California vs. Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, January 3, 1929, page 35

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  GEORGIA TECH MEN RALLY TO R|EGELS Easily See How California Player Lost His Sense of Direction. SAN DIEGO, Calf, January s. Coach Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech, who prepared today to lead the victori- Gus Golden Tornado back to Atlanta after two days of sightseeing following Techs victory over California, at Pasadena, has rallied to the defense Of Roy Riegles, California center, whose Is yard run in the wrong direction gave Tech safety and the margin for an 81 victory. Coach Alexander said Riegel’s misplay might have been pulled by any other player under similar circumstances. He believed the similarity of scenery at each end of the Rose Bowl fusion and suggested that 1t might be well to mark each goal during game with distinguishing flag which could be reversed each quarter as the teams changed goals Father” Lumpkin, star fullback for the SouthernerS, also had a word of sympathy for Riegels. He said the Cali fornia center was spun around couple of times on the play and consequently lost all sense of direction. The coach said the California line was the strongest encountered by his team this year, but he believed that the contest on the whole was no harder fought than the regular season tilt with Notre Dame. BY the Associated Press PASADENA, Calf, January 3.-Loss of his sense of direction was the factor responsible for the run of Capt. -elect Roy Riegels toward his own goal posts in the Tournament of Roses classic here Tuesday between University of California and Georgia Tech, the Golden Bear center explained today. Riegels denied that he had been hurt and unconscious OF what he was doing. II was running toward the side lines and when picked up the ball started to turn to my left toward Techs goal” he said Somebody showed me and I bounced off into a tough tackler. In pivoting to get away from him completely lost my bearings. II wasn’t out of my head at all and I hadn’t been hurt. I think showed that when I came back in the second half and played through” RiegelS displayed q splendid brand of football in the second half and blocked a Tech punt on one occasion. Coach “Nibs” Price of the California team had nothing but praise for his center. II was amazed when I saw Riegels running in the wrong direction” he said, but I’m not blaming the boy, nor do want his future hurt by the play. 1t might have happened to any OF us. Riegels Is the smartest boy on the squad. II yanked him Immediately after the fatal run because / thought he was hurt. He came to the bench and was terribly detected, saying he believed this would ruin his life. II told him nonsense 7 iook for him to be the outstanding player Of the Pacific Coast next season. He played marvelously during the second half”

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California leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.