The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-28

Whatever else may BIO said about
them, the young men who are running
The FOO; bal, end OF athletics at the
wes, virginia University this year, ara
5romIflng candidates for honcrs In the
business world. This year the unlver-
,I,y football association undertook
many ;hings that werc ,aally: beyond
,ssm, among other things engaging
rrerehasd, tho famous cS-Princeton
mayer, as coach, at 500 Def week.
Manager cutylght's illnnss and Other
nlstortunes, Left the association In the
anaac!al hole to the tune fot $1,000,
which It seemed n hopeless task 90 get
out OF. But IN the colleges MS else
w,are, there orc young mcnIwho need
only the opportunity to shine, and the
rew manager OF the team has surely
distinguished himself, for the w!nd-up
Of the season finds the Varsity football
team even practically out ofsdebt. The
pew marager made a date for Youngs-
town with the strong Mahonsng Cycle
Club eleven. and another for Pitts
suryh With the fast Pittsburgh Athletic
Club. both on Thanksgiving Day.
When Pittsburgh heard that Youngs-
TOWN. had q contract with the West
virElpla University and Youngstown
heard q similar story, with the names
transposed, there was excitement In
both towns, and the long distance
phone and telegraph wires leading to
M~orcantown were kept busy carrying
10 the Athens or tho Mountain state,
much walllng and CRASHING OF teeth.
Both towns were assured that the West
virginia University football represen-
tatIyes would I'll their engagement
and they did. For the first time, prob
ably, IN the history OF college athletics,
a university played Two engagements
on Thanksgiving. True, the team that
went 10 Youngstown, with h eXcep-
ton Of T%renchard, was made up OF
substitutes, but as Mahoning achieved
an easy victory. the Youngstown people
were highly pleased and Immediately
claimed the championship OF Ohio,
Western Pennsylvania and West Vir-
rinIa on the strength OF their victory
over n lot OF players who really did not
represent the true strength OF the
West Virginia University. These foot
hall champions, by the WAY, are like
ball-won by devious and doubtful
ways. The real University team play.
cd at Pittsburgh to a draw with the
fast Pittsburgh Athletic Club eleven.
In addition to the Youngstown and
Pittsburgh games. which melted the
University football association Sl.0O0,
the reserve team played at Waynes-
burg, pulling down S20o.2cwhich with
subscriptions made by football enthu-
s!asts. at the University aggregated
$500, wlping out the indebtedness that
stared the association in the face q few
DAYS ago. Can anyone deny that the
West Virginia University efootballists
have been we'll managed?
The assertion has been maaa by many
that Wheeling Is not a good football:
town, and the attendance. at the TiS-
ers-Westerr University game o.
Thanksgiving afternoon. when the fair
est OF fair weather was had, was so dis
appointing that the assertion IS prov
en-. Taking the o~ver-the.river towns,
wtick are, equally Interested In the
Tigers team. there should have been a
crowd several times larger. than that
which was present. PerhapsrNwhen an
other football season shall have rolled
around. thsrc will be a stronger foot
ball sentiment.
The Metropolitan Athlete Club. which
has not given any boxing entertain
ments since last winter, Will probably
nave something to offer the public In
the near future. II Is said limited round
contests will be given in the Fulton
arena, beginning soon a!ter.New Years,
and tina. some good men are already
being negotiated with. The Pitts
turghers, who always came down for
the Metropolitan coutcsts,-are anxious
for n revival here. as there Is no or
g~anization in the Smoky CRY that can
handle a contest with the smoothness
@. the Metropolltans. Moo
The outlook for base ball Is still.
rather dubious. There seems to be n
bright probability for the rs-orsanlza.
ton OF tn. Interstate league, but 1t is
not yet certain tina. Wheeling Will be
In II. It has been said that another
park will be bull: and new men take
hold OF the game here, but 50 far there
IS nothing definite. The western towns
are against the reelection of President
Charley Power. OF Pittsburgh and will
probably have the support of the
Wheeling club, should one be organic
ed and admitted. z