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If nrnrrr? I5? A HP SPORTS i ANTA CON I Ill I fv VOL'. No. 160. ATLANTA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1926. rj Game Ogieth to orpe I tounced til ercer o.9 ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ONES AND GUNN TRIUMPH IN 2 UP VICTORY Passing Of Bears Brillian SCENES OF BEARS' VICTORY OVER PETRELS BY JOHN STATON.

The Mercer Bears went back to Macon Saturday taking great pride in a victory, nobly won and richly deserved. Displaying a finishing punch which was remarkable in Atlantans Win Fr Pros, 2 Up BY DICK HAWKINS. By virtue of two bit of magnificent putting- by Watts Guna and a regular Bobby Jones finish by the great Bobby himself, more than 1,000 fan saw the two Atlanta amateurs take the measure of Gene Sarazen and John Farrell, two of the nation's best professionals, at East Lake Saturday afternoon. The match ended wtih Bobby and Watts two up. light of the frailty of the men composing the team, the Bears scored 31 points, 24 of which were accredited in the second half.

Oglethorpe scored early in the first quarter, and did not seriously threaten thereafter, and thus the affray ended 31 to 7 for Mercer. Fumbalitis was the scourge which prevented Oglethorpe's showing to full advantage. The Pctrals simply could not hold the ball. Several bad passes from tenter tended to start the fumbling, which grew in frequency as the progressed. Oglethorpe might have scored again had she succeeded in winging on to the ball but it is certain that the Petrels would have retained possession of it for much lonaer intervals.

It was distressing to see Oglethorpe offensive drive stopped A terrific wind served to lend a bit of uncertainty to the match from the first tee to the home green. Time and again the shots of both amateurs and professionals were caught in the gale and dropped iu trouble but in spite of this prank of the elements the gallery was treated to a great round of golf. Bobby and Sarazen played the match about even on medal though Bob won three holes and tied Watts' low medal on a fourth while Sarazen won but one hole and split honors with Farrell on two others. Watts won two holes, both with long putts, while Farrell played his part bv halv "4 Lit- 15W-i v-fWV-. Jirj 1 ing the match on the Kith with a 23-' time and time again by a costiv fumble.

The Mercer team followed the ball relentlessly, and never failed take ifhantae of Oglethorpe's weakness. The Bears were on the ball wherever it went, and converted each Oglethorpe break into a very definite advantage. TIirili-S3turatcd. The game was saturated with thr riling situations, due principally to open-field, ability of Smith, for Mercer, and Campbell and GariiRgton, tor Oglethorpe. On the first kickoff.

Smith received th ball standing about his 30-yard line, lie tucked it securely under his arm and started selling. A partial cloud of interference formed which helped him for a while. Then by his own skill and open-field ability he maneuvered throuch the Oglethorpe pl-iyers, running wild. He was stopixvl a scant yard from the goal line. A couple of plunges into the liue wpre sufficient to carry the ball over.

Smith kicked the extra point, and thus Mer- '4 2 foot putt for a birdie three. The best ball of Watts and Bobby was Go rather a hard mark to shoot at and a best ball wha.i would try the skill of any pair of golfers in the world, but despite this fact the low ball of the losers was but OS for the IS holes. Iu other words there was a bit of good golf played at East Lake Saturday. Burst of Glory. Sarazen and Farrell started the match in a burst of glory by taking perfect fours while Bob and Watts were forced to take fives.

This put the visitors one uf to le-gin the fracas and they held this lead until the fourth when Sarazen laid liia second dead to the pin for a birdie three and won the hole he made a 10-foot putt for the hole. Going to the fifth green two up it seemed certain that the professionals must drop a hole when Sarazeu's second hooked to the left in the rough and Farrell pushed his second to the rugh at the right, while Bobby and oer took the lead, 7-0. 15 jSy ft AT a. Watts were both on safely with their seconds. But here the great abroach- ing game of Sarazen came to his res-; rtj a.

I cue and he chipped from below the bunker dead to the pin and holed his Just at tins point Oglethorpe pulled the greatest drive of the afternoon a drive born in desperation, nurtured with a fierce fighting spirit, and ended in success. Smith kicked off to Campbell, who tore back 33 yards. The drive va on. Sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, the Petrels moved over the distance separating them from a touchdown. End runs, line biu-KS, passes; all featured in this relentless drive which was ended only wren Shepiird hrourrli the Bear iine for a touchdown.

