The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-20
MANN|NGTONTO
FACE HARD GAME
Victory High School Expected
TO Give BIake's Proteges
Unusual Battle.

MANNIHGToN. Oct. 2O.-vIc-
tory Nigh and Warrington High
VIII clash at r7lacksherc Park to-
morrow in what promises to be a
highly Interesting and hotly con,
tested battle. Roth teams are
nr'ined for this game. realizing
the Importance of win. and
which ever team comes out Oh top
viii he that much nearer tho too
.rung Of tho football ladder in lnr
MUnongahcla Valley League.
Each team has . splendid re-
FORD TO date. and comparative
scorSs would indicate lie iwO
teams arc Of almost equal
s,rsngth. Only one team has been
yhtet In common ny yet and that Is
Grafton. Earlier IN the season
Victory and Grafton played a ~
tie At Clarksburg Wien Grafton
was at the top of her form, for til"
nlsseNt season. Last Saturday
Huntington won from Grafton at
Grafton 80, but against 4 team
weakened to Some extent by in
jilrlGs suffered In the game with
ParkerSburg. so It would seem
that the strength Of Warrington
and Victory arc about on a par.
t.Victory has heavy aud fast
team with their backtlcld particu-
illrIly so for Il high school. while
Warrington has II fairly heavy
line with light backdcId which
possesses II good amount Of speed
along with some good line plunG-
ers IN Dumps, Garner, Ryan, Ma.
sec aud Morris. Victory depends
a great deal for their gains
through tho line on their rullback
who Is said TO be one Of the best
in the state In his ability to penc.
trate the line for gains. In
Roderique1. half back. Victory
claims the best punter in the stale
as he averages about sixty yards
on his punts.
To date Huntington has met
NictrOy ON two occasions. In
1890 she turned buck the Victory
aggregation 1870. and again last
season they met at ClarkSburG
and Warrington again won 20-0.
This season Victory anticipates
putting the score on the other
side Of the ledger. hut Manning
ton viii fight just rs hard 10 EUa2
her, record clear with Victory aud
also for this season.
4 To dalc Huntington has scored
ll&O points to her opponents nothing
AIalnst Shinnston. Fairmont and
Nrafton. winning from ShinnstoM
$50, from FaIrmOnt 1910 and
from Grafton 10. In all these
games team work has been n big
feature and individual play has
been entirely absent. and Tic inn
/provement Of the players whp
were last year on the second
eleven has been one OF the chief
sources. Of satisfaction from 10
cal standpoint. In this years
team no; a single man has play.
he'd except those who were on las;
years squad. Garner at half.
Rymer al center. Kendall 1T
tackle, Beaii, Shine. Hess and
Barker. guards. G. Rymcr end and
Morris full. wcrc all on the last
years second team. while MaGpc
was shifted from center to half
back. and Gump from half 20
FULL. Huey, 6. Dcall. and Barr
have taken part III some of tho
contests to date as substitutes.
and they arc the only three new
men OH the first string.
Victory's lineup has not been
learned hut they will no doubt
, use the same one that lowered
BWckhRnnon's colors last Satur-
day as they all came through In
good shape with no injuries. Man
nington will probably start Jones
and Prichard OH ends; Mart and
Kendall tackles: l.. Beall and
Shine, on guards; c. Rymer ut
centor: Ryan calling signals:
Gump at tullback Garner and Ma
geo at halves: Morris. Barker,
Hess, Huey, G. Rymer. 6. Bea!l
and Barr may be able to get In
tho game most any time and IN
all probably will be injected into
the lineup at some time during
tho game. Flanagan who has been
In the most Of the ganics to date
Will hardly get into Saturdays
fray due to an infected foot which
has kept him from practice for
several days.