Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-05

+ ON THE NEW BALL PARk-A VERY
SMALL AND THRCUOUGHLY
DISGUSTED CROWD ATTENDED.
WHEELING REPRESENTED BY
SCRUB ELEVEN SCORE
WAS 5 TO 0-TOUCHDOWN MADE
WITH LESS THAN TWO MIN
UTES TO PLAY-LINSLY DE-
FEATED BY TRINITY HALL AT
WASHINGTON, PA.
Never before was such team put on
the gridiron to represent this city as
the aggregation which faced Steuben-
vile Y. M. C. l. yesterday afternoon
on the new ball park. The crowd was
poor, but the quality of ball put up was
even poorer. The visitors were ex-
tremely weak, and had it not been for
the work done by Burns and Frank
house, Wheeling, as weak as the home
club was, would have scored as it
chose.
The whole trouble was occasioned by
a rupture between the Aetnaville men
on the team and the management. The
trouble was such that the team mem
bers from that place, including Caps
tain Sweeney felt justified in staying
away from the game. Kincheloe was
also, for some unknown reason, out of
the game. So that in the first half 1t
was a mere skeleton of the regular
team that lined up. In the second half
Matthias and Will Edwards got in the
game and it went easy for the home
team.
The halves played-15 minutes-were
very short, as the visitors had to catch
a train, and the manager of the visi-
tors, who acted as one of the time
keepers, made it even shorter by not
taking out any time for kicks, which
were frequently made by the visitors.
Echols played well for the home team,
blocking the only two punts attempted.
Behind the line II. Edwards, Alexander
and Norrington did as well as could be
expected under the circumstances. An
drews made but one tumble and on the
defensive tackled well. In the line
Slippner and Blake, in both halves, and
Matthias and Will Edwards tore holes
for the backs in the visitors line as
they pleased.
In the second half with the ball on
Steubenville's 2-yard line, the Steuben-
vile manager called time. After con-
sultation with the other time-keeper,
the referee decided that there remained
two minutes more to play. Half the Wis
iting team left the field and H. Edwards
went through the Other half for a
touchdown. Alexander failed to kick
the goal.
THE GAME.
Steubenyille won the toss and took
the kick off, Wheeling defending the
east goal. farmhouse kicked off to
Johnson on the 20-yard line, who adj
vanced the ball to the 35-yard line. H.
Edwards went through right tackle for
three yards. Alexander ran right end
for three yards, and Norrington and H.
Edwards made seven more. Alexan-
der made three more but Andrews
fumbled. Alexander made over his dis
lance, but the ball was struck from his
hands and Burns fell on 1t, making 1t
Steubenville's ball in about the middle
of the field. Farmhouse tried the
guards, but did not gain. Burns made
one yard around left end. The next
play the ball went to Wheeling on a
tumble. Alexander made five yards
and Norrington seven yards around
the ends. H. Edwards lost two yards,
but made three yards on the next play
through the line. On a criss-cross
Norrington to Alexander, the play fail
ed to gain and the ball went to Steu-
benville on downs. The visitors at
this point started to play for time.
Houpt tried left tackle for no gain, but
a quarter back kick, which went out
side and was secured by Farmhouse,
netted fourteen yards. Haupt lost
three yards, but Burns made them up.
Haupt tried to punt but was blocked
by Echols. c. Deiters got the ball and
went ten yards towards Steubenvilles
goal before being downed. Alexander
made two yards and Edwards netted
four more through right tackle. Steu-
benville held for down and secured the
ball. Haupt made two yards twice
through the line and then time was
called.
SECOND HALF.
In the second half Johnson and Pick
EFT were displaced by Matthias and W.
Edwards Blake went to centre. With
this strength Wheeling gained almost
as they pleased. Echols kicked off to
Quinn, who passed the ball to Frank
house, who was downed in his tracks
by Matthias. Burns failed to gain.
Farmhouse ran the end for four yards.
Haupt made two through the line, but
on the next play lost two yards. Burns
hit the line for two yards. Haupt at
tempted to punt, but it was again
blocked by Echols. From this point
steady gains by H. Edwards, Alexander
and Norrington carried the ball to
Steuhenville's 2-yard line. Steuben-
villet time-keeper called time and a
kick followed. The referee, as the
home clubs time-keeper's watch show
ed over three more minutes to play,
decided that the game would last two
minutes longer. Half the visitors re-
fused to play and left the field. H.
Edwards went through left tackle for
a touchdown. Alexander missed the
goal Wheeling, 5; Steubenville, 0.
The lineup was as follows:
Position.
2 gob Dei5ers / F .-.. Kiiamartib
Matthias.
w. Edwards.
Blake.
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