The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-12-01

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of the best high school teams in the
state.
Linesmen Stand Out.
The work of Manning, Gober, Gift
ord and Durham in the line has been
consistent all through the season and
has been far above the average for
high school players. Clay, at center,
has been a nlainstay of the team and
many of the victories have been due
to the head work used by him in
playing his position and in the general
pep that he has helped to instill into
the team.
Whole Backfeld Good.
In the hackfeld, every man has pro-
ven of iYcalculable value to the team.
The most valuable player from eve
ry standpoint in the balkfeid un-
questionably had been Ward. There
have been times when his brilliant de-
fensive work has been overshadowed
by some other player and there also
have been occasions when his often
sive work has been eclipsed by some
other member of the backfield, but
no other player has proven so gene
rally effective at both offensive and
defensive work as this stirling full
back. He tackles like a battering
ram and no opponent has appeared on
the local field this year that he could
not stop. Fowler, Reed and Field
have pleyed SO nearly good football at
times that there is little room for
other than the highest possible praise
in discussing their merits. While gen
orally on a par each one has stood out
at times SO brilliant that accounts of
the various games have hailed this
and some times that one as the out
standing star of some spectacular
game.
Ward has been Star Bucker.
At bucking, Ward has usually been
the brightest star on the team, with
Reed sclntilating at the side stepping
and hole picking in the opposing line
, Fowler and Field have proven first
ball. Wy
Campbell Great Leader
The work of Captain Campbell. al
end, has stood far above the average
in every game, but his real value te
the team has lain in his leadership anC
IN his toe. This latter has primarily
been developed during the present
season. At the beginning it was the
exception for him to successfully
make a goal after a touchdown. Al
the close it was extraordinarily ex.
ceptional for him to fail to kick one
; Out of the last l 5 trials in two games
he made Id good.
DIR. Knott is Excellent Coach
This little confab would be altot
gether incomplete were we to fail tc
mention the merits of the coach, DR.
Knott. His stay in Marietta has prov
en- him to be a crank in two respects
his profession of chiropractic and foot
ball. He has been able to instill into
! his men the essentials of teamwork
and real pep in fashion that woulo
do credit to a professional coach II
one of the larger colleges of the
country, in fact this is the first year
that it could be truthfully said thai
the Marietta High School team show
ed every indication of real coaching
Campbell, Durham, Fowler, Field
and Ward of the first string mer
and DuPre, Anderson and Bishop
graduate this term and of course viii
not be with the team next year. This
lis heavy blow and would be to any
team. However, there is every ex
Ipectation of an equally good and pos
sibly better season next year thar
the one just closed has proven to be