Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-12
BY j. W. Heisnlan.

MO extended comment is needed
y 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 its con-
certed and irresistible charging, and
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 10 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
ticular.
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 perfectly legit-
innate manner, and while their way
and style was undoubtedly very
rough it was no more or different
than the rules permit
I UNDOUBTEDLY the Auburn team
y also followed the ball better than
did Tech This following up Of the
play is an instinct that only comes
after long association with the game
When 4 Tech runner succeeded in
getting away the whole Auburn team
was up and after him again, hem
ming him in on the TANKS and max
ing him run a zig gag course until
he could finally be caught by some
one running in a 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 1t appeared that
Auburns runners were really faster
than Techs But Il may he pointed
out that Auburu's backs had no such
work on the defense piling up on
their shoulders as was thrust upon
the Tech backs, Auburus linemeu
did most of their work on the defense.
which left the Auburn backs fresh to
run their heads of when they should
recover the ball. Techs backs were
necessarily wearied from their defeu-
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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 little thing like that-goodness, 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 trife off on their game,
for no team can be AZ its best in all
games. The real truth OF the matter
is that Clemson was playing some"
football The Tigers are coming
! grandly into their own, and n the
season were Just beginning their
prospects would look to me about as
good as those Of any team in the
| s J. A. A, with the exception Of Au-
| burn The truth Of II is that as they
! played last Thursday Clemson had
| the better OF the argument, and Geor-
| gia wus really fortunate 70 cop the
! game The Red and Black team is
| however. to he greatly commended
for sticking 10 It's guns and doing
that very thing after the game
seemed hopelessly lost.
I'm Webb. Logan. letter and James
Clef .son has a fine set of backs, and