Bethany (WV) at West Virginia

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  The Wheeling intelligencer, Wheeling, W. Va., November 23, 1920, page 7

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  WEST VIRGINIA MUST De GOING At T|P-TOPF FORM To BEAT v. { ]. BETHANY ALTHOUGH BEATEN HAS LOUD PRAISE FOR ATTACK OF MOUNTAIN STATE ELEVEN Green and white Grinders Who Opposed Mountaineers Saturday Think That Gold VIII Win. Special Dispatch to The Intelligence; Morgantown, W. Va, Nov. 22.-Thc West Virginia football team, received words Of encouragement over their pros poets TO beat w. d J. on Thanksgiving day from the Bethany college players here on Saturday. Several Of the Green team stayed over Sunday in Morgantown and all believed that If Yves: Virginia played the brand of football she display cd against Bethany. the Mountainerrs could win on Turkey day. Bethany, of course. has played both w. L. J. and West Virginia. Early In the year when w. Il J. was at top form and apparently in shape to run Wild over pitt, West Virginia and all other TIL state teams, bethany went over tr Washington and was beaten by Nor rows men, $50. West Virginia. ais” at TOP form. beat Bethany here Saturbest game played hrrc this var IN SpItc OF the II tie with LchGh and the slightly closer score with NutGrrS ten days ago. Bethany prrsCntrd very Scrappy team that kept the Mountain GERS busy both at gaining and rep”!llns Tho visitors attacks and nothing short or the best MClntirc’s men could present, kept tho Green from winning. West Virginia had n slight advantage in ,r,iIrht individual ability of players and iramwork and made this advantage count at all stages with 2O-u result. ar course the Bethany visitors may have been merely “spooiinG west Nir, rini, followers in an attempt TO b. good sportsmen over their own defeat. put II – believed generally that tho Mountain. Gers can win from III” Presidents IL thrv MAY the brand of football which they have shown themselves to possess on several occasions. West NlrEinia’S team Is IN hnc fettIc for the final game of the season and Il victory would round ont Il most success ful season in spite Of the three revcrScS suffered by the eleven In October. Thrr” straight games hav” now been won from worthy opponents and the team IL IN Il winning mood without amy doubt. W. Il 7 viii have ia display that standard “t came which held Pit 10. beat kalamazoo c7-O. and LchiGh 14-O. If she OK nccts 10 win from tho Mountaine”rs IN Thursday because the West E!rrtnr team has instillCd In each indiriduRs ,nrmhcr from the time he frs: cots foot liz vs., VIrrin!a’s campus the fact that Washington and jefferson Is IN” or, rivaI from whom victory Is chcriSh”d more than from all others, and II bitter Is fought gam” * Surr tH rrSu!t’ = Big Crowd Going. Tho victory oyer Bethany cs we’ll ns w. e. Us defeat by Tech has had an unusIlaI effect in stimulating interest in the THANKSGIVING day game among West Virginia supporters. From nj, snciinrs Of West virginia Sunday and ,nday letters and tclrcrams cam” pour Ing in asking for tickets for III” game md II is believed that AN extra thousand of West NirEininnS Will be on h’hh over and above th”S” who would hay” results, w. & J. To every old West Virginia ulumnus Is IN” game Of the YOUR To- which they look forward anG Washington. incidentally. Is Just about as easily reached for IN” whole or the body OF alumni IN IS MorEantoWn.

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., November 21, 1920, page 1

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  WEST VIRGINIA WINS. smotbers Bethany by n Score OF % En- n 9nii Special Despatch TO THE NEW York HEsALp MoRGANrowN, w. Va, Nov 20.-West Virginia played fine football to-day and defeated the strong Bethany College eleven, 20 to o, In well played game West Virginia made all three OF her touchdowhs after marches from deep In her own territory, and only once did Bethany have the ball past midfield. Lyttle, Martin, Beck. Lentz and Kger were the outstanding stars for the Noun taineers, and Stewart played well for Bethany The lineup:

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  The Washington herald, November 21, 1920, page 10

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  BETHANY TEAM LOSES TO WEST VIRGINIA, 200 MoRGANTOwN, Va, Nov. 90 West Virginia played fine football today and defeated the strong Bethany College eleven. 20 to o. in well-played game. West Virginia made all three of her touchdowns after marches from deep in her own territory and only once did Bethany have the ball past midfield. Little, Martin, Beck, Lentz and Kiger weEe the outstanding stars for the Mountaineers, and Stewart played well for Bethany.

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West Virginia leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.