The sun., 1918-11-24
GEORGIA TECHS
DREAM BLASTED
Southern Football Machine
Disintegrates Under Pitts
burg's Open Attack.
PANTHERs TRIUMPH, $40
Davies Is Hero of Brilliant
VictOry--FOrward Pass
Primary Factor.
PAINTERS TRIUMPH, $40
specia, Despatcn TO TIE sur.

Forbes Field to-day. The Hcisman ma
chine which had been sowing destruc-
ton broadcast across Southern gridirons
for the past three years collided head
on with the University Of Pittsburg foot
ball team and then collapsed. broken
and disintesrated. The score was 80
TO and the victory was acclaimed by
vast majority of the thirty thousand
spectators who throughout the afternoon
had been following the various stages
OF Glenn Warmers triumph.
The Wanted Heisrnan jump shift,
from which Tech started fully nine
tenths of its plays. had no more po-
tency against Pittsburg's defense than
other shifts which Warmers pupils had
met In the last three years. Indeed
there was no real novelty in the active
principle of the formation, although in
the arrangement of the players It Of
fered variations from the Minnesota and
other shifts that have been tried out in
the East since 1910. Pittsburg. In its
turn. used a shift with the tackles back,
their jump to the line resulting In un-
balanced formation OF the forwards
While Tech had no attack qualified TO
advance the ball into dangerous terri
tory Pittsburg found that the Georgian
line defence was able to handle the
steamroller methods which the Partners
had employed so successfully all sea-
son. As consequence Pittsburg shifted
10 forward passes and the Georgians
were unable to handle them.
Passes Prove Profitable.
Two OF PittsburR's five touchdowns
we're the direct result OF forward passes,
one forward pass TO the Tech ward line
led 10 a third touchdown and two other
touchdowns were the results of long re-
turns of punts by Tom Davies the here
OF the day and as fine a running back
as one would wish to see.
Neither side was able to make any
consistent march down the field through
straight rushing. Throughout the con-
test Tech made four first downs against
Pittsburg's eight The Southerners,
most of whom had never been in so large
n city. seemed dazed by the scene which
greeted them when they ran on the
grfdiron and In the first half gave many
evidence OF stage fright The raw, cold
weather seemed to affect them ad-
versely. too.
Pittsburg's first score came after
about eight minutes OF play. The ball
had been seesawing between the 80 yard
lines and finally Tech pulted to Pitts
burg's 80 yard line and Yesterday ran
1t back to Techs 35 yard line. Nc
1-aren went six yards through the centre
and yesterday failed to gain. McLaren
made 1t first down on Techs rs yard
Inc yesterday went through left
guard to the 20 yard mark Pittsburg
lost five yards FOR offside. On the next
play Davies threw a forward pass to
Easterday. who caught IT and ran over
the goal line for the score
In this quarter Tech had the ball on
its 26 yard line. A forward pass failed.
On try around left end the Tech hack.
Allen, fumbled and lost the ball. Pitts
burg recovering on Techs 20 yard line.
tSasterday made four yards around the
opposing right end and then a Pitt
forward pass was Intercepted by Allen
on Techs 10 yard line. Here the quarter
ended.
Davies Gets Away,
After the teams had reversed goals
Tech damned through the opposing left
guard for three yards. Another line
plunge failed. Standing on his goal
line Flowers made a beautiful nunt m
inidheld. which Davies caught Starting
on diagonal course across the heId
Davies. with quick drawing aside of
the hips. eluded tackler after tackler
until at length his course to the goal
was clear.
The half ended with Pittsburs doing
e. lot of midfeld gaining, but not APP
preaching dangerous territory, while
Iechs gains were very sporadic. Tho
half ended with the score II to o.
In the latter part OF the second quar-
ter Stein. the Pittsburg centre, gave an
exhibition OF poor passing which once or
twice sent the hearts of the Pittsburg
rooters Into their throats and the Pitts
burg backs revealed a tendency to run
backward that lost the home team a lot
OF ground
Opening the third quarter PittsburK
received the ball on its 10 yard line from
a Tech KICKOFF. Gougler ran II back to
the Tech 40 yard mark--a beautiful
run Pittsburg damned through GEN.
ire for four yards and McLaren took II
10 Techs S5 yard line. Pittsburg FUN
bled. then recovered, losing two yards in
81 try at the opposing right end. Nc
Laren then received the ball and tossed
il to yesterday. He threw it to Davies
who in his turn had no trouble in cross
ing the goal line. The goal was not
kicked.
Another Score Made.
In this quarter. following a punt 70
the Pittsburg S3 yard mark, the ire
1ressible Davies Hoped back to Techs
As yard line; Pittsburg failed to pass
through left tackle. Easterday then
took the ball and went six yards
through right tackle. A FORWARD pass by
the McLaren, yesterday to Davies route
placed the ball on Techs yard line.
McLaren punched through for three
yards, and on the try crashed over the
goa! line. This goal was not kicked.
In the fourth quarter Allen punted
20 Gougler, who came back six yards
Tech was penaliZed for holding, and
the Dali was down to Georgia's 20 yard
line. yesterday plunged two yards
through the centre, and then a PlttsburE
forward pass was not completed. Then
followed another forward pass whl,iI
landed the ball on Techs ~ YARD line.
a line plunge made II first down on
Techs 10 yard mark. and an end run
by Davies failed Then Pttsburg threw
forward pass which after touching
many hands. fell into the grasp OF stein
over the Tech goal line.
Penalty Saves Tech.
Bu. there was n penalty Gated by
the umpire against ,Pittsburg and the
hall went out to Techs 90 yard line In
Techs possession. The crowd 10 BED I'm
world series baseball fashion, bur Tech
celebrated by fumbling on her second
line play. and Fittsburg recovered tue
ball on Techs 10 yard line
forward pass was intercepted by
Allen standing on his 3 yard line
flowers of Tech runted TO his "a va :
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