The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-08
SPEARS
EXPLAINS As
IL GOES ALONG
Nountaineer Team viii
Know the Why Of
Football
r. .LnrY.

PARK, Nd. Sept 81
work and determination
Food morale are worth any
football team, west
should profit thereby
4he coming season. Coach
n sure giving Ehe m1en
g6lanty tosdo; they are full
hEhtIng spirit and every
edge and eager for the
rhe4e IS no tagging, no
skfng; no fussing, out a nel1@
of5tha hardest kind Oh Work;
Is devoting quite a good
81 his time at present 70 me
5iSs4nen and the Mountaineers
h6fil8 have some thing worth
SafIeei this department, Fats
nienty Of patience with men
~ and no takes plenty OF
M instruct a man In some
tctilar work in order that he
Ssy 9afn the exact knowledge OF
play that IS desired
sg6y and because" are
ynotas words with Spears as ne
8fecEs the men In play on the
tiatd He tells how q man shouln
4 certain position and then
In detail the reason, so
tha students under him are
Eimuly machines directed
SyntiEft a certain path but under
s6dinr football men who have
s6lidSfoundatIon for every move
M nnder the various condt-
Io1s that may arise in q o
ban seme,
NE watched both the morning
sd aftarnoon sessions yesterday
dare free to admit, as 90 many
thersi that West Virginia foot,
65ii6 players never got real
S6ofbau bchooiing until this yeaP
one fellow put It Il thought
q little football, but
t6und out when I started work
0nsthfs SQUAD that did o
" q thing about the game"
Thss morning session was de-
6fsd8to very light work. Punting
sfid nasstng featured the workout,
Mn Spears taking a group Q
lnenlen aside for a few special IN
Fuctipns. No heavy togs Me
SFnaa I'll the morning sessions.
afternoon battle was q diff
s4snt story. however. The backs
n round with the buck
strap, while Spears had two
XII al lines hammer1ng away at
ri other across the field. Fol-
f3RinF this came a signal dT!ll.
Isyan alternating in run
ring The ball up and down inc
Asid Under the careful eye OF the
main works
As a finale to the days manu;
emo 15 minutes of grass drill"
Which comes close to murder III
first degree that late IN the
The men are lined up In
1israa and the ema1n works"
3 a few PAGES and calls
f1eSfiguraB for the dance.
front he yells.
DdWn on their bellies go the
tired warriors.
sHack comes the command;
Gnd they nop over.
sIjpa' shouts Spears, ana thew
come % thetr feet and stand
AGer going through a ttrE
ia for 10 or Is minutes, a f9l-
Fever challenges any person
foeR long hike after supper.
sceafs says this Is fine foT the
air40rs. and no doubt It Is.
a6%SYer, We are mighty thaakful
are not q footballer. Great
we get a lame back Just
56ol:ins at the squad go through
aa drill.
dt3te a number Of the bcgs r
tie hospital squad. That Is 70
they have to have a little
trnent from the Hon. Nathan
n Cartmel Tho semi.scrlm-
seaSon is on, besides tack
3tfS drills with the backe carry
iits ths bail. so that bruises and
sunni and SO on that are to lie
ERECTED akeap many Of the men
ne Eartmell calling list How
STar there Is nothing real serious
the majority of the boys aud
maysareN right on the Job at the
daisg workouts. Fact Of the mat
Is that in a week Or 20 tho
men3win be so hard that It Will
mallet engine tn jar EN-
much.
rms weather here is ideal at the
prgssnt time and is putting lie
the bunch on the field. They
an IKE d pack of hungry lions
en thSy snap off a play in sie-
haiSdefls.
f:n.ae Meredith Is making a
GOD showing at guard and II we
~sre allowed 20 make a guess we
World say that he has a good
snceiot beine q tirrt string man;
Ws5cant maks anj guesses SO
can,t say that. He's just a
Working m0iuher OF tn"
&nSnB bunch. Hill Is looking
asfhts season and seems abe
aks more punishment than
sHgFGr. HGwktua1S paying end
an 8i the oldh.t:me" dash IaE.1
and IS not lacking in life
The neck up. nor from the
sc down. Pierre Hi is fight
good hight against big odds
my3SBe heard from before
anda0t the season.
GgnR scvtmmage may be
any day and the crowd
wse6es the workouts each
Ssgef to.see the boys mix It
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