The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-01
WESLEYANIREADY
FORB|SON TILT
Real Battle Booked Tomorrow
at clarksburg as Last
ofithe Season. Il

49,
BUCKHANNoN, viva. Dec.
Football fans Will turn theii
eyes this evening toward Clarks
burg from all over the state L
where the winding up Of Tie
present season will take place to.
morrow when West yirginli
Wesleyan meets Bethany Col
lege. For thirteen years Wesley,
an and Bethany have been wrans.
ling and always Wesleyan has hal
the better Of the argument unit
last year, when Bethany made uI
for twelve years Of waiting, and
walloped the Methodists go
This thirteenth year will be an
unlucky year for somebody, and
since both teams are primed L
the gills, and both confident Of
victory, q tough argument vii
!. necessarily ensue when they meet
Bethany, with an experienced
eleven from last year, with al
eleven which has been unbeator
but once this year, and with vic.
tories over Rutgers, Butler, Mari
eta, Waynesburg and Grove City
will be q strong fayorite next
Saturday. It is believed however,
that the Methodists will be able
to force the Bisons to show every.
thing they have In store.
Wesleyan can hope to hold the
Bisons, but that is about the
limit. The Wesleyan line, one thai
w. q ]. could not crack, one thai
West Virginia failed to dent buI
in one, single instance. one thai
held the terrific rushes Of the
Third Army, is still in tact, hui
the Wesleyan backfleld Is cripbl.
ed, badly crippled.
Red King, whose great defeu,
siye work held Washington aud
Jefferson to two touehdowns, 1:
out of. the game. King recently
underwent an operation for ap
pendicitls Fighting" Nick Ras,
chella, Clarksburg boy, is, lost t.
Wesleyan for her last and all lin.
portant game, because OF In
juriets sustained against Duques.
ne University and Grove City. Die
;trich will hardly be able to get In,
. to shape for Saturday, despite tue
fact that his injuries are being
favored In every way possible this
week.
Coach Higgins is wori.iug Oh 4
new baekEisld combination. Ross,
regular quarterback, may be al
full back. Radman will be left
half, and much Is expected from
the little demon, who although
he has never played Egainsi
Bethany before Is anxious to even
score with the Bisons before tax.
ink off Wesleyan moleskins. Hun.
dreds will come to Saturdays
game for no other purpose than
to see Radman perform In his last
college football game. he has beer
held IN check the greater part Of
the season, but will be given free
rein Saturday. 1t is his last game
and the spectacular drop kicker
will not hold back any trick lie
has.
ashotkun Eddie" Clarity,
West Union lad, will perform al
Fight halt It Is thought, or may
call signals Fish will either call
signals OF play at half. The Rich
wood boy has been going good Il
recent games and will have no.
thing to save up, SO can show all
he has Saturday. In fact, TIERS Is
not q single thing between Mottel
Earth and the clouds a6ave Ia
keep Wesleyan from playing al
her best If the MethodtSts can
80 against Bethany al they did
against the Army IN their last np-
pearance at ClarkS1urS. It will
take all Bethany has 10 stop them.
With his most experienced men
injured, however, Coach Higgins
has d grave problem confronting
him. Those who khAw the actual
condition Of the Msth3ilst team
feel that II the Bethany tesm can
be checked, ami held to not more
than q pair OF touehihwns, Wes-
leyan- Will have performed credit,
ably. Should tho bruised and bat.
tered Methodist outfit fight
through to o yitcofy, Bob Higglns
is going 70 deservea biggeFrnonu;
tnent than he has already made
for himself, Id the minds OF ar
dent Wesleyan fans.