The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-13
.SPEARSNEN8 GIVEN.
HIGH GRID PLACE /
Writers in East Recognize
Power Of Mountaineers
This Season.

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MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Dec.
1s.-Much has been written about
the Eastern football season but Of
special interest to football fans in
this section Is the rating given the
West Virginia University Noun
taineers" which team plays at iSaa
Diego, CAL. on Christmas Day. A
great many Of the most prominent
Eastern writer's have been non-com.
initial on the subject OF the "best"
team.
For instance George Daley in the
New York World says, "It IS not
my purpose to establish a ranking.
One cannot be made this year IN
fairness. After putting Princeton,
Cornell, Army and West Virginia,
all Of which went through tho sea
son without a defeat, In one group,
the others are In a hopeless mud
die"
"Koen Observer" in the PhiIadeI.
phta Public Ledger says. IN con
sidering teams for championship
houora in football this season, do
not overlook West Virginia. The
Mountaineers are certainly entitled
to Thought along these lines"
Chester Smith in the Pittsburgh
Gazette-Times says, "The Noun.
taineers are deserving OF a place
second only to Princeton in the n,
nal ranking"
Regis M. Welsh In the Pittsburgh
Post says, $50 there you have the
four teams that stand chance o!
being rated as champions, with
Princeton having a slight shad
over West Virginia, Michigan run
ming a close third and the California
Bears" in spite Of their wonder.
ful achievements. being ranked
fourth because OF the class OF theli
opponents"
Dick Guy In the Pittsburgh Lead
er says, West Virginia in beating
w. & ]. not only finished on the
top of the heap in the tri.state sec,
ton but UP front in the eastern
championship class. It was Yves.
Ylrgipia's year."
Joe Ward in the Pittsburgh Die
patch says, the Mounta!neers 81
West Virginia by defeating Wash
ington and Jefferson 100 complet
ed its first year indicated sincl
T. football was established at the IN!
yersity. BY virtue Of this fact theJ
are entitled to the tri-state honors
land as much OF the eastern cham
pionship as they can secure.p
Many other writer's, however
venture to establish definite rat
ings for the eastern teams, and a
few attempts It for the whole coun
try. 80
Daniel" well known writer IN
the New York Herald ranks Prince
ton, Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Army
West Virginia, Pittsburgh. syria
cuse. Pennsylvania. Navy Colgate
Washington and Jefferson, Lafay
cite, Brown, Penn State and Dart
mouth in order.
The weYork Times ranks tbs
teams in groups, placing Princeton
In the first group by itself, Arms
and Cornell in the second grour,
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh and Syra
cuse in the third group, and Har
ward. Navy and West Virginia II
the fourth group. This Is the low
est rating given West Virginia b.
any publication thus far.
Attacking this. rating, Cutler
Cain, nationally known writer II
the Philadelphia Evening Ledger
says, "What profit West Virginia
to have beaten Pitt and yet still BE-
ranked below that team In calibe,
class and fame? It Is strange
mental process that ranks the van
quished above the victor in the Il
nal averages Of the season. woulC
add West Virginia to the second
group and thus make three second
place teams" ''
The Philadelphia Evening BuIIe
tin gives Princeton and Cornell 4
tie for first honors in the East and
ranks the Army and West virginia
in tie for second. place. Harvard
and Pitt are in the third group &C
cording to the Bulletin; Penn
Syracuse and Yale in group four
Navy and W. & J. in group five, and
Colgate, Lafayette and Penn State
in group six" -if2'
W. B. Hanna in the New Yorh
Tribune ranks Princeton, Army
Cornell and West Virginia in ths
order named, then adds that Il i.
doubtful II Princeton could heal
either the Army, Notre Dame
Navy, Pitt, Cornell or West Wiz,
ginia.
The Wheeling News ranks The
twelve best teams in the who's
country as follows: Michigan
Iowa, West Virginia, Army, Prince
ton, Cornell, Chicago, Pittsburgh,
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