PREP STARS PLAN TO ATTEND TECH 46 outstanding high school stars have signed grant-in-aids indicating they will attend Georgia Tech this coming fall. Included in the group are two AllAmericans, Franklin Brooks of O'Keefe High in Atlanta, and Jimmy Morris, brother of next year's co-capt., George Morris of Vicksburg, Miss. This addition will make four Morris' on the squad, all potential first-stringers. 21 of the players are from Georgia, including 8 All-Staters. Other states are represented as follows: Tennessee (9), Massachusetts (4), Alabama (2), S. C. (2), W. Va. (2), and one each from Florida, Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Connecticut. Backs — Ray Anderson, West Point; Stan Cochran, Sylvan; Cecil Davis, Griffin; Bobby Eubanks, Griffin; Burton Grant, Wilmington, N. C ; Jack Hall, Richmond Academy (Augusta); Bob Dover, Alcoa, Tenn.; Billy Lingenfelter, Jr., Alcoa, Tenn.; Bobby McCauley, O'Keefe; Henry Schneider, Richmond Academy; John Robert Woolf, Alcoa, Tenn.; Stan Worlen, Signal Mountain, Tenn. Ends — R i c h a r d A u s t i n , M e d f o r d , Mass.; Guy Dan Bagwell, Greenville, S. C ; William Bingham, Gary, W. Va.; Beverly Cochran, Richmond Academy; Charles Huff, Decatur; Harry Peavy, Decatur; William Ray U n d e r d o n k , Moundsville, W. Va.; Charles West, Marietta. Tackles — Homer Davis, Columbus; Jimmy Dial, East Point; Stephen Foreman, Bellaire, Ohio; Fred Grant, Marblehead, Mass.; Tommy Gossage, Nashville, Tenn.; Bob Harper, Altoona, Ala.; Don Hinton, Gaffney, S. O ; Richard Pearce, S. Weymouth, Mass.; Roland Perdue, College Park; George Rice, Jacksonville, Fla.; Harry R o w l a n d , Chattanooga, Tenn.; Kenneth Thrash (Murphy), Atlanta; Buck Wiley, Springhill, Tenn. Guards — Franklin Brooks, O'Keefe; Bernard Eppuson, Chattanooga; Richard Aultman, Ft. Valley; Roscoe Holland, Moultrie; Vince Peroni, Quantico, Va. (USMC); Ignagio Salone, Hartford, Conn.; Johnny Short, Athens; Douglas Williams, Anniston, Ala. Centers — Dick Beard, Moultrie; Larry Bradford, Chattanooga; Joe Deboisbriand, Amesbury, Mass.; Jimmy Morris, Vicksburg, Miss.; Don Shepherd, Albany. March-April, 1952
SWIMMING The Tech swimming team did not fare as well as in past years, but still managed a third place in the Southeastern Conference behind exceptionally strong Georgia and Florida teams. In dual competition, the Jackets won from Emory, Vanderbilt and Kentucky, but lost the rest of their meets to the opposition. In the conference meet, those doing well were: Frank Strickland — First in 200-yard backstroke Second in 100-yard backstroke Jimmy Thrasher — Second in 50-yard freestyle Third in 100-yard freestyle Oscar Crouch — Third in 220-yard freestyle Third in 440-yard freestyle Cab Childress — Third in 100-yard backstroke
TRACK The Yellow Jacket track team placed second in its division (non-conference) at the North Carolina Relays in Chapel Hill on March 1. Alabama was first with 36 points: Tech had 16V2 points. It looks as though Coach Norris Dean is going to have to depend a great deal on his freshmen this spring for a good many points if the team makes much showing. Although the team has good men in most events, there is very little depth, which virtually eliminates them as a championship contender. Men and their specialties are listed below: Shot P u t — F r e d Berman, Jeff Knox Discus — Fred Berman Javelin — Ed Baskin High J u m p — Jeff Knox, Bobby Barron (f) Broad J u m p — Bobby Barron (f), Buddy Ford, L. F. Hardy Pole Vault — Billy Ralston, John Maddox (f) Dashes — George Wright, Carl Gettys (f) 440 — C a r l Gettys (f), Grady Waters (f), Wayne Saterbak (f) 880 —Bailey Dixon, Hugh Tannehill, Grady Waters (f)
'Pencil Pete" Silas goes over the top against South Carolina. Scrapping from the under side is Eric Crake of Tech. Looking on is Bobby Barnes, No. 9.
BASKETBALL Tech's bad luck in basketball continued through the Conference Tournament as they drew the nation's number one team, Kentucky. The boys had hope of salvaging something out of the season by making a good showing in the tournament, but could not cope with the Kentucky powerhouse, losing 59-81. Previous hard luck hit them with the early loss of Cline to a back injury and arch trouble, followed by dismissal of three varsity members, Barnes, Austin and Templeton because of training infractions. Cline returned for the last few games and they made a better showing, but managed only one win, which was over their arch-rivals, the University of Georgia. The overall record was 7 wins against 15 losses. Tech tied with Georgia at the bottom of the SEC. Pete Silas and Teeter Umstead gave excellent performances throughout the season, but lacked strong support to give us a well-rounded team. Silas made the All-SEC second team.
(f) Freshmen March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 16, 17 May 24
Fla. Relays Gainesville Sou. Relays Birmingham Florida Gainesville Tennessee Knoxville Ga. & Fla. State Atlanta Auburn Atlanta Ala. & Miss. State Tuscaloosa SEC Meet Birmingham SEC-Sou. Dual Meet
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Ed Baskin, Tech's point winner in the javelin. Ed took second place in the SEC meet last year. 19