The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-28
Bright Spots in the Sport Arena

the defeat Of Williams by AmhurSt'
West Virgnia's downfall At tho hands
Of Washington and Jefferson ana North
Cardinals win over. the Navy.
Last minute victories. while frequent
in tho West Conference. We're scarce
here in the East. Harvard again raj
lied in the last minute OF play TO tie
Princeton, while the Tigers won out
from West Virginia in the last part OF
the struggle. otherwise most or the
games were won and lost in the carly
part OF the fray.
Tht punttng this fall was OF the
good klckors showed forth In this sec
ton. namely: Fitzpatrick. Of Boston Col.
lego: Brewer. of Maryland: Schcerer. or
Princeton. and Asplundh. OF Swarth-
more.
The Interference presented by the va
riouS ba Ckiiclds also was mona too Goon.
There was no player who was the equal
Of HardwIck. OF Harvard. In this re
spect although Davies. Of pittsburgh.
and GiIroy. OF Princeton. did valuable
work in aiding their team mates.
As stated above, Princeton was rated
the hest team in the East. with Boston
College. pittsburgh, Penn State and
Harvard ranked among the top--notch-
crS OHIO State won the Conference"
title. although there are many con-
fllctinE opinions AS to whether II was
n better team than Notre Dame. Most
critics have ranked these two on
par.
California won the honors on the
Coast and on New Years day will meet
Ohio State at Pasadena at the Tourna-
ment Of Roses. Georgia Tech. IN our
opinion. was the best Of the southern
n competitor for the honors in Virginia
Military Institute. Nevertheless. We
think Tech was the better team.
Baseball managers aren't very strong
ha, Of trims
The question OF leading their teams
I'D to the fire on opening day In per.
feet condition IS one OF their biggest
Worries.
big leagua clubs sticking closer TO their
camps than ever Some OF them hau
very disastrous migratory trips last
year.
ton games on off days during the sea-
son IS being frowned on.
1t Is argued that high-salar led stars
don't play up to their previously adVer-
tised regulations and thus cheapen the
game in, the minds OF the public. lao,
All exhibition games are more OF Iebs
farcIcal. Players do not like to take
chances and they don't as rule.
Clubs have tried to get back some
Of the oXpcnses OF training camp py
exhibition tours. But the little collected
take.
The best argument for extra games Is
that they break UP long train rides
The Yankees with Babe Ruth are
probably the only clubs that would draw
very much through the turnst!les in
exhibition games next spring. They'll
probably take advantage OF II. too.
But on the whole transforming tours
don't do hall club any good, IMAM
c!aliy or otherwise.
Good talent cft!mes goes to waste IN
other sports the same way.
Chick" Harley kept Pete Stinchcomo
from being a regular on the Ohio state
eleven until this year.
, Chick graduated and Pete steppeu
into his shoes and won the name OF De,
Ing tho smartcst player In the west and
also became an All-Amcrican selection
by many pickers right off the reel
Stinchcomb's talent WAS wasted M
the Buckeye school until this year. II
I would seem. 4,
Latent greatness IS n great thing &c
have LYNX around handy. but unless II
ia given n chance to show itself why
i IL goes backwards and oftentimes is
lost forever.