The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
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J. S s D C
G]Rl!DTI|'H.IS YEAR
New Norries for Stansbury
and Spears on Verge of
Grid Season.
kpv#TsARRy Ell.
7.Boy;@pages Adam Stansbury.
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the{ma now?
Matter enough Just when
:sAdamsand Spears are getting
readyS Il take their West Virginia
gnIountaineers5t to training camp to
pTepareSf for the rough and tumble
Season on the gridiron, along
& cpmes as conspiracy by POP
NsWarnerxso Of Pitt and Chester L..
s9Smith Sassport#writer on the Pitts
ghSGazette5T Times. The plot is
bSsaRop;., andst music by Smith.
RI Pop threatens to use rubber
Safootban suit this year for the
SPittap1ayerson rainy days. The
SzsQ Old FF,ox.s8 says that too many
agamesareS lost during a season on
Saccountsof football toys getting all
wet,ss he seeks a uniform that
WI tnots absorbsmud and water
ssNow@d NIT that beat the deuce
SssgI TITS likely that il the plan goes
into effect that Pop" may set a
achance to q use the new outfit
because the
Afountafneers are known as rain
sbfngerssin p Pittsburgh.
sSsVhiIelhesissa at it, Warner might
pToNidegrubberss suits for the spec.
Stafbrs athesuncovere stands
rssMow5 let hest er Smith give the
ilsssof the plot in his own
ss;'sss;;Eaaai inn ovation in football para
phern al arutcer uniforms for
fusesona mAd dy$felds-may be tried
sgout by the University Of Pitts
h burg hsf DOT ball team this coming
sSfal1Sund theseye Of the inventor.
nonesother than = Fop" Warner.
SEQ Goachs Warner has given out
sn0swoTd recently tha. he will use
new type&of uniforms, but
9ffie$ lose of last gridiron season.
sthes Vet ran mentor declared he
ssyasgworkinggon the idea, had had
Samples made for him by a nation
aiSsportngg goods manufacturer
sEand that theSidea had proved SO
SsuccessfuI that he thought he
WOULD giveit.a trial the following
season.
here lis nothing fuky or unu-
ssIiaf alb out the material used. It
Der compo Sition
that wilIgwithstand hard wear and
tear asswe1l as shed water and
2Smud. ACCORDING to Warner. many
FOOTBALL games are won and lost
muddy fields becaus
0fxtheS xtra@weight which the or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. h11Oi IL LdhSS w
when 81 IS * swearer is slouShinS
about in mud and water. Many
SpoInd are added to the already
thing. forming hin-
ssdrance in running and tackllnE.
i There will be no pads In the
al least there were none
the Ian as Originally worked
@out, for, as Pop explained. when 1T
isInecessary to wear them the
Sround is soft and springy. max
i ing injury from hard contact
remota5poss
Should Warner decide to put.
the srubber8s suit to the test it will
by football coaches
sand fficials. as we'll as fans. the
sc0untry over, for deep mud and
5sssscasuaIs water is the game S
sagreatest bugaboo and any inven-
sstfonswh Itch minimizes their effects
Evil bewelcom indeed.
SssIncidentally the success of the
milan means that the "Old Fox
has contributed another advance
s,tost the mechanical improvement of
{ the SD Already Pops" famous
sslmud 1cIeats and his shoulder and
ssleg pads are used by scores of
sscoaches throughout the country.
sshaying demonstrates their prac-
sticability on thousand grid
~ Start Next Monday
One {week from today the West
sNirgfnia football warriors Will
NeStheir first workout at Jack
on 81 Mills in preparation for the
S4o6tball season. Next Monday Is
slsabor Day. and it will be day OF
sSfeals labor for the grid men. be-
Gvcf RI low a noy mn,
BIRD and the next day bunch of
s5nen &are stiff and sore. After a
s*9swRdays this wears off, and the
8eshpmps come easier and go easier.
5Th e. Mountaineers press agent
mot giving out a great am ount
sS6fs advance dope on the situation
year, butyfrom what can be
iearned the outlook for good.
tsasms:is bright, and Coach Spears
iouIG have successful season.
Only three hard games face the
M6untaineers this year-Pitt.
and Wash-Jeff. This being
fhe;case, the "main works" should
baaabIe to have his men on edge
es3orSthe crucial contests. Such an
artist as the sporting
led dior of the M organtown Post
says sthat; the have a
s5fftY-fiftys chance to beat Pitt and a
9hfrtyzseventy chance to wallop
but you never can tell.
On this basis, however, we would
tsayssthat theSSpearsmen have a
Ssafnet fifteen chance to defeat
End lana s%and Ia forty-twenty-one
d efeat5 Wesleyan. with a
s{Wen tyStens chance to whip the
othersteams3 on the schedule
Pitt About Ready
Pop Warner the sage of
sSmokeville, will take his Pitts
soscaInpssnex Tuesday and will
sskicK the Stats tout of them for a
soupI In an effort to
nave them in a good humor when
he season opens. Pitt Is not
claiming the cham pionshlp or the
world but they will be glad to
ssancept 1t: 1t is certain that ihey
have q pretentious schedule and
that will4test the resources Of
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