The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-12
INJURIES RECEIVED IN HA1GT
TRAINING HEAL1no AID ALL
FEELING MUCH BETTB8
Heller, Last Year frsshmAn 1ad. -
Quarter Candidats-Lytls, Bowers
and Craver Making Good


Special Dispatch 70 The Intelligence.
Deer Park. Nd. Sept. ll-At the end
Of TIE second week Of It's training here
the West Virginia football team just
started ,hA, old Comeback that 10
familiar 70 all coaches, trainers and
some fco,ba:i followers. and which al
WAYS marks tho development Of any
eleven.
4 week ago the whole Mountaineer
OUTFIT Was N the dumps" Davies leg
lad been broken. as had MahAn's Shout
der. and M"rrays collar bone had sun
cred a Ike fate. Fully twenty others
,nr!uI!rg Toa Harrick. CARED. Shugh-
ron. simon. Howard. Setron and others
equally prominent on tire roster were
getting attention from Nate" CArtmeN
"yte:y night and being held out OF the
rough work during the day because Oh
injuries ~: more or less seriousness.
The whole camp was shrouded in gloom
and had temper, indifference and pess-
!ra.sm were at every hand.
About Thursday tho comeback was
started. There was 4 slight show Of
pep" Spears needed to do less urging
and tongue-lAsh!nE. On Friday After
training camp period WAS held and yes
,.rday It was cen better. 4 row spirit
marks the. camp. Davies Is rissed OF
course and will be IN every game this
s.ascn. as will be the case with Mahan
md Mowcry. but other candidates have
core forward and exceeded expectations
New He has appeared In practically
e.ery man and II is a changed camp In
atmosphere II not in personnel
It IS merely the history Of football
training repeating itself The first!
bumps Of scrimmage are never rslished
and injuries of some seriousness always
result Al this stage. too. son1e over
ambitious candidates always have to re-
adjust their aspirations and this Is
painful process and results in sulleness
~ = few days duration.
However. the Mounta.neers OF 1921
have successfully passed through this
period and while the losses OF Davies.
Mowery and Mahan are ser4ouA they
are not !rreparahl".
New QuarterbAots Enthass
A factor. TOO. that hastened the re-
turn Of life" TO the Mountaineer squad
was the appearance OF Heller, last
years Freshman end. and now leading
quarterback candidate, and Eard!cct. the
Young Italian from Youngstown. Ohio
VINO starred on the South High eleven
there year ago. Spears had not been
Meas with the work OF Lytle, Bowers
or Craver since Davies loss and Sardicci
and Heller have added 10 the quarter
back problem an additional element OF
competition that Is having is effect
Then. too. Nardicci appears 70 be ons
81 the most accurate forward passers
who has been member Of Mountain
Ger eridiron squad and this Is factor!
He.zer. on the other hand. IS a punt
catcher par excellence and nils Spears
specifications exactly IN this respect.
Both have shown unusual proficiency
n running the team. While far from
being solved the quarterback problen
which has vexed. Mountaineer coached
ever since Kemp Shelton guided the
team now appears we'll on tho road 10 q
solution. and th.s. by the way. IL most
!r!,orlant factor In whether or not
Spears IS going to have strong eleven
this Fall.