Evening star., 1927-12-03
ATLANTA MAY SEE
CONTEST OF LINES
Slow Going Likely to Help
Tech Forwards Check
Favored Georgia.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TLANTA, Ga. December s.
~ On muddy. rain splattercd
"A field. where advance eNpecta-
4 tions as well a rival attacks
seemed likely 10 be upset, the
University of Georgia's unbeaten
eleven and Georgia Tech. rivals since
1898. stood ready today to battle for
the foot ball supremacy of the South.
The hopes of Georgia for national
championship recognition also were
at stake in the twenty-third renewal
of their ancient Cridiron feud which,
in spite of dismal weather and play
ing conditions, has aroused Atlanta
to a fever pitch of enthusiasm ana
attracted as great a crowd as South-
ern foot ball history has ever known
Between 81. 900 and 10000 were eN-
pected to jam Grant Field, Tecn
battle-ground. to see this DiNie classic.
The steady rain OF the past -
hours and consequent conversion o.
the field into a moraSS. where the
breaks" might easily turn me tiue
of battle one way or the other re-
suited in narrowing of odds. Dut
Georgia remained a decided faNorlte,
nevertheless. The brilliant record OF
Tho Georcians all season. their sweep
through nine straight games 70 VIC
-. ard thoir collection of al-Star
talent. featuring Capt. Chlck SnlNf,
aud Tom Nash al the ends, oliereu
convincing evidence in favor ol inc
Bulldogs.
Georgia Figured to Win.
c.oorpia The experts agreed. figured
+o win" with a team on edge TO end
rroat season successfully. Teen, lhe
,,uder dog. nevertheless, had itS
hackers. hopeful that their team W"uio
.-ot The lump or the breaks, Oh Su','
Georgia : versatile attack with an ad-
mittedlv strong forward line. IN
hattie slowed up by muddy gong: isile
strength loomed as likely decl4lns
factor and here the 1ehoWIackets
conceded little. if anything, 10 'he
Bulldogs. except on the Wil5s. -,
Georgia not only has the more i'm
n,eesive record, but also has much
greater scoring punch. to judge from
Statistics. which show that the Buh
dogs have rolled UP 24S points IN nlne
games. while Tech has tailed only
ia. Neither has been defeated IN the
South and Techs only reverse was AT
the hands of Notre Dame. on DAY
when Knute Rockne's Hoosiers were
at the top of their stride.
Georgia also has an advantage IN
the aIIdIOuItu tbfittiNi'it W -
hack to fun strength with Bobby
Hooks star halfback. ready TO aid Nc
Crary. Johnson. Estes and Dudley.
after being out with n broken hand
since the Florida game. Techs re-
serves have suffered several casualties,
while "Stumpy" Thomas son. line-huck-
ing halfhack, has not been in the best
of shape.
WoOdruff's Last Game.
Like Yale, the team ii conquered
early in the season. Georgia has an
additional incentive to win for the
sake of its coach. George (kid) Wood
ruff. who announced at the opening of
the season that he would retire this
wear to devote his time TO business.
The similar spur Of Tad" Jones' i'm
pending departure had something to
do with Yale's victorious finishing
drive.
The march of Southern foot BAH
fandom upon Atlanta has broken all
records. 1t showed no abatement
overnight. in spite of the fact that all
tickets to Grant Field. where the
capacity is 36 900. had been sold for
days. The late corners, it seemed. had
hopes of being among the extra 1000
who may gain standing room tickets,
TO he put on sale at l pm. an hour
before the kickoff. Spectators were
demanding $40 and SIS for tickets
that had face value of S2.50.