The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-28
REAL Battle is
AHEAD0FSQUADs
ONTHANRSGIVING
Nlountainers win Go to Club
at Mi, Chateau After
Practice Today.

MJHkfANIONtNtS NuNs sos ~
man responsible tor West virginia's
great success on the gridiron this
fan voiced his views concerning
the Thanksgiyihg Day battle be-
tween The Washington. and Jefer.
ION College eleven and the Noun.
taineer machine to be staged here
In a talk to his men after practice
yesterday. pf. 6. w. Spears, the
teams head coach is the man, and
in bis tax ne warned his men that
Thursdays game would be a real
battle from the start and likewiss
the hardest on Tie whole schedule.
TT is useless for me to tell you
what the w. q ~. game means to
us, he said, eas you all know that
q victory over them will put US at
the top Of the football heap. l have
heard that some OF you fellows
think they have gone to pieces"
You arc going 10 find out differ.
entity Thursday but i want you to
realize II before then. Pitt and
Detroit both defeated them in de
cisiye manner but you can expect
to see them back; In their old form
Thursday trim and rarin' to
10. IL IS obvious that the W. a J.
team which lost to Pitt and Detroit
Is not the same eleven that trimmed
Lafayette and held California to a
aeoreless tie. The w. & ]. team
we meet Thanksgiving Is going to
be vastly different from the one
which lost its last two games.
we have a chance to wIn-.a
fighting chance and we are going
10 have TO battle all through that
contest % hold our own. Some OF
you fellows know that Coach Neals
would rather win from West Viz.
ginia than any team in tho country.
He will have plenty of surprises
in store for us and you are going
TO have to play better football than
you have Of any time this season
il you expect to win. That's all,
except that want every man IN
shape when the whistle blows be.
cause We are going to need most
of You before it's over"
University athletic authorities
announced today that the wholc
sound would be taken to the Mount
Chateau clubhouse on Cheat River
after practice this afternoon. The
players viii remain there until
shortly after noon Thursday when
they will be brought to the gymna-
sum here to get ready for the
game.
Much as the University authori.
ties dislike TO have athletes miss
school they find that It is absolute.
~ necessary to get the players
away from Morgantown. No group
OF fans worship football players
more than followers Of the Noun
taineers. The men are their idols
and they never tire OF associatiug
with them. Last year several OF
the men who played against the
Presidents had only four or five
1850 etANSP {At4AS sulbuS DelUE6 bue
game-fans and cold grads" keep,
ing them awake with their riotous
shouting and talking. II is going
to be worse than ever this year
since every one who ever attended
West Virginia Is going to be back
for the most important game in the
schools history. They are due 10
start coming In tonight aud Il the
players were allowed to remain In
the city they would be pestered for
two Whole days.
At Mont Chateau the spearsmen
viii live q life of peace and quiet.
They may stage a short signal drill
Thursday but this has not been de.
cidsd upon as yet. The main pur.
pose of the short trip is to keep
the men away from the crowds
Trainer cartmell will have com.
rlete charge OF the squad while 81
Is quartered at the club and hopes
% have them in top form BIZ
Thtrsday. All yisitors will be for.
hidden 70 enter the grounds ana
t1e Whole place will he kept free
rom gossip and rumors which
have been circulated here for three