The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-23


he the short aud clean cut "Wash-Jeff'
or the longer drawn out and more tune
full West vir-gin-yah?" Is u question
that ID bothering many a youthful
brain this morning.
This afternoons game OF foot ball,
hstween the elevens OF West Virginia
university and Washington y Jefcr-
SON College, Is sure TO be q battle royal,
and the tenn that wins win prize this
victory az the most notable OF the sea-
SON OF gS. For weeks the long haired
eyponents OF the game ut Washington
and Morgantown have been preparing
Tor the game at Wheeling EVERY
point In the arrangements was contest
ed earnestly on each side, neither being
willing 10 give the other the 'slghle5t
advantage. Emissarles OF both lhsu,
buttons have visited MorFantown ana
Washington and endeavored TO set a
line on the style OF play OF the clevens.
The Wash-Jefr people got wind OF
the fact that West Virginia had three
or four "cute" plays that could be
worked only under the Harvard Pcnn-
sylynnlh. Cornell rules, SO they immcdi-
ntely took the stand that the game
should be played under the Yale
Princeton code. This was q bone OF con-
tention for several days. but finally a
COMPROMISE was effected which Is IN et-
feet that the game shall be played un-
der Yale Princeton rules, except that
the two ends shall be allowed back OF
the line, but that the tackles ana
guards shall not go back, This compro-
mise has the effect OF strengthening
the wash-Jeft chance OF victory con-
siderably and correspOndingly decreas-
ing that OF the West Nirglnians. How
ever. the West Virginia coaches have
given the team q number OF tips on
tricks under the new rules and two or
three original modes OF play VIII no
doubt be used this afternoon.
Last evenings 5 o'clock Baltimore y
ohio train from the cast brought the
West Virginia team. together with stu
dent rooters 10 the number Of about one
hundred. Most OF them are Qugrtered
al the Stamm House. which Is head
quarters for the team and It's following.
The players feel a great deal Of cunii-
denca, all OF them expressing the opin-
ion that the old gold and blue viii trl-
umph over the red and black OF wash
ington & Jefferson. The players who
we're hurt In the game with Marietta
College at Petersburg have entirely
recovered and the lineup this after
noon will be aA strong as has been pre-
sented by the university this year.
washington & Jefferson will also
have out It's strongest team, Including
Inglls, Ely. Frye. and the other st9rs
who have made the Pennsylvania col
Iege noted for its high athletic spirit.
IN foot ball as well as in other depart
ments OF athletics. This game. by the
way, will be the last game OF the sea-
son for Washington & Jefferson, and
for that reason the players will make a
Fuperhuman effort to pull out n victo-
rs Manager Mckeever came down
from Washington yesterday morning
and completed the preliminary ar
rangements for the game. In the after
noon he went over to the State Fair
grounds where the game is to be played
and superintendent the laying out OF
the lines.
The game will be called at . o'clock,
and there will be two thirty-minute
halves. The gridiron Is In plain view
OF the immense steel grand stand which
is capable OF holding as large. n crowd
as the craziest enthusiast anticipates
will witness the game. where the game
can be seen with comfort, even II there
should be rain, hail and snow to make
matters Interesting for the players.
The following Is TO be the lineup OF
the teams, the names being furnished
by the managers OF the two teams at
late hour last night: