The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-30
A NOTABLE SEASON
BRILLIANT YEAR IN SOUTHERN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL CIRCLES.
OUTLOOK FOR NEXT YEAR.
WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS COLLEGES
WILL HAVE ALL TRIED MEN.


of 10O4--GOOd Coaches Are in De-
mand and Draw Big Salaries.
Georgia Tech Expects to Perform
Wonders With the Services of
Coach Heisman Sewanee Loses
Phillips, the Best Guard in the
South-GeOrgia only Loses One
Man, Captain KetrOn, and There Is
Possibility That He VIII Re-
turn. II Not Joe KiIIorin VIII Be
Captain.
Saturday saw the close Of the
college football season for 1903. and
already steps are being taken for get
ting together strong teams for next
year.
In many respects the season has been
one Of the most brilliant in the his
tory Of the great game Of Rugby. There
have been surprises galore, and the
Hitherto invincible big four in the
East has been broken, and there are
new aspirants for honors.
In the South the championship is
still unsettled. With four colleges
claiming the championship, it is to be
expected that next year will see the
bitterest rivalry yet exhibited in the
contests between the colleges.
With few exceptions the Southern
eIevens next year will be the strongest
that have yet been put out. Each year
higher priced and better capacitated
coaches are employed. until now. with
nearly as much available material as
some Of the Eastern colleges. the
Southern gridiron struggles are as in
tensely interesting as any Of those
played on Soldiers, Franklin, or Yale
field. Nearly every eleven that play
ed this fall will return majority Of
this seasons team, which means that
in place Of raw material veterans who
have faced the firing line will be on
hand with the experience Of at least
one campaign behind them
CIemsOn's Outlook.
Clemson loses but three men-Gar-
rison, SittOn and SadIer. Hanyey may
not return, but to take his place Fur
mans crack fuHback for three sea
sons, Holland. Will be eligible next
y
is fully the equal Of the present Glenn
son star. With seven old men back
at least and Holland on hand with the
new material expected, Clemson 3
prospects are radiant again. I
think" remarked Prof. Riggs to-day.
that CIemson's team next fall viii be
as strong as this years ; squad, II not
stronger. We have not decided upon
a coach as yet, but We will get a
NJ in
most Of the fine points Of the Heisman
system well in hand now and can also
use many of them. We may adopt
the graduate system Of coaching"
A schedule will be arranged at an
early date which will surely include
Vanderbilt. Sewanee and Cum beriand
Vanderbilt in shape.
Vanderbilt loses Capt Kyle at quar-
ter Perry at center and probably IL
CERT at halfback TiZert and Perry
may return for post graduate work but
the nucleus on hand with the wealth
Of fine material left over ard due in
from the many prep. teams around
Nashville viii give the CouuOdores
another formidable year The Blake
brothers, the two crack ends, viii
gain be on hand Hamilton Bryan
and Howell are sure To return with a
=
will once more train the gold and black
squad and a championship season Is
expected
sewnnee Loses Phillips
sewanee loses the able services Of
the best guard the South has seen for
many a day.
CAPT. Kirby-smith has also played
his last game. but when Mickey retires
another member Of the famous Kirby
Smith family viii be On hand 10 keep
up the family naue in SeWanee 7t1-
letics Ed, the youngest brother Of the
lot, played a brilliant game against
Vanderbilt at fuIback and as be has
still three more years, viii be
worthy successor TO the family lau-
rels
Kirby-Smith TO Sewauee has the same
significance as the name Of Poe %
Princeton There have been Kirby
Smiths on the Sewanee team since 1888
and the end IS not yet in sight
berIand in Great shape.
The Cumberland eleven next season
viii probably Dc the finest eleven the
South has ever seen Seven Of this
years great team are freshmen and
Will BE- on hand for three more years
of service, while only two men VIII
graduate With the Two Bridges back,
Red Smith MIuteru. Anderson. Head
and others. Cum beriand should send a
1901 pound team into the field next fal.
and ore. too that Is well trained ard
composed Of veterans. Seven of this
years eleven were old Mooney players
and are by no means novIces at the
game as anyone who has ever Wit
messed Mooney team can testify lust
look out for Cumberland next EalL
Prof Riggs yesterday paid Cum Der
land the following tribute
Cum beriand has the most powerful
football team I ever saw in the South
and the best material a Southern team
ever had They ara big and strong. 7
and play the game for al there Is IN
IL. You can tell what kind 0G team
they had when they scored twice on [
Clemson by straight football IN fifteen /
minutes Of play
Techs Outlook.
With Eeisulau on hand az head Z
coach and nine veterans back Tech I
should rank right az the top Of the {
heap The only men who viii prob (
CContinued On Second PaEsJ