The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-14
TECH NuLHAYE
 FINE BACKFELD
Many Changes Expected In Line Before Season
 Starts

the Golden Tornado of Georgia Tech goes into action for the first time this year two weeks from today against Oglethrope university here, it will show the strongest backfield that has worn the Yellow Jacket colors in years.
 The second week of practice, with light scrimmage taking place on two days, has shown the determina aon of Tech to build it's backfield. Coach Harold Hansen, Minnesota star, was employed primarily to develop this ma chine by which Tech expects to over come weakness in the center of the line. It is almost definitely established now that the backfield lineup will be: Wycoff, fullback; Wilton, quarterback, and Ivan Williams and Bob Reeves, halves. This combination is being put through the most, gruelling backfield practice Tech followers have seen cn Frant field in years.
 Another week will elapse before the linemen who will do most of Techs battling are selected. One thing is sure. Coach W. A. Alexander will make many changes there between now and the Oglethorpe fracas September II. td
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 Indications point more strongly than ever to a change of Captain George Gardner from end to tackle. With his long experience and his weight, Gardner will make . whale of run ming mate for Gus Merkle, who is as- sured of berth at tackle by his bril- liant performance last year and his practice work this season. On the same side of the line Huffines will be shifted from tackle to guard to give better support from one green guard to green center. which Tech must develop.
 With the moving in toward the pivot position of Gardner and Huffines. Dick Fair, slated for trial at guard. will go to end.
 There is one other change that is sure to be made before another week passes. Vaughn Connally, out for a job at half, will be sent to the line for guard. A third guard will be Walt Goodwin, quarterback for two years on the Golden Tornado. Tech is fortunate this year in having not onS a prepon- derAnce of hackfieid -ucn, but back field men who can work as well in the lin-, as practice is showing, fA; the can perform III tne DackIlelu.
 Beginning of scrimmage has brought about one change that marks new stride forward in Tech football. The scrub. valiant bearer of the hard knocks. has been ''evoluted" out of ex- istence.
 Three varsity teams are to be worked out of the 40 men, the number to which the candidates were out this week. When the Rats make their debut on Grant field, the 60 men expected to re- port will be looked over and then 40 will be sent back to their classes, leaving a number of freshmen equal to the number of varsity players retained.
 Scrimmage Work
 The plan of Coaches Alexander and Wood is to put the third varsity team and the freshmen into hard scrimmage next week against the first and second varsity combinations. Coach Clay will take charge of all the freshmen, re- placing Dad" Amis, who has taken up coaching at Howard Payne college in Texas.
 First weeks practice indicated thst Tech would rely largely on the aerial attack, but the developments of the second week emphasize the belief of many Tech followers that the in- crease activity in passing was only a part of the intensive training through which the backfield is being put.
 This intensive backfield work is new to Tech. In 1920 Joe Guyon, the big Indian now playing baseball with the Little Rock Southern LeaguG club. helped out a bit with instruction of backfield candidates. Since that time the backs have had only what little instruction Coach Alexander could give them at odd moments. Now comes Coach Hansen, and with him an as- surance that Georgia Tech football is to be revolutionized in one season.
 Stock in the 1924 Stormy Petrels of Oglethocpe took Il decided jump this week when Clay Parrish, veteran ecu ter and one of the greatest defensive players of the Atlanta university, re- turned to the gridiron. Parrish was injured last year and he himself did not think Le would Ee ah.a TO come out for the 1924 eleven. Physicians. how ever, said few days ago that he was recovered sufficiently to play again this year.
 The return of Parrish gives big slice of the weight needed by Oglethorpe to put up a sound defensive. The line is light and Coaches Robertson and Anderson were more or less puzzled as to who would take. the pivot job this year. Several likely youngsters were out, but all lacked experience and