The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-28
BY The Same ! /, S core i
y, IS Last Year.

5PAhkEhSBuRGiO OCT. 25.--Ihat hitys
tory repeats itself was shown in "a
forceful Saturday afternoon when Ma.
rietta Colleges foot ball team defeat.
ed West Virginia university's eieyes.
4 to 2. exactly the same score as the
result OF last falls game between the;
two rival teams.
The defeat was one Of the bltterest
pills that Parkersburgers and West
ivirginians generally have had to swal-
low tor many aud many a day. Yester.
day morning netting was going on 3
to | terms. with Marietta as the depre-
ciated team. A general feeling of con.
Hdence, almost OF certainty. pervaded
the air wherever West virsipians con.
rregated ur.l tho feeling found expires.
son in no uncertain terms when rival
rou,ers cana together. Marietta, crir
pied. with solnc OF her best men out
Of the game. looked on in silence. but
Il could easily be sce,i before the game
began that tGe blue and white rooters
hat some sl!aht hopes Of victory.
Some Of the Marietta hackers raked vi
hunks of coin by taking advantage, OF
tile over.confidence OF the West Viz.
ginla men. The moral taught by the
game was the old one about the un-
Matched chickens.
The largest crowd ever on the Ath-
letic field witnessed the game. There
were nearly 1900 paid admissions -
] just 1i59--and the number OF passes
issued will bring the total number up
to almost two thousand people. The
crowd commenced to enter the gates
two hours before the game, and at 2
|o'cioct every. available spot on the
bleachers and Grandstand was taken
UP. Those who came later had to be
contented with standing room, and a
great wall of humanity, in some places
ten people deep, Stretched entirely
around the grIliron. Along the north.
ern side Of the field. behind the ropes.
was solid line OF automobiles and
carriages. Tho crowd. composed OF
about seven hundred Mariettians and
| the remainder Parkersburgers. was as
"a whole, orderly, and gave the guards
on hand but little tro,ble. The bleach,
ers were almost exclusively occupied
by Marietta people. sea Of blue and
white pennants waving defiance from
there at the Parkersburg crowd. Here
and there among the Marietta colors
could be distinguished redeemine
touch Of the old gold aud blue. The
north side Of the field was the princi
pal West Virginia stronghold. Here
the Morgantown cheer squad. under
the direction OF capable leaders, emit
ted noises at regular intervals calcu
lated to cheer on West Virginia's team
: Besides the Marietta fort, the bleach
! ers. the small space covered by the
I West Virginia rah.rah boys. was til,
!. only place at which organized cheer
ing went on. The remainder Of the
crowd contented itself with the old
) fashioned, unorganized noise making
i Between the halves the Parkersbure
: crowd paraded the field, headed b,
( the Citizens band. The crowd march
ed in front of the bleachers or where
ever the blue and white prelominated
and dared the Marlettians to come out
and fight. But the challenge was not
, accepted, much to the relief of the city
patrolmen stationed at the field.
The victory is counted by the Mar
iettans us one Of the greatest games
they can win this year. They came
! to Parkersburg almost expecting tc
be beaten, but returned home victori
Gus. Last night great celebration
was held In Marietta to commemorate
!, the victory. The streets were paradel
: till after midnight. 20
a large number of Marietta people
remained in Parkersburg till late n
: night and celebrated here. There were
! several cases In which fstfc combats
:. were narrowly averted between Mari
: eta and Parkersburg rooters, ant
q
several fights actually did occur. One
Of these that created the most excite
0 ment occurred on Market street, {
4 short distance below the Chancellor
!. shortly after the game was over.
1 large tallyho. occupied by fair Marietta
damsels, was coming up the street
e when a prominent young man, con
!. nected with one OF the local evening
|, papers, attempted to attach some Yves
s Virginia colors to the brides of thu
n horses. A Marietta man objected ant
|. in trying to prevent the horses
;. from being honored by the colors
il was beaten up rather badly for hi!
:. pains. About six persons, three on I
side. engaged in the combat. and mos
of them will bear marks OF the fgh
). for many; days. One of the Marriott;
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