The Washington herald., 1920-12-02
HILLTOPPERS FEAR
j FAST MOUNTAINEERS
Exendine Drives Squad In Lengthy Workout
West Virginians Have Flashy Back6eld
Star In Kelly.
By r.. M. HELGEsEN.

That Bethany mas an eAScSs
chance to trim the Blue and Gray
In their post-season clash here sat
urday is conceded by the Hilltoppers'
most ardent supporters. Exendine
himself. running true to form. con-
tinues to say nothing regarding his
teams chances of finishing the sea-
SON with a victory. However, he
Is arriving the Hilltop squad to the
limit and before this weeks prac-
tice Is over the boys will be able
to. fully explain the meaning oil
work"
Exendine let the squad slide
through a light" workout yester-
day. giving them only signal ses-
sion and a long kicking and follow
ing-the-balI drill in an effort to
get the kinks out of the muscles.
The word light" used in refer
ring to football practice may mean
most anything. For its real mean
ing IL all depends upon whether you
are driving or being driven, accord
ing to the Hilltop squad
The coaches got the squad out
early, much earlier than usual, ana
then proceeded to put the boys
through what they term the afore-
mentioned light" workout
Practice led on with signal
drill. 1t sounds very simple-sig-
nal drill. II hardly resembles the
average mans definition OF work
However, an hour and half OF
this. and the squad was ready for
a shower, something to eat. and
then. to them, the most Important
thing of all-bed-
fhey didn't get what they were
ALI longing for, however, as Exen-
dine-again running true to FORM
being very much dissatisfied with
their showing, sent the kickers
down the field for a light" kicking
workout, while to the others ne
murmured-again we quote Exen-
dine-a few" words, pregnant with
football sense and what is known
to a gridfron warrior as skull
chatter"
Later the whole squad, barring
the ends, was sent down with the
kickers for limbering up and fall
ing on the ball work. The flank
men, under the watchful eye OF
Exendine, were run through a spe-
cial drill
After more than three hours or
Tight" work the squad was dis
missed. with the admonition to be
ready for scrimmage work today
the only one before the game with
the West Virginians.
Bob Legendre, Olympic star, ana
one of the greatest all-round track
men, ever developed in this country,
played left half during the greater
part of the signal drill. Exendine
epent some time in "single-coach-
ing" Legendre and will probably
start him at one of the halves
against the West Virginians.
Legendrs is fast and once in an
open feld would be hard to stop. He
also weighs in the neighborhood of
1so and can hit a line with the best
Of them when 1t Is necessary. How
ever the coaches will probably use
him in open field work entirely.
shifting some of Flavin's work onto
the broad shoulders of the husky
track star. Legendre will also come
IN handy in the kicking end of the
xane as he Is the best field goal
booter on the squad
Bethany will probably start the
game favorites. or at least on even
terms with the Hilltoppers. Their
erans who have played on the team
for-two years who are just begin
ming tc show the real team work
which only comes after long prac-
ice together.
The West Virginians' line, from
tackle to tackle, averages 160
pounds of mountaineer energy. The
ends both weigh around 157, ana
are extremely fast and well drilled.
Both can get down under kicks well.
and both are particularly efficient
on the receiving end of the overhead
game.
The backheld, somewhat lighter
than the line, is composed of Stew
ard. Elder, Kelly and Randolph, fast
as lightning, and all of them ex-
perts at the open game. Kelly, at
left half. is the particular star of
the mountaineers, being one of the
cleverest men at running the ends
in the East Reports indicate that
he In as fast as Flavin, and the
duel between these two will be
watched with interest Saturday.
In addition to being fast, Kelly
Is a hard and sure tackler and re-
turner Of kicks, rivaling Tucker, of
W. and l. fame. in that respect.
The Naval Academy will lose only
three line men of the squad that
trimmed the Pointers. by graduation.
Even, captain and right end. and
Moore and Wi1lkie, guards. other
wise the line which played against
the Cadets will remain intact. The
losses from among the substitutes
will also be slight.
OF the sixteen regulars and sec
ond-string backfield men only two,
waters and Poole, win graduate.
Waters played full through the
early season games and was also in
the service battle, and was consid-
cred the ace of the plunging backs.
Poole was sub quarter and got in
many of the early season games.
but failed to get a chance against
the Army.
Among the backheld candidates
available next year are: Koehler.
the Cadets; Rawlings, Conroy, Ham
ffton, O'Regan. Cruise. Noyes. Nc
Rse, Barchet and Cullen
Both King and Bolles. the regular
tackles, will be available. but will
probably have to fight to keep their
jobs as weidorn and Carney showed
flashes of class during the tag end
OF the season. FolweIl being par
tfcularly impressed with the work
of wddorn.
Taking II all in an. Folwell will
have . wonderful squad next year
having more than an even chance
against the Cadets as far as material