The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-13
MOUNTAINEERS READY
FOR CAMP GAME SAT.
Camp Championsh1p To Re Decided BY
Picked Teams Prom tho Squad
OF Candidates.

Jackson's MIL Sept. l@.-(Specisl)-
Candidates for the West Virginia uni
vers!ty eleven. In training here. are now
looking forward to Saturdays game be-
tween two picked teams for the cham
pionship Of Jacksons Mil. All during
the secre; morning sessions Coach
Spears and his assistants are drilling
plays and formations Into III" men who
will be familiar with enough Of them
to put on real" game when they iine
up for the kickoff next Saturday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
Coaches Rodgers and Kay will select
the teams tomorrow or Thursday, after
which the squad will be divided Into
two groups for an hour or so each day.
Up until the present time all or the
neil lave been practicing together and
learning the same signals. but. IN order
10 make tho game as interesting as
possible for the thousands OF fans ex-
pected here Saturday. the two coaches
will take enough time TO train the dlvid-
ed squad. Until the two Sides are
selected no rivalry will spring up be-
cause al the present time no one knows
what team he is going to play on. Cap
tain Meredith and "Trusty" Tallmsn.
the leading candidates for tackle berths
other in Saturdays attraction.
L; will not be Il Varsity-Scrub game.
but real" battle with the iirst-siring
and second-siring candidates distributed
az evenly az possible through the
lineup Of both asgregations Following
the annual custom. the Quarterbacks
will be named as captains OF the Two
teams, and IN ih:s event Il Is likely
that Nick Nard!cri veteran OF the
1921 hackicid. VIII head one team, while
"1cky" Oliker. The brilliant back from
Washington-lrv!ng Nigh. clarksburg,
will be at the helm OF the other ma
chine.
Since nearly all the men with tho rx-
ccption OF Steve Harrlck. are in the best
OF condition at this time 1t only remains
for Coaches Rodgers and Kay TO tutor
them before they will be ready Cor the
feature encounter of the training camp.
Harr;ck is still suffering from IN IN
jured shoulder he suffered several Gays
ago when he took out Il man" who was
coming down under punt. II Will lie
u week or so before he * able - get
into the rough work again.
Both old and new men continue TO
handle themselves i'll manner that
gives great ENCOURAGEMENT 10 Coach
Spears. There is 4 whole lot going on
back OF the closed gates here In the
morning that Muuntainecr fans would
Ike u know but the training period has
reached the secret stage and the big
chief does not permit anything TO leak
out He intends TO give West Virginia
its greatest team this fall. and II lie can
prevent 1t he is not going to let any
thing interfere with his plans.
or course. DR. Spears will hold several
scr!mmage sessions before Saturday,
but the game on that day Will give him
the first definite idea he IS 1" get OF the
actual ability Of the new men. With vet
Grams PLAYING alongside o; newcomers.
he will have an excellent chance to com
Fare the work Of each, and when the
team returns to Morgantown next week
there may be some radical changes
According to Information received
here, the All park here will I've filled to
overlooking next Saturday. Thousands
of fans from Glarksourg, Weston,
Shinuston. Buckhannon. Fairmont and
Morgantown arc said to be planning
visit on that day. while hundreds or
students leaving for the university plan
to stop over here to get line on the
1922 squad. 1t is going to be the most
important day Of the whole training
period.