The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-20

NOrCANTOWN,No Nov. l?th.-Aitn"uSl
West Virginia made but nine first downs
20 eight for w. & J. in tho gam" IL FAIR
mont Saturday. and though H." score
was onl? 20 In favor OF III" MOUNTAIN
..rs. tn. statistics OF IN. gam" show
,r,ui West Virginia was really much
,,f.r,. Supcrior - W. & J. than the score
Indicated and that she gained total 81
FOL wards from srrimmaS" Will" w X
J. Gained but 100. In RAINING haEk
punts. too. West Virginia cXccilrh' GET
ting 30 yards 10y this rout" white w. y
J. got but IS. On the lac" or thHs" tlE-
ureS il would seem that West EirElni;.
ought To have had 4 larger margin OF
victory than she did. but th"S" figures
10 not show the two big bad tfcaNS
that went against West virginia I'LL"
,hat probably prevented her scoring mur',
than once These breaks were ln'
punts that West Firginia's backs la'!-
cd 70 handle properly and which ". & j.
recovered Tor net EJunS az b" yaroS ano
- yards respectively.
The Play In Detail.
These great gains through tn" medium
NJ fumbl.s and mistakes offset in" far
SUPERIOR srnund gain qualities OF West
virginia and materially helped w. & j.
In securing only nine first downs wh'l"
W & J. secured eight West Virginia
accumulated some big gains for between
90 and 30 yards. while the largest gam
made by W. < J. was on" al IL yardS
on 4 forward pass. Most Of her gains
were for two or three at 4 tinc through
the line and on several occasions "ncn
she made first down she uld II on h'F
fourth attempt and then by inches only.
West Virginia had number OF DIE
g,ins chief of which was the pass from
FT,r ri
great run for 30 yards that Immediately
preceded this pass; Lewis II yard dash +;
one by l..utz OF II yards: another hE
Rodgers OF 90 yards: another pass E"dS-
ers to Ice, for 81 yards and other less
substantial gains.
Washington & jefferson could not sus-
tain her offensive ~ did West Virginia.
Her longest gain without losing possess
sion OF tho ball was % yards. This I'M
vnediately preceded MCCr"EhtS attempt
ut 4 field goal. but this advanc" "ntF
placed tho bail on the forty yard line anu
h!s a,e,rnpt to kick from the 30 yard
mark was hopeless. On The other hand
West Virginia went 20 yards on the five
plays that nettrd h~r her touchdown
and m two or thr,c other occasions Sh"
sustained her attack 20 the extent that
il gained 30 yards or moro without los
ing possession Of tn" ball.
Rodgers Great Work.
4 careful resume NJ the gam" brings
out more clearly III" great Work OF
Rodgers In Carrying the ball: the bril-
liant work Of the West Virginia ends;
and of Ice AT tackle and Bailey NJ ""nt'r
on tho defense and tn" fin" all round
work OF Lcntz. Alarrick and tn" Two
guards. Meredith and McCna. Lewis
gensraIship was Of :. high order c"naid-
it,fI. Il hf, II =, n
good judgment in calling for tn" pass
far out Ia the side after ,hrc.. plays AZ
the W K j. line had concentrated IN"
Rod and Black defense. and which play
gave West Virginia her truchh"wn
Kings work at receiving passes ana III
kicking was great. His firSt attempt 10
punt was partially hlnckrd and tn" w"
or three attempts following were NOT
NJ 70 h,a standard probably h"cnusc nc
felt that he should US" loss Tim" tA"t
usual. but rs the Eurln progressed IL
: settled down and IL IN" cours" Of IN"
gam" gained :Lr"rbS" "r 10 |" ~
yards on every exchange.
Tho Wesleyan Game.
While cvnry Suppnrtrr nf Vast Fir-
gtnia'S team is nv"rjOy"d ut tina outcome
o. the w. q ]. contest. IN" $"ri"us'">s
of the struggle that lies directly In th'
, path OF the Varsity. tttLc with wesleyan
ut ClarkSburs saturday. is not un'irr-
estimated For four years. 1913 !" 1915
inclusive. Wesleyan was In" most lGGr;L-
waiting and most bitter rival West Nlr-
gina had on the gridirnu. In 1912, 1913
and 1914 the MrthndiStS beat West Fir-
GINA more or less d"clSiv.iy and tho
antagonistic rivalry that was Developed
during these years has seldom h':"ll
equalled In the annals OF West Virginia