Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-02


real foot ball game have az
rived in Atlanta togrfher.
For the first time this season 40
biting, snappy weather that fo@t-
ball players pine for has nj No
lanta. It arrived last night 81
lently--and 50 did the Auburn
players.
This afternoon the Tech and An
burn teams viii tangle in the FIRST
real game that the Tech Artistic
association has offered local fans
this year.
The championship angle OF this
gridiron situation has been over
looked It is a fact, however, that
neither team has vet been elm
mated from the Southern Inter
collegiate Athletic association
championship.
The Tech team. because Of its
light and inexperienced material,
has been looked down on by ev-
erybody. And yet It has managed
10 plug along and to win every
game it has played, by comfort
able margin. It is in the hunt yet
though, of.course, it is not like
ly 10 be tonight.
However. a team Ike the Vol
low Jackets takes a world of beat
ing. The club is absolutely lack
ing In weight and IT is not any
wonder for speed. But IT is an ag-
gregation Of clever. plucky players.
And in every game this season the
Jacket team has played better
than 1t knew how"
Coach Heisman has solved some
formations and some plays this
year. the like of which were never
seen before II must be so, for he
admits II himself-and Mr Heis-
man isn't given to talking of his
coaching feats.
ON the other hand. the Auburn
" team is coming along mighty
well. A lot OF people were misled
by the fact that the Alabamans
had tough time beating Missls-
sippi Agricultural and Mechanical
last Saturday. The truth is that
the A. and NJ. team is Tartar this
year The Auburn team was dub
bling along and refusing to take the
Mississippians seriously, until one
of their scouts sent a hurry call,
warning Coach Donahue that If he
didn't look out he was going to run
foul OF the worst beating that Au-
burn ever took. Thus warned,
Donahue got busy and managed to
squeak out with a victory.
This week Auburnttes have been
practicing from early afternoon to
dark. In most of the practice this
week Coach Donahue has kept the
ball in the hands Of the varsity and
has given special attention to pro-
tectfng the man with the ball. This
would seem to indicate that Au-
burn holds the Tech offense rather
lightly. and that 1t is determined
10 run up a big score.
The recent practice has been en-
couraging in that the line is charg
ing better and the Interference is
beginning to ind itself. The Au-
burn defense has been good enough
10 hold the scrubs-due in part, no
doubt, to the fact that Pitts has
been changed TO defensive tackle
and LaDab to defensive center.
Christopher and Arnold have
been showing steady Improvement
in advancing the ball. rea sonably,
while Harris and Faucet are show
ing up well at the ends. Esslinger,
in the line, lie another new man who
is steadily improving, and is now
one of the best defensive players on
the team. Thigpen, the big guard,
is suffering with cold and is not
playing UP to his usual form, while
0chwood is playing much bet
ter due 10 the fact that he has
worked OF about 40 pounds OF avor-
dupois
This game this afternoon will he
called al ESQ and should be
t.lrough in good time
Unquestionably ii viii be a fine
contest and beyond any doubt there
win be a good attendance Next