The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-25
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FOOT BALL.

Saturday was great day for football
and the crowds witnessing the many
games exceeded in size all expeeta-
lions Local interest was conferred on
the Tlgers-P. A. c. contest at Pitts
burgh, which ended IA TO 0 in favor of
p a. c. The game was stubbornly
nusat and all things considered, the
Tjrsrs are TO be Congratulated, They
nut up a line game against tremendous
Odds. p. A. e. refused to allow Mr..
earle Lang 20 act as referee, and In
sisted upun having its own officials,
Tie Tigers kicked, OF course, but We're
under considerable expense and were
forced 10 play, or lose their share OF
tha gate receipts When safety was
chalked up against them, amounting to
two po!nts, an unfair decision that
many OF the spectators booted at, they
were again told that the game must be
finished, or no money would he forth
coming. Then within few minutes OF
the end of the last hals, VIII Edwards
crossed p. A. C,'s line for touchdown,
hut the referee called him back, saying
the whistle had been sounded before
the ball was In play. This was robbery
with vengeance. There Is no player
fn the country more willing to concede
20 opponents that Captain bob" Ed
wards, In fact, he's really too easy, but
he admits that p. A. G. should have
won by a score of Il to 6, This takes
into account the Tigers touchdown,
which they made in all fairness, and
the safety for P. A. c., which wasn't
one OF the Edwards boys falling on the
ball a foot In front Of the goal,
Itisan old cry to blame defeat on the
umpire and referee, but there is some
thing in Il sometimes. When large
part OF the 1000 people in a game cheer
as was done for the Tigers Saturday,
sympathy for their uphill fight is evil
dent. p. A. C. was expecting IAN easy
thing" and finding they were up
against the real thing commenced slug
cling, q principal actor In this art being
none other than their paid coach, Hos
kins It Is commendable to note that
the Pittsburgh papers touch him up
for fl. He was ably assisted in at
tempts to cripple players by Patterson
and Bovard. 49,
The Pittsburgh Dispatch says: "Hos-
klns must learn to control his temper.
because as professional he ought to
be the last man 10 take part In free
f,r-aH fight. There were many COM
plants OF smuggling; these complaints
coming mostly from the visitors" The
Post says that the Tigers scored, but
that It didn't count, owing to the ref
cree blowing his whistle.
The Tigers tried to arrange for re-
turn game, and offered p A. C. all
kinds of Inducements, but p, A. C's
dates are filled, Il was said. Tho locals
arc confident they can beat the Pitts
burghers, and their showing with n
patched up team Is one not to DO
ashamed of. Before they left for
Pittsburgh few OF their old players
did some 'knocking" and refused to
play. Hereafter their services Will not
be requested. The eleven that started
20 play, was composed OF; r. Edwards,
J. Edwards, w. Edwards, s. Edwards,
w. Handlan, Mcfarland, specht, Bar
rett, Wilson, Davis, HHHdlaH, Gray.
Wilson and Specht after being knock
ed out were relieved by Wolvington
and KIncheloe.
The West virginia University boys,
who were beaten by w. & ], y to O.,
Saturday, want to play the Tigers here
Thanksgiving Day. They want more of
a guarantee than the Tigers like to
give, Two or three other college teams
are inter the same date here. Within
the week It is likely one OF them will be
selected. The Tigers next game oc-
ours Saturday. against Greensbnrg.