The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-23
WESLEYAN HOLDS
WI TO "A POINTS
Higgins Men Put Up Great
Defensive Game Against
Red and Black Team.

The Wesleyan eleven put up a
great defensive game against
Washington & Jefferson at little
Washington Saturday holding
Neale's warriors to a II to 0
score. Neale's men made thelt
last touchdown and goal in the
last part Of the last quarter. Up
until that time the game was
anybody's and on a number OF &C.
caslons the Wesleyan players had
the Wash-Jeft fans guessing.
Seale's team entered tine game
minus the services of West, the
great negro fullback, and Erick-
son "a star halfbaek. Coach HiS-r
gins team was intact with the ex-
Ception of PauIey at guard, VINO
was left at home. Fans who wit
messed the Wesleyan-West Wit
glnia game at South Side Park
earlier In the season know II was
a severe loss to the Wesleyan
team TO enter the game without
the services of Pauley.
West. Erickson and snedegar
were not on the field Saturday a.
Coach Seale had sent them ri
Youngstown, Ohio. to consult with
"Bonesetter" Reese regarding In
juries.
Bullman's seyenty-yard punt,
which rolled for 4 total distance
of ninsty-two yards. was the long
est punt ever seen on College
Field. The kick carried the bail
out from the shadow OF the We5-
leyan goal to inside the Wash
JEFF l5-yard line. Harmony, :
substitute half on the Wash-Jefr
eleven, turned in the most sensa-
tional play of the game when he
received a kickoff on his own .
yard line and ran and lodged his
way through the entire Wesleyan
team, only to be cut down from
behind. on his own 4O-yard line.
He gained tIEty-six yards on the
play.
Wesleyan had about three GOOD
chances to score; that Is, three
times during the game Radman
got away and with the exception
OF one man had clear sailing tot
a touchdown. but each time tie
lone Wash.Jeff warrior cut hIm
down. Wesleyan carried the ball
within eighteen yards of the E-d
and Black goal line in the third
period but 4 piece Of bad naaG-
work by Quarterback Ross. WHO
called for a forward pass on q
second down with only about
three yards needed. lost the %
pOr;unIty. Spiilers intercepted the
pass and ran 1t back thirty-r.yn
yards. At this time Wash-Jefr had
only a seven point lead. After
SpllIers' sensational sprint, the
Wash JEFF players rushed the bali
down the field and a short pass.
over the line OF scrImmage along
the side line. netbel the touch
down. The extra point was awarq-
ed when Wesleyan player was
off side.
Coach Higgins has built up a
great defensive machine at Wes-
leyan but as yet his oGfense lacks
the punch necessary to win games.
The wearers Of the Orange and
Black made only two first downs
during the sixty minutes of play.
while Neales' men made fourteen
first downs.
The officials in the game Sat
urday were hard on Neale's mLn
as they drew penalties aggregat-
ing more than 100 yards for hold
ing and offside plays during the
game. Wesleyan drew only a few
penalties but one Of them cost the
team a point.
Neale's team played a beautiful
game to watch. He used number
of great plays. a triple crisis
cross and at least dozen dll-
ferent kinds Of forward passes. III
the last minutes Of play Neale
rushed In a number OF fresh men
and opened up a rapid fire pass
ing game in an effort to try and
break away for another touch
down and II it had not been for
fumbles and dropping passes
after having them In their hands
Wash-Jetf would have probably
scored another marker.
Coach Noale declined to discuss
the rumors being published about
him going to leave Washington at
the close OF the present year, but
intlmated that all was not goina
we'll with him there. He Is work.
Ing hard nov to have his team In
shape for the Lafayette and West
Virginia games. A pair OF wins IL
these contests would go a long
way In making his season a big
success.
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FRECKLES AND HI