The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-02
Another Game?


Will West Virginia unlversity's
football eleven engage IN another
game this year? Is there any posi-
bility Of the Mountaiheers playing
on the Pacific Coast on New Years
Day? Are the Spearsmen to go In.
to the Southland for n post seas
on contest? These IRE some Of
the questions that have been fired
at the writer since the great and
glorious victory on Turkey Day,
when the Morgantown lads drag
ed the Red and Black all over the
Splinter stadium" while a record
crowd roared its approval.
Frankly. 1 don't know. was
talking to a man yesterday who Is
right close to the situation at Nor
gantown, and he declared that he
did not know anything about the
post-season game proposition Off
cially, but he was inclined to be.
lieve that there was some sort Of a
deal In the making, or that some
sort Of proposition might be
made to the athletic authorities at
Morgantown in the near future.
Adam Stansbury has consistently
denied that West Virginia has con-
sidered any post-season offers.
Just how DR.. c. w. Spears would
look upon the proposition Of post
season game, l have not the slight
est fdea officially, never having ev-
en- suggested thefpossibility OF any
such thing to him. Off hand, / am
rather inclined to think that
Spears would not look with favor
upon such a proposition unless the
offer held exceptional possibilities.
Just playing a post-season inter-
sectional game with some team
would hardly be big enough mat
ter TO consider seriously.
Personally, would not want to
see West Virginia play q post.sea-
son contest unless the battle would
be such as to attract nationwide
attention. For instance game
between West Virginia and Prince.
ton, or Army or Cornell would pos
sibly be worth the effort; or It
might be worth the time and ef-
fort to make tip to the Pacific
Coast, II by some change In the
original program the Mountaineers
should be invited to Pasadena to
play one of the Pacific Coast teams
on New Years Day.
Several reports have been pub
lished that 1t was likely that
the Spearsmen would appear New
Years at Dallas, Tex, but staps-
bury has denied that any negotia.
lions along this line have been
pending.
AS l said in the beginning, l
have not the least idea, what the
plans or ambitions OF the Univer-
sity are IN this respect, but 1t
would be my guess that there will
be no post season game unless 1t Is
enc Of real merit that will bring
the Mountaineers additional recog-
pition. Should it.be decided to play
a post season game, especially
one that might not come for two
or three weeks yet, the coaching
staff might find It a rather hard
proposition to get the gridiron lads
back in tip-top football form, al.
though It might noble hard task
in view of the wonderful condition
Of the men when the regular play
ing season ended.
1t may be that the University
officials know now whether or not
another game is to be played, but
o'final and official statement has
as yet been given out by Director
H. A. Stansbury
Nardaeel Good
Fans who witnessed the game
on Turkey Day are still talking and
vii be talking for some time to
come about the work Of Nick Mar.
daccl He played a wonderful
game. Those Of US who got to see
him In action practically every
Saturday afternoon Of the season
got to expecting him to, phil some
thing good every game. His bril-
liant runs and dashes and his ad-
mirable fighting spirit all, the time
featured practically every battle Of
the year. He had a poor day in
Charleston, but he wasn't the only
one that was off form that after.
noon. When he was relieved Of the
duties Of quarterback and signal
calling he certainly started to adj
vance fast He was a glutton for
punishment and seemed to be the