West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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3 ' ! • MURMURMONTI 1976 T caused parades and cheering, while newspapers over the country carried the two great upsets ol the Fast in collegiate Football, gleaming in great headlines: Princeton i . Harvard O, West Virginia Wesleyan 7. Syracuse I niversity 3. The team had come back for Wesleyan gloriously. Wesleyan had already defeated Broaddus, a clean but hard-fighting eleven which gained the respect of the world last season, 34 to ( . Salem had gone down before the Orange and Black standards, 41 to b. Proud Marietta had been stunned with a 20 to I ' defeat. Following the Syracuse victory, Wesleyan was followed nationally, and from November X until New ' tear ' s Day, Wesleyan went undefeated. Following the defeat of the Orange, Wesleyan met Bethany College at Clarks- burg, and. on a mud-covered held, sent the Hison machine down to defeat. i ' i to 6. Next came the Thanksgiving Day game, with Favis and Elkins College. Again the Wesleyan attack was handicapped by a muddy field, but, after a terrific battle. Captain Bullman and his cohorts emerged victors by a 12 to 7 score. The season as scheduled ended here, hut insistent demands by Wesleyan alumni living in Southern West Virginia for a post-season game caused a game to be arranged between Kentucky State University and Wesleyan. Kentucky had held Center College to a 7 to score, and were rated a good opponent for the Higgins-coached eleven. The teams met in West Virginia ' s capital on December 6, Wesleyan winning. 24 to 7, in a brilliant game in which Freka ' s runs, one tor 71 1 yards, the other tor 90, stood out among the best performances of the year. I he success of the Wesleyan eleven had reached all over the country at this time. When representatives of Southern Methodist University, of Dallas. Texas, winners ol the Southwestern Conference title, cast about for a good opponent for the annual Dixie football classic for New Year ' s Day, Knute Rockne, coach of the national col- legiate champions. Notre Dame, was approached. Notre Dame was closed to play Leland Stanford I niversitj mi the Pacific coast, so Rockne suggested that the Tcxans meet West Virginia Wesleyan, paying tribute to Wesleyan ' s team by saying: Wes- leyan has the best line in the East, and have defeated the Navy, Syracuse, ami Ken- tucky. Attn ;i canvass of Eastern teams, Wesleyan was invited to play in Dallas, Texas, on New Year ' s Day. The University of Pennsylvania was playing the I niversitj of California in the annual Tournament of Roses game at Pasadena, California. Notre Dame was playing Pop Warner ' s great I. eland Stanford eleven at Berkeley, Cali- fornia. West Virginia Wesleyan was playing Southern Methodist University ' s two years undefeated eleven at Dallas, Texas. New Year ' s morning came, and football followers throughout the country waited tor news from these three great ihtersec tional game s. Quoting a prominent news writer, whose article was read by thou- sands from the top lines of hundreds of sport pages, is what was said: Notre Dame. California, and West Virginia Wesleyan Win. 19 0tai£ 16

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-A. ■ ii nl-i . ' u- murmurmontis - 9ie l — 3 I 111 J J- ' J HI MM aar Wesleyan defeated the powerful Texas eleven to 7 in a thrilling battle in which neither team scored until the third quarter. The Texas team scored first, and Wes- leyan trailed, 7 too. ' I hen Red King, captain-elect for 1925, kicked a prettj field goal from the 40-yard line for three points. A few minutes later, and Captain Hull- man received a lnng pass from DeLong and raced thirtj yards foi .1 touchdown, and victory. I hus rinsed the greatest season that Wesleyan has ever had, in a thrilling blaze hi glory. Instead oi being second or first in West Virginia, Wesleyan is now sixth and rated among the leaders in the country. All hail the P124 Wesleyan foot- ball eleven ! Tm West Virginia Wesley Coll eg 1 Football Ti i. 1924 Player, Position. Age. Weight. Yeai Prep School. Brinkmak L.E. jn ti,2 2 Wheeling High. Mi iks . I. 1. 21 190 3 Buckhannon High. Kemerer L. G. 22 185 1 Duqucsne High, I ' a. Scheib ( ' . •■ 175 1 Saginaw High, Mich. Moore R. (i. 2+ 170 3 Connellsville High, I ' a. Comstock R. T. 20 191 2 Saginaw High, Mich. UlllMW, ( ' . . R. E. 23 172 3 Marietta High, Ohio. Weihi Q.B. 21 169 2 Marietta High. Ohio. Corcoran I. .11. 20 146 2 Mount Vernon, Ohio. Dietrich R. II. 27 15+ 3 Minerva High. Ohio. King, Captain-elect F.B. 21 178 j Apollo High. I ' a. rRAINER L. G. 21 170 3 Parkersburg High. Collins R.T.-I.u. 18 185 1 Williamstown High. Freka II. B. is 1 211 1 Ironton High. Ohio. DeLONG Q.B. 20 152 2 Ironton High. Ohio. GARRm II. H. 21 164 3 West Union High. Kraus II. H. 20 2 Akron High, Ohio. Raschella F.B. 22 170 3 Clarksburg High. Reiter L.E. 18 155 1 St. Mary ' s High. Aims L. E. 18 158 1 Sebring High, Ohio. Neicei R. (i. 18 182 1 Sebring High. Ohio. Fenton R.T. 21 212 2 Williamstown High. Colombo R. (;. 28 178 3 Hartford High, Conn. 151 19 %£ 16