field, eonsi.stins of Alorton. Ikey Sherlock and K'ls Bo- 7 BESERVE l'OWEK BEATS BRAVE BEARS.

3T MASCU3 EHYANT. Athene Ca tfeptemlier 25. (Special.) Exhausting the opposition witli an almost steady stream of fresa troops, the Georgia Bulldogs won the opening game of the year here thia afternoon, vanquishing the Mercer L'H (o O. The game was played under a affect being BO- land, went, in to aul tne coring began, with Captain Slorton loa.ling the attack, throwing i-sps at will and tikirting the Merer ends, aided by a solid wall of perfect interference. ilio tli in! nnarter oaen oo I- ticeable at all times.

Just as the Bull i -3 (('' 1t dogs were being re-stocKeu wun reserve strength, the Bears continued iheir defensive play, whieh failed to heck an overwhelming Georgia ad rui'f sent in a third-ftrong var ity. and it was then that Mrcer showed its greatest driving attaek. but. then un-dor the shadow of the Bulbio? goal, Mercer was pushed back. A mixed varsity and reserve team was ned in the fourth quarter.

End it also looked good. Georgia's main attaek Saturday afternoon seemed to be in an off tackle line buck and a dazzling pal-sing Tim liiipmcii were oii'-oins up vantage in yardage gainea. showed Few Flashes of lorm. Only on a few occasions did the Bulldogs show flashes of offensive form. In these instances only oia the of the forward wall ompare with tlie wors i holes with eae and the interference was working like a well-oiled mwchiie.

When Captain Morton skirred right end in the second quarter and rrn -0 yards to a touchdown lie aided by flawless interference on tne part of his mates. It was a great rrn. and one that will be as a feature of the opening game of tbe Georgia season. Wee Willie" Hatcher and Estes were the shining lights of the first quarter. Both got away for several r.dinc nnrl it was due to llieir 1 Hooks, Captain Morton, ana line Hatcher in the Bulldog backficld, r.bo dil the iK-st work of the afternoon.

Line plav of the Bulldogs was anything but that of a high calibre. Sluggish, and possessing little driving strength, the Red and Blackers toiled terriblr in this department. The secondary defense of each team received more than its due share of work. To begin the game. Captain Morton won the toss- and elected to defend the east goal.

Forbes kicked off to Salter, who made a nice return of 35 vards. On the second play Smith fumbled and Huff recovered for the Bulldogs. McCrary's first down was followed closely by a brilliant run of T.cti! end for 26 efforts that Georgia ran up i total of five first downs, while Mercer Was i i 'fit FX held almost helpless. UnYt TlnnL-s an Amerirus. nrol- nct from Kiverside.

looked good ot, tltvoA fu-iinn. mid scored two touch 4 downs on long end runs, onlv to be called back, as a mate was off side making it first down on Mercer's 5- Continued on Fae 1, Column 7. when the play began. Hooks one i the sophomore members of the squad. -)MipiiW'i- JfrnfnM- I Park-Chambers- ift.i, 3 Hardwick Co.

el St a' Introducing The Two Popular College If I-- --e -v -v And Young Business ivien zstyies vi i DUO-WEAR SUITS With Extra Pair Trousers The Very Newest 1926 Autumn Pat terns And Colorings Also a Xtyde Range Of Blue Cheviots In Wide Wale Diagonal Effects i i- TO 50 35 9 Every Suit Of Pure Wool FaMrks AnH rrAvvrf tiaiiiri8iawiliiMiiiMiui a-. o- fZJc HadsomelyT Tailored. FholO br Kennpih gpr, Staff Photographer, It i The perfect action pictures taken by Kenneth Rogers, of The Constitution rriotography staff who was sent a mens ry pane mu i. 1 end, is shown in the Mercer-Georsia Rime. Above, "Wee Willie" Hatcher, fleet Georgia back, is seen about to through for a Pk extreme eft.

The middle! it the extreme richt, while ISo. 6 is Skelton, Bear full-back, who also failed to stop the fleet Georgia runner. Salter who fmallv stopped "atcner, is -nou J- Rnbnd Heoria full-back in pLoto show Phonev Smith, Mercer half. goin around Georgia's right end for a seven-yard gain. Below at the ft (out s.ght the act of pushing over the first touchdown.

At the right, below, George Morton is shown getting away for a run and Georsia second TULANE WINS Mississippi Wins WORRY BEAT DEMPSEY, TV uolllAlg lull uvv Defeats Hornets First Game, 19-7 VANDY WINS OPENING GAME BY 69-0 SCORE BY 40-0 SCORE OPENING GAME CONTROVERSY BLAMED FOR DEFEAT SAYS JACK'S SECOND "Lexinsfon. September 25. 040 SrpLfUiber 25. Biriuingkaui (,4 The Mis- miioi A. and M.

Ma- Washington and Bee had little trou-1 ble defeating the Lynchburg College Hornets here this afternoon by a score1 roons lffeated Birmingham Southern New Orleans, September 25. (A3) if we can't get into tbe ring together and get going without a lot of r.o'se." of r.5 to 0. The Genprals' attack would Those were Jack's sentiments. He Tnlane's Green Wave battered the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute eleven for a 40 to 0 victory here today. dtdnt want any advantage ha n.tght not be stopped and their game was, characterized' by masterful play from the onenin? whistle.

The Blue and Though "Peggy" Flournoy, the great here today. 19 to he Aggies scored 32 points in the first half while the Fa nf hers were unable resiser. Birmingham Southern braced in tlie final two periods, however, and held rhir heavier opponents on eren terms, aeoring seven p.iints during tiiis time to their opponents" sis. -Weks. t'lark and were the Missisippi bimi-naries, while Face.

