Evening star., 1923-08-12

Since 1916 Georgia Tech has stood
in the forefront of southern foot la =
taking the position held by NirysE "a
until that time. But word comes that
the team this year probably will not
he so capable as some of those turr I'd
out in recent seasons: and down there
they expect Georgetown to win al
Atlanta on October 20 for the first
time. "A fairly good line, but NJ
backfield." was the way one of the
Georgia Tech men summed up the
situation To the writer last spring
And il must be admitted that any
team that has lost the services of a
back of the ability of Reds Barron
mas some cause for bemoaning the
"aliber of the men expected to FIJI his
ahueS.
Louisiana State hopes to do some
thing really worth while in foot ball.
row that il has obtained the services
"t one of the most successful coaches
the south has produc3d-Mike Dona
hue. At Auburn. Donahue consistent
l. turned out tlevens among the best.
and Louisiana state feels that he
should accomplish just as much in his
new berth. Many have held that the
climate around Baton Rouge is too
energY-Sapping for the development
Of good foot ball. but that remains to
be seen as the results of Donahue's $
attempts should be a good criterion.
Auburn officials Hopeful.
And while Louisiana State is hop
ing to develop a good team. Alabama
Polytechnic Institute is even more
ardently hoping that its eleven VIII
not fall short of the standard or
other seasons. 1t is not secret that
Donahue's last year at Alabama
Poly was any thing hut bed Of roses,
and those i'll charge OF Auburn are
just as anxious to show that they can
turn out teams without DoEahue as
DuEahu,. is to show that he can de-
liver the goods elsewhere as well as
It the place where he held forth as
king" of the athlt tic system lor
nearly two decades,
Clemson College IS looking forward
60 its foot ball season with the teel-
ing that il viii more than hold ITS
,,Hn with other state colleges and
universities. Last fail Clemson lost
- South Carolina, which is one thing
clemson cannot stand. The State
University. 1T Columbia, and Clemson,
~ the upper part OF the state. are H.
walls II cong standing, and their game
tor alumni of the two schools means
n" elimination of highest hopes and
ambitions or a year in despair Ihe
University has developed rapidly in
the last two or three years and now
>eems able to hold its own with the
b-st.
Last fall North Carolina. with its
exceptionally strong outfit. barely dld
uke out a victory by 10 to q This
year North Carolina plays at CO.
iumbia and South Carolina figures it
may ''get even" But it might be
said here that any team that whips
North Carolina may as well make up
it's mind beforehand that 1t must
travel a rough and rocky road.
Clemson will be under a new coach
ing system, while South Carolina and
North Carolina have long contracts
respectively with Sol Metzker and
Billy Fetzer.
kentucks's Outlook Brighter.
University of kentucky has not had
strong teams recently, but thinks its
prospects better than usual. 1t ana
Tennt ssee were considerably behind
Vanderbilt last fall, Vanderbilt hold
ing almost undisputed sway in that
section. The only game Vanderbilt
failed in was in it's 0-to-0 tie with
Michigan. which could hardly be
termed anything but victory. In,
cidently, Dan McGugin, who is head
coach at Vanderbilt, said last spring
that he expected back the bulk OF
the strength which made the team
great i'm 1922. which is about all that
need be said for Vanderbilt.
Florida and Alabama are under
new coaching systems. Both had
excellent material a year ago and
10th expect to have good men IN
uniform this fall. Alabama was not
satisfied with its team of y, de
spite it's victory over Pennsylvania.