The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-13
VARSITY SQUAD
BACK FOR SCHOOL
Football Training Camp
Ended Saturday After
Hard NV eeks Work.

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tafns. Sept 13,-After Is days Of pre-
liminary training. during which time
all the tdndame entails OF football were
taught IS huekies, the West Virginia
advance training squad broke camp
Saturday at noon, returning to Nor.
gantown for the opening OF college.
During the 10 days remarkable adj
vancement has been made and the
tirst team Is well on its way in the
way OF organization for the opening
mescf the season with Pennsylvania
September 25,s on franklin Field.
Starting with Tuesday, 4 Coaches
Metzger, Mc1ntire tandS obint drove
the men through scrimmages every
lay, the sessions lasting from 20. TO
IS minntes each day. In these. scrim.
IMAGES the plays which will be used
against the first teams were tried out
and very few tried failed to result in,
gains. Afew minutes each day were
devoted to falling on the ball, tackliI~
and blocking the dummy, charging, In.
structing theShalyes to take out oppos.
ing ends and getting down under and
tackling halfbacks carrying back
punts. An the gscrimmages this week
were closely fought, and the best the
vnrsity could do "Wednesday was to
score field goal, Hite dropping a
pretty one from the 40.yard line.
Frequent changes were made in the
personnel Of the teams. Hite, Curry,
Steadman and Hutchinson formed the
varsity backheld for: the most part,
Anderson taking Gurry's place in the
later scrimmagesI on account of tenn
porary illness OF the latter. Webster
snd Brennan appeared at the tackles,
Ice anud Newman. at guards, while
Loudin and Colebank held down the
terminal position, Rush Newman and
Otto Kunkel were two late arrivals,
each candidate for line position. to re-
port this week.. Newman held down
a guard position on last falls varsity
and will be q hard man to beat out
Northcutt, a 2S0-pound lad from Hunt
lngton, Is doing wonderful work on
the second te9n line and he was
United to the varsity couple Of
times this week. The Pennsylvania
;ystem isinewto him as yet, but he is
picking 1t up fast.
Lambert has had little competition
for the center's position and unless
he breaks a leg he will play that po-
sition the first game. Bailey has been
showing lots ofIclass as center rush
on the second team and has displayed
remarkable ability as a defensive man.
This is his first year and, of course.
he has lot to learn about college
football. He was a bear at Weston
High and IS out for a rep here. Chen
oweth. Eearns, Rail, Stevenson, Fuc.
cy and Clark are making strong bids
for varsity Jobs and have been pulling
great deal Of good football on the
second eleven this week.
Coaches Tobin and McIntire have
been working all week with the punt
srs, with the idea of having the men
acquire form. steadman, Biddle,
Hutchinson and Chenoweth did excel.
lent work this week In this depart.
ment and were able to get of 40 and
50-yard spirals In the scrirnmages.
west Virginia showed weakness in
this department last fall, but does not
intend 70 get caught up again the
coming season. The men are being
coached to get the ipunts OF fast, to
prevent blocking, and to get them as
high as possible, so that the ends can
get down under them. ITackling has
come in for special attention this
week. and West Virginia promises to
live up to her reputation OF last fall
that Of having one Of the best tack:
ling teams in this section Of the State.