The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-12
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR W|TTENBERC
GRID PROSPECTS ARE VERY GOOD
FOR LUTHERAN NEXT FAIL.
MANY MES BACK
TWO Regular and TWO substitutes 20 10
Lost-LArger Squad -
Expected.
Sncclal to the Intelligencer.

Special to the lntel!igencer.
Springfield. O., Dec u.-WittcnoerG'
sr.ulron prospects for l92: at present
are looking brighter than they have
/ been FOR many years. With only two
regulars and two substitutes from the
squad graduating. and Il host OF eager
creshm-n grinders to choose from.
Coach Godfrey Will have material
enough, and good enough next fall 70
build a team that VIII not have 10 take
anybody'S dust.
Not SO much quantity. but 4 grca'
deal in quality will be WittenbeTG 5
loss OF stanbarger. all-Oh!o center. and
Captain Burgner. star quarterback
from the regulars, and Hathaway.
,ackle and Roh,fing, guard. from the
subs.
out Of this years freshman squad
will come a wealth OF material which
will furnish ability, and competition
enough to make all OF the Old men nus
Tie FOR thor places. In fact Il vas an
openly admitted fact that W!tten9erg' y
freshmen could scors a touchdown ~
OF tho varsity in scTtnmaSe almost at
/ will.
For Stanbarger's berth at center.
! there will DO Smith who started the
/ past season at center, while StanbargeT
! was working tackle \ new candidate
will be Snyder, who has played college
! football before. Webster. and Jcntes'
star high school pivots from the year
: ling sQuad. Will also DO out for the
place.
Farmer Back
J For the quarterback position. there
! win be Batdorf. Burgner's und"rstudy
during the past season. From tho
. Freshman squad there will be Hagen
Daugh and Eo.k, both experienced quar-
tegs OF high school Zane. Then there is
D . persistent rumor that Repp. star
guard, the general utility" man OF
F. tho squad, may be shifted to the pilot
, ship next fall. Coach odfrey Will not
, have 70 IVORY about end material In
p addition to HummOn. star end. ana rast
half back Farmer. Compton and White
regulars, he WILL have Churchman and
Nets. Freshman star ends, both OF
whom are great aerial artists. Oppo-
uen,s viii have 10 hustle 10 get around
Witteuberg ends next fall
For the tackle jobs. there Will be
Crisis. Tomp&jns. Swcitzer. BurgeSUn,
Mcksc.c. Armstrong and lIcnz from this
years squ2d. while Kenyon. Governs, and
. lle.[gHA IRON lAe ell IailS 'R'.a'A "a =
gOinY 70 make Coach Godfrey exercise
some fine points OK judgment IN Gecid-
ing whom he viii use at tackles.
II lie retains Krpp. IN the l'no God
, t~cy VIII have one OF the best guards
In Ohio. Pothocr. III" giant guard, may
not be back next fail. out Weidenmier
and Beaurcgard performed well IN the
guard positions this fall. and out of the
,pl'l S1lrpT NIL
ler and Faulkner vino eIyo promise OF
developing into exceptional nncincn.
Strong Backfisld.
From IT"srut prospects. WittcnberE
! VII be ah," 10 present tho most forlnida-
: bic bacEt!rld M"Nt ialn that II has for
? many years. For haIr-hacHs. Wittcn-
borg will ma" the NcGt-fo"'"d Iichcr'
l.rs. P-ehH Webb MOug. Wilson, and
tie powerful Eahleder. star freshman
iHi!haCk.
hs:Io from B!ttncr. Eorman and Ness
tho three regular ful!backs who played
excellent football last fall. room Will
have 20 he mado for Eaton. the power
IN and sensational freshman fullback
VINO BIDS fair TO 10 the sensation OF
the OHIO Conference next fall.
On the whole Weinberg should have
4 much more powerful line. and do
cidcd,y faster lackr!cld next fall than
sne HAS had for 4 long time. WIZ
JIeh"ri.ng. Eiummom. Rep?. Crisis. p9s!
season stars oil hack. and with the adj
Iit!on OK tho Freshman stars. It looks
Tx" W!ttenberg Will he able 20 steT
h:,ck into tho Sridiroa l!melight OF the
uidh." west.
Western Resarvc. MAN! and Cncin'
nat! arc under contract 70 appear In
Springfield ncNt fal. whlo efforts are
h.iu,: ,nnd" 20 bring Dn"rlin hero. Ken
yo:. O'tcrbru. SusKiuSu:u and Oh!c
Northern will also probably no on the
schedule There Is also very strong
possibility Of booking tho fast Denisor
team for the Thanksgiving game.