Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-21
ROW BREvVS
OVER PREAS
At TECH
Star Athletes Temporary Suspen-
sion Threatens to Develop
Startling Countercharges.

Italy mas been rocked by an erup-
ton from the crater of Vesuvius. San
Francisco has been shaken by an
earthquake. and just now an explo-
sion in the camps OF Georgia and
Tech football teams is impending that
is likely to terminate in the grandest
little piece OF gridiron scandal that
the South has ever heard.
jim Preas. noted for three or four
years as the greatest schoolboy ath-
late in the South. Is the keystone
around which scandal Is being con-
structed. Young Preas entered Tech
this fall, and was looked upon as a
most valuable backfield candidate.
He was making rapid progress under
the tuition OF Coach Heisman, but he
has been knocked off temporarily"
by the Tech faculty.
, Charges have been made against
Preas that he Is a professional. He
is said to have accepted Tuition at
Bingham Military School, of Ashe-
vile, n. c.. in return for which he
gave the school his athletic qualifi-
cations.
Tech Mon Accuse Georgia.
And Tech men claim that Georgia
men were responsible for these
charges. In turn Tech alumni declare
they will unearth professionalism
within the ranks OF the Georgia
team. claiming they very easily can
prove that there are players on the
Athens eleven who have taken money
for athletics before they went to
Georgia or during their vacations
A number OF prominent Tech men
claim they can easily produce "the
goods" that Georgia's best lineman
PLAYED professional baseball in or
around Cordele and that this charge
will be their first volley If Georgia
doesn't keep its hands off"
The Tech admirers claim the charge
brought against Preas was instigated
by an ex-Georgia man who Is now af-
hliated with the Bingham school as
an assistant coach. They declare this
coach tried to get Preas to go to
Georgia, but that the young athlete
preferred Tech. Hence, "sorehead"
quotes the Techite.
Preas attended the Bingham school
for three or four years. where he es-
tablished a wonderful record in all
branches Of sport for schoolboy.
Columns were penned about him, and
every college in the South was anx-
ious to secure him. OF that there is
absolutely no doubt.
Chose Tech Out Of Seven.
Preas admitted that representatives
from seven different schools visited
him at his home in Johnson City,
Tenn, trying to induce him to go to
their respective college or university
He claims that finally It came down
to Tech and Virginia. His father,
noted physician and surgeon. wanted
Jim to go to Virginia to study medi-
| cine, but the young man desired to
take an engineering course, and finally
decided 10 enter Tech.
Immediately, according to Tech
men, Georgia began to look for
something on" Preas 1t is the claim
of the Technics that the ex-Georgian
| now coaching at the Bingham school
induced President Bingham to make
an affidavit that Preas took an "ath-
letic course"
Pending an investigation Of the
charges, Preas has been "benched"
by the Tech faculty, which intends to
probe the case thoroughly. Tech adj
mlrers claim that the charges will go
up in smoke" and that Preas will be
cleared and ready to play in the game
against Florida Saturday.