West Virginia Wesleyan at West Virginia

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], September 23, 1929, page 1

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  Many Teams Will Go Into Action Throughout Nation This Week. FAR WEST POWERFUL Eastern EIevens Not So Hot Dope Indicates. NEW YORK, Sept. 23-Football the most appealing of collegiate sports. claims the nations attention this week. For some time, earnest young men from coast to coast, have been prepairing for the seasons opening. Next Saturday will find the stadia OF some 100 colleges crowded with followers of the gridiron game From now on, the contest for Sec tional, intersectional and national hOnors will be a serious goal. The far west, having demonstrated its superiority during the season of 1929-with the exception of the game which gave Georgia Tech the mythical national championship boasts even stronger elevens for the present fall. The east has little to offer, at the present writing. New York university, the strongest team in this sec ton last fall, admittedly faces diff ficulties this season. Carnegie Tech is reputed to be stronger than ever, although the Skibos have lost Harpeter, the all-America field general of 1926 The Army, with the idea Of its supremacy exploded, must prove itself again. 1t is only fair to state that the lid was lifted officially last Saturday. On that occasion, more than one dozen games we’re played. West Vir- GINA, which has one of the best elevens in the east, defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, 16 to 0. Next Saturday, however, will see some of the leading teams of all territories in action. The changes in the rules have been so slight that the average spec tatorS need not be troubled: The gridiron game is approximately the same, with all its perreniel charm.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 22, 1929, page 1

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  MOUNTA|NEERS WIN FROM STATE RIVAL victors Over West Virginia Wesleyan, 1910, Displaying Impressive Form. By the Associated Press. n ORGANTOWN, w. Va, Septem- Nh Der 21.-The MountaineerS of wv West Virginia University opened the 1929 foot ball sea- son in an suspicious manner here today, defeating West Virginia Wesleyan, traditional rivals, Is, to 0. The Bobcats played a good game, but the university squad never appeared IN only z for the invaders. Wesleyan appeared a dangerous foe as the game started when Miller, half back, ran As yards to the Mountaineer 42-yard line after grabbing the opening kickoff. Five plays later, Bartrug recovered tumble for West Virginia and the home collegianS were the big part of the show from that time. The MountaineerS did not score In the first quarter, but in the second quarter a big parade was started by Bart rug, Maddox and Larue, mountain stalwarts, that took them n yards to the 3-yard line, where q pass was knocked down by Wesleyan back. Rodriguez. veteran Wesleyan fullback, forced to kick from behind his own goal line, got of good punt to Larue, who was downed on the Wesleyan 42-yard line. Bartrug finally went OF left tackle for the first touchdown after smashing line attack. Capt. Glenn made the extra point. The second half was inaugurated with West Virginia marching 70 yards to a touchdown, also by Bartrug. Capt. Glenn missed the try for point. Capt. Glenn added the final points to the Mountaineer tally with but three minutes to 20 in the final period.

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West Virginia leads 24–⁠3–⁠1 in 28 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.