Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-12
BY ]. w. Heislnan.

MO extended comment is needed
~ on the victory Auburn deserv-
eddy won over Tech. The rush
line of the former was simply too
powerful for Tech to have a look in,
and / expect that Will be the case
when the Orange and Blue meets
Vanderbilt, and when she encounters
Georgia
The thing that impressed me most
in the work of this line was It's con-
certed and irresistible charging, ana
its clever use OF hands on defense
The very hardest thing, in my expe-
rience, to teach Southern teams Is
how they can and may use their
hands on defense to the fullest ad-
vantage. In this respect they are as
a rule, further behind the big teams
of the East than in any other par
iCular.
Many who saw the way the Auburn
rushers used their hands in Satur-
DAYS game have asked me whether
they were not altogether too rough
were they not violating some football
rule? My answer has steadily been
that. on the defense at least, they
used their hands In a perfectly legit-
innate manner. and while their way
and style was undoubtedly very
rough. il was no more or different
than the rules permit
UNDOUBTEDLY the Auburn team
! \ also followed the baU better than
did Tech. This following up Of the
| play is an instinct that only comes
| after long association with the game,
| When a Tech runner succeeded in
getting away the whole Auburn team
"a "a hon
ming him in on the tanks and MAX
| ing him run zig gag course until
| he could finally be caught by some
| one running in straight line behind
! him When an Auburn man got
| loose. however the Tech team was
| not up and after him, but only one or
! Two men
| A number Of times il appeared that
Auburn's runners were really faster
! than Techs But it may be pointed
out that Auhurn's backs had no such
| work on the defense piling up on
| their shoulders as was thrust upon
| the Tech backs Auburn's linemen
! did most OF their work on the defense
which left the Auburn backs fresh TO
! run their heads off when they should
| recover the ball Techs backs were
! necessarily wearied from their defen-
! sive efforts 20 back mp their crum-
| bling line and could not logically be
! expected TO have the same speed as
/ the rested Auburn backs.
| Il all comes back to the unescap-
! able fact that the best team won
| Tech is eliminated for this year, but
/ she has no idea OF going out OF the
! football business just on account OF
4 a little thing like that-Eoodness, no!
! THOSE who did not see the Geor-
i gia- Clemson game no doubt
! wonder what was the matter with
| Georgia. Well, the Athenians may
have been a tritle off on their game
for no team can he al its best in al
| games. The real truth Of the matter
| is that Clemson was playing some
| football The Tigers are coming
| grandly into their own, and II the
season were just beginning theii
! prospects would look to me about a;
! good as those Of any team in the
s J. a A. with the exception Of Az
burn The truth Of IL is that as they
played last Thursday Clemson hat
the better OF the argument, and Geor
ela was really fortunate to cop tht
game The Red and Black team is
| however. to be greatly commended
for sticking 20 its guns and doing
that very thing otter the gam,
seemed hopelcssly lSst
Ipa Webb Logan, Jeter and James
, Clemson has a fine set Of backs. ant