The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-11
Wash-Jeff Squad Get
Work On SawduSt Man
Coach Ksuison Pushing Boys Hard and
Predicts Royal Battle For
All Positions.

wsshiegton. Pa. Sept. 1o.-The tack
ling dummy was brought Into play on
Friday and the charging machine was
dragged 10 the fore Yesterday. ReEin-
ming with this week with Head Coach
Ncale on the Job. there will be Uttie
ha Of everything employed - get the
washington e. Jefferson squad INTO
shape FOR the opening game on Sert"m
her % with Geneva. Seldom have me
Presidents looked forward to an initial
engagement with 90 much mis%iTing "a
that which possesses the Red ana
Black squad rs they prepare TOT the
Covenaners. II Is apparent that the
latter not only should be ono or the
best OUTFITS that the Beaver Falls inst-
tuition ever produced but team that ex-
poets 10 defeat wash.-JerS.
Line Coach Kellison. who has been In
charge Of the workouts since the Tr~im-
mary work was inaugurated on Septem-
her I has not been able 20 push the
rractfce as hard rs he might have de-
sirad on account 81 tho excessive heat
Some Of the men who had surplus
OF weight have been able 20 stand up
under the work without suffering III
effects But a majority Of the men re-
ported N excellent rettle and X was
not regarded as good policy 70 take
them dawn too quickly. This applied
chiefly to mos. ~ the veterans who re-
ported IN excellent condition. and who
will ne counted upon 70 pear the orunt
% tho Presidential assault and defense.
at leas. for tho first month. Thes"
men are being handled with quite lot
Of consideration and no chance on re-
ducing them IN weight too rapidly will
De taken.
Head Coach Neale will take charge
this week with SQUAD Of close to 40
nren--con slderahlr smaller than the out
At which ne had n handle AT the start
n year ago But a ma jority OF these
men are players whom he known and
IN whom he has confidence. ~ least
II regulars remain on the squad and a
half dozen more letter men are avail
able A lot OF big huskies are at hand
10 take the vacant places on the line
while several promising recruits and
second-strinG men are awaiting any or
portunity that may present Itself IN
break into the regular lineup In the
backfeld. There are big gaps to III
IN the team. but II looks rs II there
ought 70 be quite n lot Of fairly good
mon TO NJ, the vacancies. Nrale Is 2
true optimist: has back NJ him Won
dertul season Of achievement IN his Arst
year ~ coaching A. Wash.-Jeff. and
above all ne has a squad undivided In
It's support and the solid backing Of the
alumni and the local football support
ers
Left End Kopt IS expected 70 set on
the held NJ the same time as the head
coach The former Lake Forest acade-
my star. who was sensation in his
first year, Is certain OF his position on
the lef. terminal. as are Crook. Vince.
weiderqutst and Konvoltnka on the line.
In the backheld there promises 10 be
quite struggle among the men Of last
years squad and several new men in
Guiding Sncdegar. who comes here from
West Virginia Wesleyan, where he
played with and under NCale 20 great
reputation. Two weeks arc expected IN
show quite lot Of development and
with n squad made up mostly OF vetqr-
ans and with splendid array OF re-
cruts. Neale - expected TO be ready
for Bethany Carnegie Tech and West
Virginia Wesleyan. other stiff antaco-
nists If October.