The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-12
EXPECT G[ARKSBURG.
GAME 10 Be. Be. .G!!' CLOSE 0 /:
Not Much Difference Be.
tween w. & ]. and Yves.
leyan Eleyens.

At the Clarksburs Fair ground at
1880 tomorrow afternoon the FIRST Of
the. big football games will start and
both promise to be battles royal.
played under the most suspicious
weather conditions and, too. a crowd
that threatens to break all records
for football attendance in West Viz.
ginia. Fts IA !!
DastsEllins and Marshall college
wiilIiock horns "a the preliminary en-:
gagemsnt and 1t IS o'clock the big
game viii start with West Virginia
Wesleyan. the three time champions
Of West Virginia, and Washington and
Jefferson, twice conauerorlof Yale and
recognized as one OF the best teams
In the United States, Offering the en-
tertainment. ~
IN the game between Washington
and Jefferson and Wesleyan, fans
have an opportunity to see two OF the
most evenly matched teams In the
county at work. Comparative scores
show that w. & i ]. has lonlysa slight
advantage In the dope and for either
team TO win by a single touchdown
is the most likely result. Wesleyan
outweighs 5iWash:Jeff about seven
pounds to the man in average accord
ing o.thel official statistics given out,
but ". & u has a little on the Orange
and Black In the matter of experience
and this will be a big factor In the
close game that IFS promised.
Both teams adhere TO the forward
pass for offensive tactics and both
have been especially drilled to meet
the attack Of the other, and for this
reason one or both may find It nee.
essary to change their style of play
Ii, order to gain ground. The forward
mass In its state Of intricacy found
on both the w. & J. and Wesleyan
eleven offers many thrills for the
spectators. " Is & E.
il the game develops into a. con-
test between kickers Wesleyan will
have the advantage because in Jim.
my Heayener she has one of the best
punters ever turned out in this sec:
ton OF the country. His long and
high spirais have meant much terri
tory saved for Wesleyan this year.
and that he will output McCreight is
certain. 3.5..
In the running game, too, Wesleyan
will probably have the advantage. w.
G. Us sole reliance Is the forward
pass and it Is said that against w.
v. u. Mt Morgantown earlier in the
year She made but two first downs on
straight football. II, then, Wesleyan
breaks up W. & Us passes 1t looks
IKE she will be the fayorite to win.
The sale OF tickets for the big
games stops tonight at the closing
time Of Welch and Fullertons and
the Waldo Cigar stand. The prices
while tickets last Is one dollar each,
but tomorrow nothing but general adj
mission tickets will be sold and these
win be handed out only at the adj
yanced price OF sl.95 each. If sales
continue at their present gait at the
two places named above there will
not be d single reserved seat left In
the entire field Of play by seven
o'clock tonight. However, standing
room for fully a thousand people has
been arranged for, extending from the
ends or the reserved seats clear
around the ends Of the field and this
viii he sold out as long as 1t lasts.
Automobiles wills admitted free to
the Fair grounds parking space, but
II the owner desires TO take his ma
chine across the track and into the
quarter stretch a special fee OF one
dollar per car will be charged.