The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • Page 9

Photo by Francis E. Price BY DICK JEMISON. To propel an Inflated ball forward by. a motion of the foot. To the uninitiated andto scholars this defines the word football.

In its Inception the sport football was primarily Intended to be governed by the above definition. It has branched out since In a larger and broader scope other variety of play being incorporated but it still retains its original name football. Briefly the entire plan of attack of the 1913 Georgia Tech football. team is to kick. Any one not well versed in the game would at a casual glance come to the conclusion that as the primary the first rudiments of the game was to kick that the local eleven was retrograding.

But let us specialize. By so doing we will In this story which purports to be an inside treatise on the Tech team. keep pace with what the Jack. ets will do all season specialize. Good Punter an A t.

A good punter is a valuable asset on any football team. A good goal kicker Is more so. A player who can register field goals consistently Is a source of strength no coach can afford to overlook of worry to all opponents. Jim Thorpe's prowess as a goal kicker. made the Carlisle' Indians at least 60 per cent stronger last season.

Brlcklty' mighty toe was an immense help to Harvard. Puropellya accuracy tin booting saved Yale in her game wlthPr1nceton. ton. and other Innumerable instances might be mentioned The system of attack of the Tech Ilow Jackets In the coming season baa been completely changed by the possession of not only reliable. but accurate kickers in her back field.

The1 plunging rushing forward passing and trick-formation game will not be tabooed by reason of vthlsi added pining feature. Is jrar from U. ffci. Sn strength in the kicking depart. mentwlll permit of more and better trickiV a great varlet of formations iind ax snore varied attack that will bewilder alt opposition.

Vr Br' HnS branches successful Ikieklng to their systemxif play. the YeflOW. Jackets chances for a success- fuls ason have- been Increased im. meuureablT. NOt4 lnc ithe flays of Lob Brown have.

tile theTellow Jackets possessed consistently. reliable kicker. Truetherehave been many rood puntersM3ut-Helsinan ha plan. ned kicking attack or relied on to th absence of ajJependable field goal There-Is i5marked difference be tweenageodpunter andgood5goaI the latt i there are i two classes. One Is the drop kicker and the other the placement kicker.

When a team Is possessed of a good punter a good place kicker and a good drop kicker even the uninitiated can see at a glance that the team possessing same has acquired an added strength not to be disparaged. but rather catered to. Teeb Will Kirk. Which brings us back to where we started The Tech football team of 1913 will KICK. Since Browns days.

as related above. Tech. has never had a man on whom she could rely to boot the ball between the goal posts and run up the score. In a. tight game.

a field goal might turn the tide of battle. Take. for example. the Tech football team of 1912. For Us weight the average was but 159 pounds It was as good a football team as there was In the south.

But this lack of weight prevented It from smashing the ball across to a touchdown that a heavier team mleht have been more successful at. and proved so against them. Here's where the field goal kicker would have come in. Which leds us to the main point at Issue. The Tech football team of 1913 pos- jses what the Tech football team of 1912 and for four years previous kick ed a good reliable goal kicker.

It possesses more. It has two such men. One can place-kick with accuracy anywhere from the center of the field to the goal posts. The other can drop kick with the same effectiveness. See the point' Suppose for instance.

Tech Is play- ingOeorgia. On the first down. 5 yards are sained. On tb next two the Jackets are held. The ball is on the 40- ard line.

Instead of risking either an end run. with the chances of losing more ground. or of tinting and thus five the opposition the ball. the try for a field goal lsattempted. If successful look what Is gained Sisay Possibilities.

The possibilities right hero are won- derfuL. From the kick formation which Ii after all a trick formation line up the opposition is at loss to fathom whether the Tech team will try for a real from field fake it and make an end run. forward pass. or many of the different trick combinations. Te teams In the put.

have never tried tp register a ficid goal. The opposition could and did eliminate that feature from the defense they planned and gave their entire attention to th punt the end run or the forward pass. Also with a place kicker and a drop kicker In the back. field the opposition la-further la the air. The back field could set Itself for the place kick and then the ball could De snapped to the drop kicker and the opposition thrown off the play altogether.

i Underline' new have been modified to' allow kicking. from anyplace behind the 11 ho of scrimmage the clause which last sea rt- sort made It absolutely Imperative on the threat of penalty that the punter or. goal kicker be 6 yards behind the line of scrimmage more possibilities arise. They are really endless. A tricky team possessed of two good kickers.

fleet runners good line smashers and a capable forward passer can pull all kind of plays from the same formation without tipping their hand to the opposition. Here is where the Tech team of un will star. The Kicking Stars. In Jim Preas the Riverside Military Academy all around athelete. who Is playing full back on the Jackets this season they possess a man who has in practice shown an aptitude and accuracy for placement kicks.

