Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-11-06
THE AGNES (?) WON.
Scored Against the Wheeling Athletic
Eleven Yesterday.

Eleven Yesterday.
Speech. to the Register.
Steubenville, O.. November 5.-The
Acme foot ball eleven defeated the w.
A. C. foot ball team here this afternoon
by a. score of to 0. A large crowd
was present, and all pronounce it one
OF the best games of the season. Ii
was a struggle between two elevens
nearly evenly matched, and that the
score was not a tie was due to luke
play. AS it was the pig-skln was
showed back and forth on the gridiron,
neither team showing any decided ad-
vantage of especial mention. Inc
Acme team was not strong enough IN
it's present disorganized state to buck
I'D against the Wheeling Tigers, so
seven outside players, all crackerJackS
at the business, were secured, and the
Tigers went up against this ali star
combination" manfully and held them
down in great shape. The playing OF
the Wheeling boys was of fine order,
the backs advancing the ball for good
gains at times. Bob Edwards did
especially good work. Whenever the
word was passed to hold the line"
when kick was to be the play the line
was a stone wall. The Acme players
did some strong line bucking. The
sprinting qualities Of Curtis were
never seen to better advantage than
in a brilliant run and tackle he made
of F. Houser, who stole the ball from
a Wheeling man while screw play
was being made. Houser got clear OF
all the players and was making hot
chase for a goal, running 40 yards be-
fore the f1eet-footed Curtis overlook
and hauled him down.
First half-R. Edwards kicked off
and Hardy advanced the ball five yards
Acme advanced the ball some distance
when they lost it to Wheeling on
downs The Tigers lost the ground
in two plays, and then r. Edwards
kicked and Burns. who caught the
ball, advanced it five yards. Acme ad-
vanced the ball several times, when
Wheeling secured possession of it
Wheeling made several short gains,
but lost ground on fumbes. Wheel
ing's fumbles during the game kept
them from gaining considerable
ground.
Acme got the ball on downs, and
Houser lost the ball in trying left end
w. A. C. made several good sized gains
and then Houser secured the ball and
started for goal with a clear field be-
fore him. but Curtis brought him to
the ground after a spirited chase. The
Acme backs then made good sized
gains through the Wheeling line. and
finally Hardy scored and he kicked
goal.
r. Edwards kicked off to Houser,
who returned the kick, and Gray, who
caught the ball, did not get to make
any advance. w. A. c. advanced the
ball in several plays. Curtis fell on
the ball when tumble was made.
saving it for Wheeling. The ball was
passed to r. Edwards for a kick, but
1t went by him on a roll, and he Sc
cured it only to be tackled where he
fell on the ball. Curtis made long
sideways kick and Snyder got the
ball. Snyder saved the ball when ii
was fumbled next play.
Second half-Hardy kicked and R
Edwards, who got the ball. returned
the kick. and Houser caught the ball
and made a 10 yard gain around the
end before he was stopped Wheeling
got the ball on downs. r. Edwards
made long sideways kick and Carlin
gained several yards around the end
with the ball. After making several
gains Acme lost the ball on downs
Curtis made 40 yard kick and Carlin
| returned the kick. an Acme man Sc
curing the ball. Wheeling got the ball
\ on tumble and Acme got it back on
a tumble after several plays The
Acme back advanced the ball several
times, and time was called with the
all on the w. A. c. ten-yard line. The
Individual playing of some of the men
vas brilliant.
For teams that were so evenly
PATCHED the game was not marked
any dirty playing. the playir 9
roughout being hard, clean foot bail
lie up: s
A. c.. POSITIONS. ACME
Edwards ............. McIeisb
Left end.
MATTHIAS ........... Geary
Left tackle
gray McKenna
Left guard.
6arretl ....................... Porte'