The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-26
BUCKHANNON HIGH
HAS MADE GREAT
ATHLETIC RECORD
Since m. w. Lanham, an Old
Wesleyan Athlete Took
Charge of Athletics.

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BUCKHAcINON, March While
Wesleyan College often comes into the
limclIght In an athletic way, and the
strength OF It's teams deserve all the
attention 1t attracts. still through this
school year Buckhannon high school
has also come in for much favorable
notice, though not as much IN the
performances of It's football and bas-
kOtbRll teams deserve. In 1914 the
high school football team tied with
Wheeling and Parkersburg and lost in
only ono contest OF the year. this being
to Charleston at Charleston Thanks
giving day. In tho basketball season
OF tho same school year Buckhannon
was tho door mat for almost any team
that came along and In the high
school tournament. although playing
ut home and with the big crowd back
OF 1t, went out In the very first round
OF the preliminarles to n weak team.
To get d proper conception OF the
record TINT has been made in the
19l5-16 school year to date 1t Is es-
sential that The securing of NJ. w.
l4lnhan old Wesleyan athlete. and
high school athletic coach oxtra0rdl-
nary. be noted. IAnhan graduated at
Grafton high school In 1907. He en-
tered Wesleyan the same fall and was
graduated in science in 1912. He was
elected rs teacher and athletic d.
rector In Grafton high school and
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while his athletic timber was pour
with tho best teams 1t has ever boast
cd. In 1914 he went TO Fairmont high
and there while handling a squad ut
an institution that had never before
permitted football he went through
the season with the loss Of but one
game and winning five When basket
ball season arrived Mt Fnirmont Lam
hams bunch won nineteen games and
lost but three. although playing the
hest teams In the state, and In the
big high school tournament he took
his team into the saml-fnals and was
beaten only by the championship
Charleston team. Buckhnnnon high
was minus a principal and while gain
Ing most Of his reputation as an ath-
letlc coach, Lanham also Is considered
one of the most thorough high school
teachers In the state and he took adj
vantage of the Buckhannon boards
proposition.
With Lanham in charge of fine ma
terial from football squad that had
been runners-up in the football champ
ionship In the previous year Buckhan-
non high school made a wonderful
record on the gridiron in the 1915 sea-
son. Seven straight games were won
and in the championship games with
Parkersburg and Wheeling both went
down by Overwhelming scores. Park
ersburg falling % to 6. and Wheeling
33 to 4. Undlsputed champions OF the
state in the scholastic ranks is rather
too mild a term to describe the Buck
harmon high team of last fall. Basket
ball season came on and fourteen
straight games OF the regular season
were won and with the twenty-thrce
other contestants Buokhannon entered
the tournament. Three straight games
were won by 1t from somewhat out
Cla8sed opponents and then Charleston.
the most feared team, and the 1916
state champions were moved down.
In the final Buckhannon met Parkers-
burg and although its team was beaten
the fight it put up Is matter OF his
tory. "A summary OF the local high
schools record for the year shows
twenty-five victories and only one de-
feat and this in the deciding game of
bitterly contested championship.
1Anham's record for the last two
years as high school coach shows
forty-nine victories. five defeats and
one tie game, all of which is very fair.
Lanham gives lot of the credit for
his success here to the college athletic
atmosphere and the traditions, all OF
which conduce to discipline and eXenl-
plary training. Just now his return
to Buckhannon next year Is unsettled.
He has b0en trying for three years to
break away from coaching and go to
law school and. in fact, has already
taken some work in the summer law
school Of the University Of Wisconsin.
but each year his salary has been In
creased and other attractive induce
ments offered and he has put 1t off.
II he decides to return to Buckhannon
in 1867 other high schools teams
may well look to whatever laurels they
now possess because Buckhannon high
has fine material coming on and many
stars who do not graduate and this
plus LAnham means trouble for all