The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-09-24
Prospects Are Bright for the
Best Team in the Last
80 Three Years.

ito all who are interested that Wes-
leyan will be represented through tho
coming football season by team fully
up to It's standard, II not, indeed, by
One above the standard Of tho last four
or five years,
Ten Veterans Back.
During the week just closing, ten
men from the fifty odd on tho squad
at the present time, have been in tho
hmelight. Four Of these are members
OF the 1915 squad and six are from
the host Of new men Wesleyan has TO
draw from this year. Probably the
most outstanding feature Of the work
of any Of the candidates has been the
showing made at an end by Blake, last
years substitute quarterback. Previous
ito coming to Wesleyan from Green
ibrier Military Institute, Blake has al
ways played at end, but was shifted
10 the backfeld by Coach Carlow in
kE Blake on End.
Announcing that he would rather
havo a try at terminal position his
Efirst day out, he has been given his
chance and that he has made good"
is putting It all too mildly. His tack
Hing has been the cleanest and at the
same time the hardest Of any ever witt
messed on the local field and to keep
him from one Of the terminal positions.
In spite Of the presence OF the two
veteran wing men Is going to be ex-
tremely difficult
That Beck is showing phenomenal
form Is not surprising to those who
followed his career In 1916. With full
by ten pounds more weight, year of
experience and more aggressiveness
than ever, he easily stands out even
at this early date as one Of the most
brilliant players the state will see this
fall.
Shumaker Looks Good.
Shumaker, after having had a poor
year in 1915, is back in perfect con-
ldition and his stout smRshes off tackle
las well as his clever running In the
open field is all and more than 1t
ever has been before. His work in
Ethe interference and on the defense
also evidently has added punch" be-
hind 1t and from all appearances, his
last year at Wesleyan Is going to be
the best year Of all for Shumaker.
In the line Allen. while persistently
lcounted as too weak TO be a member
lof the caliber Of team Wesleyan should
have to go through its 1916 schedule in
hood order Is nevertheless slowly
gaining the confidence even Of those
who have been his moso merciless crit
les. Aliens willingness and his knowl-
edge Of the game has never been
/ brought into question, but last year
: he showed q tendency to be injured
u 1oatrAS onnNndotvnTNHE FThfu
year he Is starting out differently and
although the season Is yet young he
has been tearing through his oppon-
ents and throwing runners for losses
/ In way that begets confidence OF the
very strongest sort.
Ross in Limelight.
OF the new men, the showing OF
young Kelcie Ross, the somewhat d.
minutive halfback. who. as captain
the Buckhannon high school team in
1915, won the state championship and
was selected for all-state halfback,
has been most consistently in the
limelight. Ross has the kind of fight
that was painfully lacking in Wesley
ans 1915 aggregation, and while not
fast in the trial sprints, and being
light In weight. as has been noted, he
has nevertheless been so conspicuous
that a somewhat detailed search
through the names Of those available
for halfbachs in Saturdays game with
-Ellkins College falls to reveal
any two men on the whole squad more
conspicuously available for Coach
Neale's initial selection to start the
hrst game OF the year. He is n clean,
hard tackler and his short jabs into
the lire and around the end impress
every onlooker With his ability.
Many on Injured List.
/ Jack Harris, though injured for the
last few days and unable TO do rough
work. has proved his ability and is
being groomed for varsity job. Har-
his is a reliable kicker, has the very
heyelest OF football heads and to all
outward appearances belongs some
where back of the limo OF scrimmase,
though Just where he will finally land
hs as yet somewhat indefinite.
Roberts, another backfield man. mas
.endeared himself to all witnesses OF
the daily practice because OF his eager
meas for work, and the very apparent
Ract that he has all the qualifications
EfoP O backfeld man with more
weight" which is the crying need at
wesleyan. Not enough of Roberts has
been seen to tell just where he Is
going 10 At in, but he looks very good.
Two Good Tackles.
In the line three new men have been
in the limelight, namely Taylor and
Clark at tackles and Tschappat at a
guard. There are several candidates
for guards, who have more weight
than Tschappat. but Tschappat has had
three years of excellent coaching at
Bellaire, o., high school, tackles hard,
charges low, works all the time. and
That kind OF football is hard to crowd
out
Vance is apparently fixture at one
iof the guards. With two full years Of
Experience, in better condition physi-
raily than heretofore, and Cwhat counts
more than all elsel. with real enthus-
tasm for his work. he seems destined
tor a big year.
Henryetta May Make Good.
Henryetta should not be lett out,
because he apparently has every quail
tIcation for becoming a great lines
man. However, he has not improved
In his work as had been hoped, mainly
because Of the fact that he is mex
neTienced and because he does not
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