Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-20
COACH HE|SMAN
REVIEWS LAST
BIC bAT TIES
Believes Vandy Would Have Held
Auburn Even If Tom Brown
Had Played in Game,
BY j. W. Heisman.

say on that score.
Vanderbilt held Auburn much closer
man ! or most anybody else thought
hey would. Auburn let down bit
In her play through overconfidence-
LAT besetting sin OF all athletic teams,
While Vanderbilt played almost bet
Ter than she knew how in her agon-
zed desperation.
careful analysis of the game
shows that Newells expected great
work on offense was almost nuullheo
by the superb defensive work OF
skies. II the Auburn formation called
for Newell to line up on the right
side Skies, backing up the line, moved
over TO the left opposite Newell if
tbe formation required Newell on the
left why the station dead opposite
10 him was good enough for Skies;
ana in that manner he stayed with
Newell the livelong afternoon and
brought him TO earth more times than
a score with no gain whatever
Vanderbilt fought so hard and well
hat it is more apparent than ever
that had Tom Brown been in the
game the Commodores might have
been able to stall Auburn off to a tie
though I don't imagine, they could
nave won, for II does not appear they
ever threatened Auburn's goal except
On the one occasion when they got
away for a long run on forward
pass. which play scored their lone
touchdown.
pUT If Vanderbilt was able to stop
u Newell it did not follow that
hey could not halt Auburn's quartet
Of fullbacks; and this brings me to
what even the inexpert public are
beginning to find out-that in this
day and time a high grade football
team is not an assemblage Of eleven
players for eleven positions, but
collection Of at least twenty two stars
for eleven places; and il you have
still more than twenty-five you have
IuSt that much better team.
That was where Auburn was for
innate; although sensible as well, for
sometimes college has large NUM-
Der of stars, but does not know how
20 alternate them and thus loses the
benefit Of their combined energies
and abilities.
| also stop to remark that in these
days Of finest strategy the first line
MP Of a team that goes into a game
is not necessarily it's best Sometimes
good players are held out for a while
to let them see how the play ia go
ing on from the side lines. AS in
watching a game of checkers or chess,
one often sees more openings as a
spectator than do the actual contest
ants.
PLAYERS sometimes chafe under re-
straints Of this character, because the
Old time idea that the men who open
he game are the ones who are con-
sidered the regulars" has not yet
been entirely disposed of in the
minds of all the players the way II
has with the coaches. But sensible
players on the best teams pay no
attention to a detail like that Tor
they realize that every move of the
coaches has a meaning to a DEFINITE
end
The Auburn victory means, no
Doubt that there will be another
game between Vanderbilt and the
4labamans in 1914, and doubtless II
will be held in Birmingham again.
It should be as good a game as 1t
as this year.
IT is a little odd that Sewanee,
| Alabama and Tennessee should
l.lu so true to form in their seeming
playing strength against each other
Sewanee beats Tennessee by nine
points. and Alabama by three points
a difference of six. Then Alabama
sails in and beats Tennessee by eN-
sctlv six points. II the games al
pavs went that way the whole world
would go to betting; or rather they
wouldn't. because everybody would
be wanting to bet the same way
MISSISSIPPI A. and NJ. performed
vi miracles to hold L. S. L. down
20 a tie, or else the latter has hit the
,nutes. Ioulsiana's failure to down
The Mississippians must count against
hem heavily in their seasons record.
Probably it Is true, as Auburn asserts,
that L. S. U. came to a height and
banked her all on the game with Don
shues clan. Having lost they have
suffered slump, both physical ano
mental
But that is something Alabama new
er does, so Mississippi may safely
expect to encounter very real and
i've Tartar when these two come to-
sether on Turkey Day
THE game between Sewanee and
Central OF Kentucky fell through
80 II Is Impossible 10 get me-
line on their doings now until after
the game with Vanderbilt on the
97th. ] did think a week ago that
the Tigers had trife the better of
the outlook, but since the game OF
last Saturday over in Birmingham, !
am about to flop over. Any team that
can hold Auburn by two touchdowns
70 one is playing real football.
4 FTER getting away to a disap-
pointing start, the Clemson team
Is again vindicating my early judg-
ment. II will be RECALLED that even
after suffering n 20-to-0 slaughter at
-. hands Of Alabama ! foretold they
Nee not down and out, a. most eY-
egE1ody supposed; but that they
would come back in manner that
would open peoples optics.
Eince then they have beaten the
Ssiv.S South Carolina team 80 to 0.
hs9 Ssnrgie to a 1Sto-l5 score
lsssts more points on them than
Sen Virginia or North Carolina
eeuldl, and now has wound up by
ing The hide off Mercer In this