The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-30

b;v fo6t bnIl game this afternoon at the
State Fair grounds between tho Y. h'
C. a. tenn Of Martins Ferry and the
team Of the Wheeling Athletic Club
There has within few weeks grown up
an interest IN the game for its own
sake, and in addition there are hun
dreds who will go to the game simply
because it is tn be played for n worthy
charity-the City Hospital. The sale
Of tickets for the game has been very
large and it would not be surprising II
three or four thousand people gathered
on the improvsed gridiron field at the
fair grounds this afternoon whom the
two teams line up for tho championship
game of the season, also probably the
last foot ball contest that will be wit
messed in Wheeling this season,
Thanksgiving generally marking the
close.
The two teams will line up as follows:
Wheeling. Position. Martins leIf ";
Burdntts, Left acknowledgements
Caldwell Tnclle..''''''' " Long
ShappieiCh .........Leit Guard .,.......-F. DAVIS
Sehsef".
Deyine.... ............Rght Guard ......' Nliains
Right End. ....;...GieFtson
.IInndlnn. Right lINltp"u. Montgomery
itati '''''''''''' S
ull IhcE ''''''i ", II
Dewey Quarter Back ............siitchea
A comparison OF the AVERAGE weights
OF tho teams shows that i'll this partlc-
ular the Ohio boys have decided adj
vantage over the home team, the Mar
tins Ferry average being 1866 pounds,
while that OF Wheeling is 1853 pounds:
The admirers Of the home boys and
those also who hive watched the prac'
tice play Of the two teams claim that
even in the face OF this disadvantage
"our boys" will face the visitors with
chances about even, and that worry
clo.e game may be expected. The in
reference and tackle work OF the home
boys is said to be tirst-clnss. Martins
Ferry has tho advantage OF moro eXpe-
renee in actual contests and they say
this alone will enable them TO come out
ahead.
The individual weights OF the Wheel
ing team are MS follows:
Left cnd, Burdntts, las; left tackle,
Caldwell, 100; LETT guard, Shappleigh,
l52; centre, Ziegenfeder, 1872; right
guard, Devine, 1859; right tackle, Bran
nan, 142; right end, wilson, III; right
half, Handlan, l43; left hall, lluseman,
1876; full pack. Brockunier, 1875; quarter
back, Dewey, l5l.
This foots up total OF 1902 pounds,
average 1913 pounds.
The Martins Ferry team weighs indi-
vidually rs follows:
tx, lnfk iarlyIn
Long, l55; left guard, F. Davis, 10;
centre, Smith, lS5; right guard, Will
liums. 15S; right tackle, Hopkins, 1852;
right end, Gjerisonn, 100; right hall,
MONTGOMERY, Ia; LETT hall, McAninch,
$50; full back, Al. Davis, u.s. quarter
back, Mitchell, l40.
Total weight, 1927 pounds; average
per man. lG6 pounds.
The Martins Ferry team has been
practiCing faithfully, and it is claimed
they will BIO in shape to nut pn. MS good
game to-day as it IS possible Tor anna
teurs to play. The same can be said OF
Wheeling's team, even in a greater de-
gree perhaps. Martins Ferry will wear
lavendar nnd,black stockings, one OF
each color, the colors Of their organiza-
ton, The home boys will wear tho
colors Of the athletic club.
Captain Dewey said last night that he
has his team in excellent shape, and
that he counted on the boys making an
excellent showing this afternoon. The
team is fortunate in having such good
coach" as Dewey, who played the. game
while at Harvard Several others OF
the team are ex-college players, and
this is one good feature Of the team.
A change in the price OF admission to
the gate has been made. The general
admission will be twenty-five cents, and
admission with reserved seat in grand
stand is fifty cents.
ABOUT THE GAME.
For the benefit OF patrons Of this
afternoons game the following explana-