The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-27
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With the rejuvenatlon Of the Wheel
ing Athletic Club and the splendid
showing on the grldlron Of the Wheel
ing Tigers has come u movement to-
ward consolidating OF their interests.
The efforts toward the consolidation
come from both organizations and they
bid fair to be successful. This would
mean that hereafter the Wheeling
Tigers would be known as the w. A. c.
The benefits 10 be derived from the
change are UNREASONABLE, The Tigers
have been playing lone hand almost
since their first launching on the foot
ball field, and at times the poor support
accorded them has been enough to dis
courage almost any aggregation except
that OF the Edwards boys and the other
oyer-the-rlyer fellows, who through
pure love OF the sport have kept to-
gother in way that Is deserving of
loud praise. The two home games this
season were financial failures, and the
comparatively slight enthusiasm oyer
their victories are striking illustrations
Of their need OF support, Their next big
game in this city Will occur Thanksgiv-
Ing, and with the Wheeling Athletic
Clubs backing, the visiting team for the
first time will see how Wheeling boys
can root"
The w. A. c, foot ball team VIII give
prestige to the club under whose colors
1t plays, besides In turn receiving pres
tlga in exchange. Nothing will better
adNOrtlse or boom the club. Games
then will be between p. A. G. and w, A.
c. or ID. c. & A. G. and w. A. c., as the
case may be. The club will be repre-
scented by foot ball eleven that other
athletic clubs would he proud to own.
The contamination of the Tigers and
w. a. C. would be OF mutual benefit in
every respect.
One thing is certain and that is, the
Tigers need more announcement. There
has been the wrong impression abroad
that they ara all Martins Ferry players,
when In reality there are more from
Wheeling than Martins Ferry. II is a
Greater Wheeling team, some being
from st, Clairsvllle. Aetnaville and
bridgeport, and though II Is not gener-
ally known, the Tigers have received
much bitter opposition from Martins
Ferry, but 1t is not necessary to dwell
on this fact. The union of the Tigers
and the W. A. G. will De better for all
concerned, and what is better is what
Is needed,
The Rltchies are practlcing every
evening for their game Saturday after
noon at Bridge park with the Einsiys
They viii ride over to the grounds from
their Eighth ward confines In a big
wagon, accompanied by host OF root
Irs. walking and otherwise. Capt. Hon
necker is yet suffering from an injury
received in the game with the Aetna
VILE Juniors, but may play Saturday.
The manager of -the New Phiiadei-
phla. o.. high school team has sent a
challenge TO the Wheeling high school
for u game here. The Ohio students
want a guarantee OF their expenses and
to select the referee. There is no foot
ball team connected with the Wheeling
high school, and the available material
Is rather light. Principal Work is an
old player. and Prof. Turner Is former
Bethany college star.
The Aetnavlle Juniors will not play
Steubenville next Saturday. but will
probably arrange game with Bellaire
for that day. They will play Steuben-
vile on November 10.