Campbell mad? a successful try for point after touchdown, and the score was tied. Jog in Mid field. The two teams jogged about almost in the center of the field, for the most part of the time remaining in the first-quarter. Twice in the second Quarter Mercer seriously threatened. A fumble by Campbell was recovered by Butts on Oglethorpe's 40-yard line, lienor ni.ide a couple of first downs, but within the 10-yard line Oglethorpe held, and the ball went over.

Another Oglethorpe fumble a few minutes later gave the Bears the ball on the Petrels one-vard line 1. li 1 v.t 5: 4 putt for a birdie four to halve the hole with Watts and Bobby. Then the wind began to play its tricks and both Sarazen and Farrell were in the water on the short sixth. Tha cross wind was so terrific that the shots of both the amateurs were nlo short but not in trouble. When 1 if 4 1 i Watts laid his chip shot dead to the fessionals and the match stood one up for the visitors.

Supreme Moment. Followed one of the supreme momenta of the match. All four players were on the grjen with their second shots on the seventh but all of them were left with long putts. Farrell putted first and was short. Sarazen I'botcs Kenneth Xlogers.

Stiff Photographer. a Again the Petrels were forced back. Exciting moments durina: the Mercer-Oglethorpe struggle as seen by the camera of Kenneth Rogers at Spiller field Saturday afternoon before several thousand thrilled spectators. Garlington, Oglethorpe halfback and one of the leading players on the Petrel eleven, is shown getting away on an end run, one of his many sweeping end runs of the day. The lower left photo shows the Mercer Bears just as they bucked the ball over Oglethorpe's goal line for their first touchdown of the game in the first quarter.

"Phoney" Smith, flashy backfield man on the Mercer outfit, is shown being tackled by Hardin, Oglethorpe end, as he started to advance the ball. Hardin broke through the interference and hit Smith for a loss on this play. followed and overran by inches. Then Watts sunk his 20-footer for a birdie! three and halved the match. 1 On the eighth the wind asain took a hand and Iunn, Jones and Sarazen all shot hish balls which were carried to the right of the green in the rough.

Farrell tried a low brassie into the 1 I. n-aa Kan lit i lilt IT Tigers Working Hard ES -b i to J. IW. Al Ga Me Sarazen played up from the rough; Knoxvillians Defeat Tech Hi by 26-0 Score Knoxville, N'o ember 20. (Special.) Captain Pinkie Walden had a field day at the expense of Tech High and Knoxville Central defeated the Atlantans 26 to 0 here today.

A touchdown came in the first few minutes and the iirst quarter found Central again on the four-yard line. The ball went over the Tech High goal line on the first play of the second period and Coach Banks in his subs. short anil took two putts ana wtien Watts laid his second dead for a three BY CHANNING COPE. Final preparations for the "battle of the century" between the Briarclilt Tigers, youthful champions of the Southern division of the Sandlot league, and the Junior Academy of Bloomington Springs, are beinj rapidly consummated, it was announced Saturday by-league officials. The ranks of the Tigers were materially strengthened by the addition of four players drawn from other Sandlot teams.

The Tigers are working hard for the big The advance sale of tickets was Y'WrTT Til IP HP DICK HAWKINS' given impetus by the proclamation of! Ul iJLl 1 l3 TWO BATTLES ON SCHEDULE FOR PREPPERS it iooked like another hole for the amateurs. But Farrell played a perfect chip from the bunker and holed his three to halve with Watts, leaving the match all square. A perfect second shot 12 feet past the pin on the ninth by Bobby Jones was the means of winning the home hole on the outward nine. Sarazen and Farrell were both on but failed to lay their approach putts close enough to sink. Sarazen, however, missed a three-footer to give the hole to Bob.

Watts failed to allow for a carrying wind and his drive found the lake at the bottom of the hill and his third was short of the green. To begin the second nine Sarazea and Farrell duplicated their performance of the first hole and took fours while Bobby and Watts both took fives. Watts' five was' doe to a hooked drive out of bounds on the left and Bobby was forced to take the buzzard when he pushed his second to the roti'h at the edge of the green and DOPE, BEATING KENTUCKY, 7-0 Mayor Sims, designating November 20 as day" and urging the support of Atlanta citizens in behalf of the game. The Uinkeydinks, O'Keefe Panthers, Oakhurst, F.mory Bullpups. Scarlet Hurricanes.

