The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-09
l ALKING
IT OVER
BY ZOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-GeneralIy
L Y speaking, when two football
teams smack each other around all
afternoon with a gay and boisterous
insouicance and in the end only one
point separates the hot biscuits from
the wet wash, it may be assumed
that there is very little to choose be-
tween the winner and the loser.
But / hasten to add. this is not always
the case. The two biggest games in the
cast resulted in rs decisions over the week
end Georgia maintained its unbeaten. un-
tied record by edeing out a one point win
over New York university And while this
was going on up In the Yankee Stadium
another unbeaten. united team. Harvard
was coming from behind to beat Dart
mouth BY a single point
In ability to score touchdowns on this
particular afternoon all four teams we're
equal In ability to score the extra points
-insignificant when considered in rela-
ton TO a general scoring scheme-but all
important in a crisis-Georgia came
through and N. Y. U. didn't. In the Har-
vard-Dartmouth game the story was the
same.
The BOYS will tell you It is pretty tough
II not downright criminal 10 lose 7ame
this wav. II YOU are disposed TO listen
they will tell YOU that the point after
touchdown has no place in the game and
that # ought to be eliminated. You
needn't agree with them If YOU don't feel
like It, As for myself. / think the point
after touchdown is all right.
And vet there are some games. decided
,FrF Mo rTIF ~
thereof appear totally one-sided. If you
70 BY the figures. for example N. Y. U.
was a much better team than Georgia.
Chick Meehan's men did everything but
win. They made fifteen first downs to six.
outrushed the Southerns 1876 wards to 1o4.
and gained 1T yards TO twenty-five on
forward passes. And vet they couldn't
win. whyP
NTEEHAN'S men aren't oppor-
1VA tunists. At least they weren't
Saturday. They passed up three or
four chances that might well have
led to scores. On the other hand,
the southerners not only made the
most Of every break but they didn't
overlook any bets.
NloLb ran d KICK OH DICK ninety -SlN wares
for Georgias only score. To do this YOU
must have perfect interference and Mott
had it. There is no more thrilling play
in football than the run back of a kick
of and the wav the white-shirted south
erners mopDed I'D the field to clear the
way to the goal line for Mott was as
beautiful a piece OF offensive work as has
been seen in the east all season.
foornapfe 10 r,I,a,
tineuished Catfish Smith had to kick the
goal in order to win the game he did 50
calmly and with great confidence And at
another stage in the game when the
Georeians were asked to hold on their
one-yard line. or surrender all chances If
victory. they held. though it was one of
the few times during the afternoon that
the N. U. offense wasn't good for three
or four wards through the forward wall
So in spite of what the figures show.
Georgia was a good team when it had TO
be. which happens to be a characteristic
Of all good teams.
Next SATURDAY. Georgia meets Tulane
likewise unbeaten, in one of the big games
of the year. 1t is a game that will not
only come close to deciding the southern
championship but may have a direct bear
ing on what passes for the national cham
pionshp.
The Harvard-Dartmouth TO result was
in character Just the reverse of the
GeorRia-N. Y U. struggle. Harvard out
played Dartmouth to an even greater eX-
erners, and vet thev were not able to win
until the closing minutes of play when
one of those long. desperate gambling
passes clicked. Harvard made fifteen first
downs to two and gained 232 wards from
scrimmaRe as against a ScantY fourteen