The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-25
EAST SIDE AND
SHINNSTON TIE
off Side Play in Last Seconds
|. of Play Robs Local Boys
Of aVictory.
By JIMMIE


The 1922 football lid was pried
off in this city Saturday afternoon
when the East Side High eleven
battled for forty-elght minutes
with the shlnnston High School
team at South Side Park. thu
score at the end of play being s
all.
In many respects the game rlv-
aled any midseason contest that
has ever been played on this vel.
known gridiron. The teams played
consistent football from the first
to the last blast Of Referee Ices
whistle with very few fumblel
and not a player injured to any
extent. The game was clean fof
an early season one and exception
ally fast.
The most remarkable feature
of the contest was the fact tina,
the coaches of the respective
teams had their players in such
good physical condition for 50
early in the season. The players
were we'll coached also in hand
ling the ball as there were only
, three or four fumbles on both
sides during the game and in most
of the cases the side fumbllng re-
covered the ball.
ShAnston scored It's touchdown
early in the game by straight
football, marching down the field
and putting the counter over by
bucktng the line. The Shinnston
team had one OF the best trainei
teams ever seen on the local field
IN an opening game. Its Snterfer-
ence was regular and well formed
and the players were able to fol
low 1t closely.
East Side scored Its Touchdown
when Hentzy intercepted a Shlnn-
ston pass near the center of the
field and raced the distance to thu
goal line for u touchdown. The
East Side boys marched the bal
down the field again in the last
quarter Of the game, and with
only seconds left to play Hentzy
circled left end for a touchdown,
but Umpire Toothman had caught
an East Side player ofrs!de and
the ball was brought back. Ber(rc
another play could ba started ii ),
timers whistle sounded, ending
the game.
Hentzy at halfback and the
Lawyer brothers IN the line wer,
the best bets on the East Side
team. Hentzy was In the game at
all times making nice gains when.
ever he carried the ball, and OIL
the defensive he was NheaY.
smeaFing The Shinnston plays
many times before they we're
rightly started.
Sharp, right halfback for tn,
Shinnston team, has the promise
OF making one Of the incest high
school hacks In thu state this fall.
In the game Saturday he tore
through the local limo at will and
was responsible for the most Of
the gaining done by his team. He
also played. great defensive
game. being a deadly tackle and
a good hand TO break up inter
ference. He runs with his head
low and long looping stride that
Is hard to stop. When he ap-
proaches the scrimmage line liz
puts on speed, and no was good
for four or five yards at any time
called Saturday.
Coach carnage will have to
whip his players into a better ana
faster fighting organization be-
fore the season is very far adj
vanced or the East Side rooters
are due for many disappoinLments
during the coming season. Coach
Carnage used a circle formatlo
in calling his plays In Saturdays
game which was new to this sec
ton Of the country. The idea Is
western one, and while II may
go big with college players It
slowed the game up considerable
Saturday afternoon. 1t makes a,
pretty play to see the players I'M
winding out Of the circle, snap
ping into position and the play
starting off without any other sig
nal but 1t takes up too much
playing time.
The ShInnston team Is destined
to have one of its best seasons as
the coach on the Shipnston team
has his players in position now
that they will be getting better
every game that is played. They
have the fundamentals and the
style and all they need Is to work