The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-30
PLAYERS FIZZLE
BADILYINBATTLE
AUTHORIZATIONS
fMountalneers Show Class in
Contest and Win Hands
Down % to 0.
BY LARRY

gridtron for many a day-at least
10 vas on Saturday. II Foster
Sanford has taught his men any
real football worth charging u
hard working public an admission
price 10 see. he should be congrat.
l1lated on the excellent manner in
which he concealed the fact from
Seversl Thousand fans at Morgan
town on Saturday Rutgers was
tetalded as one Of the most fin
Shed teams in the East. III admit
stheyg have a rough finish, bit
that's all In roughing up the
game, they certainly take the dog
biscuits without struggle, but for
edgns OF football intelligence i
looked in vain through the long
two hours and more It took to get
the wranglipg battle over with.
The trick plays, with which Rut.
gers was supposed to show some
front to the rugged Mounta.neers,
were so crude us to be laughable
and are lit only for a vaudeville
show, where people pay TO sec
something funny with no objective
view.
In passing want to say that
West Virginia was out there Sat.
itday, and possibly this mnde
Rutgers look even worse. Tho
Mpuntaineers might have rolled
IN another touchdown or two II
they had set their minds to It but
2s to 0 possibly was sufficient hu-
initiation for the New Brunswick
tribe. The Wash-Lee game serv-
ed as q good tonic for the Noun
taineers and they went into the
game Saturday sassy enough TO
step on a lions tail and then kick
the! monarch Of the forest in the
mouth when he turned around 10
SEQ what was the matter. They
were out to win and they did win.
Eekberg was. calling signals, and
running the team. and he did well.
OF course, the plays did not move
With. the precision and snap Of
Seine games, but givo the "SwGGe"
another week and he'll likel.' s;rt
EN- off IN a hurry. Eckhcrs aGnr-
edttwo touehdowns and also kick.
cd gfhes fouf goals from placement
9Gtef the touchdown, witch was
mot atbad afternoons work. as |
look at II from a seat in Adams
new press box.
Early In tho contest It was
evident that Rutgers was ont to
Kill Off few West Virginia play
srs first and primarily to play
football and try to make u resPcC-
table showing second In their
minds. Nick NacdaCci was the
particular object OF their "affcc.
tions' and they did their best to
make him retire, but he stuck OF
the job until such time as he was
no longer needed, and then Doctor
Spears took him out. He got
Z big ovation as he came 10 the
bench. The New Brunswick bunch
WAS expert in p!leIng on. sluggiuS
and other little tricks. but they
raid we'll for It in penalties. The
West Virginia lads took the rough
treatment patiently as long as hui
man endurance would permit. but
late IN the contest the blood Of
.lthe West Virginia fellows started
ITO boil up. and several times it
seemed that drastic measures
would be put in operation. How
ever. every crisis was passed
beautifully and no West Virginia
man too far forgot himself as to
make a scene, although there
would have been plenty Of justifi.
s nation for ono most anytime dur
ing the second half OF the battle.
The officials are not wholly blame
less for the character OF the game
on Saturday. All Of the mon
working the game are regarded AZ
competent arbiters and no doubt
simply suffered an off day. but It
seemed that they permitted the
Z contest to get ont Of hand. The
constant bellyaching OF the Rut'
. gers bunch on practically every
play must have got their goat. !
have no Ill Telling at all in making
this criticism and trust it will b"
tta1is criticism, aud trust It will be
Construed, to be constructive. It
/ was q blamed hard battle to work,
and the only criticism ] have Is
3 that the fellows in charge did not
smack down with an iron fist early
IN the battle.
Little Nick Nardacci, removed
from the quarterback station 10:
+ faulty judgement In the game at
Charleston, found himself rs
Shalfback, and he sure did rip
Through the line and around the
ends in great fashion. making so
many yards from scrimmagc that
; itswould take a well oiled adding
machine TO keep track Of his re-
cord.
All the .MountaIneers were out
there fighting hard and doing their
!. part well and the entire team is
10 be congratulated on the rover.
4 sei OF form shown during the last
Week. The injury Of Homer Mar.
TIN Is TO be regretted. but the big
boy may be In shape for Cinciu-
snati next week aud surely will be
ftite to take his place in the back
field In time for the Indiana :3Ame
on November II. While Doctor
n Spears used plenty of plays Sat.
prlay he was not forced 10 an
cover. any real aces that he may be
folding up his sleeves for Indiana,
Virginia and Wash-JefG.
The best laugh OF the afternoon
: was when q Rutgers player grab.
bed o tumble and went tearing
Y down the field toward his own
goal line. He might have been
going yet scoring innumerable