Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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rv! A D L E LEAVE JOE ROSS, End SALv.x'roR1-z. Angelo, D0mineck, or Hosey'i always appeared on the field without socks or helmet. Joe first proved his mettle in the Morgantown game. He is a deadly tackle and when he can't get them they can't be got. Salvatore played in the backfield and at end equally well., and it was through his sound football judgment that many a good opponents' play was stopped. HAROLD STEELE, Guard S'rm:u: came to us from Barrackville. He plays tackle or guard and is a valuable man in either position. At tackle he has thrown many of our opponents for great losses. He uses his hands well, and charges low. Since he graduates this spring we must count him among our badly missed next fall. ARTHUR McQUEEN, Guard MCQUEHN is one of the biggest men in the squad and is well fitted for any line position. From the start he played a good game, and it was by the hardest fighting that the regular linemen were able to hold their positions. He is a Sophomore and therefore has two more years to develop into a great player. ur in f : , ' N ' 14 -'W' Page A'i1zefy-Seven

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J 'S 1 MADL LEAVES DWIGHT LAFFERTY, Quarterback FAs'1'. aeeurate, and quiek minded, Dwight has proved to be one of Fairmont High's best football men. He used his ability and sound football judgment in finding holes where there were seemingly none, and in outwitting the opposing tacklers. VVhen calling signals he always used good judgment, and he saw that they were properly exeeuted. He was the best broken field runner and side stepper on the team. On the defensive Dwight was just as good. Dwight is a Senior this year, and his leaving throws regret and sorrow into the eamp of F. It. S. JOHN CALLAHAN, End Jour: f'Al.l.All.XN. who has played the position of end on our team for two years, has proved to be a real football man. His ability to piek passes out of the air with aeeuraey and rapidity of lightning has made him one of the best ends in the state. He is a swift end runner and Irish saw to it that no gains were made around right end. Irish's luek and his fighting spirit together with his knowledge of the game make him a most valu- able Iflilll. WILEY GARRETT, Tackle 'Plus was VViIey's seeond year on the team, and he proved to be one of l'oaeh's most f valuable linemen. When the ball was direeted to VViley's side of the line, the baekfield were always sure to have a hole to go through for a good gain. VViley's defensive play was also strong and very effective. He was one of the best on the team at breaking up opponents' plays, being used as defensive fullback during the season. VViley went through the entire season, playing in every game and only onee did time have to be taken out for him. . I I ws Page Ninety-Six

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N-ai reps '-EM-E '-SZUWVURR REVIEW OF THE 1922 FOOTBALL SEASON AIRMONT High School opened its football season Wednesday, Septem- bcr 6. That afternoon Coach Ice issued uniforms to the football candidates and practice started in earnest. For three weeks the squad numbering about forty men were put through various exercises to get them in condition to stand the grind and strain of the season. The fundamental principles were taught the candidates, the learning and perfecting of plays being taken up the last week before the first game. The first game of the season was scheduled with Buckhannon High, but as the athletic directors at Buckhannon cancelled the game, one was arranged with West Monongah. This proved to be an easy victory, as this was the first year the Monongah lads had had a team, Fairmont winning handily by the score of 33-0. The following Saturday, October 7, the team went over to Blackshire Park, where they met the big Green and White team from Mannington. From our showing a week previous we were confident of winning, but were sadly disap- pointed, as Mannington won the contest 19-0. The losing of this game to one of our most bitter rivals woke us up and brought us to our senses. All the following week everyone worked in real earnest for the good of the team. The stinging defeat handed us by Mannington was forgotten, and the thought of winning from Clarksburg was uppermost in our minds. Satur- day, October 14-, the team left this city with a crowd of loyal supporters in high spirits, hound for Clarksburg. The game proved to be a close and hard fought battle, Fairmont High emerging victor by the single point scored after a touch- down. At the end of the four quarters the Blue and White came out on top of a 7-6, well earned victory. This was one of the largest upsets of the season to the high school sporting world, as it was the only defeat the Washington Irving team suffered during the entire season. Saturday, October 21, the team went to Elkins. Tables again turned, how- ever. The Fairmont lads were unable to stop the onslaught of the husky moun- taineer boys of Elkins High, the Blue and Whites goal line being crossed three times during the four quarters, while Elkins' goal was crossed only once. The final score was Elkins 18, Fairmont 6. The next game was played with the Morgantown High outfit, Saturday, Oc- tober 27. Both teams battled fiercely the first half of the game, but neither was able to score, the half ending in a 0-0 tie. In the second half the Morgantown team uncovered a bewildering offensive that baffled the Fairmont lads. The Icemen's defense crumbled, allowing the down river lads to score two touch- downs in this frame. The final score was 1-1--0 with Morgantown holding the upper hand. Fairmont Hi decided that to drop two games in succession was enough, and it was time to win. So on the afternoon of November 41, the Blue and Whitei' warriors went into the battle with the determination to win. In this contest the local team possessed one of the strongest and most driving offenses ever seen by a team in this section. They were equally strong on the defense, Grafton only registering one first during the whole game and that on a penalty. When the last whistle sounded. Fairmont was leading by a margin of seven points, the final score being 7-0. On the following Saturday, November 11th, Armistice Day, the great contest of the season was played. that between the Yellow Jackets from East Side and The Icemen from the West Side. The Fairmont Hi students and rooters, headed by the Moose Band, held a parade through the town before the game. At 3:30 sharp the two elevens lined up for the kickoff, the whistle of the referee sounded, and the fight was on. For twenty-five minutes, or the first half, both teams failed Page Niuely-Eight