Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-12-20
BUSBY0WR|TES OF
P|TTSBURG TEAM
Sees Pittsburg University Defeat the
Georgia Tech. Team

F. Marion Busby, graduate in his
tory and economics, IS, former ed
itor of The Evergreen and thorough
football critic, describes in the letter
printed below the game between the
Pittsburg University and Georgia
Tech:
saw Doc Bother and Jerry MIS-
sen at the Georgia fredericksburg
game Doc and ] both looked like
| snow replicas of the Crown Prince
or Cassius-both had had the flu,
and showed it.
But what you want to find out,
know, is what about Pitt? What
about Georgia Tech?
There is less to tell of the latter
SO III say it first They are big,
rangy fellows for the most part, who
have some how appeared in the
wrong generation of northern foot
where most movements are funeral.
| But when they try that field and
stream" stuff on real combat crew
there is nothing doing. They were
poorly coached and were frightened,
| like kids from a small high school.
They wore white socks and big gold
en- jerseys, hence the Golden Tor
nado." However, the do" had
somehow slipped out of tornado"
And shades of ancient Troy! they
wore tan leather shin guards-some
of them both fore and aft. When /
saw those great hulks numbering on
to the field with the -years-unsal-
able stock of Spaldings, began esti-
mating PITT touchdowns.
Pitt is good-good material and,
of course, oozing with the best foot
ball. Tech was helpless against her
line. Her guards and tackles are
great, though no better than what
you've seen only in 1917 at W. S, C.
I've seen better ends than Pitts.
Davis, frosh and prep school
graduate at Kiski, is about like
Conn, the speed boy at o. A. C. in
1916. Davis is not SO rugged as
Conn, however; is not the kicker nor
defensive player. yesterday is a
half of the Dick Hanley type, no bet
ter, save for his ability to take for
ward passes from back over his head
while running. (Ed note: Dick is |
said to have developed great skill in
this trick during the present season
with the marines.) I've never seen
his equal at it, unless among Harp
er's Notre Dame team of 1913
Gougler is good plugging half,
nothing sensational. He is bear
at defense and at interference.
The great McLaren is, in my est
nation, oyerrated. Carl Dietz should
write a book on !'How to Play Full
back and present it to the all
American McLaren. The latter is
big and stout, tough and willing; but
the head, and speed, the ability to
sense plays and stop them, to form
interference and back up the line,
are not in the same class with Red
Dietz's brand.
Guyon, the Indian, did a lot better
! job of backing up the line. Guyon
was moose at defense but of little
value carrying the ball. Little Flow.
ers is a high class back, however,
both on offense and defense.
Big Ralph Boone is better man
than McLaren. Bangs has no equal
on either of these teams as a real
| ground gamer from scrimmage
| Dietz is better than any I've seen.
( Zim has no match here. And, save
| for a new wrinkle or two, like Pitts
| forward pass from a double pass or
criss-cross to the half who shoots
through and on the opposite side of
the line, w, S. c. has had brand of
football second to none.
See what happened in the Dobie-
Great Lakes game? I've seen several
articles about it, Seems as if sew
eral have wondered whether Dobie's
psychology or Dobie cunning was re-
sponsible.