Last week at Giant field he reg lstered placement goals with ease 50 to 66 yards' away. The knowledge that he can do so and la likely to do at any time is going to ge a thorn in the side of very team. the Jackets play. Me is a good punter In the bargain getting off long high spirals the kind that gives his ends plenty of time to get down the field and nail the runner. In Relfsnlder a younger brother of the former navy star the Jackets have a drop kicker who Is said to be as effective In registering drop kicks as lrea is with the placement kicks.

True he dees not get quite as much distance but he is absolutely accurate which lends to the complications that will arise for the opposition to cope with when the Jackets are at any particular point In the enemy's territory. rtetfsnidtr Is also said to be a re liable punter. More trouble for the other fellows. Alf McDonald who did the punting last season will probably handle this feature of the Jackets' place again this year. But with Press and Reltsnlder also able to punt and the rule permitting the punting at any place behind the line of scrimmage without any set yardage condition the opposition will never know which man la going to punt and all three ere effective punting on the run.

Preas. Patten and Captain Cook can all throw forward passes an equal distance and with equal accuracy. Score another point for the Jackets and tht discomfiture of fl opponents. Attack Around Kicking. Yes the attack of th Tech football team of 113 Is going- to be shaped around the wonderful kicking ability in the backfleld but while.

the kicking is going to play a prominent part it is not going to be that the. Jackets possess. First and foremost the team has In creased weight and speed over the 1911 eleven. The average weight of the team will be between 171 and 175 pounds to tire man. against 16 last year A Light teams are usually.

fast. TOe Jackets of 2912 were. fast as one wouldlook orthem torb wIth their light weight. The heavier team this year Is considerably faster. though a bit newer to the game.

Again you can see the possibilities. Here's a team weighing twelve or thirteen pounds to the man heavier than the one of last year. with more speed and the kicking power than the former years team lacked. Truly Tech supporters are right In being jubilant over their prospects. The Tech baokfleld for the season has been decided upon.

Captain Cook wilt play left half. where he starred last season. On him little comment la necessary. He has the O. K.

stamp from the coach the student body and the fans. At quarter back Jane Pattern the Baylor star who la expected to prove a. sensation in Intercollegiate circles this year. will be seen and from all ac. counts he' promises to be the star of the team.

On Pattens shoulders will fall the honor of running back the oppositions punts and at this particular branch of the game he is said to be the most sensational prep school lad that has ever entered Intercollegiate circles. Tatten will weigh between 170 and 175 pounds when In condition and Is as fast as a deer with a knowledge of the game that Is born. not made. He needs very little finishing to be a college star. Joknson Costing Star.

At present Patten is laid up in bed with a bad knee. hurt In practice over a. week ago. In his place Talley John- son. the Chattanooga high school star of last season.

la cavorting and doing excellently. Johnson is a rangy chap weighing 111 pound a man who runs hard with the ball. is fut and a deadly tackier. He will hold down the quarter back position until Fatten returns to the up. But Pattens return will not crowd.

Johnson oft the team. He wilt be shift-fl ed to an end position and some other man crowded oft Johnson promises to be one' of the end finds of the sea son. it he keeps up his present form and continues to learn as rapidly as has. At the other halt is AU McDonald a last year star who. despite.

his light weight is a rangy' chap. built solidly and a hard man for the opposition to handle. a line backer of merit. I. me who would be a veritable demon if a' little heavier.

lie has not hit his stride- yet. owing to an Injury. At. full back Jim Press. the former Riverside Military academy stay.

can lne' 188 pounds of bono. and. muscle. who. despite his heft.

Is fleet as any of his fellow backs wlUbe seep. Preas1 kicking. ability Is related above. As yet" he baa considerable team. about piaylngrfullbackInstead Qt.

smashing holes Zor JUmseHastnll beck wont to- dovhe picks 1 them rauehfas arbalfbaekiwDUldibutrhe is Willingr and" lsaeamlng- tvandT-M ability to pick aot being paraged as he tan be used on end runs as well as plunging. Better Backfield. An idea of the increased effective- ness of this back field over last years can be pined from their weight The present back field will average 166 pounds against 151 for last years Quartet And this years four is considerably faster. Retfmlcter who was mentioned above. will first sub Jack man.

with Tyler Montague next in order. The last named had he a little more weight. would be one of the stars of theT south. For his weight he's the best man in the south and Coach Heisman is going to use him in several games this season. HJ roan to.

tackle runs hard and In' tackling is the most dead. ly man on the squad despite his lightweight Other promising back field men are Edgar Montague. Fielder and Rountree who by reason of their light weight have not been assigned to first string places. but will be carried on the varsity all season. There is a lively battle on for the center position between Trawlck a 195 from last years scrubs Spence.

a new man from Cave Springs Ga. weighing 192 pounds and Mcilory Murphee. the Louisville High School center. At present. it Is Impossible to tell which will have the call though the first named la being played the most.

