The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-12
FOOTBALL BETTER
IW.VATHIS YEAR
Both Wesleyan and Varsity
Making Excellent
Records.


The last games played in the foot.
ball world were especially favorable
to West virginians. West Virginia
has shown more interest in the game
this year than ever before. This is
due perhaps to the fact that the two
representative colleges OF the state,
Wesleyan and Varsity, seem to be
working in fine shape. Wesleyan,
with crippled team ran UP the ire.
mendous score OF 81 to o on Bethany.
Bethany's men were touted as war.
riors before the game but during the
contest they did not show to any ad.
vantage. Elder, the full.back, who
has been doped out as second Rodg.
ers showed better than any OF the
other Bethany players but he was
practically helpless when Stansbury's
coterie put on It's war paint.
Wesleyan is undoubtedly getting
stronger weekly and It will soon be
time for West Virginia University to
look in the direction Of Buckhannon
for an enemy, and the instant the
'varsity's glances are turned there,
something awful will appear on the
horizon and that something will be
Kellison's troupe.
Blake, who has been playing quar-
ter.back for the Methodists, is now
the equal Of Miller. Blake is full OF
pep and when the two West Virginia
big teams meet, Blake's work will
cause some CONSERVATION among the
Varsity tribe. The Varsity wants to
win two games each year above any
other and they are the Wash.Jeff and
the Wesleyan games. Last year
Wash-Jeff trimmed the West Virgin.
ans by score Of As to 0, and the
Wesleyan team beat them by score
of IA to 0. This year the Mountain.
GERS went into the Wash.Jeff aggre.
CATION for a tie, which Is gaining 4S
points on the Wash.Jeff bunch. Wheth-
er they can show that many points
gain on the Wesleyan team remains
to be seen. This, however, seems i'm
possible and the general opinion Is
that Wesleyan will cause West Wiz.
ginia's 1915 record to look somewhat
besmeared when 1t gets into print.
Still, West Virginia has Rodgers
and Rodgers is II football players In
himself but he is now on the hospital
list with Curry, another back field
man.
West Virginia is prepared to meet
Wesleyan only when these two men
are nursed to health, after that moth
ing would be surprising. Curry showed
C lot OF nerve in the Wash.Jeff game
when he was taken out to be treated
by a physician and then went back
in the game. to play fine quarter.
Bethany, the team that served as a
practice team for the Wesleyans, was
certainly expected to do more than 1t
did. The dope on this game was
figured on the likelihood that Blake
would not be able to play. Should
such have been the case, the score
certainly could not have been so one.
sided. But Blake recuperated and up.
set the dope.
Bethany has a good team. and the
trimming It received at the hands OF
the Methodists only serves to show
the Buckhannon tribe up stronger
and does not indicate that the bunch
from Bethany are not players. To
run up score of Ga to 0 on a team
like Bethany is wonderful work and
simply causes the dope in the state
championship game to become hazy.
West Virginia. with its two weeks
rest, should win from the Geneva
team on past performances. Geneva
held Wash.Jeff to score OF = 10 O.,
and did not show any. signs OF becom'
ing dangerous in the latter periods.
West Virginia University team
thrives on work. the longer the gnme
the better they are suited. II West
virginia can get started in scrim.
mage Immediately before the big
game startes they should win. In the
Wash.Jeff game West Virginia did not
get started until the second period
and then played their opponents off
their feet.