The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-02
FORTY ONE WASH JEFF ATHLETES
NOW IN THE j. 8. MILF ARY SERVICE


,'nrdinE 10 statistics compiled h. the
athletic authorities Of the institution
This Is more than one-tenlh of the stu
dent body and Is record that WASH
inrton & Jefferson mon point to with
pride.
NJ the beginning OF 1877 34h students
were enrolled at W. e. j. The enroll
nlent at the present time Is lew undo:
10 and the missing students arc AL III
he army or navy nr some branch "i
tho government: service. Many others
including a large number or athletes. arr
preparing to Leave shortly, and 1t is eN-
I'd that not n tow VIII T"t return
In the Institution after IN" CHRISTMAS
ra,.ss which closes with TINS week. y
number Of football. baseball and track
men announced before the vacation that
they wruld not likely hc back and they
are counted upon 70 enter some form ~
service within the next few weeks
Football has clnImcI The largest num-
Der Of athletes from the institution. an
even score al men who were Oh the red
and black Gridr0u squad AT the oeHIn-
ring Of i9lT having gone. Track IL the
next heaviest sufferer. with nine miss
ing while baseball has lost six, tennis
three. and haskell ball three. The iSurrs
arn moi exactly correct rs relating 10
the different departments. AS some ~
The men listed in one branch Mas ais"
been Il varsity man or OH the varsity
squad In other sports.
WASHINGTON & Jefferson has had
number of meu in France for some
months In fact. she sent three OF her
star athletes - the front before this
country waa in tho var. nf these. {. ii
GUY center OH IN" football team. and
lhilip :. Fisher. forward on tho basket
ball tcam are back In this country. The
third, captain Volncy Wilson, Of the
Irark team. IS now flying "n tina western
FRONT with q licutcnau,'s commission
tiuy and Fisher are both going back int"
Inc service shortly.
Every branch Of the army. tncludini;
hospital, ambulance. aero. infantry and
artillery. has cHimrd It's men. while
both the regular navy and the reserves
have drawn their quotas. some we'll
Known Washington Il Jefferson stars ar"
now believed 10 nc on their way across
the Atlantic. others arc waiting to ."
| over there" while others ar" on ships
! cruising somewhere IN IN" waters 10
| tween here and Europe.
Tho effect Of the departure Of 50 many
men on tho varsity athletic teams IS
bound to be kecnly felt and may result
in some sports being ahroGatei. But q
great many Of tho football players We're
gone before tho recent season. and w. q
J. was ahle TO put her usual good team
| m the field. The basketball team whirn
! opens It's season next week Is regarded
| as one OF the best at east In tho lorna
| tive stage. that the institution has had
In years, while indications point 70 an
unusually good tennis outfit. 1t Will hn
decided next week whether baseball and
| track are tn be continued. but support ers
IF both these branches Of athletics
maintain that they can he continued ns
easily as football and basketball. The
athletic council will determine this ma
ter at It's next meeting.
Tho men from each department OF
| spor. claimed by the national service
follow:
Harold r. Wickerham. end. MononEa-
h-la. Pa. with Company a. 10th United
states. infantry. Camp Hancock. Also
forward ON the basket ball team.
Willard F. Whitehill, end. Washington
Pa. United States hcld artillery. Also
baseball inflelder.
Charles r. Walker. halfhatk and emil
Williamsburg. Pa. United states naval
reserves.
Fay 4. Sweet. ha,fback. Ashtahula, .
United States infantry.
Samuel L. SiIvis hRltback. Green's.
burg. ra-. L. g. engineer corps.
J. Willard Shields. center Gary. Ind.
Dartmorih-W. & j. unit No 60, /. $,
army ambulance corps.
George +. I.ouGhry. halfback. Green's.
burg United States infantry.
Charles II. Cay. center. Schenectady
~ y Hairless Norton ambulance service
] I'm France. now in this country.
John Bovfll end. Detroit Mich.
Youngstown base hospital unit, No. 81
in France.
F.. &. McDlvitt. end-tactlc. New Alex.
j andria. Pa. lieutenant United States in
fantry
Lawrence F. Moore. end. Monessen
Pa. lieutenant United States infantry.
Frnd Bridges. guard. Washington. Pa.
top sergeant Company II. ]loth Unite!
Statcs infantry. Camp Hancock
Howard Z, Bentley. hAlfbac%, IA
VIENNA. g.. United States infantry.
Jesse t.. Mcpherson, end. New FhiIa-
dclphla o. 330th United States infantry
Camp Sherman.
Jack Drew. guard. Detroit. Mich.
lieutenant. United States regulars. In
fanlry section.
!. Thomas g Buchanan. halfhack
Beaver. Pa. s2nth United States tnfan-
try, Camp Sherman.
Russell Stein. tackl.. Niles. o, United
states aviation service. Also weight
man on track team.
Edwin G. steele. tackle RufrSdale. Pa.
United States aviation service.
Earl I.oucks. tackle. Alvcrton. Pa.
| United States aviation service.
William Sinbhs. halfhack- quarterback
| ~ n1Fa -
Training corps. aviation section.
Baseball.
u jay Irwin. pitcher. Washington, Pa.
Youngstown base hospital unit. No. 81
In France.
Oliver NJ. Erickson. outncldar. Pits
bursh. Pa. United States navy.
William G. Stewart. .Ir.. Williamsburg
Pa. first bascnau. /. s. naval reserve,
! Samuel p. Stewart. tnN"ldrr. Wil;iIns-
burg. Pa.. L. g. naval reserves.
John \. Harrison. outhclder, Parras
sus. Pa. L. s. naval reserves.
Robert T.. stewart. pitcher. EraddocK
Pa. United States may.
Track.
Milton t. Flack, gDriu'cr. Washinc-
ton. PA. Youngstown has" hospital. No.
IsI. init sailed Yer Franc" Will" Ia" WAS
homo on & furluuglr recovering from AN
operation Cor Appendicitis.
J. TulEcy Wilson. (caIta!n1 sprint"r
Wheeling. W. Va. lieutenant in hyin.
corps on western front in France.
william IT, Duncan. snrintor. Pitts
pureh rational army. Camp Lee
William PauIl Jacob. Sprinicr. Wells
burg. w. Va. Inird states avaIInr
corps.
Lowric . RicG"rt. srrIntcr. Grafton
Pa.. Dartmouth-W. & l.. mn. No. IT,