The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-25
PRESENT FRESHMEN At " WI.
WILL Be EXCELLENT ATER|AL
ONLY THREE VARSITY Mem LOST
ny aAADUATION-8UHO Elk
PECTHD TO REPLACE LENTx.
sYroshies" Are Playing Great BAu This
Year and Many Stars IRE Making
Bid for 1874 Positions.
Special Dis potch to the IntellIgencer.

Special Dispotch to the lntelligencer.
Morgantown. Oct. 24.-wlth the 1920
season just half over and five big games
still to be played. Mountaineer football
fans are beginning 20 look forward TO
next season. when they expect west
Virginia TO put team on the field that
will aaSily equal the present machine In
strength. Never before in the history
OF the school. thanks TO the inauguration
OF tie Freshmen eleven. has there been
such a wealth OF material on hand. ana
as ooth members OF the Freshman
)sqAd and this years scrubs VIII re-
Jtunn next season II can truthfully DC
san that the team will come up 10 inc
WjSt Virginia standard.
captain Lentz, EmSweller and Dawson
az the only three Varsity men who VIII
b lost by graduation, and when II Is
tken into consideration that there are
nready a number OF capable men clam
ring for their positions. the prospects
ire exceedingly bright
Simon, the sensational halthack from
New Cumberland high. who. although
Freshman. is being carried on the var
silly squad and has been used IN part
OF the big games, H. expected TO ne one
OF tho strongest candidates Tor Lrntn y
halfback position. However. '"ath
l.nham will send Joe Bart"llr. Kennedy
AID Steve lIarriCk Ia tn" varsity next
clAsmate simon u hard battle. In Hd
dtlon TO thaHc, Coach Ianhnm has about
ffs othor bHCkfield mon. VII" ar" ll"
rowing steadily and threatening |" am
lace Somc Of tho Fr"Ahman regulars
Already IIouK BoworH. the tToAhlcn
star quarterback la being toutcd hHth"
AountaInccrs unHt general. How"r1 IN
n wonderful littlo player and Will tore"
George Hill and Lytln To cStcnd thon-
selves TO tho limit " they expect to
IN hi,,h
bod for two years.
No FAR Il appears that there Will b"
only ono vacancy In tho line. tho piS"t
berth Sam EmAwCllcr IL playing ms
lRHt year hcro. hut since Fuzzy, "n"th"r
Freshman on tho varsity squad. NAN
done 40 we'll in tho games In which no
has played. Coach MClntlro A. not allow
Ing this position to worry MIN. Ihrh
thcro In George Barnard. tn" rcr"ppy
captain Of the Frcahlss whom Morgan
town people think Will land varsity
berth next season. Tho old Morgan
town Weston battle for tho center POSI-
tin will bs renewed at tho opening OF
next HosHon. ItuHH Bailey. OF weston
which 10 also FuCCy'S home. ana SINS
weller, fought for tho berth during TWO
keaseonA, ,
AZ In tho backticid there IL a dnarth
OF line material among tho Freshman
candidates. MsrIdrth. Quinlan and Johh-
non have already earned bcr,hH on th"
Varsity. Flanagan. tackle. In ala"
on tho first squad and played nK"ipHt
Yale yesterday. On tho Freshman team
Runs IyaIl, tho big tackle. In playing
n brand of football nothing abort OF
Ern-alionsl. and Il would not DO any sur
prise II no would break Into tho var
Hity line before tho Hoason sends. Dean.
Marsh. Heron. llciE"r, George harnaT"
Wright, Hicrrc I'm and "a dozen "th"tH
arc showing great promise and Will no
doubt bo in tho limelight ncxt season.
In addition 10 these Freshmen such mon
men as KiGer. I'M. Lytlc. StchoiSon'
Mullan, Grove, Courtney and HAWKINS,
nil subs this season. will return and
these coupled with those who arc bound
to enter school next fan made 1t appear
certain that tho Mountaincers VIII o"
able TO hold their own with the best
e!cycns in the country.