The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-04

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few years until the run OF mine
birds have forgotten them There's
one new wrinkle i.Pop" may pull
on West Virginia, however. II
generally rains when the Noun
taineers go to Pittsburgh, ~
"Pop" might get out his rubbish
uniforms for the benefit fof tina
crowd
At Bethany
The daily practice sessions
started off In eafne1t yesterday
for the Buffalo Creelssrs. Evident.
" the Morrts.Hartoy contest fail
ed to impress the Bison coach 9
much, even though the Big Green
came home with the long end Of q
ESQ score. The entire squad was
put through their PAGES at the
'bucking machine and tacklins
dummy and then given a forty
five minute period OF scrimmag-
ing. Next Saturday, when Beth
any stacks up against Washing
ton and jefferson at the ". & J.
field-it Will. more than likely, be
IAN entirely different lineup than
that which started the initial con
test last Saturday. Coaches Nor.
row and yesterday have made NJ
l,pretense Of keeping a secret OF the
coming shakeup-on the contrary
they have given out some rather
definite information as to the
changes on the line.
Every man out for the squad IL
being given a chance this week
| at several positions and when
Saturday morning rolls around
quite few upsets will be noted
in the surprise package. After
Saturdays performance the fol-
lowers Of the big green eleven
are not so confident as they were
week ago. Speculation has drop.
ped to a minimum and in los
place watchful Swaiting Is substt.
tuted.
At Wesleyan
Wesleyan fans are looking
eagerly forward to Saturdays con-
test with Davis Elkins College.
There is just enough uncertainty
about the coming battle to MAKE
1t spictly interesting. There Is
no doubt among Wesleyan fans
as to the outcome of the game
Wesleyan expects TO win. but SC
little can be learned Of the Davis
Elkins crowd that an element Of
excitement is felt.
Coach Higgins will be expert.
menting considerably in satur-
days game. This week he Is try.
Ing to build up an offense for
Wesleyan. The aerial attack was
all Wesleyan had to use against
West Virginia. This needs to be
greatly polished. The Methodista
had o wonderful defensive ma
chine, in Saturdays game but
practically no offense whatever.
With D. &. e. and Salem games
both close. the Wesleyan coach
finds himself busy indeed making
repairs and preparing plans OF
war to use against the two stats
rivals. Salems win over Marietta
shows that Coach Casey has
some good cards to play, and the
report of Marietta's downfall came
into the Wesleyan camp with q
warning attached.
Mountaineers' Sins
DR.. c. W. Spears, head coach 81
West Virginia according to presI
reports, was not. satisfied with
the showing Of the team In the
opening game and will drive the
men hard in preparation for the
game with Marietta on Saturday
This may be more or less press
stun, but then no good coach Il
ever satisfied with the showing oil
his men, that Is, entirely satisfl'
ed. Perhaps the things that did
not please Spears are the ones
that did not please Charlie Hold
ges of the Morgsptown New Do
minion. After lauding the team ID
many respects, Charlie turns Il
their sins In the following words:
Turning to the sins OF the
Gold and Blue players. 1t Is easy
to place all Of them on the oftenst
side OF the ledger. Excepting in
the third quarter, the Mounts
eres failed to show sustained at
tack for more than three sue.
cesslve first downs. AT times, the
work In this department waI
rather ragged especially in the
fourth quarter when the Noun
taineers worked with the ball In
side OF Wesleyan's 25-yard lin(
for more than five minutes, once
as close as five yards from the
goal line, without taking t over
Fumbles contributed largely II
this failure, but there were othe,
mistakes just as glaring. Doctor
Spears had a right to be disap.
pointed In this. phase OF hi
eleven's work.
Bad generaIship cost the Noun.
taineefs at least one and probably
two or more touchdowns. Three
quarterbacks contributed to TIL!
element OF the mIsplaylug. Mar.
dicci in the first half and ollkel
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