The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-08
OUARTERDACKS GALORE
SEEKING STATES JOB

Jackson's Mill. Sept. 7-,SpeciaO-
Red" Craver. the sorret-topped youth
who did so we'll at quarterback on the
West Virginia University eleven last
fall. may he missed this year n then
again he may not. Nearly n dozen prom
ising youths are candidates for his OF"
berth and many visitors 20 camp pre-
dict that Red himself would have
trouble earning his letter again tn's
season II ne were available.
One OF Or Spears most recent moves
,os 10 shift Aaron Oliker. the clever
cta TX sburg High halSbaCk over 10 quar-
Ter Wide-awake and a Good paSS"r
"Ickv" looks like a conner in this posi-
ton and the other candidates are going
20 find him a formidable contender f"r
the post when he learns more about the
workings OF Spears backfeld.
Earlier In the week ne moved Nardrcct
from halfhack 20 quarter and he mas
kept him there ever since. Having the
in weight and experience Mar
dicci is the favorite At the present time
but he Is receiving opposition from sew
eral sources.
WAYNE Funk. who earned 4 place on
the all-state scholastic eleven at Quar-
terhack last fall. IA one OF the best men
10 come up from scholastic n in
several seasons and when the scrim-
mage sessions start he ia bound 20 he 4
strong contender. His passing so far
has been one Of his strongest fortes and
he has been kept at this an hour or 80
each day.
None OF the quarterback aspirants are
working harder atm BIZ Heller. who
PLAYED on the 1920 Freshman team q:
end. He is out 70 earn a letter this sea-
son and - working long. hard and often
~x..nflonall IL. faG- and n uppIpr at han
ding punts he Is on Of Spears best for
the vacancy. He Is N good cordition
and Is rated above Nardicci by some
critics.
Grant Hall. Perry. Bush. Bruce. Mead.
Donovan and Hough are all in the Tight
weight" class. They are clever little
players but lack both weight and OK
oerlence. In handling puuts rhey are
the equal OF any mar on the squad
while Bruce and Hough are also adept
,t passirg. but unless they>take on some
weight they are destined for Freshman
berths this season. All Of them are fast
Donovan cleaning up easily in the races
aeld here several days ago.
With such an array OF prospects
Coach Spear should have Uttle trouble
developing a man 20 take CrayeGA place.
There IS no denying that Red was q
raft 1eld general and Spears worked
bard TO get him 20 make himself equa
20 every occasion. But what the Noun
.alneer leader has done before he can
10 again and the chances are that he
AN mound NardyccI. Funk. Oltker or
one OF the other recruits into a capable
quarterback.
The whole group realizes the import
OF the position they are trying for
and IN spare minutes lounge around
studying the rules. often times they
aunt up Coach Spears 70 talk certain
plays and situations over with him
They are constantly seeking his advice
and the youth hat runs the Mountain
eer team this all Is going TO know
football from start TO finish. Or. Smear,
has given the men to understand thai
he does not demand size and II the III
tie fellows can show him hat they ARE
better fitted TO run the team than on
of the $50 or 10 pound men ne vii
give them their chance Nardicct ha'
the edgs on his rivals at this time hu'
] several OF them are improving with
! zach workout and by the time" cami
breaks they will probably be on even
terms with him.