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

lllt passing OF a wen peiONtu
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 fighting force. Hearken to
the stories that are whispered from
Athens that fraternities are playing
a part in footbalL Grant that
Geor2ia's physical fitness wiH 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 n
cheeriness that would make 4
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
win journey to Ponce DeLeon for
the fray will see Georgla'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 do
Tense to victory.
nc ,,sil1 trN-
obviate this, but when the question,
How can he?" is propounded Sol
onion could probably not answer.
nor can the Tech coach. \ line OF
170-pound men will move Il line of
l50-pound athletes if ii sticks to
the work long enough.
This years football rules nave
given an added premium on weight.
Four downs are given 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
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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 Georgia
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. Ii was not so much
Georgias Improvement. 1t was
Techs weakening under the terri
bic bombardment
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 tor 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 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.
II this was the proper attack last
year-and IL proved all Of that
this year II should be doubly effec-
tive
Techs sole chance seems TO rest
in playing Georgia on her feet with
a series of tricks and forward
passes in the early stages that will
pile up "A score than the Athenians
can not overtake when the midget
linemen are crushed.
And. therefore. Il wouldn't be
surprising to see both sides stor-
ing repeatedly but whatever the
result il To- sure 90 Doe % game worth
going mi's tu see, % battle for
blood. a meeting OF vpic. aud
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