Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-15
Bv !. w. Heisman.

vaguely wonders what innova-
tons the seasons new rules
will bring out in the playing of the
game. Every fall for the past twenty
years the rule book has shown more
| or less change. so that we have be-
come accustomed to thinking there
must necessarily be some changes in
the playing of the game from year
to year.
This season. however the rule al
teratiOns have been 50 very slight
that little change in the way the game
is played may be expected. Some
thing has been said here and there
about the possibility of the onside
kick coming back into the game and
cutting as big figure rs II did once
upon a time: but thus far | have
seen no onside kicks tried in any of
the games | have witnessed, nor have
heard OF any having occurred in
other games
While il is perfectly legal TO at
tempt onside kicks of the same ma
ture as those OF a dozen years ago,
there is little likelihood. in my opin
! ion. that these viii crop out to any
great extent this fall.
II is true that the removal of the
requirement that a kicker shall STAND
at least five Yards back of his own
rush line in making punt now oper-
! Rtes to let the quarterback, standing
| close behind his own line, put his
| foot in 1t for a quick. short kick,
/ which any or all Of the baclrield men
! who were standing behind him at the
! instant of the kick are eligible to
! capture, either on the fly or on the
! ground, If they are able to get 1t
| ahead of the opponents But the
trouble about this old-time onside
| kick. as it used to be played, is that
since that day the forward pass has
! come into the game. and along with
| the forward pass feature Of the Of
| Tense has come the strategic defense
I move to meet il OF putting a man out
| to each side ana in the secondary
| lire OF defense And these side
| backs" now are not only stationed
/ in the best places to get forward
| passes but they happen to stand just
where the old-time onside kicks
used TO go, and they are much more
| liable TO secure one OF these Onside
! kicks than they are even a forward
| pass from their opponents. For this
| reason. I say we shall see little
! enough of the onside kick this sea
| SON even though the rules do again
permit of the quarter getting it OFF
the end OF his toe in hurry
The Games Last Saturday.
The games OF last Saturday gave
| very little more information, on the
whole about the strength Of the
| Southern college teams than We had
| week ago. Again the first string
teams all won. and again they won
by goodly scores.
There was one upset to the dope
worth commenting on. That was
| Alabama's decisive defeat OF Clemson
BY this DO not mean 10 imply that
| I thought Clemson would win. I ex-
pected It would be very close and
| hard fought game, with either team
! liable to win: but three touchdowns
| for the Red and White sent my eye
brows up perceptibly. And this is
! no disparag cement to Clemson, for
still believe the Palmettos will be
/ heard from. But Alebama's showing
| Is so much letter than most folks
! had looked for that they will no"
! be persuaded / was probably correct
| when | wrote last week that Alabama
was going TO make Georgia hustle
! harder for the decision the coming
| Saturday than thosG folks had an
| ticipated.
Tennessee Also Comes Through.
For the third time ! am saying,
| Pay a little attention 10 the Nolun-
, teers." Their defeat OF Maryyille by
a larger score than Vanderbilt rolled
up against the same team proves
conclusively that the Knoxvillians
have found themselves. Sewanee may
well roll up its sleeves and go at
the job in a businesslike way II II
expects to put one over" on the Eas,
I TeunesSe eans in Chattanooga mex
( SATURDAY And IL vii be battle Of
/ giants, for both teams are unusually
\ heavy. while both roNly admit o.
4 having fast backs
y Al any rate. these ;no games w..i
serve 10 eliminate al least NO con-