Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
By J. S. Moore, Jr.
EORGIA TECHS athletic {


r reer has been a varied one
and amounted to very little
until Coach Heisman was secured
nine years ago, and since then Tech
has held her own with the best in
the South. There was no athletic
association at Tech in the days be-
fore Coach Heisman, and Tech was
considered a joke by all teams.
The year he took charge of the
teams things changed and the yell
low Jackets were held In awe by all
Southern colleges. Therefore, 1t is
well-nigh impossible to pick an all
Tech, all-time football team, but
an all-Tech Heisman- time team
will meet all requirements of the
most critical, and the choice that
follows was made after long and
deliberate consideration.
We will pick the line first and
then the back field. For the CEN
ter's job there are three men who
loom head and shoulders above all
others and either of whom would
make most excellent man. These
are Sims. 'O5; Snider, OF, and
Loeb, II.
Sims was big man, powerful on
offense and a sure tackle on de-
Tense. He knew the game we'll and
played like a man trying out" all
the time, and to him goes first
place.
Snider was an extra big man,
but not up to Sims on offense. He
broke interference wonderfully we'll
and always played a jam-up game
under all conditions.
Loeb Light But Fast.
Loeb we still have with us. He
is light, but fast, gritty and plays
the hardest game of any man on
the Tech team, but his lack of
weight keeps him from getting first
place.
The guards were not so easy to
pick, as Tech has had great many
extra good men to fill these places,
but these men seem to have been
there with the goods and get the
places:
Sinclair. II, played his best game
his last year at guard. He was
one of the most powerful men that
has ever come to Tech He was
6 feet S inches and weighed 1875
pounds in condition. Being long
and powerful, he could open I'D a
hole through any line he ever
charged against, and on defense he
was well-nigh impregnable. He
easily gets one of the first places
1t was due to his good work that
Goree made such pretty gains in
the Sewanee game last year, when
Tech for the first time so over
whelmingly defeated the Tigers.
The man to be a running mate
to this man had to be a good one.
and In Sniders work in 1906 we find
the needed stuff.
Good Breaking Up Plays.
He was also an extra big man,
feet 2 inches, and weighing over
$50 in condition. He could break IN
interference better than any man
who has ever worn a Tech uni
form, and on his defensive play he
was strongest. However, he
charged low, hard and consistently.
and is the best man for the other
guard.
Gregg, 'O4, and Gordon Smith.
'07, deserve honorable mention.
They were good, hard players, but
lacked the weight and experience
necessary for an ideal linesman,
UP to the present season, Tech
has always had a bountiful supply
of material for the tackles, and
some of the best players have been
tackles. who. by their tackles and
tackle bucks, gave Tech many a
game which would have gone the
other way.
The best tackle that has ever
played for Tech was Pat" Pat
terson. He played his best game at
tackle in 1910 and made all South
ern two years. He was very near
an ideal linesman, being over six
feet tall and Weighing around $50.
He was undoubtedly the best con-
sistent ground gamer that played in
tne limo In tho South and $40. .