Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
JACKETS ONLY
HOPE WILL BE
IN OPEN PLAYS
Red and Black Better Team at
Straight Game-Long Runs
May Beat Athenians.
BY Innis Brown.
Famous Football Officially


battle it has been definitely
settled that the Georgia Tech foot
ball game is to be reality. Fur
thermore, said reality will develop
within q very short time. or 10 be
exact. on Saturday afternoon at
Grant Park. a preponderance Of evil
dcncc having been submitted in
Techs favor.
The gentleman who in the dim
past arose to remark that a certain
contest was sure to be some game,
might again step forth very timely
and reiterate his sentiments refer
ring to the coming conflict 1t Is
doubtful whether the Red and Black
and the Orange and White ever
faced a football battle on more equal
terms.
So far the two teams have not had
a common foeman, although their
schedules call for games with the
same teams iu two cases. Georgia
has met and defeated Clemson. while
Te,\ has yet to meet the Carolina
Tigc\ The Jackets have lost hon
orablyNo Auburn while Georgia is
slated to tackle the Plainsmen In "a
little more than a week.
once. Georgia went down before the
PUSHES of Virginia. This was rather
to be expected. since the Wrginians
this year have a team thai recalls
the old days Of "Bev" Pollard, Ham
mond Johnson and others Also
Auburn has a regular team The
men from the grand old State OF Al
ALBANIA carry with them safely
packed away in their knapsack, de
Cidcdlv the best chance Of any team
in Dixie TO land premier honors, I'M
less the team from Athens can cut
them down.
Hence the statement that Tech lost
houorably to Auburn.
IRON the above ii may be noted
l that m little dope arising from
comparative scores may he had. Up
TO the Auburn game Tech was com
ing along nicely. showing better in
each successive game. And 1t may
also be said that their showing
against Auburn was not such that
It might be considered any serious
break IN their development, for we
ask permission TO state again that
Auburn has a regular team.
ON the other hand, the Red and
Black in their last two games out,
have not looked quite as good as they
did in their game with Virginia. This,
however, may be explained by the
fact that in Carolina and Clemson,
they considered that they were NOT
going to meet very stiff opposition,
and their standard of play was there
by allowed to drop perceptibly. In
this connection, 1t may he said that
in the last ten minutes OF the elem
r.1r HUNrr In "a
up form and would have been dan
gerous against the best in this sec
ton.
However. with us, advance dope on
a Georgia Tech football game is nix,
MaWruss. nix We have seen these
two come together often enough TO
know that when the first whistle
blows any form sheet on past per
formauCes in preceding games OF the
season may prove interesting read
ing from a disiuterested standpoint,
but as a tip on the results of the
melee at hand would be about as
valuable as perusing the famboyant
announcements Of new corn cure.
LENCE We may as well get down tc
l / the undeniable facts dealing witt
She assets of the two teams Each
squad has enough available materia
To switch its lineup with frequen-
cy, thereby eliminating any man foI
man comparison. However. there
are several who are likely to draw
practically continuous assignments
and all Of these acre distinctly known
quantities.
on the Georgia squad there are
McWhOrter Henderson. Conklin. De
Laperriere, Malone and Paddock All