The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-02
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M0RGANTOwN. Oct. 1.-TuooE
a1cTntire. -Yesg" Tobin and incidentally
Ered Chenoweth. all coaches OF the "es1
virginia university football Squat a.
be,nr lauded to the skies "neIefei
srtdiron game Is discussed IN "eSt
4,nia today because OF the mag
showing their charges mace akain>S -
IIn,yersity Of Pittsburgh In the game
played here Saturday which F'' WV"
nv the close score OF IA 10 :.
Previous to the game 1t was tfeets
--edicted that West Virginia wouio vs.
by q score ranging anywhere from ~ =.
TO 40 to 0. 4 few optimtsts oelie
that West Virginia would score. W
they were very few. All this
ism was caused by the genera ors
that west virsinia's great 1915 RECORD
ovid not be upheld in view OF the loss
~ .nch stars as Webster. Curry. hen
ris Rrannon, Hite. Cheneweth. Rhodes
hutchinson. and other less we'll known
c.Ishr;t,es West Tirginia's coacnes
r,d had but a scant 90 days OF WORK
With a SQUAD that included bur nine
NON u.ho we're varsity or reserve pt@y-
nrs in 1916. Only three Of tho old Ecu
had plaved regularly on the Team iaS'
wear. This left eight positions 70 De
t,lled either from the reserves or t'te
-.,r, material. To cap the climax.
..Munk" Haser. sure bet for VARSITY
erd had q small bone broken IN EIS
foot TWO weeks ago and tho gloom Al
tns training camp was depressing.
The. men were numerous. but e1-
rent for two or possibly three "t ines
end two experienced men VIII" mao oec'i
we'll schooled on recent SCRUB te''''S'
at West Virginia. there were ITO @'..'-
su;cuous coiitenders for poS'llonS'
outsiders 1t seemed that West Virginia
trio Of coaches must imply Pa'ch 'e',''
together. using snap Judgment ~ y.
those who would give the pest account
~ themselves against the big Pitt team.
II appears. however. that the coacnes
o,,nned much more wisely than the
most interested of fans judged because
cxcent for switching Heavier and Mills
or o,a end and Harris and Lewis at
quarterback. the team went complfeelE
through the 44-rlinute contest without
q change.
This would indicate that Mc1nttre and
Tobin knew the men who would pest
serve their purposes. even though "
outsiders il appeared that there were
fully half a dozen ends and fulIy as
many guards all with equal ability. ek-
,crience. weight. and the other eequ,-
sizes Of football McCue and her>oe'n
=, guards had been looked upon as os-
no better than several others. ana
in fact. Pitt did make some stzeaoie
gains through the center OF the ane.
but did any football follower expect tnae
West virsinia's line would be lmpres-
nable to the attacks Of the great PITT
fullback. McLaren? Few gains were
made around the ends and this speaHs
Volumes for the fine work OF HarrlcK
md Ice at tackles. and Brooks. Heavier
pnd Mills at ends. Gougler. Miller ana
Eeterday are three fine open Held run
YRS hu. they never once ctrcled West
v;rstnsa's ends for gain Of more than
n,ue Yards. and this figure was reached
but few times.
West viretnia's supporters are walt
ing expectantly for the big games with
C,rlisle. Navy. Dartmouth and ". ana
J.. feeling that the showing against
these elevens will entitle the team to
the highest ranking at the end OF the
year.