Evening star., 1931-12-13

4 Angeles, December H.
~ Southern California, by
defeating Georgia, so to O
showed again today that good
big team will beat good, little
team every time. A crowd in ex-
cess of $4,000 saw the Southerners
suffer their first real rous in many
years.
The powerful Trojans, off to q flying
start with a touchdown In the first
three minutes of play and another be-
fore the game was 10 minutes old,
pushed the fast but light players from
Dixie all around the lot and seemed to
be able to score almost any time they
chose.
Georgia fought coura geously, but the
Bulldogs had no chance from first to
last.
Southern California seemed at the
peak OF condition, instead of completing
a hard 10-game schedule while the
visitors appeared to be at bit stale. On
the basis of today's play, Southern
California deserves to rate with the
great foot ball teams of all time.
Smith Sticks to Finish.
One Georgia player, however, stood
out Playing for an obviously lost
cause did not dampen the enthusiasm
of Vernon (Catf1sh) Smith, the great
Georgia end. When he was hurt in the
third period, Coach Harry Mehre went
on the field and seemed about to take
him out, but Smith convinced his coach
he was fit to continue and he played
the string out in impressive style. No
better exhibition of end play has been
seen in the Olympic Stadium this year.
Southern California displayed an I'M
beatable exhibition of team play.
be just about the right thing to do at
the time The bewildered Bulldogs
from classic Athens much of the time
did not seem to be able to locate the
ball as Coach Howard Jones students
executed intricate lateral passes, re-
verses and spinner plays.
To the smazement of the big crowd
Southern California put on a foot ball
act in which the players did most OF
the tricks in the bag. A magician
would have fitted perfectly into the
lineup.
They tossed lateral passes about the
place and did not bother to keep the
ball in the air. They caught laterals on
the bound just as well, and at times
dribbled the foot ball, which Is oval in
shape and takes strange bounds, as
though 1T had been a basket ball. Or
vile MohIer on one long run dropped
the ball along the way, but picked 1t up
without break in stride and kept going
Near Goal Only Twice.
Georgia had only two real chances to
score. The Bulldogs, with three clever
passes and brief period Of efficiency
in running attack, advanced to Southern
CALIFORNIA; 20-yard line, but here the
ball bounded from the arms of Buster
Mott straight into the hands of Harold
Hammack, Trojan substitute back, who
dashed 80 yards TO the distant goal line
and touchdown.
In the final period the Georgians
threatened again when Homer Key
caught a pass good for So yards, but
with the ball deep in the territory of
the home team, the alert Ernie Pinckert,
who played a sensational game for the
winners, intercepted pass, and the
Bulldogs last chance had come and
gone.
The Southern California line demon
strated in the first few minutes of play
that the Georgia forwards had no
chance to cope with 1t, and with this
demonstration the foot ball game was
over. Georgia'S backs had lots of speed
but little chance to use it on offense
and when the Pacific Coast Conferences
champions had the ball thev got 90
much interference in front of the run
ner the Georgians could not fight their
way through.
Georgia, too, growing arm and leg
weary, was guilty of some Indifferent
tackling, Mohler, Gaius Shaver and Raw
Sparllng galloping on to touchdowns
after several of their opponents had
their hands on them.
1t was Georgias last game of the
season, but Southern California has
another foot ball engagement, the
Tournament of Roses game in the Rose
Bowl, Pasadena, against Tulane, South
ern conference champion, New Year
day
The winners today scored two to,1cb-
downs in the first period three in the
second and two each in the last two
The game was practically settled in the
frst nine and one-half minutes of plav
Get Quick Touchdown.
Georgia received the kickoff. could
not gam and punted. The Trojans
took the ball on their own 33-yard line
and after smash of yards by Jim
MooASh, DAidfCi IIIcIl ran 10 GeOrPia'S
20-yard line, but Southern California
was holding on the play and suffered
15-yard penalty.
On an end-around play, Sparline
who was great offensive and defensive
player today, sprinted 80 yards. Pinck1
ert and Musick pushed the ball tn
within Is yards of the goal line and
then Sparkling on another reverse made
the first touchdown. This was inst
minutes and IS seconds after the start
Of the game and represented an adE
vance of 65 yards in five plays.
The GeorgianS received again could
do nothing with the ball and kicked ~
midfeld The home team held the hail
for a steady advance down the field
and Sparling again made touchdnwr1
this time on l5-yard dash. At least
three Georgians had the slick end in
their grasp but could not hold him
Other touchdoWns came THICK and
fast and before the second period was
we'll advanced the only question was
the size of the score. "'
The winners gained ATS wards tn oos
for the losers, Southern California n,aT
Ing all its yardage from running nIavs
The Trojans completed none Of the |
four passes attempted Georgia painad
99 yards on passes and had sIight |
edge in punting, although So,,therr
California had to kick@opII, t-,iSS ii