Catholic at West Virginia

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., November 26, 1916, page 9

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  West Virginia Wins From Catholic University Team State Eleven Scores at. vii against Catholic Team from Washington. MORGANToWN. Nov. 25.-West Virginia’s football team swept through Catholic University here today in easy fashion, scoring a A % to g victory. AT no time were the Noun tatneers hard pressed although Cath Ole started of strong. The visitors received the kick off and after two plays, shortly broke through the line and dashed twenty nYe yards. With the ball on West Vtrginia’s forty-1ye yard line. three tries for Catholic Noted four yards. a pass on the fourth down was inter cepted by King, but the BAN was Drought back and West Virginia pen allied fifteen yards for holding, plac- Ing the ball on the thirty-yard line. a forward pass gained ten yards. Here, West Virginta’s forwards held fastand on the fourth down, Shortley dropped back and kicked pretty. held goal from the twenty-eight yard line, scoring the first points of the game. After this West Virginia rushed the visitors of their feet and not until near the end OF the fourth quarter did they get the ball beyond midfield. West Vtrgtnta’s first score came early In the first period when Hager recovered tumble we’ll in Catholics territory and after three plays, Rodgers passed twenty yards over the line to Chenoweth. After this the march to the goal line was steady. In the third quarter. almost an entire sub stitute eleven played, the regulars going back IN at the beginning Of the fourth period West Yirgfnia’s powerful backdeld was too much for the visitors line, though the latter fought hard all the way. West Virginia was not forced to kick once during the entire game and only once lost the ball on downs, a forward pass grounding. Munhal1 and o’Hearn for the visitors were I’m

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1916, page 52

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  c. j. MEETS DEFEAT West Virginians Win by 40 to 3 From BrookIanders. WCT0Rs USE SUBSTITUTES Special Dispatch to The Star. MORG w. Va, November 25.-West Virginia had little trouble in defeating Catholic University. here today, the final score being 40 to g. The visitors scored first whsn, after receiving the kick-off, a 2oyard run by Shortley, l5-yard penalty and pass for 10 yards. gave them the ball on West Virginia’s 20-yard line. Here the Mountaineers held and Shortley drop ped back and booted field goal from the 20-yard line. After this West Virginia rushed the visitors off their feet, Hite. Rodgers and King making big gains. A largely substituted eleven played the second half for West Virginia. Hite in the second period dashed 80 yards for a touchdown, while King brought back a punt 46 yards, these being the feature plays. Munhall. former Allie gheny star and Shortley played well for the visitors. The lineup:

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 26, 1916, page 1

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  BR00kLANDERS LOSE West Virginia Runs Awsy From Catholic University. MoRGANTowN. W. IA. Nov. “a West Virginia ran away from Catholic Univcrsity’s football team here yestcrday. winning BY n score OF 20 TO 4 Shortiey. the visitors quarterback. sue ,eeded In kicking q field goal In the opening period. Thereafter. G. u. was smothered. In the second half West Virginia played many substitutes, but they man aged TO score two touchdown Munhai, and Shortley were the only visiting play ers who showed any class.

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West Virginia leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.