Black and AVijiiam-wn played well for Birmingham get by making Tunney nervon. a big, square, lovable kid, and he Nashville. September 25. Vsndevbitr university defeatetl lliddle Tennessee State Teachers' tolay. 0 to O.

in a football game in which Coach Dn M5ttgia his first and second teams in action. Wallace Wse-e. couch xt Alabama. was looking on. It's team meets Yan- derbilt 2.

est baekfield man in the history of White baekfield tore their opponents'' the linii-ppeitT- has hwn trraduared. proved himself as gallant in Jeteat as he always was generous in victory. line into pnrens. jneir attach headed by AYhitlock. Palmer and Cap-j tio latter scoring four Clark Shaughtiessy's charges piled tip a lartrer on the Folytech aggre Written for The Atlanta Constitution BY "FHIEADEFFHIA JACK" O'BRIEN Chief Second to Jack Denipsey.

(By Leased Wjr to 7- ml Tbe CiiH-iso Tribune. New York, September 25. It was a harassed and mentally unsteady Jack Deropsey that Gene Tunney beat for the heavyweight championship of the world. I do not say this with any intent iou of attempting to detrar-t the smallest iota of credit from the Greenwich Village boy. Neither am I offering an alibi for Dempsey, wh" fcttght his fight Hke a true oharopim and nut everything he had into nis stand gation today than in 102o.

touchdowns and White crossed the line for another tally. Eddie Morgan criss-crossed his way through the Tech outfit for 02 -yards and a touchdown in the swind quarter in hanging up the longest run of the tussle. V.MlCadetsBeat Davidson Beats Wofford College Virginia Easily Beats Roanoke Richmond, 10 to 0 Spartanburg. S. September 25.

i Lexington. September 25. OP) .1 i i an aiuitiu-rtr 'i Through some hitch in getting word to ns. Tunney was kept watting in the ring, but only for a few s. Right here I must tell you or a little observation fltis Wilson made to me while Dempsesy was in the ring taping bis bands.

Did von notice anything coming down. Jack?" Gus asked me. I said I hadn't noticed anything unusual. "Well," sahl Gus, "just as we were coming up to the ring, I spotted Reams. I tried to step in front of Jack, but Jack saw him at the same time.

Keai-ns was looking at him and Jack looked straight at Kearns until we passed on." In the light of laler developments, this incident, insignificant by itself, might have bad a depressing influence on Jack. It might have preyed on his mind the fact that Kearns had come to srloat. "Go out and go after him!" TrJ' tignt against M. i- tooay. ui inr iAaia nrcA nlnr-pmpnt kick find sultriness more conducive to baseball irsinia Tech kicked off the 192t.

ulavin" the Wildcats of Davidson ol-i football lid here toiay and easily delete ihi afternoon trounced the Wot-I feated Roanoke college, 47 to 0. The frrl Terrors. 24 to C. in the opening Gobblers, with their pony express Clemson Defeated By Presbyterians Clemson College, S. C.

September 25. OP) Presbyterian college defeated Clemson here this afternoon in the 192 inaugural football contest. 14 to O. Neither side scored during the first period, which was hotly contest-eft. Early in the second quarter.

Stephens scooped up the ball after rfrnnnerl i- when tackled and touchdown in the fourth quarter to baekfield, ran wild, scoring every a sif Wi csson. win. JO to U. successive first downs en- to retain the itle. That is to he put everything he bad that 'iit into his fight.

But be didn't have juough, thanks ta the process servers, the lawyers, the courts, and the scores of persecutors who slunk about Lis training camp for weeks before the battle, only awaiting a favorable opportunity to slip him a subpoena or two. First, let me tell yon about the fight, from Jack's corner. Right np to the rong. looked like a million dollars and a sure thing to win. He was confident and sure, and I reallv flr sorry for Gene Tunney.

don't want to pull that old stent of keeping the challenger vait-ing in the ring for me," Dempsey Quarter. I'eakc. for the locals, presented an antei rjarii-ruis i boot a neat goal from the 21-yard line. Five roinntes later Carlisle lerry i recovered a blocked Richmond kick, on the lO-yard lin and on the third; Davidson scored two nnnute rter the initial kickoff when a Wofford man fumbled the ball, Davidson r-roverinr on Woffortl's 25-yard marker. A few ihtnntee later Davidson fmn-Med.

Wofford recovering on Davidson's JS-yard line ar.d scored their lone touchdown. Leegee, Kell and Iincoln featured for tb Wildcats, whi! Wright. Snar-Ttell and Lever were shiains lights for Woffoi. Sold Exclusively rAt This Store play Fullback alter trove mrongnj raced 5 yards for Presbyterian first edMtfd tue and got a field goal and two eJtra joiiit: In carrying tlie ha'l he wss h's teant's greatest s-orr. running over three touchdowns after long runs.

tVhr stars were Morsn. Fsleck. Rice, MeArthttr and McEver. The game was played under a tropical sun, with the Gobblers displaying mid-season form. for Che tottcftftown.

Troerer sicRec The entire Richmond team score. The pecond totK-hdown came the middle of the third quarter when Wilson carried the ball Over OD. a 10- played a magnificent defense game, my last instructions to LJempsey ne in "its dresswe room, wnue bat could not gain consistently, jLyard line nlnmu. was getting ready for the bUk, "See ifore the bcil started tiem oft.