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in the fourth quarter of the Tech-Alabama game of November 18, 1961, played in Birmingham, the incident depicted in the film strips on these two pages started one of the biggest controversies of this or any other football season. With Alabama safely in front, 10-0, Tide linebacker Darwin Holt (32) struck Tech's Chick Graning in the face on a faircatch play. The obviously intentional foul was first admitted by Alabama Coach Bear Bryant and then denied three days later. Graning, as you can see from the picture on the opposite page, ended up in the hospital in Atlanta in bad shape. At its meeting of December 1, the Alumni Board decided to leave the matter up to the officials and faculty of Tech in the following resolution: "RESOLVED: That the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Tech National Alumni Association unanimously expresses complete confidence in the ability of the administration, faculty, and athletic board of the Georgia Institute of Technology to handle all of the ramifications of the AlabamaGeorgia Tech game in Birmingham, November 18, 1961, in the best interests of the Institute, its students, and its alumni." At this writing, indications were that the matter was far from closed by the Tech administration. President Harrison and Coach Dodd had already written letters to Alabama authorities concerning the incident and the president has stated that the matter will be aired at the next SEC meeting. IDWAY
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