The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-26
sFne Weaknesses Shown;
WilPrepare for Pitt
Game
RxLARRY

BY LARRY
Wesieynn furnished West vir-
fair workout Saturday at
frnopp AT South Side Park. the
sore being 35-3. The game was
rot furious as some scrmmases
~ witnessed at Deer Park, but
vef Interesting in many ways.
i66weyer. Against heavy odds the
~ sleyan lads fought a game fight
and did not show a white Tag at
time BY means OF a wonder
fiiig drop kick from the OIL yard
4 line by Radman they managed to
core q field goal on the Mountain
4 eert which no doubt was matter
* great satisfaction TO them al
dongh the result Of the game was
never In doubt.
Fans who watched the Spears
systen at work for. the first time
ere practically a unit in declar-
inE that Fats" will get about 100
percent results out of the material
Hsoh hand, and our original predie-
tioni that all teams playing West
Nifginta this year will know they
have been. up against well train
y ga football machine still stands.
The scrimmage Saturday brought
teSlight the strong points and the
weak points OF the West Virginia
sgEfsgation and no doubt Spears
VIII have few things to say to
lfs men today and will start map
ping out q program for the Pitt
zane on October S. Perfection Of
the forward pass to a higher de-
StessSof efficiency on the offense
aud a stronger defense against the
f,iaP will very likely take up con-
derable time at the practice ses-
lions between now and the battle
with Pitt. wien the Mountaineers
viii have the first acid test of the
seSson. IPop" Warner will I'M
doubtedfy work the old pass stuff
from every blasned formation he
eTer had In his noodle If need be
to win and the spearsmen must be
fortified against such a continG-
scouts for Pitt and other teams
on the West Virginia schedule
preaent at the game on Saturday
rot very little satisfaction, so far
We can figure. JUST as was
Us BE expected, Spears did not un-
cover a thing out Of the ordinary.
HIS team was getting along all TO
The good without anything but
straight football, so why should he
trot ont any Of his tricks for the
eenafit Of the scouts who we're Oh
6:a Job.
We understand that the Pitt
scout departed from the field IN
fima to catch the 4 o'clock train
blek TO Pittsburgh. Presume he
ffRWTed Ae was not going to set
!; any dope Of importance, as he
coulG size up the final result OF
the contest IN a few minutes after
play started.
Tha Fairmont boys played q
goad game for West Virginia. Par.
tienlsrly pleasing was the banging
away at the line of George Hill,
! who seems able to stand plenty OF
punlshment this season. Spears
used plenty of substitutes and got
d line on about "a OF his men IN
/ der fire.
ssummfng up in brief 1t was q
4 very satisfactory affair as first
games Of the season go, and the
Increase In football ability and
Mountatneers should show steady
punch as the season progresses.
Erushank played q whale Of
ZANE for wesleyan. He was bat.
tered and banged about from start
10 dnisA, but fought like q real
SeokbalIbird. Radman played well
and the entire team showed a good
! fighting spirit. In fact, we are
fS&her confident that this year'g
JReEIeSan team would have defeat
ca West Virginia last year, con-
STEERING tie brand OF ball West
virginia played In last years open.
a pleasing feature Of the game
Saturday was the fact that the
Mounts ineers followed the ball.
asst year this was very weak
point; besides the lack Of other
tnpdamentals of the game, and to
zee the way the boys acted Satur.
day brought smile Of Bntisfac-
There were no upsets IN the
pfo6tbRll dope Saturday to amount
to anything. Pitt defeated Geneva
$50 IN q lazy sort Of a game, with
flock OF Pitt second string men
doing the bulk OF the work. Davies
hetng taken out early IN the con-
test with one or two other top
notch playerB. Pitt Is worried
oyer the wame with Jock" Suth.
erIRnd's Lafayette team next Sat
ufdRy which Is expected to be one
az the! Sardest games of the sea-
snnE and one which Pitt is not at all
gIife Of winning, 50 that Warner
took no chances In the Geneva.
bethany played wash-Jeft 9
rood game, as was expected, and
ahopld be heard from before tho
md Of the season. Cincinnati,
Booked for Morgantown next Sat
pfdfY won from Toledo; Carnegie
eeh had no trouble with Thiel;
Penn State. Pennsylvania Syracuse.
a5SaFd Yale, Dartmouth, Georgia
sch and the other big teams came
ipSit on TOP byt early season scores.
tie had little trouble with
pbergFvEtnning 4s-0.
mo proposed, cavalry branch OF
French army win have per.
lpsI q 1855 commissioned Of.