The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-27
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fiis field victorious at South Side /
park Saturday afternoon il the bat |
f 10 ith Wesleyan for the state grid !
;ttdsn El1auIpIo nshfp but West Virgin
fatrpoters need not burn too much
fire In celebration OF the event. I
i view OF the fact that there are
s0mesreal hard nuts for the varsity !,
! to crack in the immediate future:
ffYesdo not wish to take any glory OF
the hard. earned victory over Wes- |
lieyannaway from the West Virginia J
team but simply to remind the
folks down Morgantown way that
tie wesleyan game represent !
efs the soup course on the football /
&mEntn and 1t is a long. way, to the
Ice cream, small cup Of coSee anu
cigaret
Ss8ther West Virginia nor Yves
Sloyan%tn the game on Saturday
showed any exceptional football, but !
unless one wished to be super-criti |
I cal the game was as good as nigh !
he expected under the torrid |
Waather conditions that prevailed,
altogether uniting for a demon
stfation OF the best in football. There
sEcan be. no getting away from one !
TACT however, namely, that Yves
lsyan's lighter team played whale
OH a game generally speaking in the
lace of great odds and practically
certain defeat, Holding West Vir-
gfni1 to. a score Of 14-0, and the last
5aaEep of those points coming In the
dua1 minutes Of the game through !
What seemed to be an unfortunate
I error OF Judgment on the part OF
ftsld leader Of Wesleyan after
the departure OF Snedegar from the
sis no shameful exhibition for
& fii Buckhannon lads by any man
ner of meansI The error OF judo
menE to which we refer was an eff
fort TO work forward pass in the !
shadow OF the Wesleyan goal posts
when st seemed better policy to
punt out Of danger. The pass was .
Intercepted, and Little JOSEPH"
arrtck slipped around the end Tor
Isl yards and q touchdown on the
IeSG play, Homer Martin kicking
the goal from touchdown: The for
ward pass play was likely used in
3 % Iast desperate effort to tie the
lsrQrafby taking the Varsity by sur
prise and getting man away with |
tie ball in an open field. The play
ias used successfully last Thanks
I dying by the Penn State team
4 against the Pitt Panther. but II
proTed very disastrous Saturday.
More speed and quicker action III
EettIng into play must DO the or
der OF things ut Morgnntown from
now on to mako the season a sue.
cess Aline of "beef" will not alohe
insure football Victories. Too many /
times Saturday, West Virginia lined |
M and stood for 10 seconds or more ,
with a Irerfect diagram OF the play I
they intended to use presented for
the inspection Of the. opposition.
The varsity must snap INTO the
jplays faster. We 90 not intend this
Tor harsh criticism as we fully rea.
lie none must expect perfect work. !
Ing machinery the first game of the ,
aaeasonSsi The taCklinE Of the team |
can afBo be improved greatly and
+ SOM title attention must be given
) to tddctng the number OF penalties
whfctf Will be inflicted by a keen-ey-
! ed official like Nathan Tufts. Rete. |
ere Tufts seemed persona non grata
1 With the West Virginia fans for his
numerous penalties imposed on the /
Blue and Gold. But. It was not his
fatif6 He can't be blamed for soak. |
on tfe-penalties when he observed |
an Illegal move. That's what he Is
sraf Tor, and take 1t from us, 1t is
;VeT5s hEErd to slip anything over on
him. We have seen him work in
many games, and he calls ;em close.
"9Ubpyo has some mighty. fine |
loo ing material down at Morgan
kelHn4 but there are several rough |
p3Acas to be smoothed out. and we
feel condent that the early cham
bionship game having been dispos-
ed OF in satisfactory manner. so
Tar as winning Is concerned. Mcln' |
tire will bend every esort TO nave
the team in tip.top shape for the
kt-p9ne, and incidentally take on
: l5ehigh in the interim between now
Sfid the Pitt contest, To win tho
y n e battle would be GROWING
achievement for West Virginia. but |
only hard work during the next two |
weeks with the resultant improve
ment in the general playing OF the
4 Varsity will make such happy out. |
come Of the Forbes Field rumpus
possible.
There must be decided improve.
ment in the punting department. !
laFtin viii have to speed up in get. |
ting the ball away from him or sui. |
fer &tiA consequences of blocked |
iclcg Homer played q great game |
it9rei Saturday and save for this de-
feGt looks sweet in the bacletleld. It |
can be eTadicated with little more
DespIte some disappolntments
uianifested by the West Virginia
fpns over the showing OF the team
saturiay, the future is very bright
.iQE 4AGSAO Wy 41EA4 u "SA NJ
It "a hard to get q real line on a
team In the first game OF the sea-
gen played under conditions such as
prevailed on Saturday.
ARStn the future. OF Wesleyan?
Y Goa Higgins Is under heavy bur-
b In the matter of not having. a |
ficienk number Of men available. |
E4is team is builded pretty much
saTOnnd Sned egar, Radman and Ross,
md a line that can whip its weight |
81 Wildcats. Snedegar was badly
red in tho game Saturday and |
not be available for the clash |
. K Wash-Jeh next Satur.
day. With q minimum number OF
dents during the remainder OF
skhe season Wesleyan should go
Food, although they have small
6neas Of doing much with W. & ].
Wheeling
FffgginB has some taollers on his
The Wesleyan lads sure dio |
seaaltie West Virginia, Radman
bein particulariy busy as q defen.
fT8 bird.
mic giaring defect in the Wesley.
IA sam Saturday was a seeming
isfi condition when they han
\ Is BEN They spent much time
"A king mp their minds what play
~ c93ls and tlben called the wrong