The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
CORNELL WANTS CANE
WITH VARSlT Y III. GWEN
While Yale Baseball Team IS
after a Game with the
Varsity Nine.


MORGANToWN, Dec. iS--,aS.
letic authorities at West Virginia ~
ceived genuine surprise this week
When telegram came from the mnns
agement Of athletics at Cornell asks
ing for g football game with the VAR
sity next fall at Ithaca, N. Y. Cof9
nell wants to bring the Varsity Ia
ithaca Tor an Engagement SATURDAY.
October 80, but whether the Varsity
can amord to take such heavy game
on at this particular time is a guess
ton that the local officials are threslis
Ing out. It so happens that the g 0rsy
nell date is proceeded by q hard
game with Marietta College followed
by game with Allegheny Coilef6.
1914 champions of the smaller COLI
leges OF western Pennsylvania. ThreA
members of the board, however. who
were approached on the subject ttis
week expressed themselves as favufs
Ing the acceptance OF the offer re-
CARELESS of the fact, that the Varsity
would have little show OF winning
Director Pyle telegraphed back ask
ing for a guarantee and II the guar
antee Is tempting It would NOT he
surprising to see Varsity accept.
ust how the offer came to be made
no one knows, but 1t is quite eyidefit
tnat Cornell has received the infor-
nation that West Virginia is to have
championship eleven next fall. on
top OF this offer came another from
yale for baseball game next spring
Charles Hickman having received
TINS letter. Some one In the East ~
evidently doing considerable boost
ing for West Virginia, as NO one can
account for these approaches having
been made by such big colleges with-
out something Of this nature. 1tha
subcommittee OF the athletic buard
having next falls schedule in charge
is working overtime, as SO many
things have come up in the last two
weeks to complicate the situation.
Locally, sentiment in regard 10 next
falls schedule Is divided. some
wanting I'VE real big games and Ave
want an "all big" schedule. It lies
within the power Of the COMMITTEES to
arrange 1t either way. SO offers have
1eges. \
Fro mthe outlook, the commftte6
would be justified in arranging the
big schedule but such a schedule re-
quires about three teams Of ednaE
alibre to play through such sseas6ha
The team has been consulted and fiis
majority Of the men want about sax
hard games and three easy ones. IL
Cornell is taken on the Pennsylvanin
date or Virginia game would be out
OF the question, as West Virginia
could hardly be expected to play
three teams Of such strength in adj
dition to Washing tone and Lee, Wash.
ington and Jefferson and the Uhiver-
sity of Pittsburg. The schedule is
being closed up as rapidly as possible:
and 1t will be announced in tentaz
tive form within short time.
Winter Sports.
Basketball is now taking up the
attention of those hthletscally I'M
clined and an idea OF the interest
that Is being taken may be gained
from the fact that over tfirty1fiye
men are working out daily. "A slight
change was made in the Varsity Ave
this week. Steadman, freshman
from New Cumberland, w. va. fiav-,
ing been advanced from the second
string to the first as result of his
wonderful showing In floor work
from 4 guard position. Captain
Race who with Loudin has been play
ing guard. has been moved up to one
of the forward positions, taking
Kersting's place in the first Ave. ice
and Morrow have ben sent to tife sec.
ond string for further development.
Mullenex is still increasing his claim
on forward and Keatley looks like 4.
fixture at center. Doxsee, White
Leatherwood and Colebank are Stili
fighting for the first team regular 20!
sitions. but all have failed to show
the form that tells. Chenoweth. 81.
Philippi, w. Va, has been elected
captain of the second string and a.
schedule including five games has al
ready been arranged for the RE-
serves.
The initial try-out for the ride
team was held this week and as H.
result the big squad has been reduced
to twenty men. composing a Varsity
and a second string squad. West
Virginia will again travel 10 fast
company this year in shooting, hay-
ing won berth for another year I'M
the Glass A division, composed or
twelve teams. State finished fourth
in the league last year.