The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-12-01
Thousands of Rooters From
All Over State Saw
Stirring Game.
HARD fought BATTLE
Wesleyan Outclassed by Ma
chine Like Open Plays of
Mountaineers

Before $500 lusty iunsed rooters, as.
eisted in their noise by three bands
present yesterday afternoon, West V'r.
ginia University defeated the strap
ping youngsters from West Virginia
Wesleyan college by u score Of ID TO
81 South Side Park.
From the beginning of the season
until yesterday Calac, the Indian tack
field man OF Wesleyan was figured as
Z the one man who would be able to
show Rodgers up in the annual cham
pionship event. Ca!ac played wonder.
4 fnl ball, but he was ably handled by
tlhe tackles Of West Virginia. Never
IN tho history of the schOO! ct NlOrsan-
Z town had there been the machine work
ing so smoothly aS did the mountain. eer
eleven yesterday. There never was
Z hitch in the working Of the machinery
and In first, second and fourth quar-
tiers of :he game West Virginia scored.
Wesleyan managed t. make Il touch.
. down to which sac really was entitled
In the second quarter. This made up
for the tumble that the Buckhannon
boys made on West Virginia's three.
yard line, with three more downs to
30.
e To try to pick any stars in the game
would be to name % men. III fact every
man played good football. Fisher OF
Wesleyan, showing to coed advantage
TN offense and The whole Wesleyan
jtne ON defense Tie whole West Vir-
( sinia team slowed its marvellous skill
md organization time after tine and
not once did they get confused, even
after fumbles and unlocked Tor occur
I Fences.
z Rodgers Will. HIS 7S.yard run to tn,
goal in the second quarter, throwing
on half of the Wesleyan team as he
IAN, naturally would deserve the stel-
lar crown. He Is said to be possibly
the best fullback in the country today.
several teams in the country being
knocked scattered by Errett when he
started down the field. The team wit.
Rodgers worked so much like ma
chine, each man doing his required bit
70 exquisite!y that it would be wrong
TO say that any one man was bette"
than another.
The kicking of Wesleyan was dis
Stppoiutirg, while the toes of the West
Virginia tribe managed to place sew
g3sral line pnnts The score OF the GAM
totS not prove the manner in which /
was played Every inch gained by
The winner was hard fought for and
\ rave Tor fumbles it was a tooth and
\ loeIN.i u scramble from start to finish.
~ Scoring started for West Virginia III
The .fsL quarter, Curry, captain of
tie Morsantown bunch, won the toss
FIlu chose to receive the ball, defend
l,.s the south goal. Harris kicked Off
70 Rodgers who returned the ball to
l.e cantre Of the field. Rodgers made
altGe through the line. He then passed
ne ball Is yards for a gain of 20 yards
81 Curry King gained five oil tackle
NJ g passed u yards to Hite who ran
IL yards TO Wesleyan's one yard line.
11gers went over the yard for 4
touchdown Chenoweth failed at goal.
Score to 0.
In the second quarter scoring was
plentiful In this period Wesleyan
, made, a touchdown when Fisher rain IS
8 yards with the ball and Beck kicked
goal. Fisher got the ball on tumble.
West Virginia scored when forward
pass by Rodgers to Curry gained 20
yards; pass, King TO Rodgers. for ~
yards and touchdown. Chenoweth
failed at goal. Score, West Virginia
~, Wesleyan Z. 1t was In the next
4 few minutes that Rodgers running
from kick formation ran rs yards for
touchdown, knocking five of Wes-
iryan's players out OF the way Chen
1weth kicked goal. Score, West Vir-
gtnia 26, Wesleyan Z.
In the third quarter Wesleyan man.
aged to hold the rushing West Vir.
ginia mountaineers and neither side
scored. But in the fourth period IVES.
g leyan, losing heart went to pieces al.
( lowing West Virginia to rush the ball
across the goal for four moro touch.
downs.
4 These we're made mostly by for.
ward passing Rodgers passed to
n lGhenoweth for 12-yard gain. Rodg.
Rrs went through the line for four
Yards. A pass King TO HIte. nailed 16