West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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THE 934 SEASON N ALL-AMERICAN group of coaches greeted the Mountaineer football - squad for the first time last fall when the annual pre-season clinic opened. A New Deal in gridiron fortunes had brought into power a new set of coaches. At the head stood Charles (Trusty) Tallman, immortal West Virgmia end, drafted from the post of P eshman mentor. A firm believer in the teach- ing of fundamentals, he also had the knack of instilling into the players a high degree of spirit and determination. The assistants, Myron (Mike) Palm and Frank Anthony, were former All-Americans from Penn State and Southern California. Palm handled the backfield while Anthony was the line tutor. Ira Errett Rodgers, the only holdover, acted as chief scout and as Junior Varsity coach. Rodge is admittedly one of the best scouts in the country and has been ranked with the best fullbacks of football history. MIKE PALM Backfield Coach TRUSTY TALLMAN Head Coach FRANK ANTHONY Line Coach

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RECORDS OF FAMOUS TEAMS 1895 Under the first regular coach of West Virginia football history, all of the six games were won this year except that with W. J. Hurry Up Yost, Dad Krebbs, and Bunk Reynolds were among the players and Pitt (W. U. P.) was easy. 1903 The Mountaineers outscored their opponents 146 to 45 losing only to Ohio State in eight games. The Presidents of W. J. were van- quished for the first time (both on the field and in the resulting fight afterwards) and the celebration lasted all night, 1905 Another possible undefeated season was marred as eight games were won and one, to Penn State, was lost. Buck Martin, Tom Lehay, and Mont Mclntyre made history for West Virginia. 1916 With Mclntyre as the new coach, five games were won, avenging sev- eral earlier defeats, and two were tied — Rutgers and Dartmouth. Two heartbreaking losses were sustaned — Navy, 12-7, and Pennsyl- vania, 3-0 — despite the fine work of Rip King and Rat Rodgers. 1919 Led by All-American Rodgers, the Mountaineers made the first big bid for national honors by trimming Princeton 2 5-0. It was Rodgers who opened the eyes of the football world to the possibilities of the forward pass, used with deadly effect in that game. 1922 Only a surprise tie with W. L. stopped an undefeated year, and in a post-season game played in California on New Year ' s Day, Gonzago was defeated 21-13. The team scored 329 points in the 10 games to 34 for the opponents. 1924 Under the leadership of Fred Graham, eight games were won by de- cisive scores including victories over Colgate and W. J. The loss was to Pitt. This year wound up the career of Coach Clarence (Doc) Spears. 1928 After an upset defeat by Davis-Elkins in the opening game, the 1928 Mountaineers turned in a fine season, being the last team to beat Pitt. Games were won from Fordham, Oklahoma, W. J., and others. Clarence Keefer was the captain and Marshall (Sleepy) Glenn the offensive star. WHEREVER A WEST VIRGINIA TEAM IS IN ACTION

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- ' si MOUNTAI N E E R FIELD A S THE football teams of West Virginia ' s Golden Era began to attract — larger crowds, authorities saw that better accommodations than the splinter stadium of the Old Athletic Field were needed for home games. Accordingly in 1924 Mountaineer Field was started in the natural ampi- theater of Falling Run Hollow by the Foundation Company of New York The structure was built at a cost of about $600,000, but during its construction it was necessary to re- locate the Sunnyside Bridge and to build a submerged aquaduct for Falling Run underneath the turf of the playing field. Of interest to note is the fact that the first season of football was play- ed in Mountaineer Field before the stadium was completed. The largest crowd that ever watched a Univer- sity home attraction assembled in 1924 while the curve part of the horseshoe was still under construc- tion. Twenty-five thousand people saw the Mountaineers beat W. J. 40-7. SEASON RESULTS W. Va. Wfsloyan Duquosiip Pitt.sbui-oh 27 Washington Lee Temple 2S Davi.s Elkiris 7 Ohio University 2 Fordham 27 George AVasliington .—10 Wash.-.Tefr 12 v est Virginia ., ...19 ' est Virginia .. ... 7 ' est Virginia .. -. 6 ' est Viiginin .. ..12 w est Virginia ., ...]:! A - est Virginia .. ...12 v est Virginia.. .. 7 ■ ' e.st Virginia .. ..20 ' est Virginia . ... 7 ' est A ' irginia .. ...U