Samaritans, Northside Bullpups. Kirkwood Cabin Owls. Mad-dox I'ark Iiat-s, Atwood Athletic association, l'eaehtree Poagreens and Grant I'ark are enthusiastically engaged in the sale of tickets. Mrs. W.

D. Stnyton, president of the Women's Auxiliary of the Sand Xu- Hut not lor far. ltiey held. Again Smith attempted a field goal which slopped on the Petrels' one-yard line. The Petrels were forced to kick from behind the goal posts.

Unfortunately, the ball srnuek the goal posts, and bounded wide. It was recovered by Mercer on the Petrels' five-yard line. The saving grace of the timekeeper's whistle, ending the hnlf. was duly appreciated by the Oglethorpe team and supporters. From the incipiency of the second half, one could see that the struggle would get more unequal as the game progressed.

For during the balf Mercer had awakened to new life, new drive, new fighr. Oglethorpe continued to miss its opportunities by frequent, fumbling. The Bears received the kickoff and started down the field. With straight football the ball was advanced to the center of the field. And here.

Mercer thrilled them again. Smith, running deep into Oglethorpe's defense, snatched a pass, and using lone interferer as a bulwark against Camp-hell, raced 4-" yards for a touchdown. Smith kicked goal. Dissatisfied. But Mercer was not satisfied.

The scoring lust was racing too fast" through the veins of the Bears to be appeased by two markers. So again, the Mercer team took the ball and drove deep into Petrel territory. An inopportune penalty, almost as another touchdown was achieved, kept the Bears out of the six-point, score. But. at fourth down, with the ball in the center of the field on the 20-yard line.

Smith made a perfect placement for three points. The next Mercer touchdown was in many respects a replica of the second, only on a smaller scale. The Bears, still following the ball relentesslr, fell on -a Petrel fumble about the 35-yard line. A couple of smashing plays carried the ball closer. Then Smith caught a pass for "0 yards, and stepped the remaining five for a tomhdown.

In desperation, Oglethorpe began a futile passing attack. Passes begun In desperation usually end in-despair. Such was Oglethorpe's plight. For in the closing minutes of the game, with the ball midfield. Iloberts intercepted one of Campbell's long heaves.

Oglethorpe was weary. They were numbed from the bitter struggle. So, Oglethorpe failed to properly back up the ball. The result was that Roberts, with a perfect wall of interference, ran untouched by Oglethorpe hands for 50 yards and a touchdown. Smith, in his really fine way, kicked the goal.

This in scant outline, is what happened on Spiller field yesterday. But the real story is yet unwritten. For it must tell of the work of Smith, of Campbell, of Garlington. of all the players on the two teams, who gave their best. Smith a Star.

Smith is a really fine halfback. Playing on a rugged team, with ample reserves. Smith would carve a great name for himself in the fotball world. For he was brn to play a good gaie of football. He is fast, crafty, elusive, yet powerfully cool in the thick the Tech High put up a.

at unborn fight all through the third period but in the fourth the Knoxville Bobcats added two more touchdowns. Pinklie Walden, by his brilliant open-field running, and Fullback Thomas, by his line plugging, were responsible for the victory. Waugh madi one first down in the third quarter when he skirted right end for 11 yards and late in the fourth period hurled to Davis to move the lO-yard sticks twice more. That was the total yardage gained by the visitors. Hadlo- Plays Well.

However, lladley was good at backing up the line. The entire Tech High line put up a valiant fight and forced Knoxville to fight hard for every foot gained, but the Smithies never offered aviy offensive drive worth mentioning. Hazen Kreis. 2T0-pound tackle of the Bobcats, cot a call for backfield duty, and while hard to stop he was slow iu setting started to gain consistently. With the exception of this one player, Tech High outweighed the local team by several pounds to the man.

