The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-22
~ boxing Will suffer II not
prep school Athletics.

perhaps boxing Will suffer II not
stopped.
Prep school Athletics.
Tho prep schools Of the country are
doing a big work in the advancement Of
athletics in the United states. Recently
wrote n screed concerning the en-
rorvement OF universal athletic training
IN West Point. Annapolis. Springfield
and other colleges. and overlooked the
prep schools.
There IS ono IN particular which Is
doing big work. That is Dr. Buck
Irvine's school at Merc"rsburg. DIR. IT.
vine who was one OF the great early
heroes OF PrnCeton's football. has en-
couraged athletics 10 large degree. and
Coach Joe Mccormick. who was promt
uent at Holy Cross IN football and
baseball. Is carrying out those policies.
There are about 500 boys in the school!
every one OF whom Is required 10 go In
for some form OF athletics. and as many
different branches OF athletics as no is
physically fitted for.
The effect OF such a policy Is. OF
course, moro clearely seen in prop
school than in a college. as the boys,
especially those who never have had
athletic training. develop much mor-
rapidly.
heTteTSpuEB was CldlVtl'N b'l '''V
prep school championship 1T baseball
last spring. it's team defeating strong
college freshman teams. especially
Princeton. A year ago it had cham
p!oushlp football team. which swept
over two freshman teams from tho large
colleges. With practically the entire
team lost 70 him. Mccormick selec'eo
another one this fall. The strenEth OF
q HI y q
lifted II somewhat above tho prvA
school average, and a. result the
schedule for this fall was almost entire
~ against freshman and second teams
OF the large colleges. The team defeat
ed Princeton freshmen. and Penn fresh
men, beating tho heavy Pom team 27
10 O. and lost only one samo, that 10 The
Penn State freshman team which was
considered almost OF varsity strength.
The record OF the first team would not
% so convincing wore II not for the
fact that tho Nercersburg second team
lost but one game and the third team
Won every game on its card.
There wero not more than 100 boys
actively playing football. more tnan
ono I'm five being on the regular teams.
with that sort OF general training, II 's
small wonder that such schools send so
great a proportion OF stars to the col
lego football teams.
Another signal scandal
Nays football team and tho midd!eS
are sincerely disturbed over tho report
/ that tho signals Of the team either we"V
| stolen ar betrayed before or during
| tho game against BucKnrN.
! During the game Bu"knen seemed :"
/ know every PLAY before II started. and
after the game navy players were IN
/ formed that BuckUell had known the
/ signals and that tho Information had
reached penn state Navy made n sud
den switch Of tie signals which pre-
vented Pam State knowing what was
! coming OF. ana thrr"f"re had n" effect
| n tho result Of that game. excepting.
! perhaps. TO make ~" Annapolis players
| less familiar with tho code.
Tho mystery - now no signals wHr"
| discovered Navy had Prart'c"d openly,
and II Is possible some outsider dtsHov-
: cred some Of th"!r signals NJ least m!
nas%4d them on. Mu"ker'sh work which
should be stopped.
copy right, 1872. y. y. E'eH.ns MAJ '