Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-21
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.

L won in both matches nave al
re,dy discussed the Georgia VS., Tech
came. SO have nothing further here to
saw on that score.
Vanderbilt held Auburn much closer
.nan | or most anybody else thought
,rey would. Auburn let down bit
r her plav through overconfidence-
nat hesetting sin of all athletic teams,
v.1le vanderbilt played almost bet
Tor Than she knew how in her agon-
lied desperation.
careful analysis OF the game
shows that Newell's expected great
,,orl, on offense was almost nuulitled
Inv 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
aver to the left opposite Newell; II
tho formation required Newell on the
ras, why. the station dead opposite
r., MIN was good enough for Skies;
and in that manner he stayed with
Newell the livelong afternoon ana
brought him TO earth more times than
score with no gain whatever.
Vanderbilt fought so hard and well
that It is more apparent than ever
that had Tom Brown been in the
game the Commodores might have
been able to stall Auburn OFT to ne.
though / don't imagine they could
nave Won. for it does not appear they
ever threatened Auburn's goal. except
on The one occasion when they goi
away for a long run on a forward
mass. which play scored their lone
touchdown.
pUT if Vanderbilt was able to stop
ID Newell. it did not follow thai
they could not halt Albums quartz,
of ullhacks; and this brings me to
what even the inexpert public are
beginning to find out-that In this
dan and time a high grade football
team $ not an assemblage of eleven
PLAYERS for eleven positions, but a
collection Of at least twenty two stars
for eleven places: and II you have
sun more than twenty-five you have
jus, that much better team.
That was where Auburn was FOR
ruuale. although sensible as well, toI
sometimes a college has a large num-
Der of stars, but does not know no"
tu 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
10 VI a team that goes into a game
is not necessarily its best Sometime
good players are held out for while
to let them see how the play is go
ing on from the side lines. AS IN
Watching a game of checkers or chess,
one often sees more openings as
spectator than do the actual contest
ants.
PLAYERS sometimes chafe under re-
strlints of this character. because me
old time idea that the men VINO open
the 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 senslble
PLAYERS on the best teams pay no
attention to a detail like that tof
they realize that every move OF the
coaches has a meaning to a dehnle
END
The Auburn victory means, no
doubt that there will be another
game between Vanderbilt and tne
AIabamans in 1914, and doubtless II
will be held in Birmingham again.
i should be as good game as II
Wa, this year.
IT is little odd that sewanee
| Nabama and Tennessee should
run so true to form in their seeming
PLAYING strength against each oluei
Sewanee beats Tennessee ny nine
points, and Alabama by three points
Inference of six. Then Alabama
sal in and beats Tennessee by eK
suiIy six points. II the games al
ways went that way the whole WorIo
would go TO betting; or rather they
wouldn't. because everybody Woulu
be wanting to bet the same way
MISSISSIPPI A. and NJ. performed
vi miracles to hold l. $. U, down
fp % tie or else the latter has nit the /
u1utes Louisiana's failure to down
the Mississippians must count against
them heavily in their seasons record
Probably it is true. as Auburn asserts,
That L. S. T. came TO a height ahu
banked her all on the game with Don
3aue's clan Having lost they nave
suffered a slump. both physical ana
mental.
But that is something Alabama neE- !
er does, so Mississippi may saIelS
eSpect TO encounter very real anu
live Tartar when these two come 10
get1er on Turkey Day.
THE game between Sewanee ana
central OF htnlhNhy ~ $3.50
SD it is impossible to get a nheL
line on their doings now until atier
the game with Vanderbilt on me
2Ith | did think a week ago that
the Tigers had a trifle the better OF
the outlook. but since the game OF
last saturday over in Birmingham,
am about to flop over Any team thal
can hold Auburn by two touchao"hs
TO one is playing real football
A after getting away to a disap- /
~ pointing start. the Clemson team |
is gain indicating my early JUG |
ment II will be recalled that even
sf0cr suffering a 20-to-0 slaughter al
the hands of Alabama | foretold theF
were not down and out. as most e'-
er"body supposed; but that lheE
would come back In manner lha'
would open peoples optics.
Since then they have beaten 'ne
strong South Carolina team ~ TO v.
held Georgia to lS-to-lo score
scoring more points on them man
even Virginia or North 'arollla
could, and now has wound up 3g |
licking the hide off Mercer IN l"Is