The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-27
Methodist Showing Against
Penn Upsets Thanksgiv-
ing Dope.
BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED
City is Decorating With Col
ors of Opposing Teams
Thursday.

y 'Cuho Vi " w lsANbl ing W tSl ' II
ginia University against West vir.
Einia Wesleyan stood all last week.
but after Saturdays game took dc.
: tided flatteninE OIt squirt to even mon
ey when the reports from the Penn
Wesleyan game came over the wires
Penn defeated West Virginia Yves.
: leyan 16 to at a time when Penn was
Z at its best. Penn defeated West Vir-
ginia University when West Virginia
was at its best and Penn not yet round
. ed into shape. To aliTCh &c argument
4 for even money bets West Virginia
'rooters and followers claim that Mes.
!eyan played a fast game aSainS, teEu
with Calac and Miller. both Wesleyan
stars, out Of the lineup.
On paper West Virginia. comparing
Inc showing OF both leans against
Penn is II points better tnan We'lcYan
The question naturally arising from
this is Can Calac. the mighty indian,
and Miller bridge III" T. points,
West Virginia University has back.
field such as any team i'll Jhc country
would be proud OF. II can win from
Wesleyan on straight football provid.
sd Wesleyan falls to pieces as it did
LAST Thanksgiving at South Side Park.
But should Weslcyan's Lire hold as it
did against Penn West Virginia will
have to cut circles around the edges
tn make any distances down the field
Hitting Wes.cynG's lire with such mon
. as Clark and Allen on side and 1SChap
pet and Singleton on tho other will be
az almost fruitIess undertaking or
Saturdays ing.
n. nnIv ,Nura In, n t,Nn ,ftII..i,-i.
paia did Penn make ii: ST down ;,'ir 3.h
Wesleyan's line. and III three pc..'..a
Wesleyan had the better CT t,v aIgu-
ment with the Quaker bunch.
Morgantown writer's clau.. iCs' Wt&.
leyan followers wai Il Gh every sane
thai West Virginia has played This s"ii-
son excepting perhaps the Dartmouth
game and that spies from the Buck.
hannon institution have booked every
play ard every formation OF the Noun
laineers thus far
Apparently West Virginia worries
about this very little, depending on rs
mighty back field and :hc gray matter
Of Chenoweth 20 bring victory to the
Monongalia county pigskin Chasers.
A Representative OF the Wesleyan
team speaking OF the chances tho Buck
3annon team had with Penn stated
hat he figured his team would get
beaten badly" something lie i've
Or six touchdowrs. II" duprd his fig
ares on the absence CI Mile" and Calac
hon the line up. Il TIN" tnaM is ~
good as to 10 against Penn with
Calac and Miller missing. it ought to
give West Virginia = stiff fight with
these two rompng in tho mud
One of the important players on the
West Virginia team, enroute from
Dartmouth to Morgantown while in the
.ity was asked concerning West Nir.
ginia's chances against Wesleyan
Thanksgiving. lie said I'VE can hard.
wait to get our hands of that bunch.
Wen clean them up this year for all
lime"
It was partly this confidence in their
ability that won for West Virginia last
year or rather the lack OF confidence
On the part OF the BuCkhannon tribe.
Judging from wanderings in the camps
bf both teams theer is lots OF the con
ildence and uniform" stuff on both
sides.
The teams will battle before at least
5000 spectators and there are some
pf the less conservative who state that
there will be 10000 here to witness the
contest. Tickets will be gone before
The game. There are but $50 tickets
available in Fairmont and these can
not be held or laid away. They must
be purchased outright to get them.
Clarksburg, Morgantown, Weston
and Buckhannon report a similar rush
Tor tickets. There are $500 more tick
BITS gone today than had been sold the
: day before the game last year.
4. With the ticket matter settled. Man.
Ager Harry Stansbury. Of the Wesley.
IN team, and in charge OF the ticket
ales, has gone to work preparing the
Held at South Side Park for action.
He will see that the field is cleaned of
md the seats prepared for the thou.
Sands OF rooters who are bound to fill
hem.
The town itself is beginning TO pre-.
pare for ehgame by Haunting Old
Hoid and Blue for West Virginia and
Orange and Black for Wesleyan.
Stores on the main streets are attract.
ing pedestrians by placing photos OF
he teams IN the windows. Suits. as
Iast year. have been named after sew.
s sral Of the players. Clothing OF all
yortg has been designated as tho kind
u On lister Curry wears" Tho kind
st Q shirt Rodgers years." "the kind OF
Lhath robe Singleton wears" "the kina
( 30 o vest Calac wears" etc. Flags arc
!6r sale ct the important gtoros In tho
pity. These flags are choRp and all
persons Interested In tho sRms will
4 Ihcw their sportiyo neutrality by ny,
ing banners OF both teams. After tho
samo they are safe against n told
you 3d."
While IN the city. the West virginia
players who arrive here Wednesday,
viii DO stationed at the Country Club,
The Wesleyan players staying at Tho
YIN. @. A.