Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-25

returned the KICK. wheeling got the
ball in the centre of the field and fum-
bled on the first down, but did not lose
yard gain. The ball was passed back
| to Bob Edwards to kick, but he tried
| to skirt the right end and was dOwned,
| the ball going to P. C. Mullen punted
| for gain of few yards and Barrett
secured the ball. Bob Edwards went
| through the line for two years, and
wards gained four yards around the
left end, and Sol Edwards two yards
around the right end. Then there was
bad tumble, but Bob Edwards got
the ball. John and Bob Edwards and
Curtis hit the line and carried the ball
around the ends to P. C.'s 13yard line,
where it was lost on downs.
P. C. carried the ball back about
twelve yards, and lost it on downs. 1t
went back and forth between Pitts
burg's Is and 25-yard lines, and when
on the 20-yard line in P. C.'s possession
was punted for clear gain of twenty
five yards, where Curtis was downed
in his tracks. An attempt to punt
was cleverly blocked and the ball was
lost to Pittsburg on w. A. C.'s 20-yard
line Comerford went around the left
end ten yards, and Giel added four
yards. Burns went through for three
yards, and there was a scrimmage
which caused the crowd to rush on the
field Burns was forced through the
centre and over the line. scoring the
/ second touch town, and this time kick
ing successfully. Score, P. c., IL; W.
A. c., 0.
R. Edwards kicked to P. C.'s 5-yard
line, and Clarity brought the ball back
five yards. Mullen kicked back thirty
yards. The ball bounded badly and
was juggled by opposing players,
Specht finally falling on it. 1t was
punted back to P. C.'s 15-yard line,
where the half ended.
Burns kicked off in the second half
Curtis secured the ball on W. A. C.'s
3-yard line and carried it back twenty
yards, aided by splendid interference.
Bob Edwards failed to gain and Curtis
punted. The ball went out of bounds
at Wheeling's 25-yard line, and went
to P. c. On the first and second
downs P. C. failed to gain, one time
fumbling the ball. Then Comerford
and Van Cleve made sufficient gains to
save the ball for P. c. Van Cleve was
injured and Werough substituted
Giel gained a yard and Clarity failed
to gain. For the third down Mullen
punted and John Edwards brought the
| ball back five yards to the place from
which Mullen kicked.
Sol Edwards gained two yards and
| Curtis carried the ball eight yards
! through the centre. Mathis lost two
yards and Curtis punted out of bounds.
The ball was brought back on Wheel
ing's 30-yard line.
Burns went through the centre for
sixteen yards on three guards back plays
and the ball was brought to Wheeling's
| 12-yard line. Farrar cut the line for
| four yards and P. c. brought the ball
| on the next play to Wheeling's 5-yard
line. Here w. A. C. steadied up for
strong defense and managed to secure
| the pigskin on downs.
Matthias and Specht gained three
yards. For the third down Curtis
! kicked to the 25-yard line and brought
Burns down after he had carried it
! back one yard.
Cell went through the line for five
and three yards, and Comerford car
ried the ball four yards around the left
end, where he was brought down by
MAGNIFICENT tackle Of Handlan's. Com
erford and Clarity gained seven yards
more Burns brought the ball to w.
! A. C.'s 5-yard line, where the local
| eleven again braced themselves for a
! desperate defense. On the third down
! with a yard and half to gain, T. &. hit
! the line and w. A. G. pushed the ball
/ back a few feet.
Handlan then took the pigskin three
yards farther from the goal. Curtis
kicked to the 15-yard line and secured
the ball himself Again falling to gain,
! Curtis kicked straight up in the air
! and P. C. secured the ball on Wheel
/ ing's 20-yard line. Burns then made
one of the most brilliant plays of the
game. He went through the line,
/ throwing off two tackles and was not
brought down until he had carried the
ball fifteen yards to Wheeling's 5-yard
line. On the first down P c. failed to
/ gain. Burns made two yards, but the
ball went to Wheeling within three
yards of the goal.
Bob Edwards punted to the 35-yard
line and prevented Sonnefeld from
bringing the ball back more than three
yards by an excellent tackle. Giel lost
three yards for P. c. Mullen then
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