The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-01
From Wesleyan Football Team
ina One Sided Game Played
at Fairrnont Thoursday.

Although the score was just q little
bit more one sided than was expected
BY most followers Of both teams no
surprises were sprung at South Side
park ut Fairnont when the West Tir-
GINA University football team defeated
the wesleyan team by r score or 81 tn
n. IL any surprise vas sprung It was
when Fisher, the fleet footed Wesleyan
quarterback. picked UP a tumble and
raced fifty yards across the field for u
touchdown with Hite.&of the West Viz.
ginia team, hot at his heels. This was
Wesleyan's only chance to score.
Weather conditions We're not half
bad Notwithstanding the heavy rains
OF earlier in the week The cold winds
OF Wednesday night and Thursday
morning had the ground dried off fairly
we'll. A crisp wind swept the field dur.
ing the entire game which made il q
little uncomfortable for the specta-
Tors but just right for the players.
The crowd was Just little larger
than the one which ~ i'm essed the game
year ago, more than 5000 persons
being present Thursday afternoon.
About fifteen hundred Of those were
from Clarksburg- The only accident
or the day came early In the first quar-
ter when d section OF the Wesleyan
blcachers gave way. throwing about
200 persons to the ground. NO one
was seriously injured.
Tho game started promptly at 2::30
o'clock and from the time Referee
Eckersnll's whistle started the game
until the final blast Of his Whistle at
8 o'clock there was not dull period
Notwithstanding the fact that the score
was one ?sided. West Virginia players
pulled some very sensational plays
(which brought the large crowd to its
feet time after time. Rndgers's eighty
yard run for touchdown, Kings fifty
/ yard return of a kickoff, a fifty yard
forward pass Rodgers to King, Fish
er's fifty yard run for a touchdown
E4utch tnson' forty yard run, and many
other trick plays and passes by both
teams kept the fans on their feet
at all times.
The entire West Virginia team
4 played star ball while Beck, Calac and
/ Fisher were the bright shining lights
for Wesleyan.
Lineup and summary:
First Quarter.
Captain Beck, of Wesleyan, won
ttoss and chose to kick. West Vlr-
Lginia defended the south goal. Har-
!. ris kicked to Rod gers, who returned
thirty yards to West Virginia y forty
y five yard line. CenoWeth made three
i
Hfte went off tackle for four yards
and first down. Hite lost three on an
end run, King made two through the
Eltnc, and Rodgers passed fifteen yards
to Iager. Hager dropped the ball
and the pass was incomplete. King
kicked to Morrison, who was doWned
On Yesleyan's twenty yard line
Calac kicked on first down but ball
Invent out OF bounds at nlidtield.
Rodgers mad . no gain and then dded
flour OFF tackle. IA pass was incom-
lpleted. and on the next play. King
kicked out Of bounds at twenty yard a q
lime. Beck made three and on the
next play was thrown for q three yard
tloss BY Curry. Harris kicked twenty
yards to cheney, who was downed An In
This tracks, Rodgers made nothing IN
1.-two trys at the line and e pass from
Rodgers to King then netted twelve rely
yards. King punted over the goal
lime for a touch d own and it was 7N'Vses-
3leyan's ball on It's own twenty YARD
Ilines Blake and Galac failed IN their
l'attempts at the. line and Calac punted
l.punted to- Chenoweth at milo field, who nc
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