Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22
MARTINS FERRY wins
A GOOD FOOTBALL GAME FROM THE FRANK
LIN COLLER1 TEAM.
The 7. N. O. A. Team Had the Advantage IN
WGight-A Return Gams to DO Contested.
hcClslland Makes RaeA

The first match game Of foot ball
played In Martins Ferry was witnessed
yesterday by about eight hundred
people, the majority Of the crowd stay
lag on the outside Of the grounds on &C
count of the admission fee, which was
only fifteen cents. The high embank-
ment on the east side Of the grounds
gave the people a splendid opportunity
to witness the game without paying.
The grounds were in bad condition on
account Of the heavy rain the evening
before several low places having consid-
cradle water on them, but this did not
interfere very much with the game, e1-
cept that the two teams looked very
much as II they had been dipped in a
hog-waller by the time the game was
ended.
The game was called about fifteen
mientes before o'clock by Mr.. George
Chessell, who had been chosen as
referee. The Franklin College team
won the toss and took the ball, having
the following players In the positions
named: Captain, A. B. Tabs; centre,
T. E. Culbertson; right guard, j. e.
Fulton; right tackle, w. Lindsay; right
end, E. i. Wells; left guard, George
Dickinson; left tackle, B. ]. Perkins;
quarter back, w. E. Neff; right half
back, w. B. Gillespie; left half back,
S. E. Brown; full back, P, L. Myers.
The Martins Ferry Y. M. c. A. team,
was composed OF the following men,
bers: w. Nc. Annich, centre; Brenne-
man, right guard; Williams, right
tackle; Edwards, right end; Smith, left
guard; Long, left tackle; Sweeney, LETT
end; Mitchell, quarter back; u. Jer-
stiu, right half back; Montgomery, left
half back; Davis, full back. The aver
age weight OF the two teams were:
Martins Ferry, I'll pounds, and Frank
lin, 15S.
The franklin boys put the ball in
play and formed Y for charge.
They advanced the ball about twenty
yards when IL went to the Martins
Ferry boys, because their opponents
had not advanced their five yards. The
Martins Ferry boys then took the ball
and by means of the wedge advanced 1t
some twenty yards, when Bert Mont
gomsry, the half back OF the Martins
Ferry team, got the ball and by a mag
nifcent run eluded his opponents and
made the first touch down but failed to
kick a goal.
The ball was then taken to the middle
OF the field and again put In play by
the Franklin boys but was soon in the
hands OF the Martins Ferry team, who
kept pushing the ball towards their op-
ponents goal. BY means Of the wedge
they advanced clear to the Franklin
goal, where Davis scored touch down.
Again the Martins Ferry boys failed
at goal, and the Franklin team took the
ball in the middle of the field and put
the ball in play. The usual rushing
continued until Martins Ferry got the
ball. when, after several successful
rushes, &. Jertsen took the ball and
eluding all his pursuers made third
touchdown, but they failed to Kick
goal.
In the last part of the first half Mont
gomery made one OF the hest runs Of the
day, making. about forty yards and a
touchdown, from which Davis kicked
a goal, making the score Is to in the
first half.
In the second half the Martins Ferry
boys made q good rush, and in few
minutes Mitchell had scored another
touchdown, and Davis again kicked a
goal. The ball was again put In play
and Montgomery again distinguished
himself by making a long run and
scoring a touchdown.
The latter part OF the second half
was the most holly contested. The
Franklin men tackled well and fought
every inch Of the way, but Martins
Ferry's extra right helped them out and
the ball went down finally on the goal
line. The two teams then lined up for
a scrimmage and G. Jertsen again got
the ball and scored a Touchdown.
The franklin boys played we'll from
thas on until time was called and for
tie first ti1o in the game had the ball
IN the reighborhood Of the Martins
Forty goal. Just here one of the finest
tackles OF the game was made by Davis.
Gillespie had tho ball and by magnif-
cent sprint was going for the Martins
Ferry goal when he ran into the arms
OF Davis, the big full-back Of the Mar.
tins Ferry team. Gillespie made a lie p
and Davis tackled too low, Franklin
advanced FIVE yards on foul but when
time was called they were still twenty
yards from the goal.
Among so many good players 1t Is diff
icult TO select anyone for special men.
ton. Those who made the touch
downs were the fleet-footed boys, but
the others did as much towsrd winning
the game. The Franklin College boys
are good at tackling but lack speed and
are not so heavy as their opponents.
This was their first game and they took
defeat gracefully.
The two teams play together again
next Saturday at New Athens, and
quite a crowd will go out to witness the
game.
The Martins Ferry boys are in good
condition, and are prepared to put up
good game with any Of the clubs in this
vicinity. Brenneman, the big right
guard, adds much strength TO the team.
E. b. Warman, of Chicago, will en-
terrain with his Delsarte talks, read
inQs and recitations at the Y. NJ c. A.
hail for five evenings this week, Octo-
Der %, "a, %, % and 2s. Tickets are
on sale for the course. Mr.. Warman is
Of national fame.
MeOLELLAND MAKES A RACE.