The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-23
EB.EI CROWD
EXPECTED AT
CLASSIC HERE
lFeam Will Have Plenty Of
Fight on the Field
Tomorrow

SoRGANTowS, Sept. %. - Ex-
efteinent never ran higher over the
1Sening of the football season than
does today in Morgantown and
when the special train pulls out o.
f5e "a o. station at noon tomor-
ows for Fairmont where Wesleyan
rs TO be met, and when all the other
means OF travel have been fuliy
itiIized there will be a very minl.
mum Sof two thousand citizens OF
organtown and students of West
tifginia University bound for the
Marion county geat The number
~ migrants from here MAJ reach
sshigh as three thousand but two
fhousand tickets have been dlS
f1fSsed Of and these are assured.
Heading tho parade which VIII
form ct the B. & o. station in Far
mont will be the famous West VIZ
Sftiia University cadet hand. PLAY.
! no doubt, the "Old Grey Mare
58and other appropriate selections.
THE band, Of course. Is make
ahift compared 10 what II viii be
il Six weeks from now, but enthu'
isiasni over the football team Is sucn
that those in charge OF the band
felt It was imperative to have the
hest Organization possible for the
wesleyan game oven though only
four DAYS were available for organ
tEfng.
Practice all this week has heen
both secret and screened by down
hour Of rain so that even those
VINO could see the workouts could
tell3nothing OF the personnel Of the
feam Spears plans to send TO the
field 1t Is evident, however mat
fhe lineup Spears favors IS Bob
Hawkins and Pierre Hill, holh
Fairmont boys. for his ends; Mere
iith, another Fairmonter, ana
Howard, at tackles; Captain Bob
KAY and Joe Setron at guards:
Phillip Hill at center: Nardacci. at
Quarterback: Martin and Simon at
the halfbacks and GeorGe Hill at
nllback.
III Is interesting to note the
earlier football careers of these in
dtviduals and the marked differ
ence that the advent OF Fat
Spears as coach has made In their
promise and ability as players.
Pierre Hill played on the Fresh
man team as a suh.halfbaCk last
year. He Is now displaclng Glen
Kiger, a veteran end, and looks Ike
one Of the best ends Of long string
Of good ones here. Bob Hawkins
Is hold.oVer from last rear's Var.
slty. Howard is a Freshman from
wheeling high school and Is dis
placing Joe Marrick. big star for
three years on the Mountaineel
eleven. Meredith was fair guard
on the 1917 team: tried for tackle
and didn't make it last year, but
played some at end and got his let
ter although he was sitting on tho
bench when the season was over.
Kay and Setron were both regulars
last year and are much improved.
AT center Phil Hill, Freshman
from Charleston High. IS taking
i rank over Quinlan, Varsity man
last year. Fuccy, sub-center last
fall, and Tallman, and Shughrou,
both with Varsity experience. In
\ the backfIeld Nardacci has dis
placed Lytle, Varsity quarter in
u $50, as well as Bowers, the Fresh
man star. Martin played fullback
i last year and is now shifted to half
back. Simon played halfback last
year. so no change in his position is
made. George Hill was In a 'rut"
In the matter OF football till Spears
came along. He looked good in 1919
and made his letter on West Vlr-
tnia's greatest team. Last year,
However, when the team was weak,
he fell down. This year Spears
made a fullback out OF him and q
good tip Is to the effect that he will
Be one Of the big stars Of the elev-
In making up this Varsity lineup,