The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-11-17
INSTITUTE PLAY THE
GAME OF THEIR LIVES
Few, Hughes and Crawford Were
Stars for ". Va -Strattes,
Wheatsa and Young
Starred for Howard


gridiron warriors Of West Virginia Col
legiaee Institute were the things that met
Manager Booker's far heraldei and fsst
going pig skin chx-ers from Howard I'm
iversity, Washington. ID. G, whey they
lined upon Lakin field Tuesday after |
noon 20 fight % the bitter dealt. for SUI
premscy on the gridron.
Extensive preparations had been made |
BY the lustitute management fully three |
weeks before this classic-it indeed was
some classic. Special trains were run in
To Institute within . radius of three
hundred miles. ahording ample Accom-
mediation 70 all who were DESTROYS OF at
tending the game. Tuesday morning a
special train with probably six Hundred
ians from Bueteid, Keystone and North
FORK WAS run into Institute. This was
follow q by another special over the Ka-
nswhs and Michigan railroad with fans
from Columbus, Gsllipolis and other |
points- A lew minutes before the game,
live hundred or more rooters came down
On intrrurban cars
COLLEGE SPIRIT RUNS HIGH.
Each Of these specials were met by the
sweet strains OF music IRON the West Viz
einia Collegiate Institute Brass Band.
Yell Msster Dennis Smith had charge OF
the yells- Three hundred and fifty stu
dents, with pennsnts tossed here and
there by the slow wind which came down
from the peaceful hills overlooking the
site on which this mighty due was 10 he
'ught, yelled disturbiagly Institute"
when they saw sixteen stslwart warriors
emerge from the buildings of the West
Virginia Collegiate Institute.
The Howard bunch Was given q warm
ovation when they trotted down the
held The newly erected grand stand,
seating comfortably eight hundred fans,
h I'd been taxed 10 its capacity fully one
hour :before the game. The lett wing
of the stand Was occupied by two hun
dred or more young ladies sweetly sing
ing aud yelling disturbingly for West
Virginia Collegiate Institute. The right
wing Of the stand WAS filled with gaily
and hashingly dressed women and men
from Ohio and West Virgins.
The yells and cheers from the students
OF the Institute would not long he lost in
the IN the distance. until they would be
taken up, with - much enthuthissm, by
tie hooters on the side lines and bleach
ers A. by the students.
TEAMS MARCH ON FIELD
With jerseys shipg giaringly, with toys
dirty and worn from previous engage
ments, with head gears clasped tightly
over their think tanks, and with nerve
and determination 10 fight 10 the dsath
West Virginia Collegiate Institute paced
out on the field and were cheered tire
nendously.
The Howord team. apparently nos sf-
iected by these demonstrations of loysL
y, marched trumphsntly out on the
field amid the sweet music from the W .
Va @. Bras Band. They were warm
~ spplsnded.
In the Northeast corner OF the field
confident, hopeful and anxious, could be
seen w Va. q. I. taking final inssruc-
tons from Capt. Leonarn Hughes and
Coach Gideon smith. The Howard
team more confident, more anxious. &C.
cupied the Southeast corner Of the grid
ron and we're receiving final instructions
from Capt. Grinnhge.
TEAMS MEET FOR FIRST IIMs
This va the first time in the history
Of the two institutions that they have
met on the gridiron. The institute
Br - Band struck up the tune Arr
y'u from Dixiey' the multitude yelled
.mul ously. and she two teams with
snlmsl like fierceDes, clssped. Howard
exhibited flashes OF form and speed
Which have never before been surps--ed
Goa the local igridIron. Institute started
Of nervous and looked bad, SLOWING
k'cke u hit the ground and roll about,
i-Iline n form interference and missing
tackles in their eassrne--.
hiEr nONsru rekiskred u hrst tOuch
down by ripping Institnte's line n frsg-
ments, the proteees OF Smith came %
euth. In three sensational plsys early
IN t'e second period, Institute carried the
ball from the % yard line across Ho-
wards gal. Al the end Of the hrst
half, three hundred 5etodene With pen
nsnts Hosting in the sir:marched sisdly
around Lskin field Barley caush the
kick of and dashed up held in sensation
a. sytie to- ten yards. The hard driving
Hardy ~ss sent through the lire for an
eight yard smash, but the.IIo-ard bunch
oi tigers fJught institute back on three
more trials. The Institute tackles, Gun
nipgrom and Brown, had the edge on
Ho~nd's tackles and tilted " heason for
his end runs, but the peppery chap rot
around Tor long gains posvith-ssnding.
Howard rss not able % score after the
nrst quarter. Institute outplsyed IN. m
IN ever stage OF the game during the
third and fourth auStsrs. Holland dr.