The guard candidates ar very scarce. There. are plenty. of them. but the good ones are in the minority.

It is understood that Coach Heisman has a couple of. finds up his sleeve that he Is going' to' announce in a few days but at present only two men of varsity guard caliber are on hand. One Ed Means the. only veteran lineman returned from last seasons team. here's- a steady reliable play.

er who. though never sensational Is in there plugging every game and one of the surest kickers on the entire squad. For a guard he is fleet of toot and frequently IS down the field with the ends under pants. Lang a pound scrub from last years team. will fill the other guard position for the.

present at. least This boy la. learning fut and will take. a lot of' beating to De forced ff the team. Where the- guard posttlon fishy on candidates the tackles make up in ex cellent material though all ofltils new.

However. three of them' have had experience under the Hesmau sys tern on the scrubs and are improving rapidly since they l0 the' first string men. 5 Nance a newcomer- standing I feet Inches and weighing pounds an Atlanta- boy- has one of the tackle berths according to all who' hives seen smashes great Jiolei when he. hi Win line and. is ft terror oftthsyiefense Sm Smeedfrom last years sernbs.

and is running the other candidates a close race. Ratney. from last years scrubs. is being regarded as a regular tackle candidate at present though there Is sometalk of switching him to an end when the finds that Helaman ivll uncork are uncovered. Alexander.

a scrub last season. a rangy. pound boy is showing up excellently. In fact. he has shown more football kowledge that any of the newer men.

and is being worked out dally at a tackle position. Rings the Columbus Industrial High school boy and Jordan and Churchill from Allen Academy are the Other promising tackles. At ends there is a wealth of good material. Johnson and Ralney spoken of above. may.

be switched there. though with the othr men now at the position matters will be further complicated at the-end position. Veteran Bad Back. The most pleasing news that has rfeaehed the campus lately was the announcement of the return of Thomason last years fullback and' end. This ads another experienced player to the list of men now ort hand a player who will not have to be taught the Helsnsan system.

but who can go right to work' on the plays. Goree. who was on the squad last season as sub end and a brother of the Goree who played halfback and end for the Jackets season or two ago is playing the end position to date and will probably In the earlier games. He has shown such' an improvement over his form of last season that he wilt push someone close for the rm larberth Beard a last Years scrub- Lucu another' last years scrub and Cueh- man the former MeCa1l1e- star are. the other- promising end menu They are showing up equally as well.

In addltlon to- the splendid tot' of candidates mentioned above thereare flveplayers who would make the. sity without much effort but wbo are now playing on' the scrubs- fielngCin- eligible according to year They afexji Senter th captain and tackle. of co chl team. 4ast season MorrlsonMronr the. Texas' Agricultural and.

Mechanical and rated as the. best end' Texas three yearsag Carpenter te line rnanwbo was Tat Auburn" st- couple yeraagdfWeIta a guards who played with Mercer and' Brannen halfback and formerMarltt Ur iMfjw WIth these fl ve men Ha th crab Uneup thef r8ttT I. getting a World of practle whofac these. fellow are being' On t- played lnv vetery acrimmageiivwhlch' make rthe contestingrvfarr rular bertbaj tttiaifeperj iSsSt' greater this ever. betoreln kJ ably fluctuate around the twntynve- mark all season.

t-'ig This another strung feature to th present team. In past yearrtflack of. subs have been a great drawback Jackets' thances. This stason1tt appears as it there Win each position who will be but little. ttt any inferior to th men who play regular position.

McDonald. Cook Means and jl ason are the only men who areo the squad. The other seven placesJwl. be made up of men last years srubsT or new men. t-'rJi Yet.

despite such an apparent handi rr cap. the prospects. are the Tech in years. TT The team will be fast heavy- tricky. heardy and with a.

forward passing kicking attack that. will make the of them sit up and take notice-It it learns the Helman system andne Mansfield Ga. September ttz. claU SberrodMr Smith tbe local" fad who won. much fame.

as a basebthz pitcher In both the American "association and the Central league home. i At the beginning of the past' i Sherrod was with Louisville American association. and there he taalned anti Ube first of AugUstT4 i With Louisville he twirled i lghl games won fly and lost With Grand Rapids. In the Ceptrat league. bis workwas tb sensation ora thoeuon He won ninegame Jo twoBesides batting over In his three seasons.

young has won one games and twenty-seven grandr c6rd He to locaMots. and hlsTlsa In- 1. J. It. il r7 bi Ot 1 i 8' i ifj h' ft i i i Jt4.

