Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25
GENERAL SPORT.
MARTINS FERRY DEFEATS BETHANY At
FOOT BALL WITH BASE
By a Score Of 26 10 6-Hanks Lost the Skating
Race in Pl;tsburg-last Nights Bowl
ing Games.


the foot ball game on the Athletic grounds
in Martins Ferry, in which the Martins
Ferry team defeated the Bethany College
team with ease. The grounds were not III
q very good condition, but that did not In
terfere with the playing much.
The game was called about fifteen min
utes after three. Bethany won the toss
and took the ball, the home team taking
tue west goal. The game was started by
Watson. full back of the Bethany team,
kicking the ball OF for ABOUT thirty-hve
Yards, where il was caught by ROBERT III
wards, of the Martins Ferry team, VINO
carried il back fifteen yards. Then ne
made a lO-yard gain on centre rush
This was followed by the constant gains
made by Edwards. McAnlnch, Dodos anu
Cooke till the pail was within two yardS Oh
Bethany's goal line, where II was lorceo
over the line in the hands OF ROBERT I'd
wards, who failed TO kick goal making
tho score too
The teams lined up again; Bethany
started with q kick OF, and &. Mchnlnch
caught the ball aud made gain OF ABOUT
zen wards The home team now oucked
the centre for couple OF i've YARD gains
when the ball was passed back on the
third line up BY good interference ne
made q brilliant run of about forty yards,
when Brennemau Of Bethany dOwned MN:
ON the next line up Cooke carried the Dali
over Bethany's goal line, and Bobt I'd
wards kicked a goal making the score III
10 o favor the y. NJ 9. A. team.
ON the line up Bethany again punted
for thirty wards The ball was caught oy
Dotds. who made a gain of fifteen yards.
Sweeney then made gain around the end'
of ten wards. The Y. NJ. G. A. boys Kept
gaining Till the ball was within yard OF
Bethauy's goal again. IL was carried
over the line bv Cal McAniuch, and a
coal was kicked Oy Edwards. This ended
the first half with score OF 10 10 YIN
favor of the Y. NJ. G. A. team.
After ten minutes rest they lined up
again, the home team starting with KICK
of OF about thirty yards, where the pig
SKIN was caught uy Lewis. of the Bethany
team. who after q short run and seeing he
could make TO gain, punted the ball Tor
twenty wards On the line up the ball was
passed back TO Lewis, who made an excel
lent run of nearly fifty yards, making a
touch down, aud Watson kicking goal,
lnaking a score Of 10 70 3 in favor OF the
home team. 49,
Thev lined up again, the home team
starting with q kick OF. Bethany mace
tumble in getting the ball ana allowing IL
TO pass very near back OF their goal Inc
home team rushed IN on them ana heio tue
bail down about three yards from Beth
any's goal.
Bethany now displayed some very good
interference and carried the bali back
about ten Yards when Lewis came Ia Tor
another of his phenomenal runs DuI nc
was dOwneG BY Edwards.
Bethany BOYS made another five yard
gain. and then lost. Lewis came TO the
front for another run but was stopped by
John Edwards after ne had gone about
twenty wards. Then Doth teams lined
no again, when Brenneman went
around the end for gain
but was stopped by McAnnlsh
ON the next lineup Lewis got the ball and
carried IL about twenty-five yards, il was
brought back ten Yards, as ne went out OF
mounds with il. Bethany lost the ball on
tumble. and Sweeney got il then by END
and centre gain. Cal McAnlncn carried IL
over the goal line and Edwards kicked
GOAL. making the score % to . In favor OF
the home team.
TIE terms lined up again, and Watson,
Bethauy's full back kicked the Dali out
of hounds twice, purDOSely, so they would
forfeit the ball, as they saw they could 90
nothing as long as the ball was IN the
hands of the home team. ne nome team
took the bali and punted. Bethany again
fumbled the ball, but made small
gain. Lewis then went around the end
for twenty-five yards, where he was
tackled by Craver. He was brought back
fifteen wards, as he had run out OF
nonpds with the ball. The home team
then bv good work forced John Edwards
over Inc line with the ball. Sweeney
tried TO kick the ball for position to kick
goal but failed. This ended the game, 20
to 6. in favor of the Martins Ferry team.
The playing OF the home team was ex-
cenent. especially that Of Robert Edwards.
Lewis, of the Bethany team, who made
the long runs, did good work. The Beth
apv team was no match for the home team
in weight as they showed about the field
an will throughout tue game, which con-
sisted Of twenty-mlnute halves,