The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-08
WESLEYAN HAS BIG
GAMES This week
Hardest Trip Of the Season
Will Be Taken Beginning
Saturday.

BucKHANNoN, Feb. s.-As the
season goes omit becomes more and
more apparent that West Virginia is
the team that Wesleyan must beat out
for the Championship. OF course Da.
yis.Elkins has not been left out Of
consideration, but whatever the result
OF Wesleyan games with Davis.Elkins
they cannot have the Importance at.
taclied to them that the contest. with
West Virginia have. This week Beth.
any College plays here, and with Rod.
gers. Nicholson, McAyoy. and practi.
cally all OF last years team again
available. the Buffalo Greek boys are
said to have, the best team In their
history. 1t is not anticipated, however.
that Wesleyan will have a great deal
OF trouble in putting them out Of tho
running for tho championship in the
game here.
Final Basketball sTri?.
Starting Saturday night, Wesleyan
starts on her second and last hard trir
OF the year. Saturday night Fairmont
y. M. G. A. is played at Fairmont. On
Monday night Marietta Is met at Ma.
Arietta, Ohio; Tuesday, Capital uniyer.
sity at Columbus; Wednesday. Notra
Dame University at South Bond, Ind:
Thursday, Michigan Aggies at Ian.
cling. Mich, and Friday, Muskingum
College at New Concord. Ohio. Satur.
day is left open for various reasons,
though there is still a possibility tina.
a game will be arranged for that date,
The games with Muskingum and No.
ire Dame and Marietta are looked up.
on as being the hardest ones out OF
the state. and the Importance OF the
Eame with the Fairmont y. M. C. A,
cannot be overestimated. Last year
Fatrmont held first place as Wesley.
ans rival, but Wesleyan had rather
easy sailing at the game here, and
while It will be the hardest kind Of
proposition to beat the Fairmonters
on their own floor. still 1t can be done,
and Wesleyan will endeavor to make
a third game with the team unneces,
sary by gaining a decisive yitory In
the initial game at Fairmont,
The team as a whole is going In far
the best form a Wesleyan team has
ever attained at basketball. Captain
Singleton, Neele, Heavier, Jacobs,
Morrison. Reseeger and Shumaker,
forming the varsity squad, make I'm
as wellhalanced an Organization as
could be assembled anywhere with
which their experience together and
natural basketball ability have proved
not only at home but on foreign floors
as well that they make up the best
team that has ever represented Yves.
leyan, II indeed It is not the best team
that ever played in the State Of West
Virginia.
Baseball and Track.
Meanwhile. baseball and track can.
dtdates are beginning to hear the call
OF spring. Within two weeks regular
track work will be, started by Mount
Pleasant, and already some Of the can
dfdatestare doing a little cross-country
running and otherwise preparing for q
great campaign. In track, Garrett,
Curtis and Farrinbaugh OF tho point
winners for Wesleyan In the inter.col.
legiate meet ARE Ylost to the team. Nor.
rison, Captain Shumaker, Miller and
linn remain, however, andyasmaiority
Of the men who failed to score points
but who were entered inithe meet2are
available and with the noted Indian.
Olympic athlete, Mount Pleasant, to
train them there SHOULD. be developed
at Wesleyan this! spring a track team
second to none in the state.