Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-13

NJ The football curtain that was
rung down on Southern grid
iron sport. Thanksgiving day, Will
be raised again on New Years day.
for a curtain speech, so to speak
lust where has not been decided
definitely. but it is certain to hap
nen in one of the larger cities of
Texas. when a bunch of gladiators
who at some time or other fought
under the colors of Vanderbilt or
Sewanee. under the leadership of
slick" Stewart, will invade the
Lone Star state, to tackle collec-
ton of Western football stars.
slick" was formerly crack end
on the mighty Vanderbilt machine,
but more recently he has been
teaching the eleven at Christian
Brothers college. in Texas. just how
the old game is played
Stewart journeyed over a thou
sand miles to gather together the
cream of the pigslin stars in this
section, since so few have ever
been able to take the cowboys
measure. SO great is the distance
that separates the Texas elevens
from others of the S. l. A A, that
football fans in the Southwest sell
dom get a chance to witness a
clash between the pride of the West
and the champions of the South.
Good Chance for Comparison.
This struggle will offer a long
awaited opportunity to witness a
game that should be worth travel
fng miles to see, since it will pro-
vide a comparison of the system
that wins for Vanderbilt and that
of the elevens of Texas, which are
so vastly different.
One of the most noticeable fea-
lures of the varying attack of the
two sections is the method of han
ding the forward pass. In this part
Of the country, coaches train the
pass receiver to catch the ball
against the body, just as they re-
ceive a punt of any other kick. But
in Texas it has been the system of
A majority of the coaches to have
the men catch the ball in the hands
alone, just as the basket ball is
handled. There is no doubt that the
latter system is far superior. That
is, if the receiver doesn't act like
TlrrrG iyN Ian i
ries game.
The players from this section who
will appear in the New Years day
lineup are about as follows: Gill
lem, Sewanee, Walton, Southwest
ern, Presbyterian university; Stew
art, Vanderbilt, on the ends. Metzger
Vanderbilt; Council, Vanderbilt;
CoVington. Vanderbilt Freeland,
Vanderbilt; Swafford, Vanderbilt,
will take care of the line posi-
tons. Chigger Browne, Sewanee,
and Robins, of Vanderbilt, will al
ternate at quarterback. In the
back field will appear such famous
players as Lewis Hardage, Wander
bfit; Bill Nelly, Vanderbilt; Man
ship, s. P. u, and Allen Brown, of
Vanderbilt. Shields and Cahall. of
s P, u. will be substitutes.
Seuthern Players Are Cracks.
This array of talent includes
many OF the best players that ever
flashed across q Southern gridiron,
Giilsm, the Sewanee player, who
was captain of his team this year,
was considered by every one to be
the best punter in the South. In
his best game, that with Vanderbilt.
his kicks averaged Al yards beyond
the line of scr1mmage.
Frog Metzger was in 1910-1911
the star linesman for McGugin, and
earned place on one of Walter
Camps All-Amerfcan teams, being
the third man Of the South to re-
ceive Eastern recognition. Frog"
ts now with an engineering crew in
south Alabama, engaged in a water
power survey, and reports that he
Is hard as nails and eager for a
tough battle.
Big I'm" Freeland was also q