Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-12
Georgia Plans to Batter Down
Tech Line With HeavyFo Forwards

friend to the grave
Admit Georgia's weaknesses. Re
member the early setback Of the
Vanderbilt game, which was enough
to have broken the spirit of the
hardest fighting force. Hearken to
the stories that are whispered from
Athens that fraternities are playing
a part in football. Grant that
Georgia's physical fitness will not
measure up to that of the Heis-
nantes. Consider 1t unlikely that
Cunningham has planted any STRAIT
egg that the willy Heisman has not
pre- pared for. Then let the words
ring out, But remember Georgla's
weight" and they chime with
cheeriness that would make a
Christmas carol sound like the foot
steps Of bill collector on pay day
Threw Weight on Line.
And so on Saturday the thou
sands of football enthusiasts who
will journey to Ponce DeLeon for
the fray will see Georgia's great
heft thrown time and time against
the slender forwards of the yellow
Jackets. Gradually, it is the Geor-
gia plan. to batter the Tech
strength down and then sweep on
through. a game but hopeless de-
Tense to victory.
OF course, Heisman will try TO
obviate this, but when the question,
How can he?" is propounded Sol
ONION could probably not answer
nor can the Tech coach. A line of
170-pound men will move a line of
15O- pound athletes If it sticks to
the work long enough.
This years football rules have
given an added premium on weight
Four downs are given a team to
move forward ten yards, and with
difference in beef and Drawn it is
difficult to see how, the lighter
fighters are to stop the attack.
Last years clash between the
yellow and White and the Red and
Black gives a valuable object les
son, and in 1911 the weight dis
crepancy was not so much in Geor-
gia's favor as it is this year.
In the first quarter Techs speed
fairly dazzled the Atheniaus. The
ball was constantly in Georgia's
territory The thousands of yelling
alumni of the state university were
dumhfounded with the showing.
But Cunningham had planned his
game we'll He kept battering away
at the line.
The second quarter still found
Tech playing the better ball, but il
also found the Georgia defense
strengthening 1t was not so much
Georgias Improvement. 1t was
Techs weakening under the terri
BILE bombardmept.
Team Finally Played Out.
And in the third quarter Techs
doom was plain TO every one. II
was only question of seconds be-
fore a Georgia back would cross the
goal. Once more the signal was
given for a line attack and Nc
Whorter was sent over tackle. The
Tech forwards We're spilled. Nc
Whorter logged by the first defense.
Then time and again he was tao
killed.. but the Jackets were too
weakened TO hold a runner OF Nc
Whorter's-strength. he threw them
off with the ease OF a profession
al burglar casting aside conscience.
The game was Georgia's.
If this was the proper attack last
year-and it proved all OF that
this year it should be doubly effec-
tive
Techs sole chance seems 10 rest
in playing Georgia off her feet with
a series of tricks and forward
passes in the early stages that will
pile up score than the Athenians
can not overtake when the midget
liuemen are crushed.
And. therefore, 1t wouldn't be
surprising 10 see both sides scor-
ing repeatedly but whatever .the
result IL is sure 10 be a game worth
going miles 20 see battle for
blood. a meeting of wpier and
broadsword. Gue between siA-
shooter and Krupp gun.