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To 24-8 Surprise
By LARRY TARLETON
DTH Sports Editor . .
ATHENS Ga. The sun was
shining bright here yesterday,
but it was a black day for Caro
lina. A horde of fired-up Georgia
Bulldogs ganged up on the Tar
Heels and dealt them their worst
defeat in three years, 24-8, be
fore 40,000 fans at beautiful San
ford Stadium.
The Bulldogs forgot about "Sou
thern hospitality" as they struck
early on a long touchdown pass
and didn't let up until the final
outcome had long been decided.
Urged on by recent successes,
and the still-strong memory of
the 23-7 shellacking they took
at Chapel Hill last yearf the
Vince Dooley-coached Bulldogs
swept to their fourth win of the
year. They have lost twice and
tied South Carolina. The Tar
Heel loss, their third consecutive
road defeat, left their record at
a disappointing 3-4.
The Tar "Heel offensive or de
fensive platoon couldn't get into
high gear against the spirited
Bulldogs. Except for a drive in
the first quarter which ended in
a missed field goal, the Heels
talented offense couldn't move
against their Southern opponents
until late in the fourth quarter.
On the other hand, the defensive
unit couldn't stop the running of
Bulldogs Fred Barber, Bob Tay
Jor and Preston Ridlehuber or
the passing of Ridlehuber and
Lynn Hughes. The Georgia quar
terbacks completed all four .of
their passes for 114 yards.
For the Bulldogs, the offensive
and defensive platoons couldn't
have complemented each other
better. Hie offensive line, led
. by Ray Rissmiller and Jim Wil
son, repeatedly opened holes big
enough, for the entire' Georgia
backfield to go through, and-the
UNC Ga.
First downs 15 17
Rushing 60 228
Pass attempts 35 4
Passes completed ... 20 4
Pass yardage .l 209 114
Pass Int. by 0 2
Punts .-. 6-46 6-32.1
Fumbles 1 0
Penalties 25 60
UNC 0 0 0 8--8
Georgia ...... 7 3 14 024
GA. Porterfield 66 pass from
Hughes Etter kick.
GA. FG Etter 29. .
GA. Ridlehuber 29 run Etter
ldck.
GA. Taylor 7 ran Etter kick. -NC
Willard 10 run Axselle pass
Attendance 40,000.
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SUNDAY,
quick backs took it from there
and ate out the yardage. The
Bulldogs piled up 228 yards rush
in gfor the game. If the Georgi
ans had thrown up the same de
fense against Sherman as they
did against Ken Willard and Ed
die Kesler, Sherman wouldn't
have had a chance.
The defensive charge, with sop- .
cmore George Patton leading the
way limited Willard to 30 yards
and Kesler to 14.
The only way the Tar Heels
could move the ball was through
the air. The duo of Gary Black
and Danny Talbott passed for 209 -yards,
but most of it' came late
in the game. Little Ronnie Jack
son was once again the favorite
targets as he caught a season
high of 9 passes for 105 yards.
Except for sensational , punting
by Bill Edwards, and numerous
penalties, the Bulldogs could have
decided - the game earlier. Ed
wards got off kicks of 46, 55, 48
and 54 yards to get the Tar Heels
out of trouble on every occasion.
Edwards average 46 yards a
punt for the game. ,
The first play of the game was
only an indication of what was
to come. Willard took a Black
handoff and smashed into -the
line where he hit a host of red
shirts and was stopped for no
gain.
After the Tar Heels were stop
ped, Edwards kicked 46 yards
and a fine return by Wayne Swin
ford was called back because of
a clip and the Bulldogs began
their touchdown march from
their Own 17. And, boom, before
you knew it the Georgians had
scored. - After a first down had
been picked up on the ground,
Hughes dropped back and spotted
Don Porterfield with no one
around him. . Porterfield took the
. toss and scampered 66 yards
without a hand being laid on him.
Bob Etter came in to kick the
extra point c.md the Bulldogs led,
7-0 with only 3:31 gone in the
game.