Lineup and Summary: lot league, reports an unusually large failed to lay his chip shot dead for gae ainwng the women supporters of nutt. the league. Miss Mary Colvin. history teacher at O'Keefe Junior High and Bobby and Old Man Par. Now there may be some poor benighted specimen of undeveloped humanity among the 1,000 who saw the golf match at East Lake Saturday who failed to get a kick out of the play.

If such is to he found we suggest that he visit some nice obliging mule and try taking his dose of kicks in some spot more susceptible than his waking consciousness. The match was so full of real golf and thrills that it would have made a cigar store Indian enact Custer's last stand. True, there were not the hair-raising recoveries which are sometimes seen in such matches, but that was largely due to the fact that every man jack of the foursome was playing the kind of golf which precludes recoveries. If you don't walk out on a limb you will not have to do a tight rope act in regaining the safety of the trunk. So thought the golfers four at East Lake Saturday.

Johnny Farrell played a good game of golf; Watts Gunn played nearly par golf; Gene Sarazen played two strokes better than par golf and Bobby Jones didn't play golf, he played the card and beat the durned thing by four strokes. And after saying nothing for something like 200 words we have reached what we wanted to say. BOBBY JONES PLAYED THE CARD AGAIN SATURDAY AND BEAT THE THING BY FOUR STROKES. It isn't the fact that Bob beat par by four strokes that is remarkable, but the fact that he stepped into the game "cold." Bobby has played but very little golf in the (ew weeks, and golf is the kind of game which takes continual practice (a fact which has been learned at great cost by many dubs). In other words, Bobby Jones shoots such a mechanically perfect game that he does not get "off his game" as easily from lack of practice as most other golfers would do.

Bob was not sinking his putts but we have seen him win one open championship when he was not sinking his putts and any man who can shoot East Lake in 68 and drop but one long putt on the round can shoot golf against any of them and beat them most of the time, don't forget that. Bob was not the only sweet golfer (that term is used with all due respect) in the foursome Saturday. Gene Sarazen negotiated the strange course in 70, which is two strokes better than par and his short game was revelation to behold except in exceptional cases. Watts whd has had as little practice as Bobby lately played a very valuable game. Usually when Bobby and Watts are paired, the occasional birdie by Watts means the balance on the scales and such was the case Saturday.

Watts did his part as usual against the professionals, and though he did not win as many holes as Bobby did, was by no coach of the O'Keefe Panthers, promises hearty support from the student body of O'Keefe. A. Keiser, vice-chairman of the Sandlot league, reports the majority of civic clubs enthusiastically supporting the game. Keports from Bloomington Spring. indicate that the Junior Military academy team is one of the outstanding junior teams of Tennessee.

It has been scored on but one time this season. Coach Wallace Itoberts in a communication to Secretary Sam Saltzinan stated "We regard it as a high privilege to be able to arrange a game with the champions of Atlanta Sandlot league and have been very nleasantlv "surnrised at the splendid BY BEN COTJIBAN. With the prep football season drawing to a close two games are scheduled for this week-end. Marist will play Opelika Hiah school Thanksgiving morning. The big game of ti week takes place when University and Bed Barron's Monroe Aggies tie up at Spiller's Friday afternoon at 2 clock.

All other prep teams, with the exception of Tech High ami Boys Hiah. have finished their seasons. Tech High and Boys' High will meet in their annual game next week. University is the only local hope fo a state championship this year, ana if the Bluebirds ran successfully oncounted the Aggies, it is most likely that Arbiter Stcgcman will pick the Fourteenth Street school to play Riverside for the G. I.

A. A. title. Pup Phillips has given his charges a lay-off since their victory over Lanier High. A game was scheduled with Newnan for this past Friday but the game was cancelled, and Pup is giving his boys a new set of plays and signals.

Practice periods have been long and hard these last few days, for the Birds are determined to stop Pit Barron and Jones, leading men of the Monroe crew. Down at Monroe they aren't taking this game with the Atlanta team lightly, as was evidenced in the decisive victory that the Atgies scored over G. M. C. Friday.

Monroe has as good a chance as University for the title at present, and the result of the meeting of the two elevens will be a hard fought battle. Coach Joe Bean's Marist Cadets will bring another successful season to a close when they meet Opelika High. Last season the Cadets were undefeated, ar.d they are repeating the feat this year, having won all cames with one exreption. 6-6 tie with Newnan, the team that defeated Boys' High. Lexington.

