Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

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"Pund probably is our greatest loss.
At center I believe he did not have
peer. as his work stood out IN every
game we played. Drennon, guard;
Speer. tackle. and Waddy, END, are tne
other regular linemen who are marked
by their absence, while Durant, Shul-
man and Smith are the quarterbackS.
Holland, end, and Trash, tackle, are
the other players missed.
I'VE return the left side Of our line
intact. Marcee at tackle. Westbrook
at guard and Jones at end took care OF
this side in great shape last year and
probably will do so without lot OF
difficulty this Fall. In all probability
the center position will be filled by
Harold Rusk. Rusk Is captain and
ought to do very we'll In Funds posi-
ton, though he hardly has the requi-
sites to be the man that Pund was.
Backfleld Strong.
att Is in the backfield that we re-
turn our greatest strength. We have
back Thomson and Mizell at half
back and Lumpkin at full. You know
what these players did a year ago and
they certainly ought to be just as good
now, and If they are we could ask very
little more of them. The quarterbacks
position Is likely to be filled by Dunlap,
one Of the sub halfbacks of 1928.
For the vacant positions in the right
side of the line We probably will use
Brooke at guard, Watkins at tackle and
Heron at end. All these were subs
last season and won their letters. From
our freshman team we shall receive very
little material. Farmer at center. Will
liams at end, Graydon and Barron at
halfbacks are about the only men from
the f1rst-year squad likely to make the
varsity squad
But whatever Alexander may think Of
his prospects, other coaches have plenty
Of respect for what he is likely to do.
The Georgia Tech man has been turn
ing out winning elevenS for so long that
his opponents have come to look upon
his team as certainty as far as the
strongest kind Of opposition is con-
cerned. II there is one eleven in the
South looked upon by all other schools
as a hard nut to crack that one each
year represents the Atlanta institution.
Not only is this true because Georgia
Tech usually has pretty fair material,
but also because that material Is ex-
ceptionally we'll coached. Alexander
generally is recognized as one Of the
best men in the country to handle
foot ball squad. and that has been true
for long while. He was assistant coach
under Heisman when the latter was
head coach at Georgia Tech. and it
generally is whispered that much Of
Eeisman's success was due to Alexan-
der's good work. Certainly Heisman
never turned out the elevens anywhere
after leaving Georgia Tech that he
developed at Atlanta.
Has Stiff Schedule.
Georgia Tech does not play any
small games. It does not have a contest
scheduled with any school not its size
numerically, and not one. but which
ought to put up real fight against 1t.
Tech is one Of the few schools that
do not open their season in September
In fact, 1t seems to be the only one in
the Southern Conference that does. not
have a contest on September %. Its
opening is with Mississippi A. & M. on
October 5, and every time 1t plays after
that 1t meets a strong opponent. All
its nine games are with Southern Con-
ference schools except Notre Dame,
which Is to be played at Atlanta Novem-
Der g. The biggest game will be with
Georgia at Athens on December Z.
The schedule:
October 5-Mississippi A. and M.
October 11-North Carolina at At
lanta.
October 19-Florida at Atlanta.
october 26-Tulane at New Orleans.
November 2-Notre Dame at At
lanta.
November 9-vanderbilt at Nash
vile.
November 16-Alabama at Atlanta.
November 28-Auburn at Atlanta.
December Georgia at Athens.
Georgia Tech had a great season a
year ago. Not only did 1t 60 through
Its regular season indicated, but it
sent its eleven to Los Angeles to meet
California in the Tournament of Roses
game and 1t brought victory back to the
South. And despite the strength of the
eleven Of last year, and despite losses
of good men, there is prevailing opin-
ion among coaches that it will be lust
as strong this season as last OF course,
that is not the view taken by Alexander,
but 1t does seem to be about the way
most OF the other coaches look at the
situation. It Is true, though, that
other coaches feel that the team may
not have as much reserve strength as
1t possessed year ago.
It probably Is true that Georgia Tech
has been q leader in foot ball for so
loPg In the South that everybody Just
naturally expects 1t to continue that
way. In such cases 1t is inevitably true
that soon or late a losing season will
be encountered, and the Tech eleven
may do just what Alexander fears
lose several games. And then again it
may come through even better than
Alexander thinks and make another
Shining record: