Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
FRANKLIN WAS EASY
For the Wheeling Foot Ball Team
Yesterday Afternoon.
THE HOME TEAM PILED UP THE
BIGGEST SCORE OF THE SEA-
SON AGAINST THE NEW ATH-
EMS COLLEGE BOYS-ALL THE
SUBS WENT IN IN THE SECOND
HALF TO MAKE THE GAME
MORE INTERESTING.

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they lined up against the Franklin Col
lege, OF New Athens, o. During the
first half Wheeling had out her best
team and scored four touchdowns in
the first half, from which but two goals
were kicked In the second half all
the subs were run in to give the VS.
itors a chance, but at that the home
team scored another touchdown, making
the final score % to O.. The visitors
were never in it at any stage OF the
game. The best work for them was
the defensive playing of Grove, Boer
and C. and G. Hughes. Their interior
ence around ends was miserable, and
whenever they got the balm they resort
ed to line bucking. A number OF times
they tried the quarter back trick with
out gain Wheeling all through played
her usual steady game.
There was fair sized crowd present
when Referee Harris blew his whistle
for the play to begin. Franklin won
the toss and chose the east goal. F..
Edwards kicked off to Albright On the
80 yard line, who advanced the ball II
yards before being downed Poulson
made two yards through center Baer
made two yards.
G. Hughes tried right end, but failed
to gain. Baer made three yards
through the center On the next play
], Thomas was off-side, and Franklin
was given 10 yards. Pculson tried the
left end, but was downed for a loss Of
two yards and second time three
yards. Baer tried to punt but was
blocked, and Wheeling secured posses
sion Of the ball J. Thomas ran the
left end for a gain OF 10 yards. w. Ed
wards ran left end for three yards.
On the next play Davis made a bad
pass to Coss. causing him to tumble,
but he regained it with loss of five
yards. J. Edwards skirted the left end
with excellent interference for 10 yards
Coss made five yards around right end.
R. Edwards made two yards on a right
end run. ]. Edwards sldrted left end
for 10 yards. 1t was Wheeiing's ball
on the five yard line. Coss covered
four yards On right end, and w. Ed
wards was showed through left tackle
for the first touchdown after four min
utes of play. R. Edwards missed an
easy goal Score: Wheeling 5; Frank
lin 0.
poo lii off IN hO vol
to Coss, who advanced the ball 10
yards. From this point a steady gain
blythe backs and ends advanced the ball
to within one yard of the visitors
goal line and J. Edwards was showed
over for the second touchdown. Pre-
vious to this play, Coss skirted the
right end for 80 yards, only to be
downed within one yard of the goal line.
r. Edwards kicked the goal. Score:
Wheeling II; Franklin 0.
Baer kicked off to w. Edwards on the
five yard line. Edwards returned the
ball by punt to middle field to Baer,
who was downed in his tracks. Frank
lin failed to gain, and the ball went to
Wheeling on downs. By straight foot
hall. running the backs and ends, w.
ed the line for the third touchdown.
r. Edwards kicked the goal. Score:
Wheeling II; Franklin 0.
Baer kicked to R. Edwards on the
goal line Edwards returned the ball
to middle field. Franklin could not
gain their distance and lost the ball to
the home team on downs The same
tactics were used with the result that
R. Edwards was showed over with only
10 seconds of time left. R. Edwards
missed the goal Score: Wheeling %;
Franklin O.
SECOND HALF.
In the second half Adams was sug-
stituted for Mencer, Echols for ].
Thomas, at right end, ]. Thomas play
ing right half in place of John Ed
wards, Johnson for Kincheloe at full,
and Kincheloe played quarter in place
of Davis, making a weaker and lighter
team for Wheeling.
Baer kicked off to Eehols, on the To-
yard line, who advanced the ball to the
40-yard line, where he dropped it when
tackled. Wheeling held for downs and
recovered the ball. After eighteen min
utes of hard play, during which time
the ball see-sawed up and down the
field, j. Thomas ran the left end for
the last touchdown in the game. R.
Edwards kicked the goal. Score,
Wheeling, %; Franklin, 0.
Baer kicked off to ]. Thomas, who
returned the ball on punt to the CEN
ter of the field. Punts were exchanged
three times with Wheeling having a
little the best of the kicking. Time
was called with the ball in Franklin's
possession on their own 5O-yard line.
Final score, Wheeling, %; Franklin, 0.
The lineup was:
WHEELING. FRANKLIN
Positions.
SosS54 .-...... ........-...............G Hughes
Left End
Lynch ..................... Petty
Left Guard.
Eofauhds ........;c;;:...:......... McCracken
Mencer, Adams ......... McFadden
Right Guard
oHHth .........:.........-.. ...-........ Wilson
Right Tackle.
j.. Thomas, Echols. Albright
Davis, Kincheloe. $500. Capt Grove. Raer
Quarter Back
Capt. r. Edwards ........C. Hughes
]. Edwards, j. T hsst Half. pon,son
Right Half. o''soA
W. Edwards. Johnson. $1,000. Baer. Grove
Full Back
Heferee-Mr. Harris of New Athens.
sUmpire-Mr. Jno. B. Wilson, of Wheel
Time Keepers-Hammond and Rarrett
Linesmen--Mintier and Snecht.
TQuchdowns-W Edwards q r Edwards