November 20. (A) Playing with the spirit of the famous Centre teams of old. a rejuvenated Centre eleven defeated the University of Kentucky, 7 to 0. this afternoon. Outweighed 10 pound to the man, and "doped'' to lose by 14 or more points, the Colonels outplayed and outgeneraled their heavier opponents to recain the football supremacy of Kentucky.

A pass, going to Hyatt, who raced 15 yards for a touchdown, in the second period, proved the undoing of the highly touted Wildcats. Hyatt, however, provided the opportunity for the pass when he intercepted Jenkins' pass on Kentucky's line and dashed 12 yards. An offside penalty-was imposed on Centre, placing the ball on Kentucky's 23-ynrd line, from where Goings made his successful heave. Centre played a defensive game the latter half but were able to withstand the onslaughts of the Wildcats when in the shadow of their goal. Lineup and Summary.

CFXTUK Pos. KY. Hyatt. l.e Gilb Kagin l.t.... II.

Portwood Knuckles l.g Belt McClure Pence r.g Wert S. Alexander. F. Phipps 1 1. Alexander.

r.e Waddell q.lv, Jenkins Bauercr. Smith r.h Klliss Catlett f.b Boss Score by periods Centre 7 0 0 7 Kentucky ....0 0 0 0 0 Scoring: Touchdowns: Centre, Hyatt; point after touchdown, Goings. Referee. Henry, (Ohio); umpire, Graaf, (Ohinj; head linesman, Maxwell, (Ohio.) This again evened the match but Watts again used his putter to good advantage and holed a 20-footer on the tiiort eleventh for a birdie two and the hole. Bobby's ball also lay dead to the pin on this hole but he was forced to make his putt.

Sarazen was safely on with his tee shot but Farrell was in a trap and neither was abl- to match the birdie by Watts. Bob Again Savior. Going to the twelfth tee one up Bob saved the day by halving the bole with Sarazen in perfect fours while Watts and Farrell both took fives after being in trouble from the tee. The thirteenth hole was also halved in fours and Bobby and Sarazen vided honors on the fourteenth with fours, while their partners were tak-itig fivefl. On this hole Sarazen saved a lost hole by dropping a ten-footer.

The performance was repeated on the fifteenth when Bobby and Sarazen again halved in fours while Watts anil Farrell were both in trouble with their second shots. The sixteenth green was the scene of another high light in a match replete with thrills. All four players were on the green with their second oliots with Bobby, Sarazen and Farrell grouped within three feet of each I 1 spirit shown by your league officials. CENT. (20) Ps.

TECH (0 Phillips l.e Vcss Kiess l.t Fountain Jett l.g. B. Davis Lomas Wade Cate. r.g MeXamr.ra Bunch r.t Henderson Martin r.e. (C) M.

Davis Walden Waugh Faust l.h Hadley McCollister Morris Thomas f.b.. Carlton Score by periods: Central 6 7 0 20 Tech High 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring Touchdowns Walden, Thomas. TinsW. Dyer. Points after touchdowns Walden 2 (drop kick).

Substitutions: Central Hines, Dyer. Schctlin. Tinsley, Watso-n, Bcarden. Joe Ilett, Simpson Gamble, Suddarth. Beargan, Johnson, Mathis.

Cox and KusUisson. Officials: Blnir. referee (Tennessee) Clavton. nmpire Tennessee) Smith, head linesman (Tennessee). we promise you a ciean, naru-iougiu gama from whistle to whistle.

We hope and expect that this Is but a beginning of a series of intersectional games between boys less than high school ages." Coach's Statement. Coach Bay Williams gave out the following statement: "Briarcliff Tigers, augmented by several stars of other Sandlot teams, are ready for the battle. The boys are enthusiastic and are working hard for the game. feeling that distinct honor i being other abotit so tect from tne pm. Watts was away on the other edge of conferred upon them by tlm arrange- ment of the game with the Junior the green and he sent Jus putt straight at the cup but it failed to drop by Continued on Tage 3, Column 1.

Military academy. The team spirit is fine and we look forward to a victory on November 26." Continued en Page 3, Column (Continued on Page 5, Column 4) i.