The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-27
Sol d! 'Melt:zger
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Sol Metzger, of Bradford, Pa, is a
graduate Of Phillips Academy, And
over, Mass, and OF the University Of
Pennsylvania. Andover, 1898, aud
Pennsylvania 1908. Post graduata
Pennsylvania, 1904. WAS school
champion in 100iand 220s yard DASH
es, and hammer throw. 1nterrschol-
astic champion of New England in
~ pound hammer throw in the
spring of 1893. Captain and full
back of Freshman football team, fall
on 1S99. Member of track team at
PENNSYLVANIA, spring of 1900 In
Quarter mile run! Made football
team at left end fall Of 1901. Right,
end: 1909 and 1908, land captain.
1908 team. sThist eleven was beaten
byf Harvard II to 10, and won from
Cornell, 42 to o.. 4, 4. Z. ess
He coached Pennsylvania Fresh.
man football team in the 5fallsof
1907 and by reason Of the showing
Of this eleven. was elected coach OF
Varsity team for fall of 1908. This
team was the last championship
eleven Pennsylvania has had. De-
feated Michiganeat Ann iArbor, 30 to
o, and Cornell. II to a. Since that.
date he assisted in coaching at Ore
gon and has kept in touch with foot;
ball by assisting ut Pennsylvania and
by means3of newspapers employing
him 20 analytic and criticize leading
teams Iof the east during the past
three seasons. 4
81 Coach; Sol Metzgcr comes to Nor
gantown To assume charge Of villa 4
can almost be called an experience
eleven, as practicallyaall Of the oil
| men win be back. lis practicalls
limpossible to say deripitelysi jus
who wiliEbe back, as several sdosnct
makeup their minds until late "
The summer or. early in the fall, bui,
upon leaving college this spring til 4
majority ofSthc Regulars made y
known that they intend to return
Only three men who played the lac
fgame Of the season last fall. thaJ
against Villa Nova, will not be bacs
for further duty, ex-Captain Melville
lP. Boy!ea, IT. NJ. Martin and $. n
Harrison composing the trio. Thts
team was the best that representes
the university during the entirl
season and. strange to say. Their
were only three men playing thf
same. positions. as they did. IN I'll
Opening attraction Of this: season.
The varsity backffeld, consistira
Of Fred Chenoweth, the forniss
SBroaddus college star at quarter
Melville Stewart. Of ,Moundsyille. d
sfullback; Curry. Of Grafton, at rigllf
hall, Sand Carl Z. LeatherWood
wheeling, at left half, will renal
Intact, SanhsthisE is a source of mucl
lsatisfactioh. This backfield prove
to be the best; and fastest that play
ed the positions during the entirt
season. and work ed like a well oil
ed machine In the closing game OF
tho season. n, VI +, Il Z. VS.
sJ.S Stuart ltace, sot' FFatrmont, Wis
started the season last fall atfduars
| ter.s but was later. placed at right
| end to make a place for chenoweth.
will be back again, and he promises
to be a star ut his position. triglii
tackle will be seen Ed Larkin, 81
Wheeling, who has the distinction
% being the most aggressive tackle
that West Virginia or any other
state team has ever turned out.
|1larkint was tried ut end and in the
backfield several times last fall on
account OF his weight, hut he was
placed at Ills old position at tackle
In the last game at his own reauest.
This Is his natural position, and,
there Is not man In the state who
equals him. He Is d product of
aE,st High. Cleveland. and George
town and Notre Dame have been aft
er him for two years.
Good Possibilities.
A. new man will have to be devel-
|oped to fill Martins place al right