Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
PREAS OFF
TECH TEAM
AS ROW
BR||E: VS.
Star Athletes Temporary Suspen-
sion Threatens to Develop
Startling Countercharges.

italy has 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
"ech 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-
.lete in the South. is the keystone
around which scandal is being con-
structed Young Preas entered Tech
his 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 fulton at
Bingham Military School, Of Ashe-
vile, n. c., in return for which he
gave the school his athletic qualifi-
cations.
Tech Men Accuse Georgia.
And Tech men claim that Georgia
men were responsible for these
charges. In turn Tech alumni declare
hey will unearth professionalism
within the ranks of the Georgia
cam 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
Paaim they can easily produce 1.-The
goods that Georgias 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
Oy an eX-Georgia man who is now af-
mated 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.
" freas attended the Bingham school
for three or four years, where he es-
'doHshed a wonderful record in all
branches of sport for a schoolboy.
0o'umns were penned about him, and
every college in the South was anx-
'ous to secure him. OF that there is
absolutely no doubt.
Chose Tech Out of Seven.
Freas admitted that representatives
"om seven different schools visited
INN at his home in Johnson City
! iehhp trying to induce him to go to
uIelr respective college or university
ne claims that finally it came down
Iecn and Virginia. His father, q
"olea physician and surgeon. wanted
'lm to go to Virginia to study medi-
.'he' but the young man desired to
'aSe an engineering course, and finally
welded TO enter Tech.
Immediately, according to Tech
Ieh' Georgia began to look for
sometAing on" Preas. 1t is the claim
me Technics that the ex-Georgjan
Nv" coaching at the Bingham schoo
ssuuced President Bingham to make
A \. ,aHaaNlt that Preas took an "ath-
eiic course"
lending an investigation of the
h,.atges. Preas has been "benched
~, me Tech faculty, which intends tc
M M the case thoroughly. Tech ad-
ters claim that the charges will 'gc
p N smoke" and that Preas will b.
s,el and ready to play in the game
NSS'iSi Florida Saturday.