The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-09-25


the great day has arrived at last.
Starting at 3 o'clock this afternoon
West Virginia and West Virginia
Wesleyan will battle for the state
football championship at South
S4de park, while the greatest
crowd ever assembled for an ath'
Ietic event In this city watches the
progress Of the game. Early to-
day there was some indication that
It might start to rain before game
time, but unless there is heavy
.doWnpOur there will be close to
10000 people assembled at the
ball park when Referee Tufts
blows. his whistle for the tnitdnl
skickoff:y
4 RotjS EcapiG5 are prined for the
SceEIeSti and It should be a battle
royal from start to finish. West
Virginia isathe fRYortte to win on
account OF having a heavier team.
but tho lighter Wesleyan lads are
not worrying much about the West,
Virginia beef" and expect to pull
a few surprises on the crowd from
Morgantown. There is consider
able betting on the outcome OF tho
game, with West Virginia fans
granting odds to the Wesleyan
hackers at 2 to / and 8 to l, while
some bets have been made at even
money that West Virginia will win
by two touchdowns.
Football fans from all over the
state are present for the game, and
when the bugs have assembled at
South Side park this afternoon the
ball park will present typical big
| college football game scene. The
cheering and singing OF the rical
fans under the leadership Of the
cheer leaders will be big feature
of the event, and outside OF the
game itself the most interesting.
The Wesleyan squad arrived yes
terday afternoon about o'clock
The Buckhannon lads are quarter.
ed at the Country club. They Will
dress there about 1:45 and will be
hustled to the ball park in automo'
biles about half hour before ttmo
| for the game to start. and Will be
taken back to the club in automo
biles after the game.
The West Virginia players are
quartered at The Fatrmont, where
the coaches will keep close eye
on them until game time.
There was a great crowd OF foot
ball fans at The Fairmont last night
and early this morning. Football
was the only topic of conversation
and enough gridiron gossip was
spilled to fill the world with foot.
ball literature.
| The West Virginia team was Civ
en- great welcome when they pull
ed into The Fairmont last night
about 10 o'clock and the boys were
certainly looking fit for battle. All
the fans were eager to get
| glimpse Of Beck, the sensational
scholastic backfield man from Har-
! risburg technical high school who
will start his first collegiate game
at right half for the Varsity this
afternoon. When he came walking
into the lobby, all heads were up
and he was given q very caretul
going over by hundreds OF eyes.
"Sten" Winder was another new
lad with West Virginia that many
Of the fans were anxious to get a
look at. He will likely get into
The battle at some stage of the
game today, although he will not
| start the game. He came bounc.
| ing into the hotel last night in his
characteristic pepperboX manner
and was as busy as bee taking
| in the scenery until Coach McIn.
tire ordered the players TO bed.
Joe Harrick, who will play right
end this afternoon for West Vlr-
glnia team, Is looking great, and
does not seem to have suffered
much on account OF his recent Ill.
ness, which for a time It was fear.
ed would keep him out OF the game
today. Harrtck Is without a doubt
one of the greatest football play
ers ever turned out anywhere. Joo
Is a quiet fellow who never seeks
any publicity and who goes about
his work IN an easy going manner
that makes really spectacular plays
by him seem ordinary. But every
football critic realizes the worth
OF Joe Harrick as grtdtron var
rior and he is liable to be the bus,
lest worker on the field at South
Side park this afternoon.
"RusS" Meredith, Fairmont boy
will start the game at left end for
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