Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-11-30
FOOTBALL ECHOES.
Seminary Still Talking About
University Game.
w. s J. Does Some ..Eleminatins''-
A Suggestion That They do Some
More--A Few Spots on the Sun $50
man Looking for Raise.

suggestion That They DO Some
More--A Few Spots on the Sun $50
man Looking for a Raise.
The Wheeling News of recent
date says: when the members OF
the Buckhannon Seminary football
team learned that the game to have
been played with the Bethany team
Thanksgiving day was all off they
were worth, and great indeed was the
regret felt. The Seminary team is
the best one that has ever represented
the school. 1t is being coached by
"Bull' Smith the w. V. US famous
half back of last years team
The latter statement will be hearth
subscribed to here, and there is not
man just now who would have the
hardihood tocall BULBS, ability into
question.
Continuing, the News, with an
apparent innocence rs great as that of
the Seminary boys, declares: "The
team was badly defeated by the State
University team only because 1T went
into the game in badly crippled con-
dltion. In the tirst half OF the game
the University only made one touch
down. 1t is said that Ia the second
half the university men got instruc-
tions to wiz the game il they had to
knock out all The Seminary players.
-Four OF the best players were soon
disabled and substitutes bad TO be put
in This accounts for the Sig score
that was rolled up by the university.
This part of the story is painfully
like the narrative OF the game ia the
Seminary Collegiate. The claim that
Coach Trout Instructed his men to
ssknock out our best players Is anus
ing to people here.
In the next paragraph OF Its story,
however, the News makes the worst
break OF all. It says:
"Smith, the Seminary's coach, wit
messed the game between Bethany and
the University, and he claims that
the Seminary aggregation is superior
to the Bethany team. Left guard
Bumgardner of the team has been Of
fered two hundred dollars and his
tuition fee TO play with the State Uni
yersity. but he will stick to the Semi
nary
Shades of Croesus! Think OF the
University or any Morgantown enthu-
siasts being able to pay 5000 and ex-
penses for a man like Bumgardner,
even if the hiring of players could be
practiced at all. 5000 and expenses
would get man just as big as Bum
gardner, who knows more football ia
a minute than the whole Seminary
team, exclusive OF the coach, knows.
No, Mr.. Bumgardner has never been
offered $500. The News seems to go
about its task OF injuiing the Unjvers-
ity and athletics here very cheerfully
and with an Innocence OF the harm it
is doing that is quite refreshing.
In giving the w. IS j. schedule for
the season, the Washington Observer
says w. s. J. has been defeated but
once this season. This was admins
tered, says the paper, by State, West
Virginia being eliminated from the
compilation on account OF the playing
of ringer" On the same principle,
w. s. j. might also 'seleminatea their
victories over the Navy, Ohio Med
and Western Reserve, for whom it is
said they ''loaded" shamefully. The
red and black would, no doubt, like
wise perfer to ''eleminaten the tack
ling of the Geneva half back by sub
and the assault by Captain Hayes on
Referee Brainerd. There are no doubt
a good many things it would please
them to .'eleminate", IL saying 'Out,
damned spot, would de the job,
Among these things, might be men
toned letter from one of this years
team saying the writer was getting
$35, hut would come to West Virginia
for substantial increase, and another
letter to West Virginia half-back Of
fering good lsalary for bis services
with w. & J.