The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-10
To Beat West Virginia IN TheiI
Annual Game at Fairrnont
Thanksgiving.

BUCKHANN0N, Oct. 9.-The two
main factors in West Virginia foot
ball, West. Virginia University, and
West Virginia Wesleyan college, have
|been creating more excitement and
attracting more attention in sporting
circles in West Virginia than the
worlds series. Football is gaining
In popularity every year and this is
especially true Of West Virginia. So
far this year West Virginia Univer-
sity has rather monopolized the at
tention of the football fans for the
very good reason that its early sche-
dule contained two games Of very
great Importance while .Wes1eyan's
card called for two contests that Of
fered little to. interest West Virginia
football lovers. West Virginia Uni
versity made a fine showing against
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia Al
though beaten q to 0, by team that
| is always expected to be a late starter
West Virginia played q hard uphill
| game and gained the commendation
OF eastern sporting writer's generally.
Plays Good Game.
Developments since that time, how
ever, have Indicated that Pennsyl-
vania is not off to.a late start this
year as she trimmed Albright 81 to
l0sand also won from Franklin and
Marshall, but not by a decisive score.
West Virginia also played a good
game with Washington and Jeffer-
son. Washington and Jefferson had
barely been able to beat Geneva
Ito 0, and to all appearances lacks
a whole lot of that finish that ap:
peared in last years Red and Black
aggregation, but all the; same II
has defensive team that can be
classed but little below that team
that last year won from Yale and
practically tied Harvard. Therefore,
Vest Virgina's feat of scoring on
Washington and Jefferson in a per-
fectly legitimate manner deserves as
much recognition as its allowing
Vest Virginia University to score on
it deserves criticism Of an adverse
nature. A weakness on the forward
pass again develops and many follow
ers of the Old Gold and Blue have
cold chills at the remembrance OF
certain happenings along this line
Thanksgiving. It Is apparent that
West Virginia must build up a more
versatile and profitable offense. In
general. however, 1t can be said that
the university team is stronger by
twenty-five per cent than last year.
Strikes SLag.
Wesleyan, on the other hand, look
ed mighty good In her opening game
with q weak team by showing bril-
liantly on the otfense and not allow
ing a single first down against Its
defense. 1t struck a snagl g. week
later, however, in Washington and
Lee and either through lack of con-
ditioning or because Of stage fright
allowed the Blue and White to
triumph in easy fashion. The Wash
lington and Lee game was lost appar-
emily through the lack Of a capable
defense. The otfense gained much
ground but lost much ground on kicks
and failure to properly cover them.
Since Wesleyan has had champion
ship teams. however, there has never
been a really good defensive team
at Buckhannon. Working on the
theory that "a good ottense Is good
defense and scoring more points
than the other fellow, the Orange and
Black coaches have consistently de-
voted much time to the development
Of point gaining plays and not SO
much time to tackling and blocking.