The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-12
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VIDNR PARK, Nd, Sept. IA
vat Virginia Universitys tootball
s,gSrflors swung into the final lap
" 5tiie training season here today
NJ Etile wIndup week promises To
the most active OF the entire
period Of preparation LOT me SEA
z 6n games ahead.
~ the time the ladS get back to
orksfitoYn they should be in t99e
wssiiS known pink Of physical condt
IN and prepared for any test tha'
~ Imposed. BY that time
~, dc Spears shift and the plays
m has thus far given out should
Ia mastered and should be run Oh
siths speed and accuracy.
h a expected that when school
oners many more candidates VIII
Fis!orde ont for the team Spears
wants about $50 on the squao tol
varsity and freshman elevens, &C
eordtng 10 the dope here. II any o
lie newcomers at MorgantoWn
how more stuff than the boys Who
ave been here to the training
camp, you can bet your sweet NE
fhSt the ''main works" VIII limo
Dbn for them. The fellow who can
dsifyer the goods Is Spears man:
rs ID looking for the chap OF SAID
types an the time.
1--WE watch the system used BY
tfe new coach, We come to the con
clusi On that the varsity will consist
az least three teams. That ts 70
yfthRt Spears will try to have al
least three men Of Al standing tor
every position on the football team
z y - that substitutions can be made
from time to time without lowering
sc morale OF the eleven.
ssFats is said to have admitted
very few football men playing
the game kthe way It should be
played can go through an entire
game without being taken out al
least once for d rest. He wants the
men on the team to play football
every minute Of the time they are
the game, and when he finds 9
man weakening under the great
strain OF the contest, he wants tc
have another to take his place who
can play as well.
IL must be admitted that Spears
does not have the material in the
haclsffeld to work with that other
coaches have had in recent years:
tJit there Is something about the
3SS;flGyshe goes about his work that
conVinces us that before crucial
tests o. the season have been
reached that West Virginia will
have q bacldield that will be able
olmake a very creditable showing.
The quarter back job is ticklish
one. but out OF Craver, Lyle,
Bowers Heller and Nardicci and
one or two others Spears will like
iySbe able to have two or three de
pendabIe men for this keystone po-
sition before the date Of the Pitt
Ssme Some additional bacldield
candidates are expected to arrive
today or tomorrow, so that 1t 1s
of,ly5 Reasonable to believe that
where West Virginia is weak at the
present writing plenty OF strength
Nm be shown before 1eng.
long fscrinmage was INDUCED
46S Saturday afternoon and it was
( sort of e field day for the HIN
crowd. George Hill made some
good gains and played a consistent
rde at fulIback for the first team,
bile Pierre, his brother. played a
6nSational. game at right end on
second eleven, his tackling be-
Ing sone Of the big features Of the
tGarnoUn's workout. Phil Hill, the
center from Charleston, playing
th5tspogition for the second eleven
{ also cut up few capers that caused
the first string backs and linemen
great amount OF trouble Both
tdaS played rather keen football
aud the battle furnished a,great
anount OF excitement for the bugs
On the sfdelines,
Sunday was a day Of rest for
the hard working warriors. Break.
last was served at 9 o'clock instead
Of s o'clock as on week days and
y ftie. boys were 4permitted freedom
d6t11 3 O'clock in the afternoon,
when the Hon Csrtnell took them
sftor 3 long hike, There was a dance
saturday evening and some sof the
lads showed their skill at the ball
room art, IA stiff program is card.
Cd for today. Scrimmage will like.
gtyE boa daily feature from now on,
according TO the dope. Spears says
tho only way to learn plays is to
use them IN scrimmage. He gen.
orally knows what he is talking
about