The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-23
W.V.U. ELEVEN
NOT So HEAVY
Team Will Average 1873
Pounds And This Is Not
a Guess

MoRGANToWN, Sept. 23-The
West VIrginian eleven as 1t Will
likely take the field Saturday at
Fairmont against Wesleyan with
Captain Lentz, Hill, Martin and
Dawson in the backtield; Meredith
and HarrIck at ends; johnson and
Ouinlan at tackles; Kay and Set
ron at guards and Fuccy, or Ems
weller, at center, will average just
1873 pounds per man in weight &C.
cordinE to absolutely correct
weights obtained when the men
stepped onto the scales at the gym
here before practice today.
Many reports as to the weight
of The Mountaineers have gone
forth, but none OF them have been
more than guesses. Nat Cartmeli,
the trainer, however, took the
weight OF all men on the training
table Monday and again on Thurs
day and will keep a weekly record
of their variations.
In the backfield the weight VIII
be III pounds to the man with 1Sb
for Lentz; $50 for Hill; 1877 Ior
Martin: and 1G2 for Dawson. IN
the line it Will be even 100 pounds
per man with ISL for Mereolth;
1871 for Harrick; 1876 for Juinlan;
2O4 for Johnson: 200 Tor Setron
1856 for Fuccy or Emswei;er ana
I76 for Kay, It is still the biggest
line the Mountalneers have had
In wears and out-of.town fans who
have not seen the aggregation OF
material that West Virginia has
this wear can get better estimate
of lis size from the statement that
big Joe Harrick whose figure is
known to thousands Of West Viz
ginia followers, Is next to the
smallest man in the whole line.
Bow KAY weighs 176, or five pounds
less than Harrick at ISL, and Quln.
ian. Setron, Fuccy, johnson, ana
Meredith all weigh more than Har'
rick. Two of the backs, Captain
LENT and Marion, both weigh sew
eraI notches heavier than Harrick
also, so It can be seen that even
though the first dispatches telling
Of the Mountaineers size were
slightly exaggerated, the team IS
still one OF the heaviest in the
whole country.
And those who are eSpectllh
West Virginia 10 be distanced ny
Wesleyan's "Gpeedier" team on
Saturday at ia rmont, have more
rcckonings to take. J hose VINO
figure In this way cel fanny nave
never seen Joe Ha.l ick. TONER
Martin. Ne edith, Johnson. Kay
and even Dawson and Il II, "nen
they are under way. htae men
ell combine uu tsUal We Ght with
UNITS al s,eCd. That IS VIVA makes
;i,rIl ta. 100 ball !li%&.S. ne
Musn :. uec. ; vii EEnl all eleven
u iLa sit d sat- ~ W''i,f mas
;ho 10 u:Ii ru%et 10 D+,L.A any
team IL me E4i.ad S.a =. on equal
tc ,;ua. III sou 80 the zeal VIII
not play that sort ut game Satur-
dag. rhc fact is, al.4ati.e Is. 60.
iEg 10 count him SELF fortunate II
he can win cory oicf MesIe'
mn b. a comfortable l:-a: gin. There
is no diaC9uating Wcs!2%!E mere.
That is What aug IRIS VIC; .Or
v'ct6.y IN the minds of the close
followers of the team. 1t is be-
uevcd that il the Mountaincer out
fit as ut present constituted goes
into the Wesleyan battle with
"Blood in its eye" as the saying
COOS. Wesleyan can be properly
VanOuished. but not otherwise.
There has so far been no organ
fzation for cheering or other dem
onstration here. In all probability
the band OF SIS pieces will be on
hand and will be augmented by
the Mason-Dixon-SeVen from
Clarksburg. all former West Vir-
ginia students and perhaps thuse
will he organized for Friday night
hut the plans for 1t are not yet per-
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