The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-11-25
TEAM
TOOK GAME,
FIELD BAD
Erickson Makes Great
, Run; offside Costs
w. Va. Touchdown
BY Larry

a brilliant run OF 90 yards OF
more by Halback Erickson Of the
Red and Black In the opening
period OF the game at Morgantown
yesterday afternoon between West
. Virginia and Washington and JET.
ferson gave the visitors an ad.
! vantage that Uas never lost during
the so minutes OF play and
GREASY Neale and his tribe
took back o we'll earned victory to
sLittle Washington. The final
score Was 10, 0, but a single touch.
down would have been sufficient, &C
Erickson really broke up the old
ball game.
Tho best team won Wash
Jeff. has a great eleven, In Stein,
cBasista, Erickson, West and Dren-
exert the Presidents boast some
remarkable warriors. while the re,
mainde9 OF the outfit is not at all
weak.
while the superiority OF the Wis.
istorg is freely acknowledged; II
must be said Of West Virginia
that she played hard and gave her
best. The game was played in a
sea Of mud and water, which work
cd a hardship on tho Mountain.
GERS. The light speed demons on
THE tribe of Spears were unable TO
get off to flying starts in the mud,
and the offensive power Of the
West Virginia aggregation was
Conspicuous by its absence.
What the score would have been
on a dry field is a mere matte Of
conjecture. Personally we are IN,
f,clined to think the Red and Black
would have scored a couple more
sstouchdowns, and that West Nir.
,,glnia would also have scored.
The first SEQ was registered
about the middle OF the first quar-
tier and came Ike a thuuderholt
out of a clear sky. The Red and
/ Black had rushed the ball ia the
Mountaineer's three yard line.
I where Basita fGmbled and Mere
.lIth recovered for the Srearsmcn
Martin punted and Mclaughlin re.
tnrued the ball 10 the As yard line.
AFTER two line plunges failed, the
Red ana Black drew a 10 yard
r1enalty. On the next play Erick-
son went around the end and shook
ttpff three tacklers. z~igzagged and
16traight-armed his way the dis
lance to the goal line. Stein kicked
the goal.
A few minutes later Erickson
fumbled a West Virginia punt and
"a Mountaineer recovered the ball
over the goal line for what seem.
I'D a certain touchdown. but a West
Virginia player was detected off.
side and the ball brought back.
This was the best chance W. v.
had.
A poor punt which gave the Red
and Black the ball on West Yir.
ginia's 90 yard limo followed by a
march from there to tho goal line.
.Basista finally going over, gave the
visitors their final points. Stein
failed at the goal from touchdown,
thereby making a number OF Red
and Black fans who had bet OF u
points or better lost a lot of coin.
The lineup:
". g ISIS. W V. ID
-Kopf Observation-Disclosures. Graham
left end
Ronyolinka ............ Meredith
left tackle
Neal ...........:......... Setron
left guard
Crook .................. Phil Hill
center
Vince ......,...,........... Kay
right guard
weiderqnist ....,..;.-.. Harrick
right end
Mclaughlin ,..,....,.. Craver
Quarterback
left half
fulIback
Erickson Sard'cci
right half
y: q J. ......,..s7 0 o 6-lS
~. Y. .. ..,...,,o 0 o.
Goals from touchdown, Stein.
suPstttutions: w, & T.: Wo8t