Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-29
A LITTLE GAME on PAPER.

A LlILLE GAME IN EAEEshs
II the Martins Ferry team is playing
,,aipst the Wheeling team, the Martins
Ferry men face Wheeling's goal, and In
risr 70 advance toward that goal it is
-seessary for the Martins Ferry men to
,-aak through the Wheeling line. Say
that Martins Ferry has possession OF
he bali at the beginning Of the game by
,t0ss. 1t Is customary for the Martins
Ferry center rnsher, IN order to put the
gU in play, 20 merely touch IL with his
be, aud pass the ball TO another, who
.-empts to advance II few feet
over the line before he is tackled and
owned by the Wheeling men, or fire.
,uenty wedge or Y is made.
Probably the center rusher is put at
The apex OF the wedge; the quarter
back is in the middle with the ball,
surrounded by the guards and tacklers.
The wedge advances like q battering
ram into the opposing team, but just az
the wedge advance the center ruSher
picks the bail from the ground and
passes 10 TO the quarter back, who, just
before the crash comes, frees himself
rom the wedge and runs with the ball,
guarded by one OF the backs, for all be
s worth around the opposing team and
toward the opposing goal.
10 the meantime II is the Martins
Ferry mems business TO make their op-
g0lents believe that the ball is still In
lhe wedge. The Skirmish goes on while
he Martins Ferry man with the ball is
slCircing the field. OF course, all teams
ueeQually acquainted with the wedge,
and know what TO look for. However,
By slightly varying the technicalities
ne wedge is worked to great advantage
nowadays.
When the man with the ball is sue
aSsiU,ly tackled by the other side and
bought TO the ground, IL Is termed a
down. In a flash the sides are lined
Cp on both sides Of the spot where the
DOWN was made. The ball is not In
payuntil some player, generally the CEN
drummer snaps the ball back between
ls legs to the quarter back, who gener-
aY passes 10 on 70 one Of the half
Jacks, VINO tries to advance the ball by
running forward with it under his arm.
neat BIT OF strategy is sometime
laeticed here by one OF the end men
i9anhg in the opposite direction across
.-e led, adrOitly taking the ball from
le hall back, who continues running
y dis own direction until tackled by
Ae other men. He falls, and 1t is not
.l'. then that the other side discover
'-sl be is not the man who has the ball.
IN the merntime the end man has
'v'haps made a good advance before he
AcS,ed on the other side of the field.
~ ~ 'le fourth down. however, IL the
--4''I Ferry men have failed to ad-
.-lCe the ball five yards (the field being
al -1IAed cut in fye-y2rd lengths), the
-. goes 10 the opposing team, whose
-.e ruSher snaps il back 10 his quar-
80 i. OacS 10 the same manner as just de-
,s..'0ed. o. course il is the business OF
- Oehtre-ruSher, as soon as he has
,-aypel the ball back, 10 keep the OPP
,t5.eLs centre-rusher on his own side Of
-, me. II Is the same with the guards,
,.-'t-.eTS and.end men. Each man fights
Gasep ais opposing man from getting
H. ,'lSn his rush line as it is called.
H.. 'ae rules Of the American Intercol-
,,'l'e Association disQualifY player
an Unnecessary roughness,' hacking or
-'A'oS with the closed fists"
THERE'S a TOUCHDOWN.
l-, linen l65 yards or more is gained by
-. .r.I, Ferry ii takes the ball to or
~ ,'au the goal line OF the opposing
a. ~, This is called touchdown"
s,I SIN scores four points. Then the
,1l ) brought into the field on par
BAH g.. 70 the side boundary line. The
u,L. Orought in as far as desired to
,6s ~. we best range possible for kicking
oy,, -. ~ between the goal poles and
'0e connecting pole.
H. q designated man Of the team lies on
Ga S e.SuAo with his back to the goal.
,E.s sO' Us the ball lengthwise lightly be-
sos ,. :. us hands and over his head. The
sss, agcnrate kicker OF the team then
''e'Ol note Of just the spot where