The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-04
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. $500 y C4tu4 oIuuu 4dLlb VINO attend
ed the Wesleyan.B ethany game al
Norwood Park, Clarksburg, on Sat
urday afternoon were treated to
one of the weirdest and most pecr
liar games of football that has
been staged anywhere in a long
time Wesleyan won by a count Of
3 to 2; the final result sounding a
great deal more like the score OF
a well organized baseball game
than that OF a football contest
Wesleyan should have won the
game by three or four touchdowns,
but the Upshur County lads for
Some reason or other were absc.
lutely helpless In the shadow OF
their opponents goal. Several
times they rusbe dthe bail to a
point closer than the s yard limo,
only to be checked when the first
defense line Of the Bisons' was
strengthened by the aid Of the sec.
ondary defense, which could rush
In at these close quarters and
throw its weight against the attack
Oh tue MetnOdlSt9.
Picked by many Of the critics Il,
be defeated, Wesleyan, perhaps.
should be glad to gain the decision
by any margin; but in view of the
fact that they were able to rip the
Bethany line to pieces. except
when touchdown was needed, a
little Of the Victory glow Ia taken
away. N,3fzsT
One OF the features Of the game
was the fact that Bullnian, Yves.
leyan end, was responsible for all
the scores made in the game.
About the middle OF the first per.
iod, he sent the ball sailing be.
tween the cross.bar from place.
ment for. the only score OF the day
made by Wesleyan. 1t was beau.
tiful kick that carried high and Tar.
1t would probably have carried
over from the So or 40 yard line,
Just as well as from the 22.yard
line, from which point 1t was kick.
ed. During the fourth quarter.
Bethany rushed the ball to, point
less than a foot from the goal line,
where the ball went to Wesleyan
on downs. Bullman went back Of
his goal to punt and the kick was
blocked. The ball iiggled around
all over tho end zones before Bull;
man finally fell on 1t behind his
goal line for a safety.
Just how Bethany defeated Rut.
gers and Butler during the season
is deep mystery to me on the
basis Of their play yesterday. The
offensive OF the Bison team was
conspicuous by its absence, white
its defense was woefully weak, ex.
cept from the 5:yard line to the
goal, and It might have been .pierc.
ed at this point II q little better
generalship had been displayed by
Wesleyan. At least that Is the way
1t looked from the press box, but
OF course q fellow can make a lot
OF suggestions from that point and
say a lot of things that might rot
fit In exactly with the actual stu.
alton on the playing field. The
tputfd backs Of the Bethany team
were about the slowest getting in
t., action Of anything I have looke,l
at in along time, while tho gener.
nj program Of attack OF Morrow'5
men was anything but versatile.
Lidderdale at left end for tho
Bethany gang played the most coa.
sts.ent game and really disr'ayei
sone remarkably good football AT
times on the defensive.
Wesleyan clearly outplayed the,
Big Green" from start to finish,
save for a few minutes In the .jaai
quarter, when It seemed cortain
that the irony Of fate. would return
Betiitny victor by margin If 6
In S or to 8, But with a foot TO
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