Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-30

To say that Atlanta hardly reflected
the equable mood Of her young ath-
letes Is to do injustice to the mood
OF the citizens of this attractive south
ern metropolis. The town, in brief,
was foot ball mad This term has been
much overworked in the past, but in
the present case it is the only phrase
which will f1ttingly describe the atti-
tude of the citizenry of a place con-
corning which Gen. Sherman coined |
his most memorable epigram.
into this situation. then, was waited
early upon the morning of Thanksgiv-
ing day. a group of Yale men and a
critic of the game. One could see by the
expressions Of inenable pleasure that
Ilghtened the countenances of Dr..
Billy Bull. 20 Olcott and Walter Mace
who helps look after Yale base ball
that the change from New Haven
stygian gloom to the aurora borealis
atmosphere Of Atlanta was not un-
e enanad .,a, They Ss. expanded. They
crocus opens-to the genial hospi-
stality OF the committee of southern
ers who welcomed them.
Notables in the Group.
In the group were Maj. Cohen, Low
ry Arnold, one of the solicitors gen
eral of the city: Robert Jones, made
famous by the fact that he is the
rather OF the gifted Bobby Jones. the
equal claim to fame as the sire of
Perry Adair; DR.. Wallace, teacher of
some abstruse subject in Tech, and
Messrs. Freeman. Outlaw, Oldknow,
Brice. Keller. and other prominent
citizens who were banded not only
their WptnnYna n ha G 20
but in an enthusiastic foot ball fell
lowship.
1t was early in the morning. Break
fast awaited in one Of those fine big
mansions with portico and pillars
whose origin traces back far beyond
the civil war days and now is per-
petuated in the form Of brick and all
modern conveniences and embellish-
ments. But while it waited there was
recourse to a. most interesting fluid
which seems to have been derived
from corn, a harmless vegetable
product which yields. as 1t appeared.
soothing liquid of a most palatable
character. AS all who have eaten
corn know, it has valuable nutritive
qualities which, while nourishing the
body, do not inspire the mind. AS a
consequence, we may attribute SIM
| liar character to the milk-or what
ever it may be-which the corn gives
| forth when properly pressed. Taken
| before breakfast it gives zest to the
appetite and enlivens the mind in
manner quite surprising. considering
the inevitable lack of alcoholic con-
tent.
! Techs Buildings Are Visited.
/ After breakfast, which was south
ern In it's amplitude, the party went
oSt to the Georgia Institute of Tech
nology. a stately group Of brick
buildings incIosing schools which
. aIacf riniana hrtd0a ht,ftAar0
mechanical engineers and the like.
who, upon graduation. fare forth
throughout the country. With its
1000 students and it's scientific ideals,
livery far from being what many per-
sons. mindful only of its recent foot
ball prestige, might regard 1t, an in
stitution wholly devoted to the out
put OF gridiron teams.
| Indeed, foot ball is an incident Of
| the fall at Tech, whose alumni and
| students and citizens of Atlanta gen.
orally may be forgiven IL they aban-
don themselves to fervor upon the
day of the great game.
:! The city, of course, turned out to
see the contest-n motor cars, In
horse drawn vehicles, afoot. Prog
ress through all the streets leading
to the game was as devious and dila-
or Cambridge: the crowd no less
colorful. Grant Field. where the game
,, was played. lies in a hollow below
the campus. 1t In flanked on one
side by concrete stand with a ca
, pacity of 1000 and on the other by
!. bleachers holding about 5000. Sur
rounding other portions of the field
were temporary stands. so that when
the crowd was seated there were
more than 10000 within the In
! closure--by far the largest crowd that
ever witnessed a game in the south
Sights and sounds attending the game
, were quite according to Hoyle, the
cheering and singing. however, being
, more incessant than at any eastern
contest outside of an Army-Navy
game.
|! Romance and Sentiment.
A very picturesque feature was the
, presence of sponsors on the side
; the basis OF popularity and charm.
, bearing huge bouquets and assigned