Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
DID NOT SCORE.
A Closely Contested Game Between
Acmes and the W. A. C.---The
Thanksgiving Game with Pit sburg
College.

The Acme team, of Steubenville,
was deeply disappointed at it's failure
to defeat w. A. c. a week ago, and
particularly because of the fact that
it did not score. A return game wac
played at the Island park yesterday
afternoon. The Acmes We're greatly
strengthened for this contest, the line
presenting several new men The
teams did not line up according to the
order published in yesterdays papers.
There were several changes on both
Sides
The Acmes came down with a deter
, mination to get revenge from the w.
A. c., and the latter were equally de-
termined to win. About 125 ''rooters"
accompanied the visitors, and they
constituted the major p> ton of the
audience which assembled to witness
the game. This must be said to the
discredit of Wheeling lovers of the
sport, who do not seem to recognize
or appreciate the fact that this city is
represented on the gridiron by very
strong aggregation of foot ball play
ers. There is certainly not much en-
couragement for the team at home.
The game was one of the prettiest
the w A. c. has ever participated
The ball was never near the danger
line The teams averaged about the
same in weight. The Acmes made a
number of gains by bucking the lines,
but the w. A. C.s excelled in end
plays and in kicking. The umpire
and referee were 3. Foley for the
Asmes, and Carl Laing for the W. A.
C. The playing was characterized by
considerable rough work. The ball
was alternately in w. A. C. and Acme
territory. with honors even. Neither
side succeeded in scoring in either
half.
Pittsburg College and w A. c. will
play at the Island park Thanksgiving.
When the Holy Ghost College, or as it
is now better known, Pittsburg College.
team came down to Wheeling three
years ago, they had to encounter the
very best aggregation Of players ever
representing this city on the gridiron.
Strange to say there will be on both
teams on the present occasion, a GER
tain number Of players that were also
on opposite sides in the former game
On that occasion the collegians claim
ed that they were beaten more through
accidental circumstances than through
scientific foot ball playing 1t was very
late when they got into Wheeling hav-
ing been detained for hours between
Pittsburg and Washington Pa Con-
sequently they had scarcely time to
take the big Thanksgiving dinner
awaiting them at the Mcclure House.
when they were Obliged to get into the
game. Even at that, it was almost
dark when the game was over But
they held their ground well against
their heavier opponents. A return
game played at Pittsburg. with officials
chosen from Geneva College and W u.
P, resulted in favor of Pittsburg Col
lege by the score of Is to 10. II was
indeed q grand game.
In IS the college was practically
not represented on the foot bail field
as their present grounds were being
fixed up and cleared of during the en-
tire fall of that year. The following
year. '96. it was difficult TO find among
the students sufficient candidates to
| make first class team, and conse-
quently the management. in order not
to let the athletic spirit die out. had
recourse to a combination of students.
past pupils and several heavier men
from outside, whose strength and ex-
! perience would enable the team 70 face
the heavier eleyens around Pitfsburg
This year the team is not only COM
! posed entirely OF students, but eight
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