The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-31


BEFoRg ouR scHoo
REGsATlo saTURGaaS
2s en- n -ET5EsN Y. !
IN hard played battle al the
if3I5air Grounds So tuTda ii ighs School
la. G. won a gloTfo us IN Glory over the
IElHott Commercial School eleven, Of
4 wheeling: Froal d III e Very first the
: local team, onsf anght s were irresist-
4 BILE, and when Polling crashed through
the left, side OF the line for seven
. yards and al ouchd down after seven.
! spectators went vii d. again in the
first half with TWO minutes to play,
Bailey Went through the same side Of
1 the line for,3another On both coca
sions goal was missed. In the entire
half Wheeling had the ball but twice
and lostsit the first time on tumble
on first down, Bailey making a mag
nificent plunge and securing the ball
While half the visiting team surround.
ed it. With#on minute to play
tumble gave the visitors the ball on
their twenty yard line. and Carpen-
ter punted tout on danger. The abb
sence of kicking was noticeable, both
teams using straight tactics The us
sual chewing was INDUCED in but lit
tile. and slugging and holding We're
practically eliminate Both teams
We're penalized five yards for off-side
play. The two teams were Of equal
weight, but the locals had no trouble in
making substantial gains through
their opponents line, and end rum
ming proved gremunerative on nearly
every occasion.
Spray. Linn was played att left half. |
Hitting the line and end runs We're
pie for him, and an old college star
who attended, predicts bright foot
ball future for him. He hits line
Low and hard, and never falls o&take
of openings. The two sea
soned backs, Polling and Bailey, were
even better than ever, their work CALI
ing forth rounds of applause. The.
former made a sensational run tof5
thirty yards around left end in the
first half that set the crowd crazy.
right guard for twenty yards, the;
prettiest bit Of bucking in the game.
The two ends, Robertson and !s Mc-$|
Graw. we're elective in carrying the
ball, although the former was not
familiar with the Signals his run Of
fifteen yards in the second ha was
a. clever #pieceEcf agility. The locals
line behaved splendid ". particularly
Ice, at tackle, who rarely failed to.
create vacancy IN his particularj
territory when called upon. The last T.
fifteen yard line. Polling
was given the'ball and made terri-II
bic onslaught at left tackle. Icei
made the required hole, and then
grabbing the half bodily carried him I.
over the line with two Wheeling men
clinging to hin. life leeches. This
eat OF strength has never been
equaled on the local gridiron. Twice
before in the second half was Wheel
ng scored on, both times by superior
ty in team work and aggressiveness.
5, Linn was pushed over after eight
of play, and Polling kicked
hard goal. Polling scored in twelve I
minutes and Tee Kicked an easy goal. (
~ the second half Captain Glenn; e
Inn was knocked out in a particular
Y fierce scrimmage. McCray going to f
uarter, and his handling of q strange
'osition and running the team was a
exelation, many saying that he near &c
7 equals Linn as a quarter q
lineup a
high Sct1ool--2z- Wheeline-o. r
TcGra Il. ~. esbitt Il
ce| :. =. Specht n
IilIer Il. G..... .Poulton
raEln =. c.. Pollock v
thompson .@. r. Ginger t
wilson r. ~. Bauman e
obertson r. e Connersl II
: Linn @ -. - Stewart a
Linn =. I. i. H. ~. Tucker a
ding .,....:.&..R. H.. Fendty Il
alley ...:... F. B.. 80. Carpenter .ct
Touchdowns- 3; BaiIeyand
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