Wellman’s Touchdown: Shadow of Doubt

By publishing the picture on Page C3, Saturday, Nov. 25, The Times clearly demonstrated its USC bias. Did Mal Florence locate that picture? Out of the literally thousands of pictures available, which clearly show that Wellman’s knee came down touching white (out of bounds), you found a photo which “appears” (your word and the correct one) otherwise. It is a stop-action photo. His knee is not yet down. It is also the completely wrong angle. The proper angle would be looking down the sideline, not at a right angle to the sideline as in this photo.

GEORGE NORSTRAND, Northridge

EDITOR’S NOTE: The photo was taken from a color slide that was viewed on a light table through a magnifying glass. The photo was run because, to several editors viewing the picture from this close-up perspective, there was little doubt that Wellman’s knee was not only on the ground, but well inbounds.