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THE RED AND BLACK.
Foot Eall. team work. Team play come* by tan abort a man or two. And yet, around, especially being conspicu-
. . . practice, but no amount of practice what has been their record ? One ous the small boy with horn giv-
e ave t us wee t iree arlic es ((elW( _ cn now an< j next June would afternoon they scored against the j ing forth its melodious (?) tones,
from co ege m< n on t c hu ijic o amount of team-play ’Varsity and kicked goal. The ’Var- the bashful country las* aceompa-
our team, they are men who nave j ^ ■ 3 r ■' - - - --
the interest of the whole 'ollegt that ho i« playing for points. Another day the second sweet squealing baby, and the odor-
team at h( , art, ami woo arc periect- « 1 *
ly familiar with the work of the | *elf-K>orification.
best elevens in the country. Then
it is natural to suppose that every
body will be interested in what they
have to say. We recommend to the P«rt <*r an unnoticed effort hy you
college team that they read care- ''elp some other man make the
play. Kvcn should a brilliant run
fully every article and derive there
from all the good they can.
Right tiere we would suggest that
the management is not doing, its
duly, In not keeping the hoy
outsider* off the field. It is just as
easy to make a run through the line
as it is to go through a crowd of
spectators. You must keep the men
off the field if you make any pre
tense of doing your duty. Let's get
rid of such slackness on the campus.
on the team gives sity’s score that day was only 8 nied by her ever-present beau, the
e is playing for points. Another day the second sweet-squealing
Whatever the eleven held the ’Varsity down to 4 iferous negro,
trainer or captain orders do it to the points, still other limes to L 1 and
best of your ability, whether the re- 1” points. Suppose that same sec-
suit lie a brilliant play on your own ond eleven had practiced as long was closed,the effects of the Bacoha-
and as much together as the ’Var- Italian fluid were seen on all sides,
sity has, and under Mr. Winston’s j The sons of Ilam were in great
coaching. We may hlso ask our- majority, and with their character-
selves, what about the scores then? j istie risibility, added to the gayety
Everybody was in the best of hu
mor, and although the dispensary
| he made it must he remembered
that there are ten others helping ill
j the play, lint long runs are the
and < xct T llun g a,,K ‘ ( with * tron !!
teams, while steady gains, made hy
llie team working as a unit, will al
ways tell in the end.
And yet, if such a state of affairs of the scene,
were true, the ’Varsity ought to he The large circus-tent was crowded
able even then to win every after- [ both in the afternoon and at night,
noon hy larger scores than they at and every one seemed to be satisfied
present pile. Again, sifppose we with the performance.
met a t»am, heavier, older, more ex-
Our first game is only a week perieuced than our ’Varsity, and
Although our trainer, Mr. Win- I
slon has been With us three weeks,
all friends of the “’Varsity” foot
ball team sorrowfully confess that
the team has made very little pro
gress. Mr. Winston is competent,
energetic and persevering. Where,
then, does the trouble lie?
from today. The “’Varsity” has
the athletic reputation of the insti
tution in its keeping. What will
you do with it? The State is look
ing to you to raise Georgia's posi
tion in foot hall. You have no lack
of friends and earnest supporters.
Get together, men, and let's make
this year memorable in University
foot-hall history.
Cl! ARLES II. IIkrty.
“What are the chances of the
Certainly the members of the team?” is the question heard over
“’Varsity" are capable of learning and over again these days, oth on
the game and certainly they have the campus and in the town. It
the pluck to play it after they have shows that both college men and
learned it. The trouble s deeper, town-people are keenly interested
and though deep it is plainly within in the success of the team this sea-
sight of o'cry one who has watched son, and probably all Georgia may
the practice games at all closely, he classed with them in feeling an
In a few words it is lack of nggres- interest in, and hoping for the suc-
sivenes* and team-play. cess of the University men. The
Now what is the cause of this team lias no lack of friends and ad-
trouble and what the remedies? mirers will it justify Uieir coufl-
Laek of aggressivent ss is due. deuce? If it means todo so, no
primarily, to an imperfect acquain
tance with the signals, particularly
on the part of the men behind the
line. Surely there should he no do
lay in removing this trouble. Again,
the men are very slow in lining up,
ami talk constantly while lining up.
With a snappy team against them
they would simply e out-classed.
