- Saturday, February 28 1925 -
Southern Conference Tournament (at Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky - 31 (Head Coach: Clarence Applegran)
Player | FG | FT | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
James McFarland | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Lovell Underwood | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Will Milward | 6 | 2 | 14 |
Charles Albert | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burgess Carey | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charles Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Foster Helm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Georgia - 32 (Head Coach: Herman J. Stegeman)
Player | FG | FT | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
Buster Kilpatrick | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Nolen Richardson | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Walter Forbes | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Charlie Wiehrs | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Harrell Huguley | 2 | 2 | 6 |
George Morton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 12 | 8 | 32 |
Prior Game | | | Next Game |
Mississippi A & M 31 - 26 | | | DePauw 29 - 38 |
Kentucky Loses Thriller to Bulldogs, 32-31
Four years ago, in the first of the college tournaments, Kentucky own the championship from Georgia in the finals by one point in one of the most hair-raising struggles of history. Saturday night history repeated itself so far as a desperately hard-fought game was concerned, but this time Georgia came out on top by one point, thus securing a greatly longed for revenge.
The most spectacular game of the tourney so far was the classic struggle between Georgia and Kentucky, which occurred between the hours of 9 and 10 p.m. Saturday night. It was so close all the way through that it was stifling. Men and women screamed, choked, gasped and were stricken dumb in turn. About three minutes after the first half opened Georgia was leading 19 to 18. From then on to the finish, there never were more than two points separating the teams except for about ten seconds when Kentucky had a three point margin. With Georgia leading, 19 to 18, Kentucky sank a field goal and led 20 to 19. Then Georgia led 21 to 20, then Kentucky took the lead 22 to 21, then Kentucky, 24 to 21, then Kentucky 24 to 22, {then 24, then a tie 28-28, then Ken- a tie 24 to 24, then Kentucky 26 to- tucky 30 to 28 (sic)}, then a tie 30-30, then Kentucky 31 to 30, and just a second before the pistol exploded to end the game Capt. Charlie Wiehrs shot a field goal and won the game for the Bulldogs, 32 to 31.
We hope we never have to live through another episode like that last half of the Kentucky-Georgia game. It was entirely too exciting, like hunting big game in Africa, or looping the loop in an airplane, or looping the loop in an airplane, or a parachute drop out of a balloon, or riding in Hoke Vandergriff's automobile when he is in a hurry. We enjoy exciting events in the main, but we know our limits. And if that game had lasted five minutes longer they would have had to carry us out of that place on a stretcher.
Our good friend and fiendish statistician, Frank Aristotle Kopf, has just handed us the individual order of scoring which he suggests we insert at this place. It is a good idea, so here it is:
Order of scoring, first half: Kilpatrick 1, Kilpatrick 2; Wiehrs, 2; Milward, 2; Underwood, 2; Richardson, 2; Milward, 2; Forbes, 1; Milward, 1; Milward, 1; Huguley, 1; Huguley, 1; McFarland, 2; McFarland, 2; Milward, 2; Forbes, 2; Richardson, 1; Huguley, 2; Wiehrs, 2.
Second half: Huguley, 2; Underwood, 2; Milward, 2; McFarland, 2; Richardson, 2; McFarland, 2; Underwood, 2; Morton, 1; Forbes, 2; Underwood, 2; Kilpatrick, 2; Milward, 2; Forbes, 2; Milward, 2; Wiehrs, 1; Wiehrs, 1; McFarland, 1; Wiehrs, 2.
Mr. Keeler has just informed us that he is devoting the majority of his story to the Georgia-Kentucky game, and in as much as there are three other games to be handled in this story we will leave that blood curdling engagement after shaking hands with all the Georgia players and wishing them success in the game with North Carolina Monday. Also let us say that while all the Georgia men played like eternal fury, we want to ad an extra pressure to the hand of Walter Forbes. Walter may not be the most graceful human in the world, but the way he busted up Kentucky's offense, and saved the day a thousand times, and those two looping goals he shot up at extremely crucial moments, won our heart completely.
Game Writeup - Kentucky Kernel
GEORGIA STOPS CATS' ADVANCE IN SOUTHERN RACE
In the last second of play, Wiehrs, captain and guard for the Crackers of Georgia, scored the two points which game them a 32-31 victory over Kentucky. Kentucky's chances for the Southern Championship died there, but she went down in glorious defeat in her second game in the fifth annual Southern Tournament.
The contest was desperately fought from start to finish and a thrilling game closed dramatically when Wiehrs shot his spectacular goal in the last fraction of a second. Kentucky outplayed her rivals the entire game and scored 14 field goals to the Crimson's 12. Kentucky's brilliant offensive penetrated the Georgia defense time and again, but the multiple free throws awarded Georgia on technical fouls offset the flash scoring of the 'Cats.
Will Milward, center, was high point man of the contest, scoring 6 field goals and 2 fouls. McFarland came second with 9 points and Underwood came third with 8 points.
Game Writeup - The Red and Black
GEORGIA REACHES SEMI-FINALS AT TOURNAMENT
Georgia won her way into the semi-finals in what was the most exciting and hardest fought game of the tournament, because of the fact that the two teams were nearer matched. Georgia having taken the game by a margin of one point. Last Saturday night the Bulldogs whipped the Wildcats of Kentucky by the score of 32 to 31. Time about is fair play - as Kentucky beat the Bulldogs in the first tournament four years ago by a one point margin. In both of these games, as the winning point swished through the basket, the pistol shot, ending the game, rang out.
Game Writeup - Georgia Eliminates Kentucky, 32 to 31, With Goal as Final Whistle Blows
MOST THRILLING GAME OF MEET
Crackers Shoot Many Fouls to Offset Wildcats Scoring From Field - MIlward Best Point-Getter
By Eugene Morris
ATLANTA - Ga., Feb. 28. - Fighting desperately in the closing minutes of play Georgia scored a 32-31 victory over Kentucky when Wiehrs, captain and guard for the Crackers, picked the ball off the floor where it had rolled from out of a teeming mass of blue and red jersies and tosses it feebly through the hoops. Kentucky's chances thus went sky high and Georgia tonight earned the right to be the fourth semifinalist in the fifth annual Southern Conference here.
The contest was exceedingly thrilling from start to finish and each minute was exceeded by none except the last fraction of a second when Wiehr performed his spectacular feat, Kentucky although the loser, had a good shade the better of their Georgia rivals, scoring 14 field goals to 12 for the Crimson, and outpassing and outguessing their opponents throughout the game. Kentucky's brilliantly planned attack went through the Georgia defense time and again but the flashy offense wen for naught when Georgia was awarded multiple free throws for practically every technical foul in the rule book.
Lanky Will Milward, Kentucky's center was far in front in scoring honors with six field goals and two fouls. McFarland with nine points finished in second honors. Underwood was third with eight. Forbes and Huguley led Georgia's counting