The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-17

SPORT
FOOT BALL

Manager McDermott. OF the Pitts
brrgh college foot ball team, was
,,re yesterday In conference viii the
" A G. officials regarding the Thanks
olrInr same. lie, Capt. Bob Edwards
and Director ]. @. Stamp, OF the W, A.
C., visited the bali park yesterday az
,ernoon. and discussed the necessary
arrangements for taking care of the
hlg crowd that Us certain 10 pass
,braugh the gates on Turkey day"
Ths result OF their visit was that the
rrItlron will be separated from the
spectators by ropes, and all precau-
lions taken TO give the crowd = good
view Of the game at all stages.
sueaklng 20 the IntellIgencer, Man
ager McDermott stated that the Pitts
burgh boys arc anxious TO some TO
wheeling again. They retain pleasant
memories Of their trip here in "a when,
as Holy Ghost college, they met defeat
Mt the old Irwin ball park. In the
Eighth ward. They acknowledge they
were fairly beaten then, but hope TO
have revenge this time, The team av-
eragcs 10 pounds and is the fastest the
college ever had, Bauman and DUFFY
are wonders, The latter is a brother
OF the Washington boy now with the
Lafayette college. Since the season
began only a few changes have been
made in the personnel of the team. and
under the coaching of Rev. Clinton
Wood, OF Princeton, this years coach
FOR W. e. j.. also, the students have
made great strides 10 the front rank.
They play hard, fast ball all the time.
The Thanksgiving game Will he bet
ter from the spectators point of view
than any ever seen in Wheeling before.
Manager McDermott Gays his boys are
partial to open play, and as the same
tactics will be followed by W. A. c.,
there will be lots OF puntlng. pretty
runs, clean tackllng, with plenty OF in
reference. These features Of foot ball
are apparent to onlookers, while often
the man scientific points are lost in
a scrImmage that follows. The open
style Of play Is what must come more
and more into foot ball. II It will es-
cape the censure and agitation being
stirred up by people who, though uR-
Outstanding the game but little, II any.
nevertheless can bring pressure to bear
that will make the sport a lost art.
Hence the open game on Thanksgiving
viii be Just the thing.
The Washington e Jefferson foot ball
management has scheduled the
Waynesburg college team for Thurs
day, and 1t is possible that the team Of
". u. p. may be secured for a game
Saturday. In case the latter game
falls the team may go to Waynesburg
and play a return game with the Greene
county giants. The Waynesburg team
has been unfortunate In having its
games all Cancelled by the opposing
teams except one with Sewickley, which
they won. w. & j. will play Inglls and
Wood, and will present the sam lineup
as the D. C. & a. C. team will face on
Thanksgiving. The game will be excel
lent preparatory. work for the big game
on Thanksgiving. Washington & JEFF
ferson is the favorite over Du-
quesne, and some bets have been made
at odds OF three TO two, but the pre-
yaillng ratio of belief Is three to one.
The Bethany college team were at
the Mcclure last night. and leave this
morning for Fairmont, where they play
the West Virginia University. They
say the Morgantown lads won't have
the "clnch' they expect, by any means.
and are confident OF holding them down
to two touchdowns at the most. They
did some diminishing for W. A. c. play
ers yesterday to strengthen their line,
and IL their assistance Is secured Beth
any will go Into the game full of conf
dence. The last time these West Viz
glnia student ag%gregations met was in
Wheeling three years ago. Bethany be-
ing defeated 6 to 0. Fairmont always
furnishes abundant roofing" for Beth
any. and a large crowd is assured. as
the Marion county court house dedlca-
ton takes place to-day.
Manager Bob" Lindsey, OF the Web
ster school team, challenges the Cath
olic high school boys for a game next
Saturday afternoon, on the Peninsula.
II accepted answer through this paper.