The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-23
v. { ]. STARS
WILL LINE Up
COMING SEASON

WASHINGTON. Pa. Nov. CIV ASH
ington & Jeffcrson's football team VIII
eletc no captain for the 1919 season un-
til the players assemble for practice next
fall This WAS announced today follow
ing O meeting of the varsity squad nero
at the college and called by Manager Il.
NJ. Murphy. Ordinarily tho captain LOT
the next campaign is elected within q
short duration following the end Of
regular season. But the squad by
unanimous vote decided To postpone the
selection Of n Red and Black leader
until next fail.
IT developed that practically all Of the
great stars Of the 1917 team, who were
not playing this year because OF having
enlisted in military units. would DC DacN
in 1919. Ed CiarbsCh is the only man OF
tho 1915 team. who is h"ldoEer lroH'
1917. and who will DE in college again
next wear, who would be considered at
all eligible for the captaincy IN 1919.
And Garhisch is really but q one-ycar
varsity man. having been n first string
substitute a year ngo There is no deny
ing the ability Of the Washington hoy.
, but the squad. including Garbisch, de-
cidcd that il would only De fair 10 the
former stars returning for college. next
wear, to give them some voice in the
election of a captain. lnasmurh rs prac-
ticaliy all of them take seniority over
GarbIsch .
Manager Murphy has been assured
that about = dozen Of varsity regulars Of
1871, now in service Will return. This
list includes Shields. center; Wicker
ham, end: Stein, tackle and k'ucks,
tackle. all in France: Carroll. end; straw
and browning. guards and Smith, full
back. officers at Camp Taylcr: Guy, CEN
ter officer at Camp Grant: Brown.
tackle. Officer ut Colgate University ana
EiXlcr quarterback. ut the naval OIL
Gers mate-al school ut the Great Lakes
Naval Training station. Chicago. as well
as number of mon of lesser magnitude
at mthcr camps. Smith. STRAIN Car
roll and browning. $"tn Manager MUIR
ply a telegram yesterday from lamp
! Taylor assuring HIM they would be
here. while letters from the others
makes il certain they Will hr back.
Tho squad decided that inGsmuch as
so many cf these former stars were
coming back they should have some
choice in the naming IF the captain Of
u team on which they expected to play.
II was at their suggestion that Manager
| Murphy postponed the election until
mex, season. Coach Hutchinson was also
nj the meeting ana S;i:! farewell to
the players of this years squad. He
! thanked tho mon for thor efforts. par
! ticularly during season that was
! fraught with many hnnlicaps and set
backs and which from IN artistic Stnnd-
| point was not success. lie SAID nc
had heard much Of W. ( !. spirit. but
that hr was convinced from his expert
! cncc with this years squad that reports
10 had hoard were not exaggerated. and
that ne hopes 10 10 With the SOUND again
next year wiinn conditions should BIO
. back to normal.
! 7; was reported from Tho Washington
/ hospital today that Bill Edgar. Of Will
| kinsburG right tackle. who was taken
| there with a copcussion of the brain
! following an injury in tho Pitt game re-
! naincd in q scmi-conscious condition.
| His condition is not regarded As dun
serous but his physician has ordered
! absolute rest md quiet for several
weeks. jim Young. fullback on the
| team. is in tho same hospital c"Evalesc-
! Ing from m attack Of pneumonia