The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GOSSIP
. FROM WEST VIRGINIA CIRCLES

John Bell. fullback 1t Is possible that
500 OF these men Will start the gam"
but the backtivld names 1T first Will
In ali likelihood start.
Some % the line positions are not so
sure, however. as only fOuv OF the seven
forwards seem sure OF their locations
when the game starts. Only an injury
or illness can keep Captain McHcNrN,
Roberts. Chunky" Murriu or .ihner out
% the game but the other positions are
not so sure. II looks At tho present
time tina, Black and Wells will start n
guards, Ahrer al one OF the terminals
and Shaff"r ~ III. other. McHeHry
and Roberts n the tackles and
Chunky" Murriu at center. Robin Eel
may be able 20 play but on Monday eve
ming Il was feared that he would be m
able 20 start the game. ;.
Thomas will carry good sized suua4
IN the Psnnshoro trip and will give aS
many men as possible chance to show
their wares. II the game proves nit
one sided hcSw!N give tho sntirc SIu.tL
a chance. New uniforms will nn. y"
issued hetnr" this game but will hc held
until tho middle Of The following week
end issued In time To be used for IN"
first homo gam" which will bc played
on September 3nth against Spencer.
PoIlanshee.
The Fcilanshec high school grid
eleven that Will furnish the opposition
FOR Wheeling high IN the opening game
for both ;namS a. Wheeling next Sl'ur-
dav will b. largely a veteran team.
Coach Fred Stewart. former bethany
Quarterback, has taken over tho r":nS
vacated ly Monk Ifag"r. fcrrIer Wcs;
Wright, varsity erd and has whipped
tho Blue and Wh'ct into n f"rmidahl"
machine and ono that will probably CIV"
the Wheeling team much trouble IN IN"
;i1-NttCr.
The Follanshec team will av"raS"
around $50 pounds. Ar Carey. I N"'
cram. will A:'rdlc tho team f~nm -"
quarterback ToSition white - Will hsN"
.hc assistance Of Cooper and taSh. "tn'"
IA rkfield veterans. Carr, new man.
van probably fit into he haCkfi"'i,
Rogers and Tia sh"rc ar" tor'nidabi" can
dtdatcs.
On the line stewart has such veterans
as Wceda. McRridc. McGraw. Grady.
Allison, I.uby. Huth Evans and Co"n.
The rollansbps team has ono object IN
view and tina, l. to beat Wheeling arc
~ will b. a confident bunch Of players
who invade Wheeling saturday for th"'f
opening test.
victory.
The football ill Of the 1922 s"a""A
around ClarkShurg Will he pr'ed OFF SAY
mr. law when Victory and Grafton battle
\, Clerksourg. Although the Victory
mrr have been practic!nS but Tor
short 10 days, the sessions have hern
unusually strenuous. and as 4 result no
me-, ere In tip top form. Victory hoastS
az the sweetest scholastic kicker 'hat
ever was sported by a West Virginia
team IN Rodriguez. and this youngsters
work will he watched IN Saturdays
contest. The proba bic lineup follows:
Left end X Rodriguez: lcst tackle,
Phares: left guard Bi,lott: center Bow:
right guard. Boylcs: right tackle. Stew
art; r!yh. end. Polling: quarterback.
Nswbrough: left half. J. Rodriguez:
right half. E!tonti: fuilback. Radcliffe.
washtnston-Irving.
Win The preliminary conditioning
exercises well under way after a week
~ workouts. Coach clay j. Nitc. or
Misunderstanding High school, got
down to tho real work "f 'hc season ~
Norwood park. Tuesday afternoon. when
u. gave his backs N" first formation
NJ tn" season. After no had given his
men the formation. the coach had them
run the play several times until Ill
we're thoroughly acrunjDr"l with -.
Fifty Men out.
While IIi,e was drilling ~" backs N
his formation and also in forward pass
lns. Toe windon and Fat Hull. veteran
tackles were placed in charge "t tHe
l.u.men. and they drilled tho forwards