Rutgers at West Virginia

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  The New York herald, New York, October 29, 1922, page 52

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  WEST VIRGINIA IN CLEVER COMEBACK Trims Rutgers % to O, With = Jerseymen Battling Fierce ly All the Way. Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD. I MoRGANTowN, w. Va, Oct. 2S.-West Virginia staged clever comeback here of the season. and had little trouble trimming Rutgers. rs to 0. To-day’s VIC tory was accomplished without the SER vices Of Mahrt and Davis. two regulars. and Homer Martin. star fullback, who was hurt early In the first quarter. Nardacci and Ekberg were West Virginia’s big guns on the offensive to-day. while the whole team played a stellar game on the defense. The Mountaineers had the ball in Scarlet territory during q greater part OF the struggle. scoring a touchdown in each quarter after concentrated attack in which nothing but straight football was used. Rutgers bat tied fiercely all the way and had a weight advantage over the Spearmen, who. however, outplayed the husky New Jersey outfit in practically every department Of the game. Late In the second quarter Dickinson picked up a Mountaineer tumble and apparently losing his sense of directon, started toward the West Virginia goal line. He had covered about twenty five yards when Setron and Howard OVERLOOK nllHs tiiuS COiiipicliii5 oiiS VI e’‘S prize ‘‘boners’ Of the season. Taking the ball on their 20 yard mark after Raub had kicked off over the goal, the Mauntaineers plowed their way eighty yards down the field to touch down, Ekberg going through center for the score. Late in the final period Capt. Meredith intercepted forward paes and ran five yards to the Rutgers 19 yard line. Ekberg covered the whole 81, Apo showing great work as he crashed through the Rutgers team. He kicked all the goals from placement. The lineup:

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 29, 1922, page 18

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  West Virginia Is Easy Victor Over Rutgers Team, % % 5 MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Oct. 28.- West Virginia staged brilliant come back here this afternoon before the largest crowd of the season and had little trouble trimming Rutgers, 2s to 5. To-day’s victory was accomplished without the services of Mahrt and Da- Wis, two regulars, and Homer Martin, star fullback, who was hurt early in the first quarter. Nardacci and Ekberg were West Virginia’s big guns on the offensive. The Mountaineers had the ball in Scarlet territory during a greater part Of the struggle. Rutgers battled fercely all the way and had a tremendous weight advantage, but were, however, out played in practically every department of the game. Late In the second quarter Dickins on picked up a Mountaineer tumble, and, apparently losing his sense of direction, started toward the West Virginia goal lines. He had covered about twenty-five yards when Getron and Howard overlook him. Nardacci scrambled over the goal In the first period after taking a long pass from Simon. In the second quarter Simon punched the ball across on his second try. Taking the ball on their 2o-yard mark in the third period the Noun tasneers again plowed their way eighty yards down the field to touchdown. Ekberg going through center for the score. Late in the final period Captain Meredith intercepted forward pass and ran FIVE yards to the Rutgers 49, yard line. Ekberg covered the whole distance in two tries for the final score. He kicked all the goals from place. ments.

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  Evening star, October 29, 1922, page 71

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  WEST VIRGINIA SCORES OVER RUTGERS, 2S TOO MORGANTOWN, w. Va, october 2S.-West Virginia today smashed through the heavy Rutgers College foot ball line for four touchdowns and won the game, % to o. Early in the game the Mountaineers carried the ball to the Rutgers g. yard line, only to lose it on a tumble. Raubs punt out of bounds at Rutgers 35-yard line and another series Of plays took the ball to the 15-yard darcci, scored the first touchdown. At the beginning of the second period the Mountaineers went through for the second touchdown. and got another in the third after successive dashes down the field which netted IS yards. The fourth period gave them the last one.

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West Virginia leads 33–⁠4–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.