The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-07
CANDIDATES FOR END
WAG|NG GOOD BATTLE
State Should Hnve Good ETen at TERM
inal Posts-Nine Out for Positions

Jackson'a Mil Sept. 6.-(SpeciaO-
As work progresses here It !a easy 10
500 that the West Virginia University
eleven. wh!C his camping here for two
weeks, is going to be well-tortiicd with
terminal candidates since no less than
Mine splendid looking youths. four or
them lcttcr-men. arc IN the field FOR the
end posts. The latest additions 70 the
list Of wing sspirants arc Bruce Hankey
the big Washington Irving High school
fu.lback. who has decided 10 try for
berth there. and "Trusty" TallmaSl, who
PLAYED at tackle and guard last season,
and who DR.. c. ". Spears believes he
can develop into n capable end. Coach
Spears has given Iiankey. who is a
likciv prospect. a free rein M readily
consented to let the big ClarkShurg
boy try 10 make good at end. The head
tutor OF the Mountaineer forces has
long considered using Tallman at one
Of the terminal posts and he is start
Ing out his experiment by using him
there oil the time.
Pierce Hill. Fred Graham and Bob
Hawkins, MI Of whom are letter-men
ut the wing posts. are leading the field
Mt the present time. hut they are not far
ahead OF Carl Davis. Clarence Murrln
and Harry Dyer. This trio is by far
the ncatest collection OF end material
10 report TO n West Virginia camp IN
years. Murr!n. wn0 played end on the
championship Parkershurg High eleven
last season, IS In perfect condition.
Brown ms a berry and with every muscle
hare he Is carrying the fight into the
territory OF the veterans.
C%larkshurg fans who visit the camp
daily are wagering that Harry Bycr.
who starred at Bellefonte last season
after q sensational career at Washing
ton-Irv!ng, will M n regular term
inal berth before the end Of the season.
And they are not far wrong. Dyer has
what many critics consider m ideal
build for an md. He Is stocky. clever at
handling passes and very fast. His
work so far has hccn very cncoura gins
to his friends and there Is reason 70
believe that ne is going 70 make n
name for himself wen in his Freshman
year.
Davis Is q big, rnngy fellow and
weighing over l75 pounds Is ono OF the
heaviest Of the end candidates. He
played on Fielding Yost's Freshman
eleven Mt the University Of Michigan
last fall and. inasmuch ms he mad" good
there n great deal Is expected OF him
his season. LIS work has attracted
tho attention OF nearly every fan who
has seen him work hero during the first
days OF tho camp and he Is regarded as
m excellent prospect.
or course, Zach Spears has not per-
mIttcd any scrimmaEinS as yet and at
the present tlmo II Is hard to tell Just
how any Of the new men will behave
under fire. II they can successfully
stop tho sweeping runs Of Nardscci, Mar
tin, Eckbcrg and tho other experienced
hack In these sessions they can all Re
labelled for places on tho Varsity squad.
So far their work has been very salts
factory and each day finds the battle
growing moro and moro interesting.
There Is a good deal Of friendly rivalry
existing among tho mon and when the
scrimmagc stage Is reached visitors are
going 70 he treated to some real" hand
to han fighting. All Of tho men are IN
splendid condition and arc now fighting
on even ground with not q sin Gle one
Handicapped In any form whatever.