Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-12
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV BY FRANCIS STANN
A Game to Remember

THE STRUGGLE WHICH DEEP DIXIE predicted would
be the seasons Big One perhaps at ALL
That was just about the perfect Georgia
Techand it proved that 60 be just as exciting
as 72l. 1t contest of mistakes of omission and
only three of commissions tumble two passes that were
intercepted None had anything to do with Tennessees mild
upset
In the press box down in Atlanta the man mountain
humorist, analyst poet and ex-coach Herman Hickman
wore wide grin But I'm heading for the hills for few
days just the same conded the old Tennessee All
can. You see, picked Georgia Tech I honestly didn't
know Tennessee was that good"
Bowden Wyatt, whose strategy carefully followed
by his Volunteers fatty it the greatest game
football he had In turn, Neyland di-
rector of athletics at Tennessee and former
Bobby Dodd of Tech and Wyatt, put it this way:
wyatt has done job and he's the greatest
coaches in the country today fact go better than that
and say he's probably THE greatest"
1T is TRUE THAT TWO forward passes by Johnny
Majors and great line play for Tennessee but perhaps
OF equal Importance that superb kicking saved the Vols
The foot was put back in football in those % punts
went unnoticed.
Probably one college field have there been so
many qualified puners Tennessees Observation-Disclosures
Carter and Bobby Gordon-and Techs listed seven al
though all the Vol squadron did not kick Saturday
lance there little difference and while the puntng
average wasn't overwhelming the light of cold statistics
It's Harry Mehre saying:
THE length of kicNs-392 yards Tennessee
and 1852 for Tech-doesnt tell the story" Mehre an ex-
coach and Noe Dame star turned football analyst added
by way of explanation Those kids pointing
punts and some purposey short"
Which is true. Johnny Menger of Tech once kicked
% yards but placed we'll that got the ball on
only its 5yard line On the other hand Majors once quick
kicked SO yards for return feat to call up Sammy
Baughs early days when the Redskins like Tennessee now
used the single wing
THE FOOTBALL SEEMED to be filled with heum when
the boys went for distance When they pnponted bounced
and rolled dead like of those trick golf balls putting
green
Not only did Menger kick dead on Tennessee's s. but
Terminate Ken Owen punted 81 yards dead Majors
kicked that Menger could only the and the
crowning achievement by the little talback 55-yarder
that stopped inch short of Techs goal And at
time when Tech seemed bent pulling the game in
the final period Gordon halted the Yellow Jackets with
45yarder that rolled Longest kick of the
day was Gordons 72-yarder to Techs g.
1t fantastic that almost with relief to
one kicker each side fluff in the third quarter Owen deep
in his territory had the ball sther of for only
10 yards, giving Tennessee the ball Techs 2e few min
ues later Carter kicked only yards proved the young
human.
Georgia Tech had been famed for its punt return lineup
sending minimum of fast to harry the hunter and
keenng the rest spring the receiver Jackets
had The only time thev got decent shot
Tennessee after receiving punt when Majors kicked
from almost 10 yards behind his goal line 1t wasn't
tcuary notable kick for that day. but Tech still found it
had AZ yards to go.
FEW GRIM TECH realists and optiists sought soace
in the fact that their team handsomely the
nna quarter after deciding to They pointed up that
next Saturday in Knoxville with superior passing
oense Mississippi might knock of Tennessee and thus
the battle royal the Southeastern Conference
But Old Vols riding too high last Saturday
worried In the gathering dusk for instance stranger
driving automobile stopped and asked unrecognzed
Hickman II he knew anything about Atlanta
"A little" Herman conceded. modesly
whats the best 70 hit Az" asked the oorist
wal tha-at couldn't rightly tell you"
The ked traveller muttered something rejecting the
intelligence Of pedestrians however large whereupon Hck
fell back to a mountain folks saying.
I'm not smart" he said amisbly; but amt lost"