Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Evidence of Beef, Drawn and
Speed Justify Good Humor
of Coach at Tech.
INNS BROWN SEES GOOD
CHANCE FOR WINNING TEAM
Patten, Preas, Cushman and John
ston, New Men, Show Up
Well in Practice.
By InniS Brown.

~ minutes at a safe distance and
watching some 40 or so husky
young athletes maneuvers about
Grant Field Friday afternoon, we ven
tured a bit closer and succeeded in
engaging Coach J. w. Heisman in a
brief interview or rather social con-
fab.
BY way of a bit of raillery, we in
quired whether the report was true
that he would report to Connie Mack
shortly for tryout with the Ath
letics, seeing that he was all logged
out in spick and span baseball uni
form. Humoring the Joke, he admit
ted that the report might be true,
but he opined otherwise
All of which, we maintain, went to
show that the coach was in an eX-
ceedngly good humor. And casting
about a bit we found no difficulty in
finding cause. good and sufficient.
Tons of Hope.
Our idea of the reward of hope for
a football coach is the discovery on
or about reporting day of several
tons of avOirdupois, all sewed up in
the robust hides of some two score
or more husky young men and suit
ably bound around with a liberal
trimming of ginger and pep" At
any rate. whatever ii takes to please
We football instructor Coach Heisman
has it, wherefore his readiness to hu
NOR any slight joke that may be flung
his way.
But coming down to cases, the
Jacket skipper appears to have the
goods in large, wholesome packages
this season. Those who know say he
has the appearance Of conjuring up
mentally the presence of other Bus
ter Hunters. Vedder Sittons, Derricks
and Johnny Maxwells. Those who
remember the days when the Glenn
son Tigers ran riot in this section
ought to know the result of such
conjuring.
Not Clemson-Yet.
OF course there remains some gap
between the present situation at Tech
and that which obtained in the Caro-
lima village several seasons since.
However it appears likely to de-
velop that the difference is merely
matter of time. But baseball pen
nants are rarely won in March, and
we have yet to learn Of a football
championship being decided before
November. Wherefore Coach Heis-
man is not beating the incubator in
checking in his poultry.
But unless all signs fail, the Jack
cts are due for a winning this sea-
son.
They certainly look it, just now.
To begin with, they now have at
practice Cook Mcdonald Fielder and
Means, Of last years team. with the
likelihood that Loeb will drop in any
old day. In addition to these they
have several individuals who should
prove new stars in the Jacket firma
notably a few we'll known Citi-
zens from Tennessee hailing from
Chattanooga and neighbOrhing prov
inCes.
Patten and Preas.
Among these is Gene Patten, from
the shadows of Lookout Patten is
a halfbaCk, and, if his hackers pass
the dope straight, he can deliver.
Denizens Of MoCCasin Bend say Gene
is as good or better than Skinny
Ship was in his prime. If he is as
good, Tech has made some aCquisi-
ton. He has had lots of experience
at football. He is fast, fairly heavy
and compaCtly built. Furthermore,
he Is said to have an abundance of
grit, which can cover a multitude of
deficiencies, should such exist.
| Also, there is a Mr. Preas, who
halls from the vicinity of johnson
| City. 1t is said that he has found
the time during the past four or five
years to become fairly well aCquaint-
| ed with every kind of tool employed
in exploiting physical proWess in
track and field sports, to say nothing
| of having become quite proficient at
the art of handling the pigskin. He
| has played at Castle Heights in Ten
| nessee; Bingham School, in North
| Carolina, and at Riverside. At any
rate. Mr., Preas is a very massively
| built young man, and from all we
! ITyziy l., ;1r1
| earnest and would no doubt take
| great pleasure in smashing any oppo-
sitiOn that essayed to set itself up in
his path on a gridiron.
Then there is a Mr. Cushman and
a Mr.. Johnston, also natives of the
| Volunteer State. Either of these
| should have a look in on the best
| college football team that ever hum
| bled rival in Dixie, to judge from
their physical appearance Further
more, there are others-many Of them
who appear to have all Of the out
ward qualifications of football play
ers.
Nothing Heavy So Far.
! At Fridays practice, with the ex-
| CeptiOn of Kid Alexanders near
| greats" the bunch did nothing fur
! Their than work out a few formations.
! Alex, however, had his legions tear
| ing back and forth across the field at
a great rate, no doubt figuring that
! he had better get the jump in prepar-
! ing them for the slaughter to come
| later
| Since no scrimmaging or real sig
nal work was done, 1t was hard to
| get much of a line on how the bunch
| is going to shape up. However you
! can rest assured that they look good.
| so far as heft and ability to handle
/ themselves goes, and. furthermore,
| they appeared to be thoroughly Sc