The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-08
HARRINGTON HIGH'
PLAYERS Average.
ONLY 1874 POUNDS.
Negotiations Under Way for
Contest Saturday With.
Morgantown.

PENNINGTON, Nov. s.-Due to
the fact that It rained Monday, the
Pennington High School football
team was given a rest, and no prae-
tice was held. The team came out
Of the smithfield game in pretty
good condition, and since no game
has as yet been booked for this
week, a rest was considered the
best thing for the team. Negotia.
tons are under way for a game
with the Morgantown High reserves
at Morgantown, and should that
game he scheduled for this Satur.
day, the local team will have plec.
ty to do the remainder Of the week
IN preparation for 1t. The Morgan.
town reserves are known to be a
good team, having won most Of the
games played so far this year, tho
most noteworthy being the 10 VIC
tory over the strong Kingwood team
coached by George Hill Of West
Virginia University fame.
It is interesting to speculate
upon what the Pennington players
would do II they were ever to meet
team OF. their own weight. Every
team they have played this season
has outweighed them from ten to
'twenty-tiveNpounds to the man. yet
they have given a good account o:
themselves in every contest. In
the Smithfield game last Saturday
they were outweighed probable
more than In any other game, yot
upon two occasions were they able
to make a sustained march Of more
than sixty yards only to lose the
ball in the shadow Of their own
goal. On one other occasion, after
march Of about fifty yards they
pushed across their only touchdown
of the game and OF the season. So
with such a showing against such
Overwhelming weight, one can only
believe that they would give any
team Of their own weight merry
battle. The average weight Of the
team has never been over 140
rounds, and It was that much only
because OF the fact that Irish
Hagerty. the beef" Of the team.
weighed 40 pounds. and now that
"Irlsh" Is unavailable for the team
no member of the squad weighs
more than $50 pounds. and the team
average Is scarcely more than 1874
pounds.
All this. however. is not offered
as an alibi for the four defeats aud
no victories Of the season. II IL
merely snecnlation uDon what
"might be-" The team is made up
Of fighters. They are new to the
game. but they have been we'll
coached and are learning rapidly,
and they have no excuses to Offer
for anv Of the defeats. They have
lost their games only because they
were not skilled and experienced
enough and not because OF any lack
Of effort or fighting spirit on the!.
parts. This year Is serving only rs
n beginning. Next year II will not
be an absolutely green team, ard
the teams which have considered
Farmington as easy picklngs this
year will have an entirely differen:
kind Of opposition to face next year.
Interest In the high school will
coon turn. to basketball, and II tho
football season has no other bene.
fits, It will at least have put the
players into the best of physical
condition to start the basketball
season. Last year basketball prac.
tice was started too early In the
season, and the team went stale he.
fore the end Of theN schedule. This
year, with football occupying the
attention OF the athletes early In
the fall, basketball will NOT be
started until somewhere nearer the
proper time, md results In the LONG
run should be considerably better
than last year.
Examination Week.
But Just for the present, athletics
are taking a hack seat In the high
school activities. This week is ex.
animation week. There was 40
school Tuesday on account OF cleo.
ton day, but Wednesday and
Thursday are being given over en-.
tirely to the mid.semester examina.
lions. The list OF those exempted
from their examinations was pub.
ltshed Monday. TEE list, howa-er
contained only four names, three
girls and one boy. These exemp,
lions were granted because Of ex.
cellence Of work, an average OF 90
per cent being required in all work
before exemption Is earned.
Entertainment Planned.
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