Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05

have lost HardaEe and Collins. Yes.
and Dawes and Shipp. and Swofford
and few others, but why worry
with Cody rope tied and branded?
with Cody, they figure that with
Tom Brown at the opposite tackle,
and Big Buddy Morgan in the center
OF the line, they viii be in n position
To introduce an innovation I'm the
game. should they SO desire, by dis
pensinR with the services Of the two
guards. since these three could he
counted on TO Jam back pretty much
any attack that could be hurled at
them.
Then. too, they figure that if you
can keep the other fellow from scor-
ing you don't stand much chance of
losing, even II you get no better than
draw However, the Commodores
are not Chalking up any drawn bat
ties Just yet, with a very likely look
ing bunch Of material on hand, and
Dan McGugiu working overtime to
devise plan 10 use il to the best
possible advantage.
Sykes Still on Hand.
They call attention 90 the fact that
| they stlu have sykes on hand from
! last years backheld Sykes was ad-
| mttedly some considerable fullbac&
! In 1872 drawing the al Southern po-
! sltion In several selections. He is
! older. heavier and more experienced
! this year He is being worked at half
! the position which he played before
! entering Vanderbilt. and Is counted
! on 10 lead telling onslaughts against
| the opposition.
Then they have Turner who played
| AT end, and Is a possibility for fun
| back. vacated by his running mate
mentioned above. Turner lacks only
/ weight to cinch the place
| At present "a new man, Murray by
| name. who played at Moneys School
is being worked at fullback. Admit
| tedly, Murray Is rather slow, but ne
| shows signs OF Improvement already.
! He is heavy enough, Weighing about
! rs In the altogether. He' may pick
| up enough in speed to land the job
Another Mooney man. Preston, also
| stands a fair chance Of edging into
! regular position behind the line. He
| is rich in prep experience. having been
| "A member OF the Mooney team four
| years. He weighs in at a fraction
! less than 100. but may be found heavy
enough for a halfback position, pro-
| viGed his two side partners carry
enough heft TO Balance his deficiency
in this respect. Then again. he may
"
back Of the line
Another youngster who is expected
to make a valuable addition to the
Commodores assets is young
BOensCh. who Is being worked at
quarter. Boensch is fast a plenty. has
had considerable experience, and Is
said TO possess punches of nerve. In
addition he can boot the ball after a
fashion calculated to recall to Van
derhilt supporters the days of Bob
Blake. Whether he viii show to ad-
vantage at running the team still re-
mains to be seen hut he is being
| given the benefit Of any doubt in this
respect by those acquainted with his
| past record.
These, however, are not all. There
are Reaves, a medical student. Tom
| White. and one o. two others, who
pull more than 200 pounds avoirdu-
| pois-all newcomers. There are also
| Reyer and Huffman, of last years
| squad, with half dozen or more for
| the backheld. described, as likely to
| prove valuable. though none expects
that all Of them will measure up to
! the standard
| Better Than Average.
Hence, with all OF these men on
| hand itching To show that they are
| regular players, vanderbilt support
| ers are sure that McGugin will do
| considerably better than an average
| otfense. With Cody, Tom Brown and
Morgan to open up forward they
argue that almost any old ofense
should be able TO stasger ahead for a
few yards. before being snagged by
| the secondary defense-euouch, pos
| sihly to stretch over the required ten
| yards with sufficient frequency TO
! drop across a goal line.
Yes Give US Cody and watch US
| is the chorus. And there is going to
be a goodly number of thoroughly
infuriatei citizens withint he confines
/ Of the Tennessee capital il Mr. Cody
is tried, convicted and sentenced ur-
der the one-year rule by the august
| :. J. A. A