The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-29

The largest crowd that has witnessed
game of foot bali In Wheeling this
year was that OF yesterday afternoon
at the State Fair grounds which Wit
messed the contest between the Wheel
ing Tlsers and the eleven that wears
the orange and blue Of the Western
University OF Pennsylvania, Fully
twenty-five hundred people wended
their way over to the Island by ferries
and by bridges and stood in mud ten
deep around tho gridlron and saw the
Tigers show their colleglan brethren
a point or two about the noble game,
The big steel grand stand contained
about a thousand people, fully halT OF
them being ladies', showing the Interest
OF the Rcntler sex In the game, y large
number OF traps We're scattered about
the field, too, making the nSsemblage
the most fashionable and repreSenta-
tive that has come out 70 any athletic
event here for years
The day was all that could be desired
The temperature was unusually hlgh
for Thanksgiving Day, and Old sol
hAUulN EtlNlF VII AlAN nANANH AAN 80 ~
has evidently gone the way OF man
kind, aud Is hot" enthusiast, The
weather OF Thanksgiving Day last
year, when Holy Ghost college played
here, was recalled by many spectators
TO the advantage of yesterday,
The spectators We're all with the IL
gers, with the exception OF the small
Representation of Western University
students, who occasionally lot out their
college yell. The almost uninterrupted
gains OF the Tigers greatly pleased the
spectators, who enthused when the nu-
merous brilliant plays were made,
While the score, IL TO 0 in favor OF the
Tigers, is very satisfactory to their ad-
mirers, Il was the general opinion be-
fore the game that the locals would pile
up a larger score. However the nddi-
ton OF the Carlisle Indian, Neal,
Young at half back and Rankcr full
back, greatly strengthened the regular
Western University team, making
them no mean rivals OF the Tigers. In
fact, In the second half the coleg!ans
made alarming gains for n time and
had the pigskin al the Tigers fftecn-
yard mark " this point Edwards,
men madeu gallant standard soon had
the leather out In thSccntrc Of the Held
again. away from the donger line. That
was as near as the visitors got TO the
opposition goal.
The game started shortly after 3
o'clock. The Tigers won the toss and
the kick-On was by the collegians. On
the first attempt the ball went out OF
boundS on the second the punt was
fair and was neatly caught by john
Edwards. The Tigers maSscd and
gained everything that had been lost
by the punt, Then the Tigers made sue
caSsive gains on wedge plays for TWEEN
Nty yards. More gains on mass plays
followed and the ball was at the visit
tors 45-yard mark. where they made a
desperate stand and for time held the
Tigers at bay. Then the collegIans got
the ball and made n gain Of five yards,
which was followed by neat play
around the end for five yards again on
three downs the Tigers recovered the
pigskin and on mass plays crashed
through the lighter line Of the oppusi-
tiun for uu advance Qf ten yards. on
the next attempt the bail was fumbled
but was recovered by Cal McAninch,
without loss OF ground The ball was
now dangerously near the college goal.
On three downs w. L. L. got the leath-
er and Rankin puuted for twenty yards.
John Edwards captured II and the IL
IkGTH rush was UNk huNGtEHlultg NhNhith
until the ball was again close up to tho
goal line. Again the visitors got the
halt and puntei for u gain OF twenty
fEd yards. which was followed up by
slight advances around the end, Al
this point the visitors were playing nm
aggressive game and their work WAS
surprising 10 the spectators. However.
ut the scvcnty-yard mark, John Ed
wards got around the end and made a
glorious run fer sixty yards. the Tt
Ycr Interference being very fine. Final
ly ut the EftceE-yard mark Marshall.
the University left end, successfully
tackled the flying Edwards. From thif
point the Tigers used mass plays en-
tlrely and by shce: weight aud superb
or strength pushed the leather over the
goal line for the ilrst touch down Of the
game. John Edwards making the play.
Robert Edwards kicked goal. Score, 6
to 0.
No additional scores were made in tho
first half. although the Tigers made
steady gains after the kickoff by w. U.
p. on three downs the visitors got the
pigskln ana II WIS passed to Neal for n
run around the end anda gain Of thirty
yards. A punt sent the ball to the IL
gers hftccn-yard mark and II began 70
look Rs though the visitors would score.
however, At lIllS IluIk' NA' llN'' .
Etemmed the tide and on getting the
leather pushed 1t VI to the twenty
yard line on one rush. This was fol-
lowed by another gain Tor ten yards.
after which John Edwards was pushed
UP five yards, putting the ball In snio
territory. Line plays followed In
which the weight Of TIC Tigers sent
them up the field at great rate. anl n
thirty yard punt by bob" Edwards
sent the bnil into ". L. =. territory.
when time was called It was at the
thlrty-yard mark.
In tho second hnlf the first Tiger play
put the bal dangerously near the vlsl-
tors goal Edwards Kicked on and II
was secured IS Neal, who wH5 tackled
before he could advance; the ball At the
twcnty.ynrd line. W. q. r. gained five
yards and n punt Tor twenty yards fol-
lowed Here the Tigers got together
and soon had the ball back 10 the W. U.
Pa twcnty-yArd liro. John EdwarlH
was then pushed through the Oppufl.
tlon lire FOR ton yards. nni Smith went
through to the thrcc.ynrd line, from
whence McAnlnch waa rcrt over for n
touchdown. Again Bob Edwards
kicked BuCccFgfully ut COnl
on the bGiiagnin being put lnplay WI.
+. played hard game ana Onca more
Ind It IN TlsCr territory, getting II to
the foTty.yGrd mark We're the TlEgfr
recovered tl.Ir wind and soon ifnrn.
frrrrd the battle u tnC confer " tho
field. In the contor lhe conflict was lca'
ppratp Tor i've minutes neither Side
uinklrg material gains w, U, ~