Glory, Glory to Old Georgia

In a college football season characterized by colossal upsets, the Dixie cup runneth over. Last week--while Ohio State, Texas Christian and the Army Cadets toppled from the ranks of the undefeated and untied--two of the three big-time teams remaining on the top rung represented Southern colleges, located within 70 miles of one another: the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.*

Georgia, more spectacular of the two, boasts the most publicized player of the year. Every football fan who can read knows about Frankie Sinkwich's flat feet, his un-Southern background (Youngstown, Ohio), his prima-donna temperament, his peculiar ability to knife inside tackle and the fact that he made 19 All-Americas last year despite a broken jaw. Flat-Foot Frankie was the nation's No. 1 ballcarrier last year. This fall he has discovered that he has a slingshot arm as well as flat feet. In the first six games of the season he rolled up 1,170 yards (726 by air, 444 by land)--more than any other college player.

Praise the Lord. Last week at Atlanta, Sinkwich & Co. faced Alabama's Crimson Tide in the big game of the South. During its 60 minutes, everything below the Mason-Dixon line played second fiddle to the question of the hour: Can the Tide stop Sinkwich? The Tide, also undefeated and untied up to that point, was rated the third best team in the U.S.

Bama's elephants smothered Georgia's Bulldogs for three quarters, rolled up a 10-to-0 lead. Then, just as Georgia's despondent rooters began to pray for a miracle, Sinkwich's passes found the beam. Pitching with the brilliance of a Sammy Baugh, he plunked two into the paws of George Poschner, his former teammate at Youngstown's Chaney High, for two touchdowns in quick succession. Then Andy Dudish, a substitute halfback, grabbed an Alabama fumble, scooted for a third touchdown and the game, 21-to-10. It was Georgia's seventh victory of the season, its 13th in a row.

Pass the Ammunition. Georgia Tech has no super-back like Sinkwich. But it has a rockin'-in-rhythm team--including a back named Luck and two youngsters who, in their first season of varsity football, have given Sinkwich a run for Southern headlines. One is eagle-eyed Sophomore Eddie Prokop, a spectacular passer who, like Sinkwich, was lured from Ohio. The other is a native Atlantan: Clinton Dillard Castleberry Jr., who is already being dubbed the Red Earth's Red Grange. His flashy running and ability to pass the ammunition have contributed largely to the Engineers' big-time renaissance. So far this season. Georgia Tech has blasted six opponents in a row--including Notre Dame.

If Georgia Tech can whip Kentucky, Alabama and Florida--and Georgia can take Florida, Chattanooga and Auburn--Georgians will rightfully demand a State holiday Nov. 28, day of the Georgia-Georgia Tech game.

* The third team: Boston College.

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