For the Tar Heels, the first half
was futile. They only picked up
six first downs and five of them
came on the march which ended
on the 11 when Max Chapman
missed a field goal. Four com-
pletions by Gary Black and. a 10-"
yard run by Kesler had moved
the Big Blue this far only to see
the attack stopped by the hard
charging Georgia line.
Late in the second half, the
Bulldogs were moving' again. "
Taking the ball on their 22 after
a 43-yard punt by Edwards, they
moved to the 12 before Etter
was forced to come in and kick
a 29-yard tield goal with 2:03 left
in the half. Another Hughes-to-.
Porterfield pass was the big gain
er on the drive as they picked
up 27 yards on the same play
they had worked for the touchdown.
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Georgia's Bob Taylor Moves Behind Two
The second half started with
Talbott at the controls for the
Tar Heels, but the sensational
sophomore couldn't move the
team against the ferocious Bull
dog defense, and two touchdowns
by - the . Bulldogs in - a span of
66 seconds spelled the Tar Heels
final doom. '.
After both teams had been
forced to punt to begin the half I
the Bulldogs began another long
march to paydirt from their 40.
On the first play, Ridlehuber kept
and swept right end for a 12
yard gain to Tar Heel territory.
Three running plays carried the
ball to the 36 where Ridlehuber
pitched out (it was. called a for
ward pass to Taylor who bounc
ed off tacklers to the 22. With
first down at the 22, Ridlehuber
kept again, dodged four Tar
Heel tacklers, bounced off five
more and crossed the goal line
all along and the Bulldogs led 17
0, after Etter converted.
Ron Tuthill fumbled the ensu
ing kickoff and Willard recovered
on the 11, hut on first down, Wil
lard fumbled and Pattor recov
ered for Georgia. The Bulldogs
needed only one play to score as
Taylor swept right end for-the
touchdown nnd the Tar Heels
were behind 24-0 with 20 minutes
still to play.
Midway of the fourth quarter,
the Black-Jackson combo finally
moved the Heels to their touch
down. A shoetop catch by Jack
son got the offense clicking at
the 30, and they moved 72 yards
to paydirt in 11 plays. Jackson
caught three passes in the drive,
the last for 23 yards to the 10
yard Ine. From the 10, a determ
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ined Willard literally ran over
the entire Bulldog team for the
touchdown.
It was a long day for the Tar
Heels, but a dejected Jim Hickey
couldn't have summed it up bet
ter when he said, "We just got
beat, gentlemen. ,
"It was the worst game we've
played all year' continued Hick
ey, "I am more dissatisfied with
the team now than at any time
this year. We were not as ready
to play as they were.
"Our running game and our de
fense bogged down. It wasn't a
question diagnosing our plays
5t was a question of no block
ing." They were the best de
fensive team we've . played out-
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Gridder Is Killed In Car Crash
Gordon M. Haithcock, UNC football player, was killed early yes
terday" morning in a one-car accident near Warrenton.
State Highway Patrol said Haithcock died when his 1954-model auto
left a rural unpaved road and slammed into an embankment. He
was thrown from the car and found 50 feet from the point of impact,
the patrol said. -
Haithcock was alone at the time of the crash estimated by the
patrol at about 12:30 a.m., . He was. found at 2:30 am. by a state
patrolman. Haithcock was visiting his home in Warrenton. He is
not a member of the Tar Heel traveling squad.
Patrol said no cause for the accident had been determined. Haith
cock was returning from the home of a friend when the wreck occur
red. Coach Jim Hickev waited until the end of Saturday's game with
the University of Georgia to tell the squad of Haithcock's death.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Haithcock Sr.
of WTarrenton. Funeral service will be at 4 p.m today at Warrenton
Baptist Church.
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side of LSU, and their defense was
quicker than LSU.'s.
"We haven't thought . much
rbout next week (Clemson), but
we'll be there ready to playr"
Across the way, Dooley was
much , happier. "I was really
pleased with our victory from
the beginning to end, and be
cause of this, ' I believe it was
probably our best game. Against
Kentucky, we played a bad first
quarter so this might have been
our best game.
"The team was ready to play.
They wanted to whip' Carolina
after losing to them last year."
Asked about Willard, Dooley re
plied that he was the hardest
running back they had faced all
year.
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