Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-03
SPEARS NOT TO
PICK TEAM FOR
LONG Time YET
Puts Damper On Enthusiasm
Of Sport Writers.

Deer Park. Md, Sept. %
ILeaping Joe Harrick and his bro
Their, Steve, tackle on the Varsity
for three years and halfback on
last years freshman team, respec-
lively, arrived late last night and
complete the roster of old men ex-
Ipected at the West Virginia Uni
Iyersity training camp here. Joyce,
Ithe New York school boy, who is
Just returning from a trip to South
America, is expected the first of
next Week and it is possible that
spears will extend invitations to
one or two other West Virginia boys
who are on the waiting list.
Attention to detail and fundamen-
tails continued to characterize the
practices of last night and this
morning and the improvement in the
whole group of men is very notice
able The linemen have been re-
ceiling instruction in blocking and
breaking through while the backs
Igo through and make the second
AIRY defense.
The newspaper correspondent in
the West Virginia University foot
ball training camp who sends out "a
STORY attempting to- pick a lineup
for the Mountaineer football team
lin advance of definite announce
ment from "Fat" Spears himself is
going to incur the animosity of the
new West Virginia tutor.
Spears Is going to pick his line
up from game to game and the
mere fact that an individual is Sc
lected for the opening contest, or
for the first scrimmage, or even for
the Pittsburgh conflict signifies by
mo means that he has berth for
THE season, because Spears has
STATED that a new season is going
Ito start every MoSday.
Spears has a lot of eager work
Iers here in camp and when he gets
back to Morgantown there Is going
Ito be a most thorough canvas to
try and bring out at least 100 adj
hitiona1 men for football These
will of course, be largely men
Qualified only for the freshmen or
scrub squads, but in numbers there
lis strength and perhaps men will
be picked up who before the sea-
son is over will be real assets to
1.-THE Varsity itself.
Against Individual Stars.
Snears is not an enthusiast for
the newspaper man who boosts in
Idividuals at the expense OF the
whole team. Of course there must
be certain amount Of reference
to individuals in newspaper mat
ter. but when it comes to nat
statements that so-andso has q
place "cinched" or this fellow is
I"certain" to make the team, Spears
ldecries II and believes it is bad
thing for the football team. the
individual should be subordinated
Ito the team and while it is hoped
that stars will he developed this
season who will rank with the best
lin the country, that is not the aim
LOT Spears. He wants a team with
eleven men in every play and there
will he no time for. or any patience
with. any man who thinks more or
his own fortunes than Of those of
It is rumored that Spears may
linaugurate a regular Scrimmage be-
fore next week has 'elarsed but
this IN not certain and in all prob
ability. persuing his usual course,
nobody will know when scrimmage
will take place till the coach gets
ON the field and orders It. Any
man who comes to the field for
anv afternoon practice even now
without headgears and shoulder
Inads ia sure of quick trip back
Eo the dressing room to secure the
missing articles Rough work has
already started in measure and
III win he gradually increased.