The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-14
SPEARS MAKES SHIFT
IN WEST VA LINEUP
State Mentor Changing Men Around TO
Get weight In HIS Rush Line
Many Experiments.

Jackson's MIL, Sept. 18.-(SpeciaD-
Changes IN tho West Firingia uhiVeT-
sity lineup early this week indicate
that DIR. &. w. Spears, the head coarh.
Is working toward combination "hioh
uill give him moro weigh on his rush
line. or course the varsity lineup mas
not been decided upon by any means
but he has given special attention ~
a certain group Of veterans anu ne"
men who are likely to compose inc
first SQUAD. From this group ne SC
lected two teams which nave gums
through signals for almost week anu
with but few exceptions tho men COM
posing these two outfits have peeh inc
same. Att.
As result Of the shift made this
week Pierre Hill and Qninlan have
been sent 70 the sidel!nes. captain
Meredith has hecn shifted 10 guard IN
place Of QuinlaD, while Trusty Ia!i-
man, who also played tackle last week.
has been moved out to end. In place
Of this pair DR.. Spears has been US
ing Carl Davis and Horse Lough'
Davis has bcen trained as an end put
no is large enough to take care OF u
tockle post and Spears believes he VIII
use him there this season. Lough
work has been one Of the big features
of the workouts here and the rugee"
Horse" seems 10 have bested Mo"rey'
Dilcher. Howard and tho others WHO
nIayed under Spears last season. Gra-
han ms remained at end and In the
scrimmage sessions his playing "
also stood out conspicuously.
With Phil Hill back In at center
and Setron alongside him at guard
the Mountaineers have rush hne'
from end TO end, that will compare
fayorabIy with any in this section OF
thu country. Davis. Taliman and Mere
dith have been quick To learn ABOUT
the methods OF playing their new po-
sttions and II Or. Spears INTENDS 10
Keen Them in their present places no
will soon find them filling the Dill 10
nertection. Many think, however, Ihat
the increase in weight Is entirely oue
of proportion to the risk seems 10 oe
taking In changing the places OF tnree
men who are finished products III thet
particular line. But spears Know
what he Is doing and while he con-
,inues 10 experiment followers OF INC
team will watch his moves.
While the Mountaineer chief Is tos.
rinp his linemen about the backfleld
race ia narrowing down TO the final
stara which finds Nardtcc!, Martin
L,kberK and simon and survivors. Oil
ker, Moody. Stinebickcr. brewster
I}artell. peVaughn and some OF inc
others have a good chance OF making
tho s1uad but in reserve Capacity
rnly. The NardicCi-Mart!n EboerE-
Simon combination has worked very
we'll together In signal drills and scrim,
IMAGES and 1t Is going to take goo'
man 10 break in on this Quartette
Az the close OF camp draws near
l'ouch Spears Is speeding up the WORN
Several times he has Increased Inc
length of the afternoon sessions from
Two To three hours and in eVerythihG
there has been tendency TO Speen
IN" He has been accomplishing won
ders in the morning Workouts puI
since they are being held behind closeN
rates and surrounded with mystery
he absolutely refuses to give out any
Information AS to what Is being done
At these seSstons,
With the squad in good condition al
the present time and more than wv"
,coR,; remaining In which TO perlc'.
Tho organization Of the varsity an"
continue the work Of developing new
material Or. Spears should have lltNe
trouble putting strong team on III"
field at South Side Park. Fairmoh'
for the opcnng game with West VIZ
GINA Wesleyan college on SATURDAY
Sept. 90.