Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
By DILLON GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports writers.

- NOAV1ALE, lem, J3uu8xy
K 2o.-Bobby Dodd's tip TO
N quarterbacks: Don't waste
your scoring plays"
The Tennessee all-Soutteyn
field general thinks success de-
Ponds largely upon the quarter.
backs ability to know when to fuse
the 'big shot.H
Victory hinges around the quarter
backs knack Of calling the right play
at the right time" said Bobby, s'and
the best time for q touchdown play q
just after your opponents have
btundered.
They're In q fuddle, up In the air,
thinking of their mistakes and sort Of
angry. Then's the spot for your trump
card. Give 1t TO EN- while it's hot;
"A blocked punt, tumble, intercepted
pass or any break like that against 3
team is going to leave them stunned
for while. Just q brief period, but
long enough to score-if you're ready"
Gives An Example.
Bobby gave an example from the
Tennessee-Vanderbil game last Fall.
II kicked out Of bounds on the three
yard line. Schwartz, generally, q me
kicker, got on poor punt from behind
Shis own goal. It was our ball on. the
IS and the Commodores. were up in the
clouds. rs,
I'VE struck. I called for . pass rssht
on the bat and Hickman lunged %
in the lead and the old bali game was
won. If we'd waited until second or
third down to use that scoring pass it
probably wouldn't have worked. They
would have been set for it."
Bobby thinks his teams greatest
game was against Alabama In 1898.
''McEver ran the opening kick on %
yards for touchdown. We. kicked to
'Bama and on the first play Suther cut
loose for long scoring run In tho
second period we got 3 safety and I
passed to Hacknin. for. another touch
down. 'Bania made one also but the
score was 1918. There YVES no SCORING
in the last half" is.-- !. :. ( I.
Gets q Hie xeus.
An unusual dnciaesie la the 1850
game with kentucky gave Bobby q bic
\ laugh. Tennessee couldn't score through
the line. So Dodd called on the big
| fullback, Kohlkase, TO kick 3 Held goal
It was good. Later ne Vol. again were
in position and 6ccby called the. drop
kick signal for the second time. Kohl.
kase kicked another perfect one through
the bars.
and then he came running back 20
thank me for allowing him to kick the
points that won,'' Bobby said. That's
the first time any one had ever thanked
me for calling their signal"
Dodd thinks grin or q laugh sou1es
times has more effect than grim de-
termination. Here's one Of Bobby'S exc
amples: I'm the Florida game last FAN
line with first down. Our hnemen
started laughing and kidding each other
about what a tough time Florida would
have in scoring, and It worked. The
Florida men couldn't get going"
Merely Concentrates.
Dan McGugin, veteran Vanderbilt
coach, says Dodd is one of the greatest
passers in the game. Asked how he
managed to complete 50 many, Bobby
replied in one word, Concentration"
"I give all concentration to the job
at hand-of passing or punting. pay
no attention to those charging In to
tackle me. You can't pass accurately
IL you worry about some one hitting
you -.
MANY good passers and punters can't
work well under pressure. because they
have a tendency to become taut at the
critical moment of delivery. It's just
like golfer tightening up his swing IN
an important shot"
Bobby said he learned to kick ana
pass accurately by playing q type OF
foot BALI in high school in which no
running was allowed. Passing and kick
ing were the only methods OF advancing
the ball.
ITO be successful in your kicks-and
get them out of reach-you've got TO
watch the opposing safety man at the
same time you are watching your bali
come from the center. He'll start n1ov-
ing one way. and that's your signal to
kick the other way"