The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-01
HAS
HARD TINE
IN CONTEST
NIonntaineers Worked To
gether Better Than in
Previous Game
Rv LARRY

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showing their first real effort al
cooperative football and playing q
rame that surprised their most ar
dent admirers and was about 500
per cent better than in any major
eame In which they have taken
DaTt this season. West Virginia
held, the much tOuted Princeton
football eleven to a 1913 score NJ
Princeton Saturday, and gave lhol-
cations that the team may hnisn
4 season In a belated blaze OF
gLory that may give q peaceful anu
promising setting to q TAtler IN
happy season.
AaWonderful drop kick from q
very difficult angle in tho thirG
quarter, by Murray, m interc92teai
forward pass, q dnsa TO the west
Virginial goal line by Clarity, the
run being about so yards, made
Inv beautiful Interference, sent
West Virginia back home defeated
but not disgraced after tho Noun
taineers had been out front 800 at
the end of the first half OF tho
Princeton played without two OF
their hnchfield stars, but It is
doubtful, considering the fight the
hGlN AZ "ALbF
these two stars could have brought
the Tiger anything Ike as deci-
slye a victory as that secured by
the Bull Dog at New Haven one
brief week before.
1t was q wonderful game TO look
at. Full of tense situations, dash
ing play, open work. field goals,
strenuous offensive and stubborn
defense play, It kept the rather
smRlI crowd on edge all the way
General Leonard Wood al one OF
perhaps this fact made the West
Virginia boys play their best foot
The Tiger football outfit looked
right raw the major part OF the
contest. They Sumbled, tho pass
from center yer ut times very
poor, the team seemed at sea and
spent a great amount Of time IN
conference trying To decide what
play to Use next. Heraid.d MS The
greatest team Of the Big Three"
much-as II they would have to do
a great,s amount OF hard work tho
next~two weeks to keep from wind
ing up about third in the Prince
ton.Yate, Harvard race. but as we
~haye-sa1d, West Virginia was play
ing some extraordinary football
and this may have made the Tiger
look very bad.
Harrick, back at tackle, Martin.
Beck, LentZ, Johnson and praCil-
ca1ly every mCutber OF the team
played good football. Even BIZ"
Dawson staged Il comeback and
directed the team IN Very accept
ablo fashion, save in Tho fourth
quarter, then he seemed To get eN-
cited after Prince had put owe Il
touchdown and tried to smash the
Princeton line when West Virginia
had the ball deep III her own ter
ritory. However, Dawson looked
so much better In the Princeton
game and played such a stellar en-
gagement for three quarters that
one can overlook q little lapse in
the final period.
Carl went through tho game with.
put tntury, but the i"ighL-haircd lad
from Harrisburg was the special
object Of the Princeton dtig&5G and
was right well taken care Of et cry
time he attempted to carry the ball.
It looked as II he might have been
used oftener In the final period. His
defensive work was very good, and
several times he smashed Prince
ton runs.
The MountaIneers forged TO the
front right of the bat, SO TO speak.
A Tiger tumble early in the first
period gave West Virginia off the
ballon the Princeton IS yard line.
The Tiger line held. and on fourth
down Pistol Bill' Johnson broke
Into the football hall OF fame with
q d~eafening crash, when. with Mar
tin holding the ball, Ln kicked 4.
goal from placement OIL the SO yard
line.
Just after this Princeton rushed
the ball Into the territory of the
Mountaineers, and then lost It on
a tumble, Lentz recovering for
West Virginia on the 81 yard limo.
.tThe ball soe-sawcd up ana
down the field in the second peri
cd. Princeton tried q placement
kick~from the 36.yurd line, hut it
was blocked. Kiger got the ball
and nearly wiggled loose for n
touchdown, but was captured in
mid-feId.
Early in the third quarter Prince
ton again took the ball into the
shadow of the West Virginia goal
posts. It seemed a sure touchdown,
but Cleayes fumbled, hut FORUM
point on the fourth down that
Murray kicked his field goal and
tied tho count.
A llttle later a Princeton pass
was intercepted in MOuntainecr
IS yard line. A play or two later,
a forward pass. Martin to Kiser,
was intercepted by Clarity about