The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-13

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Big Teams On the sched-
lie WilHave To Fight
Hard
FOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md!
When It was announced
0ine time ago that the West Vir'
INC University football team, in
sanfEe pf the loss Of Rodgers, the
81. American fullback, King, Hite,
1Aifey Ice, Mills and other stars
az last year, would play Yale ana
pTtnceton, as well as Pittsburgh
andRaShington and JEFFERSON, with
I5ee, and a few small schools
Z i5agides. those who run athletics
f5f the West Virginians were look
! ed upon as riding for a fall.
But. observation OF tho squad OF
{ fifk MEN who have been here In
ta ming for the last week compels
the conviction that West Virginia
f sofng to be far from door mat
d f6f other eleVens this fall and that
E 81 lei, ct al, had as well prepare
7 for tough afternoons the same us
last year when "Tubby" Mclntiro
end his troup OF athletes come
Mcintire, by the way, is being
ha1ped in the coaching OF tbs
Mountatners by Ira Rodgers him
sell, Ward Lanham, well known
West HiTgtnian who is hustler,
and tie. team Is being trained by
Nat Gartmell, the old Penn star.
J McIntfFe with six years in charge
at West Virginia, knows what he
\ wants In the way OF assistants ana
5 has had Everything going along at
treat rate since the work started
LINEUP About Settled
Just now 1T appears that, though
tIiere may be later minor changes,
the West Virginia lineup is com
flete with Qulnlan at center; Set
ron and Kay at guards Johnson
and Buchovecky at tackles; Har-
RISK and eWn sbach at ends; Hin
at quarterback; Beck and Captain
Eentz at halfbacks and Martin al
1nHback. :,
These. men have all been well
brought up, in o football sense.
5Gabt ain Lentz weighs 1874 pounds,
came to West Virginia in 1915 from
6W MartinsYille, w. Va, high
School and has played three years
on the eleven with. distinction.
4 gsentzj is "a great defensive man ana
McIntire uses him as one OF his two
thraesyRrd men when the oppo-
ifents have the ball. He is also
good In the interference but medic
ore at advancing the oval. Beck,
the other ,halfback weighs 173 and
came along rom Harrisburg Techs
81 SAT- eleven of last year which
scored about seven hundred points
inst high school teams without
having Its goal line crossed. lie
i lookB like a star. Martin, the full
back is a veteran having subbed
at an end last fall though playing
four years In the backficld AZ
FIe weighs 1872, throws passes,
kicks and Is a strong runner. Hill.
the Quarterback weighs but 1856 but
IS aquarter miller in track and with
Beck win be depended upon to DO
the open running as well as to
catch passes. He plays at Fair
mont CIV. Na.) high school ana
snbbed to Trip" King last fall.
Line Is Big.
The line averages traction over
10 pounds in weight from end to
end. 1t Is the biggest West Vlr-
ginia has ever had and its indl.
Yidnal members have plenty of uc-
ton. The quality Of McIutirc,5
I.u6h-line material Is evidenced by
the fact that he felt safe in moving
Joe Harrick, who weighs 1873 AMI
who unquesttonably was one of the
best tackles in college football last
fBll to an end post HarriCk has
q played tackle two years Mt West
Virginia and came originally from
Indiana (Pa.l State Normal school.
The other end Is at present taken
cara4of by Wtlsbach another two
hundred FOUNDER from harrisburg
Tech who played fullback alongside
OF Beck. Wilsbach Is q powerful
fellow and with Harrick and wills
bach the Mountaineers should have
little for their secondary defense
to- do but tackle the runners. Bill
Johnson who lives at WEIGH, w.
but who went to Swarthmore
prep school, finishing In 1916. is a
two hundred and fifteen pound hus.
" who entered West Virginia In
and played q single game, that
Against Penn, but was then called
to the National guard because Of
the Mexican trouble. He looks ca.
pabte. The other tackle post is
filled by John Buchovecky who
went First to YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, high
school, then to Indiana Normal
md last year was graduated at
New York Military Academy on
rho Hudson. He weighs 205 pounds
and IS fest McIntire regards him
an specially dependable man.
The guards, Kay and Setron, were
both regulars at the end OF the
1919 season at West Virginia Kay
first played In '16 and then had
tWol years In France. Setron came
rom Parkersburg, W. Va, high
school In 1919 and weighs 21O as
compared to 267 when he reported
81 v Ga1sHgc. Kay Is relatively light
at l1s pounds but Is very agrees
siye The center will be Jim Quin.
IAN mo played In 1919 on the Hunt.
tngt0n, w. Va, Normal school team,
F5a kHa 200 pound fellow who pass.
accurately, a most essential
quality In the West Virginia system
aich calls for direct passes to the
1nner as all times.
o. the line, too, there is Mere.
& regular guard IN 1917; Ems.
uetlert p sub center In 1913; Kiger,
thend In 1913; Fuccy, q 1875
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