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,
Bv j. W. Heisnan.

last Saturday the favorite teams
1 won in both matches. | have al
-,.5y discussed the Georgia VS.. Tech
gane so have nothing further here to
cav on that score.
Vanderbilt held Auburn much closer
man ! or most anybody else thought
,,ay would. Auburn let down a bit
in her play through overconfidence-
ia, hesettIng sin of all athletic teams.
while Vanderbilt played almost bet
Wv than she knew how in her agon
zed desperation.
careful analysis of the game
,boyrs that Newell's expected great
work on offense was almost nuulified
nv the superb defensive work of
sizes II the Auburn formation called
gor Newell to line up on the right
,ide Skies, backing up the line, moved
5ver TO the left opposite Newell; if
the formation required Newell on the
~ why. the station dead opposite
n him was good enough for Skies:
and in that manner he stayed with
Newell the livelong afternoon and
brought him 10 earth more times than
. score with no gain whatever.
Vanderbilt fought so hard and well
IA, IL is more apparent than ever
ina, mad Tom Brown been in the
game the Commodores might have
seen able to stall Auburn off to tie,
though I don't imagine they could
AVE won. for il does not appear they
ever threatened Auburn's goal. except
on the one occasion when they got
svsv for a long run on forward
rass, which play scored their lone
ouchdown,
DUT II Vanderbilt was able TO stop
ID Newell. It did not follow that
-hey could not halt Auburn's quartet
Of fulbacks. and this brings me to
what even the Inexpert public are
beginning to find out-that in this
aay and time a high grade football
cam is 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
still more than twenty-five you have
lust that much better team.
That was where Auburn was for
lnate; although sensible as well, for
sometimes a college has large num-
Der Of stars but does not know now
to alternate them and thus loses the
4 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
4 is not necessarily its best. Sometimes
good players are held out for while
to lei 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 a
spectator than do the actual contest
ants.
Players sometimes chafe under re-
strsuts Of this character. because the
old-time idea that the men VINO open
the game are the ones who are con-
sdered the regulars has not yet
been entirely disposed of in the
minds OF ali the players the way it
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 definite
END
The Auburn victory means, no
doubt that there will be another
game between Vanderbilt and the
AIabamans in 1914, and doubtless II
will be held in Birmingham again.
II should be as good game as u
was this year,
IT is A little odd that Sewanee,
Alabama and Tennessee should
run so true to form in their seeming
playing strength against each other
SeWauee beats Tennessee by nine
points and Alabama by three points
"a difference of six. Then Alabama
sails In and beats Tennessee by eN-
actly six points. II the games al
ways Went that way the whole world
would go to betting. or rather they
wouldn't because everybody woulu
De wanting to bet the same way
MISSISSIPPI A. and NJ. performed
VI miracles to hold L. 5. Z. down
% tie, or else the latter has hit the
2lteS Louisiana's failure to down
De MissiSslppians must count against
hem heavily in their seasons record.
Probably it is true. as Auburn asserts,
NAT J.. s, u. came to a height an"
banked her all on the game with Don
a1ue's clan. Having lost they have
suffered slump, both physical ana
mental
Bur that is something Alabama new
p. does. so Mississippi may safely
"A1'nt to encounter very Teaf ana
Tartar when these two come to-
'e.1er on Turkey Day.
| Hi game between Sewsnee and
Central Of Kentucky fell through
:" Is Impossible to get a finer
lh" ln their doings now until after
q" game with Vanderbilt on the
-l2 ] did think a week ago thar