Roosevelt Wilson High School - Echo Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Vlllllllllllllllflllfl!!!ll!!!fl!!!lllllllllllflllflflllllllllflfllll!!!!!!f!!!!!fIliff!!flllfllfllfl!!!!!!!!!!!!!lllflflflflfllllllllllllllllb OT O OL- Q ' ' 2 C 0 ' ' Vlflflllfllllfflfill!!!I!!!!!!!!!!fllllfllllfflflllllffllllfffllllllllfllllllflflMilli!!!llffllflIflllfllflfll!!!!!!!!l!!!!!!!!!llfllflffllllh Football Review MTV FTER a graduation of seven regulars from the great football team of l928, ug it appeared that the l929 season would be a lean one. With but a few letter Jef- men remaining and the reserve material scarce, Coach Cummins and his team opened the season by playing an old rival, West Milford. The game was rath- er slow due to the hot weather and wc, were glad to win by two touchdowns. The following week we were to meet Victory. Victory looked strong due to their over- whelming defeat of Bridgeport. At best it seemed that there was only a fighting chance for R.-VV. The game opened with a BANG and was a battle from the be- ginning to the end. Any High Schooll could easily have been proud of either 'team that day. Needless to say R.-VV. followers were proud of their coach and team. The best team won. The spectacular part being that they had scored in every pos- sible way, e. i. a safety, a drop kick, a touchdown and a point after touchdown. In this game two great backfield men developed-Terango the broken field phan- tom and Allen a powerful line smashing ability. On the line VVhite and Captain Myers were towers of strength to that line which proved itself to be impregnable to any offense it met. In the games which followed the team worked with the pre- cision of a real machine. Wolfe and Douglas showed their unusual ability by al- ways offering the smash that is necessary to good guards. At center Payne cooly passed the ball to the right man at the right time. The ends, XVebster and Tooth- man were fast and always played like wild cats. The ever dependable Hornor and Morgan were perhaps less colorful as backfield men but were none the less valua- ble. If Allen or Terango made long runs it was made possible by the boys who led the interference and were not afraid to do the less spectacular work. Yet were al- ways dependable for a neat gain when they toted the ball or caught a pass. Tn passing on we must not forget DeBar and jenkins who carried on when any of the boys were forced out of the game due to injuries. After the defeat of Victory several more old rivals fell before the same in- vincible onslaught-Salem, VVest Union, Upshur County and then came XVashing- ton Trving. This was to decide the City Championship. If we won we were City Champions, and we did-in a glorious battle in a sea of mud. It was then that the followers of R.-VV. realized that their team was one of the great teams of VVest Vir- ginia. Sweet revenge was ours when we decisively defeated Bridgeport. The final test came when we were to meet the much touted Philippi team. VV e did not expect to lose to them but our goal was as yet uncrossed. Philippi was determined to score and our boys were equally determined they would not. They did not! R.-VV. closed a perfect season with the defeat of Philippi. R.-VV. was the only team in VVest Virginia to have a perfect record undefeated, untied, unscored upon. Through the years that pass R.-VV. will continue to have great teams, but none will beat the perfect record of the great team of '29, Congratulations Coach Cummins. Congratulations Team. Thanks to the Associated Press for picking R.-VV. as VVest Virginia's High School Football Champions of 1929. law Fifty

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Athletirs

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Vllllllflflllllllllfllllflllllfflllllllllllllffllflllllffflf!!!l!!!!!!!!!!fflllfflflflflflfflllfllllllfflffll!!!!!!!!lllllfflllfllllllllllllllb . 1930 H The E c o f 1930 UffffffffflflffffbVffflfffflllfffflffflflllfflfflflfflfffflflfflflfflfflllfffflif!f!XflffffffflflffffffflllI!!!!!!!flll!l!f!l!!!!!!!!!!!!l!!!A COACH EDWIN R. CUMMINS The third year at Roosevelt-NVilson promised to be the charm for Coach Cum- 1UlllS. Under his guidance the boys won the City title in football, and were also recognized as one of the two undefeated and untied teams in the state, and the only team to be undefeated, untied and unscored upon. Through his leadership the R.-W. boys have won and have been recognized by the Associated Press as State Champions in football. Coach Cummins is an ideal leader. Although young in years, he is quite ex- perienced in athletics. He is widely known for his sportmanship, and we feel quite fortunate in having such a leader and guide at the head of our athletics. Again vve say that we are especially pleasedxwith the outstanding success of Coach Cum- mins and his boys for the year of '29 Through his untiring efforts he has set a record that can be equalled, but can never be surpassed, for it is a perfect record. Page Fifty-one