Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-03

(EN WING the press a trulhtui
T and tactfu! estimate Of
the Tech team in the first
week of September" said Coach
Heisman this morning when tackled
for information, "offers two alter
natives-both alarming.
"On the one hand" he continued,
"if we tell the exact truth and say
that only three varsity men OF last
year are coming back, what hap
pens? Well. all the boys that are
wavering between Tech and some
other college get blue funk and go
to the other college.
ION the other hand, II we dodge
the main facts and touch things up
in a spirit Of optimism, alleging
that while we have many gaps to
fill. we have some wonderful men
to fill them. we naturally make
sorry showing And then the
friends and alumni who aren't ia
miliar with this sort Of strategical
publicity come round and want to
know why the thunder we haven't
got a team. "
1T happens this year. though"
said the Gridiron Wizard. that our
prospects are so blamed bad that
we couldn't hope to disguise the
fact, and therefore we admit IT,
Here II is In nutshell;
Tech has three varsity men com
Ing back. a couple of near-varsity
nen--and nobody in sight to fill the
gaps"
And, having thus launched forth,
he reclted many facts.
I It's a very mercenary world. II a
teen men who were regarded as
varsity men" last year have gone
from hence" At least. one has
been graduated. Some have &C
quired jobs. others have gone back
to work Others have quit.
All that is left of It. left Of last
years gallant, albeit somewhat
battered. thirteen" is Cor are" Il
doesn't matter to me) these three
warriors Count 'em):
L. Leuhrman, guard, too light
. Loeb, a center. very much too
light
B. Cook, a half too light last
year, vastly too light under this
years rules.
II you can call that nucleus
land you have my word for 1t lot
OF college correspondents win be
doing It for the next MONTH you're
welcome TO- But it's a mighty fab
by one TO build a husky eleven
around-an eleven which will be
able to cope with che tremendous
teams that Georgia and Auburn
will put ont this year
TO some colleges the loss Of a
slather Of men would mean
little, but some vigorous recruiting
But not so with Tech
The dickens Of It is. out az the
Flats. they haven't any induce
ments 10 offer
ITS a very mercinaIy world II a
coach approaches a prep school
star ana asks him to come to col
lege the star is likely to inquire:
Whats there in It for me-"
In fact. there have been historic
cases when stars have SO inquired
or course they don't expect "a
salary. none except the coarse ones.
But then they'd like "A scholarship.
Also. they ought TO have a job.
They could represent a laundry or
a clothing store or something like
that. And. Of course. they would
expect a salary for doing that and
would rather not work for it,
Tech hasn't any such induce
ments. When a man wants TO
know what's I'm it for him. the best
they can tell him is that it's a fine
college and that the climate is sa-
lubrious and thereW be a banquet
in it for the team at the end of the
season.
OF course Il has ben rumored that
certain plutocratic alumni have az
various times helped some deserv-
ing youths through Tech. Bur il
has never proved. And. judged by