The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
v. Y. D. F0RFEITS
GAME TO VASR-LEE
Alleged Bad Decision Cause
oflMetzger. Calling Team
From Field.


All Of Virginia will claim that Wash.
lngton and Lee University football
team won a victory at Charleston last
Saturday against West Virginia Uni.
yersity. AL OF West Virginia will In.
sIst that Coach Sol Netzger and Act
ing President Trotter OF the Morgan.
town school, had the game won when
Referee Schwartz, OF Brown, muddled
things. II was apparent at Morgan.
town in the Wash.Jefi game and in the
Geneva game that the email town col.
iege Is not. II the referees can prevent
II, supposed to triumph over the larger
school. This IS for the purr6se OF pro-
teeting the eastern colleges who are
likely TO be beaten By the teams that
West Virginia defeats. Whether this
was the trouble at Charleston last Sat
nrday cannot be truly said, but five
downs is too much OF handicap 10
give the Washington and Lee team,
and caused the action OF Metzger.
This kind OF work hurts both teams,
although the Washington and Lee
players had absolutely nothing TO do
with It. II was between the referee
and the West Virginia team. In
game that would have finished at the
best Is to s, the loser would not have
lost a great amount OF prestige, but
the way things went, the spectators
left the field naturally disgruntled,
most OF them claiming that the referee
was crooked.
From details OF the game It seems
that there were several bad decisions
Cak Nm
Curry intercepted forward pass and
West Virginia was penalized for in
reference. Intercepting forward
pass Is permissible according 10 the
rules and where Schwartz could have
arrived at this decision can only be
imagined. This bad decision was re.
sponsible for Washington and Lees
touchdown. The reason for forfeiiing
the game came in the last period when
Washington and Lee was given five
downs by the referee, against the rul.
ings of other officials on the field.
Metzger did not regard this as football,
and called the team from the field, an.
other feature OF the poor work done BY
the officials during the game was the
fact that Coach Elcock OF Wash.Lee
was continually on the field during
play. The coach heing on the field. or
for that matter, any one even walking
along the side lines is against the
ruling Of the rules committee. The
coach coming on the field is not ONLY
against the rule OF football, but there
Is an unwritten law In football that
marks the coach that is always on the
gridiron of being of yellow type.
The West yirginiaE players have
nothing but praise for the Virginia
players and are equally as sorry as the
wash.Lee players that such thing
was necessary.
The game itself was full Of fine
plays. Harry Curry in the first FIVE
minutes OF play went over the Wash
Zee goal line for West NiTg!nia's
Touchdown. II was Curry that made
2 lie only touchdown against Washing
ylon.Lee last year. In the second quar-.
Ter, two more points were made by
West Virginia on account OF Pierotti
throwing the ball o"er Barretrs .fcad,
tile bali being declared dead behind
Washington and Lees goal.
In the fourth quarter Wash.Lee
made their touchdown on a forward
pass 10 swcetland, who carried the
ball over the line. The puntout was
intercepted.
The game was the biggest gridiron
event in the history Of football in
Charleston. Governor Hatfield and his
stan were in attendance. Thousands
OF spectators from Virginia and all
over West Virginia witnessed the con-
test. The lineup: