Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
By j. W. Heisnan.

tween teOTRlh anu oCH yes
terday probably saw for him
self Just how and why Georgia won.
quite as well as l can possibly tell
him.
The superior weight and experience
of the Georgia line were in evidence
right from the start. Both teams we're
in fine fighting fettle and every man
was keyed to the minute, But be-
tween men Of equal fighting spirit
the advantage must go with the heav-
Ter and more experienced.
Tech practically lost the game right
at the outset, for a most unfortunate
tumble on the second play Of the
game gave the ball to Georgia well
within striking distance OF Techs
goal This tumble not only served to
encourage Georgia, but II depressed
and excited the new players on the
Tech team to an even greater extent.
Georgia was fresh, and she started
in at once with a terrific rush. Had
they had the length OF the field to
go for a touchdown Tech would have
had time in which to size up their
formations more accurately and get
the hang OF how to stop them, but
after receiving the kickoff they had
not expected to lose the ball so soon
after the opening of hostilities and
they were somewhat shot up into the
air. Before they had had time to
come down and get together Geor-
gias heavy line had crowded them
back and Georgia had gone over for
the first touchdown.
TT 10 worth noting, though, that
twice the distance had to be
measured during that short mara to
Techs goal line. and that Georgis yas
greatly favored by one of theirsown
fumbles on a last down. They re-
covered the tumble and the officials
ruled II first down for Georgia on the
ground that Tech man had had his
chance at the ball. This misplay of
Georgia's thus operated greatly in her
favor. for the ball had rolled forward
about yards, which, OF course. they
gained as well as first down out of
their own faulty play. To these two
fumbles-one by Tech and the other
by Georgia. attribute in large part
the loss Of the game.
BY this / do not mean to say that
Tech would have won. for | do not
think she would Neither do / think
Tech played as good ball otherwise
as Georgia nor do l think that Tech
is quite as strong as Georgia under
any circumstances. How can she be
when the team that played most of
the game to-day weighed but 1b4
pounds? What l mean to say is that,
barring accidents or tiuSe plays, II
would have been perfectly possible for
Tech to have stalled the game off to
q tie. If you want to know how l
figure that out l refer you TO the story
OF the game as It ran through the
entire last three quarters.
EORGIA meritorlously earned
her second touchdown. but the
young Tech team was still wool
gathering among the clouds
at that. 1t took the intermis-
sion between quarters for Captain
Cook to get them together again, and
how well he succeeded is shown by
the fact that Georgia never scored
again. And It is worth noting that
Tech kept getting better and better
Yellowjackets gained much more
ground in the very last quarter OF the
game than in any other. and at the
time the game ended they were in
possession of the ball in midfield
While l chee-fully concede Geor-
gia's line to have been superior tc
Techs, ! have also to admit thai
Georgia's backfield was a better one
than Techs. The average Of the bes'
speed Of the Red and Black quartet
is appreciably better than that O.
Techs four backs, l am well persuad-
ed And ii takes speed as well a.
weight and experience to win foot.
ball games.
d UT one thing all who saw tn,
II game must have noticed. and tina
was that for the first time, perhaps
In his college career McWhortel
failed to star He was utterly una,
Bile to get around the Tech end
throughout the game, and hts worl
through the line was hardly an,
more effective. He did bring bacl
one OF McDonald's punts in impress
sive fashion In the first quarter, an,
this led up to Georgia's second touch
down; but outside OF this one play
do not recall that Bob accomplished
q thing worth mentioning through
out the game. Tech had him com
pletely smothered from first to last
The man who did the best work 70
Georgia, in my opinion, was Paddock
This little chap runs like a streak O
light and bucks like a demon. H
made some nice gains, and kept
mp, too. He was much the hardes
man an the GaorPfa tFa m for Tech Z,