The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-13
INDANAFANSGO
WILDIOYER WEST
virginia ] [: ! !. eleven
IwountaIneers Play Greatest
Football Of Year Satur.
DAY at IordOn Field.
syLARRY.

fhey,ii be taking for weeks in
newest about West Virginia. 1t
Ras . happy thought to play In
diana at Bloomington Saturday.
happier thought to beat the Hoos'
iess5by, a count o. SO to 0, with the
HoosIers fighting as they have new
81 fought before this season.
strsnge las It may seem to relate,
Venture to say that West Virginia
viii get more publicity out OF the
indIana game than they did by dc
feating Pittsburgh earlier in the
season.
great throng Of western fan:
cot 10 see the Srearsmen In action
ana to put 1t mildly they went mad
over the performance OF the rugged
Mountaineers, who were without
Tie services OF Martin, Mahrt and
Davis. Every blooming Blooming
ton, bug who witnessed the battle
declared West Virginia to be thu
ereatest machine they had ever
cen in action, and so far this sea
son they have had peep at Min
ilesota. Wisconsin and Notre Dame
ations the higher clacs organtzo'
lions
west Virginia defeated Indiana
thirteen points more than did Min
nesota and Wisconsin, and six
roints more than Notre Dame. OF
COURSE. you say, comparative scores
mean nothing, but sometimes they
is sfahrt had been in the game
Saturday with q good set OF cleatAr
go6dneks only knows what thu
gore would hive been.
In checking up the credits tos
the game, don't forget to hand
something TO the West Virginia
iine. phe boys in the line vera
@iidmen Saturday and they mads
interference that simply swept
the HOLSTERS aside time after time
IKE grass before a scythe. 1t was
me best performance by the line
tor the season. Capt. Russell
Meredith was pounding away In
gfeat fsshioS all afternoon, and thu
sest Of The tslbe showed the same
Hawkins a Star.
THE boys on the receiving end
ot the forward passes were doing
come stunts that curled the ma
ttges, hair. Hawkins. Simon and
Steve Harrick all made miraculous
catches otlong passes on the dead
run, They did everything hut
catch them while standing on their
heads. The short passes over the
line were also good.
And that line ripping was great.
The backfield took turns taking d
Lying dive into the line and com,
ing out several yards beyond the
iinetof scrimmage. The secondary
defense had to pile EN-. as the frs:
lsfle warriors we're sprawled out
inter. nearly every play through the
DR. c. ", Spears was right We!
satisfied with the showing made.
I He remarked 10 me after the game
We'll, i am glad that bump in this
road has been smoothed out" All
The Mountaineers have to do now
81 win three more games in two
weeks and half and call it sea
son. The Mounta'neers have played
seven games TO date, winning slx
and tieing one. OF the seven games
played, !. five have been played on
foreign fields. Wesleyan was
played in Fairmont. Pittsburgh q"
pittsburgh, Wash.Lee at Charles.
ton, Cincinnati at Cincinnati and
Indiana at Bloomington. That
not what you could call restfYl
and at home schedule by any man,
ner % means. And tho three rn'
naming games will test tao
strength Of the Spearsmen. Next
Saturday Virginia Is played, and
the southerners have been showing
p1eh class that a II to 0, or 20 t.
g9sYictory over them would be quito
an achievement. Then comes the
game with Ohio University, and
while this Is not expected to be n
Riller, yet the 0hioans have shown
enough to date that big let.down
~ the spearsmen might be fatal.
After getting rid OF Virginia and
Ohio; all the boys will have to do is
beat Wash.Jeff on Turkey Day.
Hold sem, West virginia.
Notes on Trip.
f5fieRE they have ammo roanert