The New York herald., 1921-10-30

Penn States eleven, big, strong and
fast afoot. mastered Georgia Tech, %
points to Z, four touchdowns to one.
on the Polo Grounds gridiron yester-
day in one of the big intersectional
collisions of the pigskin season. Geor-
sia Tech, the flower of the South in
football. or so regarded, was mastered
by a team distinctly its superior ex-
cept for the early part Of the first
period
The Georgians, accoutred in elusive
yellow and with their smooth and well
timed jump shift perplexing the Nit
tany Lions for time. thrust touch
down across the goal line for the first
score Of what was to be a game
streaked and checkered with criss-
cross life and movement. The various
integral parts of the Golden Tornado
weren't over their elation before their
kickoff settled into the arms of Killin-
ger, the Penn State quarterback. and
will o the wisp. all legs and arms
and slipperiness.
Killinger ran to a touchdown, the
score was tied, and $4,000 spectators
were gaspirg at the rapidity with which
points were coming. 1t was the turn
of the game, that rs yard run of Kill
linger's. Having all at once gathered
in just as many points as the Geor-
sians had. the Pennsylvanians for the
rest of the game gave the Dixie lads
such repeated doses OF the Nittany nexus
that the Golden Tornado could do
naught but simmer to a fitful breeze.
The Cracker lads were outmatched
outdone. They hadn't the Drawn or the
strategy or the agility to handle Penn
State, but one thing they did do was
to take their one sided beating with
splendid sportsmanship.
"Beat Us Clean and Good"
'You beat us, ana beat US clean and
fair and good. We knew you were a
good team. but didn't know you were
that good This from the Tech coach
to Head Coach Bezdek of State, and
when the officials entered their dress
Ing room after the game Coach Alex
andre OF Tech complimented them on
their good work and said 1t was impair
tial and first class all the way. Think
OF q losing coach saying that to Off
ciais. officials who rarely get better
than frowns from the losing side! There
are lot of poor losers In college foot
ball, but the Cracker lads showed they
were not in that category.
The much discussed Georgia shift
bafled State until the latter got the hang
of II, and its dexterous use was the
principal medium through which the
Tech touchdown was made. a steady but
zigzag and fiery advance from States
45 yard line. This game was festooned
with long but varied. sustained advances.
and after the first one Penn State
monopolised them.
The shift was q perfectly fair weapon.
within the law In letter and spirit. Be
hind II Georgia Tech flung plays this
way and that, with Barron, the fleet.
and Harlan and Ferst putting the yard
lines behind them. The first few mo-
ments of the game made II look as n
State was In for a desperate time, but
the Nittany Lion was just getting
tuned up.
Once his skin was scratched Leo be-
gan to roar. Out came his claws. ne
barred his teeth, he became a Leo
rampant. Kiiiinger showed the way with
his long dash for a touchdown He ran
as II the welfare Of the world depended
on Il, and his mates hemmed him about
with unbreakable interference.
Double passes and a triple pass had
helped the Yellow Jackets to their score,
but the Nittany menage had some tricks
OF that classification and poured them IN
on the defenseless Georgians. The State
attack included a considerably bewilder-
ing array of delayed passes and sich.
deception with backs closely grouped.
the ball difficult to locate and shift of
the backs which pulled the wool over
the eyes of the Tech forwards to such
an extent that the inadequate work OF
the Tech line was an outstanding reason
for State'e victory.
Techs Defence F'lounders.
Techs front line defence fioundered
and was a good deal short OF first class.
the middle Of the phaianx particularly.
State poured many gains through there
between guard and tackle. too. The
Tech forwards had habit OF being
drawn away from the area they were
supposed to guard. and through the
wide interstices thus created many
gains were made.
While the Tech line was being out
manocuvred. crafty manoeuvring was
going on just back OF the State line.
They interlaced and faxed and had
particularly effective reverse play In
which the man with the ball. close TO
the scrimmagc, would pivot and come
around the other way with Tech for
wards drawn over TO confront the ap-
parent point OF attack.
Tech missed tackles often. but largely
because of inability to lay hands on the
runner at all. Kiilinger. Wilson and
L,ehtner had iocomotion ways Of their
own. They ran high but twisted and
turned and revolted like corkscrews.
They changed pace. darted AMI side
stepped and all the time fought II out
to the last pinch. Hanging on TO them
for any length or time was as easy and
comfortable an climbing a thorn tree
They were full Of guile anI speed and
radiated excitement.
Tech hadn't the line for FIRST class
defence. and State was better its whole
length. Yet all the progressive and ad-
vanced football the game brought out
was not brought out by Penn state.
Georgia Tech treated the good folk
present TO some comely stuff IN modern
ity and precision OF attack.
Better or more valiant all around
work seldom Il done than was done by
Ferst Of Georgia Tech. lie carried the
ball WELL he dashed out and around from
his position 70 take out some man. and
ne must have saved his side two more
touchdowns at least by his ubiquitous
and tireless tackiing. In addition TO
Killinger. Wilson and Lightner of the
state backheld the activities OF McCui-
iom, the end, caught the public eye the