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delplteluch ap ar ntJUn41 ro r. ta re st atJ alt. 21eav1trtek1 amiwtth pallll it attACkthal wmmaktbbIrJJMi not it ltjAi says It will. ffi i Nowon4eiHeJaman i iJ1it p. GEORGIABOy gHOW V1 CA IRml IDBfl jo i.

7tl tao 1 timbe n5p so herrod. H. sm. 4 1 aI i erlca1r ua la e.1 trl1lague. PlltlIeaaon WlthL 1nth anodatioItlnd theroho unt11tbe1ntof twlrled ielehti caines.

ftTeand loat eJfa fi 5tn I- ewon nine ameian i. oat tw Sesidec. battIngovef 8D Ilf OUng8mith ea ea andlostqJ acrc4 record of caL Ioi' ftratItGnedtO play balf ohtb. Joel 1 t. anclhlrll the ft tI1 ICa.

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I a W' UnetH lui4 b. 1tH. ita tUd1lHJu. JlNt aa4 tIIj rJ k4 6 Of 1 ib 7 Z3 4jiaE CONSflTurION' AThNTAGAi8UNDAY SEPTZB gr 4 I j3 I ir i 4 I ti rik5 rii1T Ktiie I I LI LA 21 III 4 7 4- 4 fV t. 4 I wic 7 4 4 :4 4 4 A4W i 1)L ff w4 I 2 4 BAX 4 ww1 p- i I 4j4 4 7 I t4 1i iT IiT 4 t9 4 TOAGU totheconclusion rst 1 of Th nd- .5 wiIder Bying all ofneeac ful kleking cyctem of ulkIeZOft i NotthncethedIYs Yellow JaeketzpoMessed True.

there bav nian has ner ne a yell e4 Ibe2eui to the be. tweenageOd kicker. Of Latter ar I cs Sd" 1r 5 ci l9l ceases xck- ed-a ing Georgia. yard 1 the Daft0 wIt Ia forthe thrownoff play.altogethei- Undet the' new nile. whIch tine the clausewhicb.

5- 4 ts- 2SL.itY.'L aa. navstar re- the In- 291 l9 would look to them to be 5 i' YcAti 5 i 5' ui 4 oflast ac- I I oneof behas. 1who a I yeide an i 1 ythe nil. are ont todohe tnuehcasahalfhaekwou1d butls astand Is notbelngdI 4. A a Jie.l i 3j5 I i off MalT Tackles.

guazposttion inx of it is I ofth sys- onthe scrubeand I wers switcbc4o anewcomer eet sndwsighing- 19 boy oneof. ibetack1e dowivaecording. In. Ismashu greatholeswben bltstho India terroroft thedefensa- lt5ponndlad is yer7speedy big manis slosbowing pmise Ut is vecn but he i 3earaing fist 1r MS and inthe var eortbu wboars scrubsleingIn the yay ruIe. are abig atAubnrnscoupleof pIayed etar.

3 dye In thi- tbevareityie prsetieetTb regular YarsltInen who' face n- forreguIar bertbs1al1tbeeenerc I- fligas55' ThevarsIty iquMillprobgblyba thhIsoryofthseboofl will prob t1 Vue iIa Zi the years tackofL to 4 besubss forsli to it' themenwho playtbaJXt Thom's" placeswIlt7 flast arub i- best' t' Teehb 5- fsstbeavy bezt notice andbsJ No wonderHeIsmansmie4 5ssX 5 GEORGIA BOYSllOS CLASS' IN P1TCIIIN' i i' I SIserrod thelQcllsd wor 1 Is I dt.5's.i' uen tntheck. 7 dye Iostthree ie Sai work was ths sensationorb the' season. game andst twoi SmithZ wO Zd ot6OL ftrsteaTned to balloh the locaIlotsandhis rise 1ntbe ranksot-Jr 5 DoxIiiE cHb Hari7 StatetheVetrah e' Dr1 dgbt promoterSia batthed ou mt. a newline ElTrbgaopubO 4 ing schoolfor theyoungetere punch1ngaudthssktclass of. 2SandGoungstrka 7rr.