The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-23

Day after tomorrow and the battle
Will De on The gridlrOn forces Of Wes-
leyan AMI West Virginia viii not onto
Leatherwo0d and Keuisou will select
the respective goals ana the xrcatest
gridlrOu encounter that the state has
ever witnessed. and perhaps VII Wit
ness Tor years ~ come. Will ~transpIre.
irained 10 the highest point Of efficiency
by high salsricd coaches and ported
through the ten weeks u strenuous
70 this one hour Of work. the
thlriy OF more men who viii represent
the cOntending forces Thanksgiving day.
the very Hover Of West NirsInia foot
bail material, developed IN the Hign Anc
Prep schools and further trained ia the
colleges they now represent
CONS back even to the days of Nost.
and Bun smith. shelton and even later
versity. there are few IL any competent
ErldlFon critics In the state WAC would
dare make tae assertion that any team
thal ever wore tn Old Gold aud Blue
SURPRISES the eleven that Viii defend
the colors on Thanksgiving day at Fair
mont. West Virginia has ,4rncd out
some fine teams. but never before mas
sach a. powerful eleven been lnevidencc.
lH weight The men average ALMOST lSo
rushing has not been -loppeu by any
team met this year lf Wesleyan Is able
20 Withstand the W. ". O.. ruaLcs. then
BLACK. otaerwis. West Virginia Nili be-
t,.urntd inc victor f0r the hfst time In
ioqr similar engagements.
In. commenting uu th. strength OF
Wesleyan - H. only necessary - m,p-
tion the names OF some OF the men VII,
make NJ the lineup Ia or.c- Tor O.
lroper degree OF respect TO Doe obtained.
Shumaker this year. has noe been IN
saved Tor thursday Engagement. but
Wh"u Il comes tu playing the halfback
position Shumaker r. witlou, a peer in
~" Mountain state and IN prime condi-
tl1n. as he viii be. the th~ong q people
ar south Side park Thauk giving viii
see the real Shumaker tina. WESLEYAN
students rave nnnIN and HLhA Ina 49,.
picked for All-State halfback FOR two
Years. Qlart-rback Miller mas cut his
w ss!eyan by performances previous TO
Morrison and Heavier he staIwart
ends must Doe mentioned in one breath
because they are an iuseperable pair
When II comes t1 executing Cd" long end
thrilling forward pass tha. has carried
Wesleyan 90 three football champion
ships and which will no I1ub. asalu
be "A factor IN whatever success Wgs-
icy an achieves THURSDAY.
While space Is limited. II is impossible
t. pass over "A youugEter named Beck.
who through consistently sensational
work has made himself The most fsgved
man iu the Wesleyan baHkr,id. He ner-
'Orms at lcf' halfback and all who have
seen him work in the early games q
the wear are unanimous In -fyIur that
his superior Is not 70 be found On Yves.
virginia I'm addition Co an tuo-o who
are Jacobs. Vance. Blair. Wagner. Allen.
Singleton, Swan. Blake and several 9TH
.i. OF display ing O. fine 'rticl" ~ got
What viii happen when this array ~
talent IS riitol against such celebrities
s- ltofeHrs. King. Webster. lambert.
li.t.. 'urr. Iirfuuou. DulrlGuh. Hutch
.r41u ami ~. rest or ga. long Ii-t -
ytrritE HsHtu ON tho football IHau ~ tho
larger institutions this year WIN wes-
l'.au h" uHlIforafed. u~ win that fore
.ri passing game which has been 'rs
laHc of West virginia. football season