Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-18
Razzle Dazzle
The South Has 1t
Here's Proof
BY HENRY McLEMoRE

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 10. tU.Hl-
Prophesy. The next census taken
in this city will reveal a startling
low number of children with the
first AMI middle names Of Eric or
Upton I wouldn't be surprised if
they were even outnumbered by
children named Grant, Tecumseh,
or Sherman, even, and as you know
these are names Atlanta parents
Use mighty sparingly.
The names Eric and Upton lost
caste on Saturday afternoon when
a broad backed, whalebone fibered
gentleman by that name, wearing
the Maxfield Parrish blue of Duke
University, almost single-handed
accomplished the downfall OF
hitherto undefeated united, and
unscored on Georgia Tech football
team. Sherman's mischief has
been dimmed by the passing OF
the years, but Tipton's is only two
DAYS old. And, besides, his feats
probably cost Atlanta more none"
than did the generol on his cele-
brated excursions to the seashore.
The score was 20 to l9 and this
Eric Upton. who came here from
the hurley and cut plug country,
rated as less skillful than his team
mate. Honey Boy" Hackney, was
involved in scoring all the winning
points. He was in this wild game
which had enough action for 10
Burt L. Standish plots-for the
full go minutes and all he did was
everything. When he wasn't pass
ing he was kicking. and when he
was doing neither of these he was
running or blocking or backing up
the line.
1t was Upton who. in the dying
minutes of the game, brought off
the final touchdown without bene-
fit of clergy. interference, or any
thing else. He simply took the
ball under his arm. set his sights
on the promised land. and ISSUED
a defy to all Tech tacklers to stop
him. They accepted the challenge
but Eric The Red. as he is known
to his intimateS, went around some.
didn't stop until he was over the
last stripe.
Coach Bill Alexander. who lost
eight pounds during the game,
(Which was within two pounds OF
the weight lost by Wallace Wade
OF Duke during the afternoon paid
Upton this compliment:
He was far and away the best
back on the field. He beat us
single handed"
When the time comes for pick
ing all-America teams the Sages
in the press rookeries might 90 a
lot worse than give the Upton
man a place.
There was another fellow on the
field who could carry his weight
on any of the all teams, too His
name is Bill Jordan. and he plays
an end for Tech Plays it. to my
way of thinking better than Don
Hutson ever played the same posi-
ton for Alabama. And Hutson
was nearly perfect. Jordan stands
two or three inches better than six
feet. packs 100 or SO pounds. and
is fast and smart. A basketball
player in the off season. he is the
key man in all of Techs razzle-
dazzle forwards and laterals, and
he is a sweet thing to watch. Tech
does the fancy stuff better than
any team have ever. seen. and that
goes for Colgates Chenango Magi-
clans. and Ohio States Cleateo
Thurstons. And Jordan is the baby
who makes it go. He is the mfddle
man on the legerdemain. He will
take a forward or a lateral and
on the dead run. and with tacklers
all about him, feint them out OF
position before Tipping the ball TO
a comrade And he is inyulnerable
on defense. He'll do on anybody's
team