The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
West Virginia's Gard
Is Most PretentIouS
WILL opEr SEASON SEPT. 2s, PLAY
IEG UNIVERSITY OF PITTS
BURGH At EAIRHONT.
Outstanding Features Of Schedule i
Return Of Pitt and Washing
ton and Jefferson.

MORGANTOWN. W. Va. Dec. %
The West Virginia university football
schedule, as announced today by Direc-
tor of Athletics E. Pyle is by far the
ever undertaken by 4 West Virginia
team The schedule as it now stands
includes 10 games. Il IS practically
certain that another will he added On
the date OF September 22. TO be played
in Morgantown. This game will he with
a small college team. however. and will
be nothing more than mere practice
game for the hard games which are IN
Guided in the early season list OF dates
The schedule as it now stands IS a.
follows:
September o9-Pitt at Morgantown.
1tc;ohHr i3-.trny OF West Point.
October .0-Dartmouth at Hanover
October .7-GettySburs college at
Nevnrnber s-Rutgers at New Bruins
November lo-virsinia Polytech a,
Huntington. w. W.
November Nv. and J. at Fairrnont
W. Va.
November a4---West Virginia Wes-
Icy place undecidsd).
November % IThankseivtng)-Nor
Carolina \. and NJ. a. MorSantown.
Tho outstanding VI li'c A't
schedule. of course. Is the return OF
Pitt and ". and ]. To the MountaineerS
schedule. These two clevens have al
ways hccn recognized as logical oppo-
nentS of West Virginia ard that tne'
failed 20 meet during the past two
Years has been the source of much dis.
satisfaction. in all three schools. PIT
will play in Morgantown and l. VIII DC
the opening game Of the season for the
Partners. 1t can be safely pr"nlctco
if,h N.lS =
messed a football game in the state Will
assemble at, Morrantown to Sc" mis- ba'
tle ". and J. will be met at t'airmont
November u.
Play Army This Year.
Another innovation in the schedule is
the game with the Army at West Point
The Cadets were among the first 70
schedule. but their date was held for
The Navy until the latter refused to OF
fer a guarantee which would warrant
taking the team to ANNAPOLIS to play,
NEGOTIATIONS were then closed with the
Army after the latter management had
Increased considerably the original Of
fer for n game at West Point.
For the first time In four years and
the second time In seven years West
Virginia will play at home on Thanks
giving day. The attraction for the tur-
key dag classic will he North Carolina
A. and NJ. one OF the very strongest
teams In the South Atlantic section
and which team IL we'll remembered BY
west Virginia fans in connection with
n 26-1S defeat handed the Mountaineers
during the 1914 season at Raleigh
". c.
Wesleyan will .be met on the Satur-
day before Thanksgiving. but the place
Of playing IS as yet uncertain. This
annual clash OF the two leading state
teams is expected to lose none OF It's
former popularity with state fans. des.
rlte the fact that It has been shifted
from THANKSGIVING day. on which date
II has been played for three years past
Director Pyle has also announced
that West Virginia will he n late sea-
son attraction in a game with Brown
TO be played in Browns rev stadium
IN the fall of 1915. Construction Of the
stadium Is to be begun at once.