University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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Y . I '-n 1938 Pandora 1938 Pandora I'-740 Pandora

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2' 4 ,- ,, Q-, 2 I :ky ,mf -f ,jay f, v :www 10 4oP Ceorgxa prepared a surprlse for Alabama ln the 1912. game f1rst game of football ever played IH Columbus Everythlng happened lncludrng the funnrest play slnce the beglnnmg of football and a free for all flght In h1s pregame talk to the squad Coach Cunnlngham outlrned the play The late Hooks Autrey of LaC1range a sub back was called front and center Autrey you ll have the glory of maklng a touchdown for Cteorgla today You ll wear your regular c1v1l1an clothes and stand on the s1del1nes And then on the frrst play after the krckoff you ll recelve a long pass That s all there IS to It Cunnlngham explalned You catch lt and run llke h l Autrey appeared reluctant Then he sald Coach these are the only breeches I have and I must see my grrl tonlght Cunnlngham snorted A touchdown for Georgla IS worth more than any grrl Now remember just what you re to do Thlngs went off just rrght Georgla won the toss and recerved w1th 10 men rn unrform and Autry statloned just xnsrde the sldellnes ln h1s Sunday best Cn the f1f5t play a long forward pass was thrown to the c1v1l1an clad Autrey and he want scamperlng down the fleld A screen of 10 Cteorgla players pounded behlnd h1m Autrey heard the hammerlng feet and he thought of h1s pants It dldn t occur to h1m he was berng trarled by h1s own players So when he reached the 10 and feellng pursuers breathlng down h1s neck he lay down to save h1s breeches Cunnlngham related Alabama players reached Autrey and the other Cweor gxa players by th1s tlme and the f1ght began Pollce of Columbus had never seen a football game so they waded rn recklessly and arrested all the players Prof John Mor rls actlng for Dr Sanford got ln a frght w1th Alabama s Faculty Dlrector of Athletrcs Coach Cunnmgham had to get Frank Foley newly elected mun1c1pal court judge to rntercede for the players so the game could go on Albama s Coach Graves was rncensed that Georgra would try such a trxck play But Referee Councelman sald he could flnd no rule agalnst It and certatnly the galn would have to stay It drd, and the game went on From Lead1ng a Bulldogs L1fe Jack Troy H V . . , . I . . . ,, ' I I If , . H , . V . 1 . . . ' 1 . , . 1 , . . . ff . . ,, . , . . ff ,, . ff ' I I . ff c A ll ' ll ' ' E7 1 . I If ,, . . . . I 0 . . . ,f ,, . . . , . . . 14? , ' I ll , . ,, 4b - I . . . . . I x I ' I . . ,, V ll ' I - I I andora .

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In 1887 a meeting of the student body was held. A committee was selected to get colors for the students to adopt. This committee selected Black Gold and Red as the school colors. since some of the students did not want anything yel- low in or about the athletics of the University of Geor- ia. In the spring of 1888 the gold color was withdrawn 8 The first Georgia mascot was a goat. Thank you, Mrs. Susan Tate for assistance with this sect'o .