The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-16
WARRINGTON
WAS VERY EASY
FAiRMoNT BOYS MADE VERY
GOOD SHOWING IN sATuR. Y
DAYS FOOTBALL GAME.

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The game at the Fair Grounds Sat
urday between the football teams
representing Fairmont and Mann,nE
ton while mot particularly crafty.
ing exhibition to the supporters of
the local team was yet far from dis,
'conraging In several important, re
spects.
Fairmont put up a good defense--a
good sign. Warrington failed tc
make good on downs once, and in the
second half was thrown back, for n
loss so often that she resorted to
kicking on the first down, and kept 1t
up till the close of the half. To he
sure the officials were much too lie.
nient and failed to penalize on occa-
sions without number where Fair.
mont, aud particularly Ice for Fair.
mont, was a mile on side, yet 1t is far
better for man or team to start a
shade too soon than n shade too late,
and, enthusiastically speaking, perhaps
1t might be said thar the tendency to
of side play was an encouraging fea.
ture also, though IL must not be for.
gotten that this feature can be badly
oIerdone.
In offensive play Fairmont was
very bad. Concerted action among
the backs. If there was any. was KEEP,
most carefully concealed. There was
practically no interference on end.
runs. the backs all ran too high. and
showed unfamiliarity with their sig
mails. Moreover they didn't seem to
know how to carry the ball SOFAS not
To lose 1t when tackled, and this, cou.
rled with high line bucking, gave
Warrington the ball dishearteningly
often on fumbles. On the other hand
the backs seemed willing to do any.
amount of work. played hard on de-
Tense, and, with the exception of
Linn, didn't run back"
The best work in the line was done
by Brahm and Wilson. The former
1T center was steadiness itself, and.
as usual, not moments fault could
be found with his passing. Wilson
played for all there was in II. getting
down the field and tackling his man
after both FaIrmont's kick-offs in the
first half, the first time mailing Peters
on Mannington's 90 yard line before
he had time to move n foot. Fair.
monts line, however, all looked alike
to Warrington They failed to find
weak place in 1t.
The ball was in Mannington's ter.
ritory all the time except for a short
space following Manington's kickoff
In the second half. On this occasion
Casey caught the ball on Fairinont's
20 yard line and ran it back 10 yards.
Hawley ripped through left tackle for
ase yards and then Linn for some
occult reason chose to kick. The bali
was brought back for offside play
aud the kick looked necessary this
time. Linn booted it to the center OF
the field and Barber fumbled tho
catch. The hall rolled out at Fair.
mGnts 10 yard line and Brooks fell
on It, In two plays thereafter Haw.
ley and Bailey put the ball back into
Huntington territory.
Brooks probably saved score and
possibly the game near the middle OF
the second half. Deegan fumbled and
letters picked up the hall and started
for Falrmont's goal, a clear field
ahead OF him, Brooks caught him on
Mannington's Is yard line and
brought him down.
Mannington's team was lighter and
had had, II anything. less practice
even than Fairmont. They apparent.
ly didn't have much show at any
cage. of the game, but put up a
riucky fight. They held the score
down solely because of Fairmont.s
misplays and fumbling, and above all
her Internal slowness. Too many
men were running the team with the
result that the one man supposed 10