The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-16
GIVES
IIQNI.AINEERS
l.REf AIR TALK
camp AT Deer Park Will
Bob oxen Up To
morrow
AZ LarN

3lEER RAhhI Ma.I SSpL' 10
Thbss who came OFT early to the
esbaii field yesterday afternoon
az q picturesque sight, when
Eplsh Spears decided to give the
fegdtRP afternoon lecture on the
4taId instead of at the regular
siStii practice hall" With the
snfife squad Bprawled out about
m der the goal posts, the
works. talked football for
5sSibiy IS minutes. OF course 1t
fsas private lecture and ono
esnid not hear anything from the
delines. The big boy squatted
the grass and had long and
rneat talk with the lads upon
hom rests the burden of making
doFbRiIs history at West Virginia
m season. AS Spears talked.
E6ck GORDON leaned comfortably
gSinst q goalpost and Rodgers
s7Htss stretched out on his stomach
I'D seemed to be rubbing TIE end
81 his nose IN the ground.
fphere was no scrEnmage yes
Several OF the boys are
fferit1z from F.u!ses Saud the
eaEaho decided to lay off the
fs stnff for a day Following the
sftarneon lsctuse, the tackl ng
trnay was battered around for
AT an hour.
Srears then spent some time
IN the backfield men as they
harEed on the "bucking strap"
IA PASSED cut some good advice
5w and again to the boys as they
ged up and stuck their heads
the halter.
fter some attention had been
Yen. 10 the linosmen across ths
ED, Spears d vIded the SQUAD.
JordSn took one delegation down
b the far end Of the field for sis'
5driil, running his tenn across
Srtdirou. B-hiIe Spears woracd
~ other gang UP ana 6own the
i5Ie bunch sear7Hd to 'a- > n.
81 81 i. on the Ectnva!. hHt the
.raain works" scon hai them
pied cut CT Il, and t was =
Jerry frelic up and dnTa the field
fsF over an hour, web nov set
ess bRclSs, ends en1 ''neCen going
from time to time.
goodly number o. the hos
Fsre excused from the grass drill.
Sch ends this days work; but
ia bss who took part had n real
ssrill, Spears made them step live
!. He told them rs soon as they
could do the drill the way It should
dunetit would 70: take so lonS
theTfiT, through the exercises.
Coach. Ward I.anham left 20"
atmont yesterllay afternoon. He
I'll leave there Friday evening
Tor Kew York. where he will re-
present West Nirg MIA at the foot
ball rules Interpretation meeting
Tshfch is to be bed at the Bit.
more on Saturday evening west
rg1nia will Jon hands with sew
sfsi other schools TO block any
4 etGort to interpret certain shift
plays as Illegal. Spears has de-
5fSseioped play whiGi has the
t&teisman shift and a few others
sitestenSa block. We can find no
iifaiiIt with the shift as he uses it
aud It is so timed that II executed
With any degree OF judgment
shouId be. free from penalty.
THE boys will all ba glad to get
way from here Saturday after
Sbon. This has been an Ideal
Mace to train, but three weeks OF
stlis hardest kind Of work Is
Rough, perhaps, and the warriors
sai1l he glad to get back to Nor.
gantoWn.
some Of the lads have had a
hard time sleeping in this high
land. Whether It is the light air
az what, We can't tell. However,
X thtnk the football fellows only
imagine they do not sleep we'll,
tof they. could not show the pep
~. do on the field twice day
they did not get any more sleep
ttsn soma of them Slain.