The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
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bethany NEXT ON
NlIlTBINEER LIST
Came Next Saturday Be
gins Run Of Tough
Propositions.

MoRGANToWN, Oct. 1S-Follow-
lffg the Maryland clash here this al
fnoori West Virginia runs into q
succession OF tough opponents on her
gfidiron schedule. Next Saturday
Bethany Is to be met at the Fair
Grounds, Wheeling, and the word has
sorie TO West Virginia from disin-
crested parties who have seen Beth
my play that the game is going to be
I'd 4soft snap" H. B. Johns, prtnct-
5ai OF Wheeling High School, and an
Sid Mount Union College football star
Who refereed the Bethany-GroVe CITY
anne at Bethany last Saturday told
Director Stansbury when the latter
va ia Wheeling Thursday that
Bethany had the makings Of a really
powerful football team and that II
coach Beckelheimer got his men go
nc BY the time of the West Virginia
.lash at wheeling there would be no
one sided score and that West Virgin
Ia would need her best efforts 10 WIN
all. Johns opinion is Respected be-
aiise he has played football and has
pfficIated in enough games to be a
good Judge. He Is to be the lines
man Ia the West Virginia-Bethany
afne q week from today.
Princeton follows Bethany and OF
senrse the "Tiger" will be fully as
strong as the Pitt team which peat
west Virginia $50. West Virginia S
prospects are gloomy in this encoun,
a and they are not frightened at an
AZ the following Saturday. Nov. Sth,
WREN Centre College is met at
charleston. Originally scheduled as
81 ea1sy game this contest looms up as
one az the hardest of the year
Charleston Alumni of West virginia
IA the Pitt game reported that inc
centre Alumni had raised pool OF
ibirty five hundred dollars to bet on
heir fayorites and this coupled WIN
ssir 3 20 defeat OF Indiana universe
IS on.the latteE's field really indicates
l5e1 there is a ''Nigger in the wood
pi1e,p ~ ,..b to
The Rutgers game on NOV; ioth Is
efie only one that has diminished Ii
Importance by reason OF early scores.
Rutgers was beaten by Lenlgh;
3eam that has been easy picking LOT
RTfeers IN former years. Lehigh. OF
,onrse il strong, but even at that
i,frers Is not as foridable looking as
IN was a month ago. The ONO
TesIeyan game is somewhat OF an un-
nown quantity but coming JUST u i've -
9avss ahead of the classic with w. q
there will be no opportunity LOT
Vest Virginia to save her men.
Many west Virginia followers nave
srTed from early in the year that II
ibs Mountaineers could not beat FIT
i;is YEAR they certainly could not
ssst W & ]. w. & ]. with the ad-
ition Of such stars as Ellison anu 40
erickson Of the Great Lakes team
q her already great line materlal; mas
sstsblished herself unquestionably as
oTe Of the best teams in the Wnole
sonntry and those who are in the
nowp here merely ask skepucs 20
sit til w. & j. hits some OF ner
snnasedIy strong opponents. me
wash Jeff-West Virginia CLASH neie
"a thanksgiving day will be the most
important games ever played IN Mot -
ss5fown and not only will produce
be hest football on the part OF ootn
cams but will draw crowd tnat
iIiSbreak all local records.
west Virginia has been coploussly
eonted" By her coming opponents.
"a 4. Cramblett, Athletic director at
Bethany; Frank Click, the former
princeton captain and now assistant
zach there; 'sBo" Mcmillan and Cur
IS the captain and right guard OF the
sntre college team, and large num-
her 81 unofficial scouts from w. q ).
Fere on hand at the Pitt game: Alex
AZ. assistant coach at W. & J. was
40 there and it was rumored tnat
ma OF the Rutgers Varsity men VINO
Was out Of the Lehigh game because
q injuries was in the stands but ne
;d not make himself known. Pitt.
course, was secuted by a galaxy OF
men from Penn, including Bill Hol-
~ back. Allie Miller and Others
wfife Syracuse, Geor gia Tech, l.ehigh
WA others Of Pitts later opponents
~s5a represented by capable obsery-