Show Draft Draff s Hits Lightly in Southeast Southeast- 1 This is another of a series dealing with likely effects of the national emergency on 1941 college college col col- col lege football By WHEELER ATLANTA Ga Aug 27 21 UP Go R-Go Go Goway way Man Southeastern Southeastern Southeastern South South- eastern conference football doesn't have defense anemia Not yet at any rate Down here in the cane corn and cotton country man 50 squads are considered small and many a Southeastern conference coach will have nearer 60 men on deck when practice gets under way September 1 No school has lost more than a a. half halt dozen players to the armed forces or defense jobs Coach Harry Me Mehre re reV w V whose h o 0 s e Mississippi Rebels look hotter than thana a blast furnace thinks freshman talent may be needed in 1942 But meanwhile hes he's ready to carry carryon on with what hes he's got And why not Ills His double-barrelled double Junie Ho Ho- vius-Merle vius Hapes combination is all primed for a tailed ring razzle razzle- dazzle fight and his losses to defense defense defense de de- de- de total just one string second-string guard I Alabama's Coach Frank Thomas hardest hit in the conference with I five men gone would be unwilling to have freshmen play this thiS' year but suspects the conference may favor such a rule change at its December meeting in Lexington Allyn McKeen busy rebuilding his Orange bowl champions at Missi Mississippi State thin thinks no team has lost enough to be crippled but adds This may not nat hold true hold true in 1942 It is entirely possible that the draft may take a consid considerably larger number of boys than than than-It it it has this year In that event it would be advisable to permit freshmen to play and naturally I favor favor favor fa fa- fa- fa vor it Coach Bernie Moore of Louisiana State State rumored rumored to have a dark horse under his blanket would play freshmen right now if others took the lead explaining It might be a good safety valve for Southeastern squads Tom Lieb of Florida although he has lost two varsity quarterbacks an and may lose two regular ends argues that freshman eligibility would encourage use of football bums who matriculate In September Septem Septem- ber and quit school In December Veteran Bill Alexander of Geargia Georgia Geor Gear I gia Tech can see no need for freshmen freshmen fresh fresh- I men either despite his loss of five men Scholarly Ab KIrwan of Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tucky whO will consider his season a succesS success If the army doesn't take Halfback Noah Mullins says sas the loss of two or three varsity men wont won't seriously harm any school If it got up to 15 or 20 he thinks that might be a different story story- and he is seconded by ted Red Dawson Dawson- of Tulane and Henry Red Sanders Sanders San San- ders of Vanderbilt The most spectacular loss was suffered by Alabama w when en Captain- Captain elect John Hanson fullback joined the air corps Joe Domnanovich string first-string center was drafted but was deferred a freshman tackle volunteered and three others two others two string second-string ends and a center- center were called with the national guard Georgia Tech has sent four of its engineers into the army air service Halfbacks Don Bates and Bobby Pair and Tackles Carlton Canton Lee and andRed andRed andRed Red All All were f string first ers era Red Hood substitute guard was drafted Tech also may lose its backfield magneto little Johnny Bosch who holds a reserve lieu lieutenants lieutenant's lieutenants lieutenant's lieuten lieuten- tenants ten ants ant's commission Auburn facing its usual tough schedule hB has ha lost four regulars- regulars Quarterback Buddy M c M a h a n Halfback Paul Ellis and two able ends Theo Thea Cremer and Henry Monsees Tennessee saw two s string second linemen go into the army but escaped escaped escaped es es- es- es a staggering blow when Ike Peel No 1 blocking back was drafted and then deferred The sprawling southern Intercollegiate intercollegiate intercol Intercol- athletic association comprising comprising comprising com schools from Kentucky to Florida and the newly-formed newly South Atlantic conference of Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina Georgia and Florida members are considering use of ot freshmen this fall but h have ve taken no formal action The South Atlantic grou group committed to of ot football football football foot foot- ball has authorized use of freshmen freshmen fresh fresh- men starting in 1942 but ma may advance advance advance ad ad- vance the date to help hit hard-hit schools |