Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-11-29

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Special to the Register
Charleston w. Va, November 28.-
The visit to the city of the foot ball
teams of the West Virginia University
and of the Washington and Lee Uni
yersity, and the game played by them
at Riverside Park this afternoon, were
the events Of the season in Charleston.
The Morgantown boys arrived Tues
day evening, while Lexington did not
get here till this morning. There were
people here from nearly all parts of the
State to witness the game. Large dele
cations came from Huntington and
along the line of the Chesapeake &, Ohio
and KanaWha & Michigan railroads.
The people OF this city have been in
hubbub of excitement for the last two
or three days. The colors of the two
universities were not only worn by
their respective friends, but they were
found decorating shop windows, horses
and vehicles, and were everywhere in
evidence
Between four and five thousand poO-
PIE Witnessed the game, which was won
by the West Virginia boys 10y a score
of 26 to s. The game Was called at 2:30
p. m. The teams were as follows:
w. & L. u. Position. w. Va. U.
Parrish ...... right end ........ Rome
Dice Dcapt)... right tackle ...... White
Burwell .... right guard 49,. Nethkens
Oberlln ........ center .StandfOrd
Car,ock ...... left guard Krebbs
Barclay ...... left tackle ........ Yost
Wheat ........ left end ........ Robb
Powell g. quarter back .. Bruner (capt)
Mitchell &C.. left half back ..... South
Jenkins .... right half back . Keely
Willis ........ full back ........ Leps
Referee, Mr. Henry Anderson: UNI
pire. Mr. j. r. Cmmichaels; linesmen,
Mr.. Il. A. Thomas W. J.. o.. and lIr.
Taylor, Central University.
Washington and Lee won the toss.
and took the east goal. Frebbs kicked
off for West Virginia and the ball was
caught 10y Dice, who made a run of ten
yards before he was downed by the
West VirgiDians The ball remained
stationary, however, the Virginians be-
inc unable To make any impression on
the rush line of the Mountaineers. and
in the third down Barclay kicked the
. ball. which was secured by the West
Virginions, who carried it, in spite of
+ Washington and Lees efforts. TO their
55-yard line. Rome, by a pretty run.
carried IL to the 10-yard line of the Vir-
ginians but on a tumble the ball was
carried back 10 yards. The ball was
passed TO Keely. who broke through the
Washington and Lee center and made
touchdown, four minutes after the com
mencement OF the game. from which
Leps kicked a goal.
SCORE 6 TO 0.
The ball was taken to the centre and
kicked off by Barclay for the strangers.
and on the catch the home team ad-
vanced the ball 80 yards from their
own goal The Ball moved slowly
down the field for West Virginia re-
peatedly bucked the Virginia's centre
and were tackled by Mitchell. Powell
and Oherlin beautifully, but weight told
on science. A wedge split Washington
and Lees line at ten Yards from their
goal and South broke through the cen
tire and made a second touchdown for
West Virginia, from which Leps kick
ed a goal;
SCORE y TO 0.
Barclay again kicked off for the Wis
itors and the ball went over the goal
line. where it was caught by Leps. but
who, when tackled by Oberlin. was
forced to make a safety touchdown for
the West Virginians, thus giving WASH
ington and Lee two points and making
the score II to 2.
Leps kicked off for his team. The
ball was caught by Mitchell, on the
Virginians' 50 yard line Repeated
gains and beautiful runs by Mitchell
and Jenkins which We're the features
I of the game, took the ball to within one
ward of the Mountaineers' goal line,
where the teams lined up, and in spite
of the desperate efforts of his oppO-
uents. Jenkins broke through the line
and scored a touchdown for Washing
TON and Lee. from which Powell kicked
a goal. making the
SCORE y TO 8
I'm favor of West Virginia, at the end
of the first hall
The second half commenced at 3:25
with a kick Off by Barclay for the Nir-
rinias. The teams this time changed
Goals. the west being Washington and
Lees goal this half The ball was
caught bv Leps on the Wes, Nirginia's
fve-v9rd lire and he made q pretty
run carving it twenty-five yards to-
yards The centre of the field. Runs by
nores and Keely brought It to Virgin
i9's sen-yard line, but when the ball
pas o9sse3 TO the backs. Parish broke
+sroueb and caused the home team to
1rso five wards. but I'm spite Oh all their
o,ooneprs' efforts. Leps broke through
+bs centre and scored another touch
down but the ry at the goal failed and
---' STOOD 16 TO s.
washington and Lee then kicked off
~ osr-re I.eDs secured the ball. but
,.ss 5ovDed by Mitchell on the fifteen
,.,r5 1ina South ran through the cen
ire and made 20 yards ana heeiy ad-
r,ooe7 the ball TO Washington and
less 80 yard line. wnera they fum-
Mod and Dice fell on the ball. saving
= for Washington and Lee. The bail
,,s n9ssei jenkins Tor a run around
-,s and hut ne fumbled The ball and
asreIav ured i. BY this means
washington and Lee lost fifteen yards
s~f alter three downs with no gain.
~. fve more Yards and held the ball.
Ae.s~ -hra more downs the ball was
,s-ss4 TO Barclay for q kick, on which
I VAS secured by IeDs. Repeated
Jto-s o- 1a Vire.n ans centre By the
---s-. V-~-.n.as carried the bail to their