The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-03
HITE CARRIES THE PICSKIN Over
GOAL ON LONG FORWARD PASS
|FromR odgers Giving West Wiz,
ginia Six Points and
Tieing the Score.
ROGERS A GREAT PLAYER
Washington and Jefferson's1
Captain is injured but He
Finishes the Game.

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With only a few minutes remain
ing to play in the fourth and final
quarter Of the football game between
the West Virginia University and the
Washington and Jefferson football
teams, in their annual game at Nor
gantown Saturday afternoon, and the
score 6 to 0 in favor OF the Washing
ton and Jefferson team, 1t began to
look bad for the followers OF the Old
Gold and Blue but 1T was at this
point that Hite, right half back for
the Varsity. speared a high forward
pass from Rodgers and dashed madly
twenty-five yards across the Wash
ington and Jefferson goal line for a
touchdown, tieing the score 6 to 6.
Rodgers missed an easy goal and the
game was finished a tie. e
Wash-Jeff Scores.
Washington and Jefferson made its
touchdown early in the second quar-
ter. after series Of forward passes
which carried the ball to the West
Virginia Vineyard line. McCreight,
fullback Of the Washington and JEFF
ferson team, gained three yards
through the right side OF the Varsity
line and a minute later Stobbs. quar-
ter back for the Red and Black
eleven, carried the ball over the line
for touchdown. McCreight failed
at goal. This ended the scoring un-
til the final quarter, when the 'Varsi-
ty boys made the tieing score.
Varsity outplays w. s J.. rs
West Virginia outplayed Washing
ton and Jefferson in the final quarter
at every stage Of the game. Hite,
Curry and Rodgers tore through the
line for gains at will and every for
ward pass that was tried by the Red
and Black eleven was blocked. West
virginia's weakest point was fits ina
bility to break up a short forward
pass used by the Red and Black
eleven in the first half. The Red and
Black eleven worked this play sue
cessfully thirteen out Of sixteen
times, making nice gains each time.
West Virginia overcame this weak
ness in the third and final quarter
and the Red and Black failed to
make many gains in these two quar-
tiers. !
.s55 Wesbccher Injured.
.Wesbecser of the Washington and
JEFFERSON team. was injured in the
third quarter when he tackled Rodg-
ers and was forced to retire from
the game. After receiving medical
attention he was able to play in the
nal quarter.
Curry, right half back for the Var
sity8 team. was injured in the third
quarter. He received a bad cut on
his right cheek but after having it
patched up he was. able to go back
into the game and play the last quar-
ter. IA
The game:
First Quarter.
Z At 2:40 Captain Leatherwood led
his men on the field, placed the ball
and sadly took his place-on the
bench. Captain Leatherwood, due to
an injury in baseball last spring is
forced to watch his men from the
sidelines. This fact. lisa great ,handi-
cap to the team but 1t is only one
of the many 1t had to overcome.
W. and j. won the toss and chose
" 0sIenu tHe sOutH goal. Rodgers
kicked to McCreight on 10-yard line
who ran to the 33-yard line| Nc
Creight was held on the 34-yard line.
Nuss hit the line for eight yards.
McCreight was downed by Hutchin-
son on the 35-yard line. w. and j.
held on the 35-yard line. ss
I w. v. us ball-Hite made five
yards through the line, Rodgers lost
three yards. Hutchinson made won
derful catch of Rodgers's pass and
gained 25 yards: Rodgers failed to
gain. Hite gains five yards. w. ".
U. held for downs on 4-yard line.
w. and US ball.Hayman kicked
to Rodgers on the 40-yard line. Rodg-
ers tackled on 35-yard line. w. v.
u. penalized five yards for otfsides.
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