The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-30
FAIRVIEW CLAIMS
RIGHT TO BATTLE
FORCOUNTY TITLE
Defeat Of Fairmont November
"a will Make Post Season
Game Likely.

FA1RvIEw, Oct. 3O.-The Fair.
view High School football team
demonstrated its championship
callbre here last Saturday after
noon when 1t defeated the strong
Monongah High School team to
the tune Of % to 6. Both teams
were playing great bail and dur
ing the first quarter neither team
was able 10 get in scoring dis
lance. In the second quarter, the
Fairview team opened up a series
Of forward passes which carried
the ball within ten yards OF the
goal, when Fullback Gump made
line plunge for the remaining
distance. Jones failed to kick
from placement. Monongah kick
ed and Quarterback Michael re
turned the ball to Monongah's
40-yard line and CronIn carried
the ball over from a well eXecut-
ed forward pass. Jones failed 10
register the extra point and the
half ended. rairview II. MOnOn-
gah 0.
Fairvlew kicked of in the sec.
ond bali. the bali going over the
goal line. The ball was then put
in play on Monongah's 20-yard
line, and the visitors advanced 1t
half the distance OF the field
when 1t WAS lost to Fairview on
downs. FaIrview then carried
the hall with in scoring distance.
but Monongah intercepted a for
ward pass and Davies. Monongah's
star haifback. was within ten
yards OF q touchdown when he was
stopped BY Underwood. Fairvlew
held for downs and then with a
sysia OF line plunges Dodd cur
ricd Tho ball over for another
Touchdown. Jones registered the
cxita point from placement. The
third quarter ended with the
score, r'airview 10. Monongah O.
In the las:' quarter Mononguh
kicked ana Fa!rv.ew carried the
ball within thirty yards OF the
goal. when Quarterback Michael
ON an end run Went over for an
other touchdown. Jones Iuiled TO
kick goal. With but five minutes
to play, Coach j. F. Copp ran in
his substitutes: tumble by n
Fairview back gave Monon-
gah the ball on FairvIew's 20-yard
line and brilliantly executed
forward pass. Davis 10 Trader
gave the visitors its only marker
of tho game. Mnnongah's place
ment kick went wild. Fairview
received and had advanced the
ball to MOnonEah'a "0-yard line
when time was up. Finul score:
Fairvicw 25. MononEah 6.
The Mononguh team was in
much the hest condition OF the
year. according TO visiting fans,
and tie work OF Davies. halfback:
Wright and Trader. ends. showed
them to have ability above the
average IN high school football,
but with a. determination that
Fairyicw teams have shown In
other branches Of sport, the boys
were not to be denied the victory.
While Michael, Cronln, Gump. In
fact. the whole team was playing
great ball, football critics present
were united In the belief that the
work Of Tackle Underwood out
Ghone all other cont cstants. Time
and again, this stalwart youth,
who played a stellar game at
guard In Falrvicw's basketball
team last year, went through the
heavy MOnongah line and threw
the backheld for heavy losses.
Many expressed tho opinion that
he will land a berth on the all
state team before the close of the
season.
Saturdays. games will likely
have big bearing on county and
valley championship. To date
Warrington and Fairview are the
only county teams that have not
suffered defeat this season. Fair
view and Fairmont have not yet
met, but local fans are confident
that Fairview will have little or
no trouble in taking the game ut
South Side Park by a fair margin,
when the contest is staged Novem-
Der "a. Many local fans are urg-
Ing the scheduling of a champion
ship game with Warrington for
valley honors and in all prob
ability this will be arranged.
Local fans believe the develop
ment Of the team in the short
time that Coach Copp has had for
practice into such a rounded and
fighting aggregation would indi-
cate that his ability In this will
rank with that Of the best coaches
in the state.
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