Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

have lost Hardagc and Collins. Yes,
and Dawes and Shipp and Swofford
and "A few others, but why worry
with Cody rope-tied and branded?
With Cody. they figure that with
Tom Brown at the opposite tackle,
and Big Buddy Morgan in the center
OF the line, they will be in a position
to introduce an innovation in the
game, should they so desire, by dis
pensing with the services Of the two
guards. since these three could be
counted on to jam back pretty much
any attack that could be hurled at
them.
Then. too. they figure that IL you
can keep the other fellow from scor-
ing you don't stand much chance of
losing, even II you get no better than
a draw. However the CommOdores
are not chalking up any drawn bat
ties just yet, with a very likely look
ing bunch OF material on hand and
Dan MCGugin working overtime to
devise a plan to use 1t to the best
possible advantage.
Sykes Still on Hand.
They call attention to the fact that
they still have Sykes on hand from
last years backneld Sykes was nd
| mittedly some considera BILE fullbaCE
sition In several selections. He is
older. heavier and more experienced
| this year. He is being worked al half
the position which he played before
entering Vanderbilt, and is counted
on to lead telling onslaughts against
the opposition.
Then they have Turner. who played
at end, and is a possibility for full
back. vacated by his running mate
Oh Il,
weight to cinch the place.
At present a new man. Murray by
name. who played at MONEYS School.
In being worked at fullback Admit
| teddy Murray is rather slow, but ne
shows signs OF Improvement already.
He is heavy enough, Weighing about
| l75 in the altogether. He may pick
up enough in speed to land the job.
Another Mooney man. Preston. also
stands fair chance OF edging into a
regular position behind the line He
is rich In prep experience. having been
member OF the Mooney team four
years. He weighs in at a fraction
less than 100 but may be found heavy
| enough for a halfback position, pro-
vided his two side partners carry
enough heft to balance his deficiency
in this respect. Then again, he may
work at end, in case Turner is yanked
back OF the line.
Another youngster who is expected
to make a valuable addition to the
CommodoreS assets is young
Boensch, who Is being worked at
quarter Boensch is fast a-plenty, has
had considerable experience, and Is
said to possess punches Of nerve. In
addition, he can boot the ball after a
fashion calculated to recall to Van
derbilt supporters the days of Bob
| Blake. Whether he will show to adj
vantage at running the team still re-
mains to be seen, but he is being
given the benefit of any doubt in this
respect by those acquainted with his
past record.
These, however, are not all. There
are Reaves, a medical student: Tom
| White. and one or two others, who
pull more than 200 pounds avoirdu-
| pois-all newcomers. There are also
Reyer and Huffman, Of last years
| squad. with half dozen or more for
the backfleld. described. as likely to
prove valuable. though none expects
that all OF them will measure up to
the standard.
Better Than Average.
Hence, with all of these men on
hand itching to show that they are
regular players. Vanderbilt support
erS are sure that MCGugln VIII GO
| considerably better than an average
offense. with Cody, Tom Brown and
Morgan to open up forward. they
argue that almost any old offense
| should be able TO stagger ahead for
| few yards before being snaGged by
| the secondary defense-enough, pos
| sibly, to stretch over the required ten
yards with sufficient frequency to
drop across goal line.
Yes, Give US Cody and watch us"
is the chorus. And there is going to
be goodly number Of thoroughly
Infatuated citizens withint he confines
| OF the Tennessee capital IL Mr. Cody
il tried, convicted and sentenced un-
der the one-year rule by the august
S. l. A. A.