The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-07
PITT HAS REAL
TEST TODAY ON
GRID FIELD
Lafayette Should Give Smoke
Town Lads Hard BattIe;..
Other Contests.
aY LARRY


The biggest same on the col.
lego board today. and at least the
one having the greatest amount
Of interest for the fans OF West
Virginia. Is the battle at Pitts
burgh this afternoon between
Glen Warmers Pitt eleven and
the team from Lafayette, coached
by Jock Sutherland. one Of War.
ner's graduates. and who had the
honor last year OF defeating the
Panthers at Easton.
The game Is an Interesting one
from many angles. In the frat
place, It will be a game for blood,
Warner and his men have sworn
vengeance. on the EastonIans for
the walloping of last season while
the Sutherlanders are Just as
anxious to make 1t Two in a row
from the lads from Smokeville.
In the second place. It will show
whether or not Pitt has as good
IA team as she Is rated to have thfs
season. The Panthers made a
great showing In the opening
game last Saturday against Gin.
cinnati but there are many who
think that. the opposition was not
very strong The, can be no
doubt that the lafayette team will
offer Pitt real fight in the
game today.
In the third place, the game viii
give West Virgil a followers a
chance TO get line on what may
be expected next Saturday aEer.
noon. when The nit and West
Virginia teams clash at Forbei
Field. West Virginia will have
several good scouts on the game
ind Il ls thought they may get
an "eyeful before the game ts
over. II the gamt is close. as is
expected II is certain that War
rer will have 10 open up with all
that he has. and this will give the
West Virginia scouts exactly what
thty want to see.
At MoreantoWn
Despite the best efforts of
Adam Stansbury to throw a scare
into the fans about tho Marietta
game this afternoon, there is lit
tie danger that the Mountaineers
will have any trouble landing the
contest by whatever score Doctor
Spears decides to run up. 1t is
not likely that the d-fense Of the
Ohio iads will be good enough to
stop the fierce rushes OF the Wesi.
Virginia backtield. II Marietta
holds the Varsity to low score,
] will be greatly surprised.
At Washington
There has been a great amount
Of talk Ebout the strength Of the
Bethany College team this year.
Whether this Is lust talk or the
real stuff will be known before
the day is over. as the BIsons are
booked to met Wash.Jeff at Lit
tie Washington this afternoon.
The showing of the Red anil
Black in the opening games OF
the season with Geneva and
Westminster has not been such
as to set the world on fire but
nevertheless am confident that
the Presidents will gain the de-
cision this afternoon in the game
with the Bethany eleven. How
ever, with Bethany having every
thing to gain and nothing to lose
in the struggle, they will be sure
to put up u hard fight, and II they,
are really as strong as some -peo.
pie think they are, the result Of
the game may be quite a dlsap-
polntment to the Red and Black.
followers. az,
II l were running a betting
schedule today on the three games
It would be as follows:
Pitt-Latayette. even money on
Pitt.
West virginia-Marietta, 100 to
1 on West Virginia.
Notwithstanding, 10 to 6 on
Wash-Jeff.