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

the passing of a we'll beloved
friend to the grave.
Admit Georgias weaknesses. Re
member the early setback of the
Vanderbilt game, which was enough
to have broken the spirit of the
hardest lighting force. Hearken to
the stories that are whispered from
Athens that fraternities are playing
u part in football, Grant that
Georgias physical fitness will not
measure up to that of the Heis-
nantes. Consider it unlikely that
Cunningham has planned any STRAIT
egg that the willy Heisman has not
prepared for Then let the words
ring out. But remember Georgia's
weight" and they chime with a
cheeriness that would make q
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
17O-pound men will move line of
150-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 Athenians. The
ball was constantly in Georgias
territory. The thousands of yelling
alumni OF the state university were
dumbfounded with the showing.
But Cunningham had planned his
game well. He kept battering away
at the line.
The second quarter still found
Tech playing the better ball. but it
also found the Georgia defense
strengthening. 1t was not so much
Georgia's Improvement. 1t was
Techs weakening under the terri
Bile bombardment
Team Finally Played Out.
And in the third quarter Techs
doom was plain to every one. II
was only a question of seconds be
fore 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 were 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 ii proved all of that
this year it should be doubly effec-
tive
Techs sole chance seems to rest
in playing Georgia off her feet with
a series of tricks and forward
passes i'm the early stages that will
pile up a score than the Athenians
can not overtalle when the midget
linemen are crushed.
And, therefore. ii wouldn't he
surprising 10 see both sides scor-
ing repeatedly. but whatever the
result IL is sure to be a game worth
guing miles to see. battle for
blood, a meeting of rapier and
hroadsword duel between six
shooter and krupp gun.