The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-13
TRYING TO GET.
Three TEANSOF
EQUAL STANDING
Head Master Making Many
Changes in Daily
Lineups.

JAcKsoR's MILL. Sept. 10
Eootball fans who have been
watching Coach Spears tactics
closely can see that the former
dartmouth College star isS trying
70 give West Virginia something
the MountaineerS have never had
two or more complete changes
81 lineup without weakening the
team IN the least. Few West Viz.
gtnia fans can point to a season
where q coach could substitute
from five to eleven players and
Still have the same strength.
Spears himself because OF a
dearth Of material, was unable to
accomplish anything like that last
season. But this year, with sixty
some promising men under his
wing here, he hopes to do the
seemingly impossible and he Is
already we'll on the road to sue
cess.
Each morning at signal drill he
makes some radical changes in his
lineup. AS result Of these tack
les are found at guards, ends at
tackle and still other tackles at
end. Not only does he shift men
who appear to be In the first
string class about but he has
benched several of them and put
newcomers in their places. BY
continually changing his material
he has already reached the stage
where he can put two teams on
i the field-which are on paper at
least-ot equal strength. He is
now working on third team and
while handicapped because Of the
weight and inexperience OF some
OF the material he Is succeeding
fairly we'll.
Injuries and other mishaps
should not weaken the Mountain.
GERS this fall as they have in the
past. OF course, ono or two OF the
men are bound to prove more
Valuable than ony other candidate
for a particular position and their
loss at any time will considerably
weaken the team In a specific dc
partment, but there will be dess
danger like that happening this
year than at any other time In the
past.
Spears already has centers,
quarterbacks and ends enough for
three teams. but 1t will be some
weeks before he will be able to
turn out finished backs and line
men for his third aggregation
which will be made up mostly OF
'.green" material that he is seek.
ing to develop into collegiate tim.
her in a single season.
Illness, injuries and other
causes have deprived Coach,
Spears OF the services of Steve
Harrick, Carrico, Harry Taylor,
piggott and ormston. but with the
exception OF these the squad re-
mains Intact. However, some Of
these men will be with the squad
again soon and 1t will only be \
question OF time before he will be
directing three complete teams.
The wedding out process is not
likely to start until the squad has
been In Morgantown for a week.
freedman Coach Ward Lanham
wants to interview the large list
OF candidates who have been re-
duested to report to him there be-
fore he asks DR.. Spears to give
him some Of the first year men for
development on the yearling
team. There are quite a few prom.
ising freshmen on the squad
4 hero and Coach Spears Is not like
II to let some OF them go. oliker,
Dyer Moody. Murrin and several
others look like Varsity timber
now and mary think they will be
carried on the first squad this
fall, Some OF the others are also
good enough to be carried with
that aggregation but rather than
have them warm the bench for a
whole season DR.. Spears may turn
them over to Coach Lanham for
developing and seasoning. Spears
will have complete charge OF the
.weeding out" process and he Is
going to dismiss and retain men
, without any outside interference.
II he thinks a prospect can get
more work and learn more on the
Varsity than he can on the year.
lings he is going to keep him re-
gardless OF what anyone may say.
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