The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-01
PUNTs AND
s. PASSES 3:
-Hard Trln

Hard Trip
Coming Just q week before the
Fatrmont High School game for
the city championship. the trip 10
Charleston this week for the East
Side High School gridders is look.
Cd upon with some misgivings by
the followers OF the team, East
Side wants to make a good, show.
ms at Charleston for the honor OF
the northern end OF the state, and
70 do SO they will have to put their
best team on the field and take
the chance Of injury 10 regulars.
So far as We can learn East Side
will put her full strength In the
game Saturday and trust to Lady
Luck to protect the boys. Charles.
ton has a good team, and 1t viii
take the best East Sid9 has to win.
The intention OF rho local authori.
tics not TO make any sacrifices at
Charleston for the sake, OF the
Fairmont game shows good sports.
manship. They feel Charleston ex.
poets the East siders TO 10 theft
best, and East Side won't Lisap.
nc mt the fans who pay to get in
BY sending a patched up team on
the field. At least that Is the dope
as We get It.
Star is Out
Penn States hopes for victory
over the Navy OH Friday received
a setback today when II became
known that Dick Schustcr, star left
tackle. was disqualified for inter:
collegiate competition for the re.
malnter Of the year. Violation OF
the one.year residence rulo. ia
charged.
Schuster played on the State
freshman team OF 1918 and on var.
stty squad the following year; Due
! to scholastic difficulties be did not
return last year. he was Induced
last fall to play with Dayton Uni.
y%slty, after being told that IT
would not dlsqualify him when he
wanted to return to State tins fall.
Acang ON this advice. Schuster
played game .and q half with
Layton. and de not report the In.
stance to local officials when he
re-ehtercd State last September.
Information In the case was Civ.
en- by University OF Pittsburgh ath.
letic officials in a letter TO Gradu.
ate MANAGER Flaming
ltosue is being groomed by
Coach Bezdek Tor Sclluster's posi-.
ton.
Narl E. Davis, graduate manager
Of athletics OF the University OF
Pittsburgh, when notified last night
| of the announcement from state
college OF the d;sharmeut OF DicS
Schuster of information that Schu,
tier had played at Dayton Davis
siad. In recent compilation of stat
4 iStics on the State squad, It was
noted that Schuster was not In
college last year and sdidNnot play.
believing the Penn State authori,
tics were not aware that no had
played at Dayton, we called their
attention 10 tho fact. In our letter
on the subject, We made It plain
that We were rot protesting Schus
ter's competition, bit would leave
1t up 10 State to take any action
1t might desire, consistent with lis
eligibility code. There is no COZ.
troversy'whatever between Pitt and
State; on the contrary, our rela
/ ton are and always have beer
most dlnicable."
Davis said Pits letter 10 State
had gone out several days ago.
Those Passes
KecE, writing IN the Gazette
Times, says:
| Wonder II some OF those long
forward passes Bucknell' threw
! wildly against Pitt and which Shui
Ter, safety man, hatted down on
his goal line last Saturday we're
not really meant to trick Shuier In
to catching. them and trying Ia
run back? Bucknell players had no
chance to catch and complete
them, and Nick certainly kept his
head In coolly batting them away,
! There must have been a great
Temptation for Shuler to Inter,
cept" the long filings and try, to
chase them back, for he certainly
can run. as he has demonstrated
numerous times in. carrying back
! punts. Had he attempted 10 do so
however he probably would have
been nailed very close to his goal
line.
"Just before the end Of the game
! after Pitt had scored the lone
touchdown, for instance, Foster Of
BucKneIl forward.passed four times
straight. One ning was. for a gain
OF two yards, one was grounded
and shuIer,, standing far back, bat,
ted down tho other two. on the
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