The remedy here is simple : less
talk and more hustling into posi
lions. Again if a back makes a
good run the men in line do not
follow the hall as rapidly as possi
ble and consequently the rest of tin-
team has to wait for these men to
catch up with the hall. The remedy
here is one of the luudamental prin
ciple* of any game, namely, for eve
ry man to “get in the game” heart,
the time to show it. Those who
have watched the team have been
both encouraged and disappointed
in the practice up to date. It is
easy enough to criticise, hut if the
criticism is just, it is certainly wise
to heed it in time. We have a com
petent, experienced trainer in Mr.
Winston. He is very energetic, is
interested in the success of the
team, and is perfectly willing to
give all his time to that end. But
wire he the very incarnate genius
of Foot-hall, he could not mark the
team win
Ml KM now.
one which is just as well trained,
what right would we have to hope
for victory? The simple facts are ,
these:" We have a captain in every !
way fitted for h'i* place—heady, i
fast and plucky, lie will do his
part, lint he, like Mr. Winston,
cannot win a victory hy himself,
lie has under him a set of plucky
men—most of them —- a set of earn
est workers -most of them. A
number of places on the team are
practically decided upon as the oc
cupants of those places are earnest,
attentive, plucky workers, and if
they keep up their pace, can hardly
be bettered. A number of others
are inattentive, slow, ami afflicted
with that worst of all foot-hail
evils, over-confidence. Some of
these men stand a fair chance of be
ing displacedi unless they improve
greatly in the next few days. There
are a few men on the second eleven
who are faithful and earnest, and
who stand good chances of being
promoted if they improve in their
general play. Our first game is on
the 27th, so the team will tie pretty
well decided upon early next week.
If affairs continue as they arc, a
lively shake-up may he expected.
There is absolutely no reason foi
over-confidence in the team, hut
Ohm-o i plenty of reason for well-
plikeed confidence if the men work
hard and faithfully, obey the cap
tain and trainer implicitly, come
out early and late, and work to
The circus, as a whole, taking in
to special consideration the burnt-
cork artists and the high-kicking
Parisian beauties, was a good one.
and we hope that Barnaul it Bailey
will soon again make their appear
ance in Athens.
REMINISCENCES OF THE CIRCUS.
The yelling of the college boys
seemed to startle the countrymen.
In fact, some of them were highly
exasperated, and it took the mighty
(?) word of the circus guards to
make them subdue their angry pas
sions.
Audley Morton says lie does not
like llie bearded lady. No wonder,
Audit y.
We agree with Kent that the
Parisian beauties were the most at
tractive feature of the circus.
Ticket-seller:—Tiokets to concert
only 10c.
Thompson:—What will you take
for the whole lot?
Laughter at the hacked seller.
Kemp says he would like to “buy”
some more of Miss LaToska’s pic
tures.
Burt Davis made a mash on tlis
lady ventriloquist. “Beauty ha*
Power.”
The snake charmer took a deep
interest in Steve Thornton. “Un-
iki-s attract.”
gether for success, give up at once
-lie could only tell the idea that grand-stand plays, and
No one can doubt that 811-yard runs will not he rarities in
the team has improved in many the Sewaneo and Auburn games,
ways, hut a great deal of what and get down to hard, dogged, per-
seems to he improvement is appa- severing work, resolving to give
rent, not rtal, and in some necessary somebody a genuine surprise this
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Think a moment : Not one after
noon have the first eleven played
“team-work,”
the work.
with the accent on
A, H. Patterson.
The Circus.
soul and body. (Still again, the qualities the team is almost entirely Fall, and taking for a watch word,
“ ’Varsity" is too easily satisfied wanting as yet.
with a few touch-downs against the
“College.” Think for a moment
what scores ought to be piled up ■ against anything but a light, has- i
against the “College" if we hope to tily-lhrown-togethtr second ’eleven,
make auv showing against Sewanee composed of men who have never Last Saturday, the 14th, Athens
or Auburn. 1 played together before, and who garbed her gayest dress, the cause
As to lack of team-play, this is hardly keep their same places on being the presence of Baruum it
indeed deplorable: a light team can the team two days in succession, Bailey's circus,
j Ope to win ouly by good, steady have imperfect signals, and are of- Crowds thronged in from miles
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