Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-08
Special TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
STEUBENVILLE, o., October T.
The foot ball season on the Acme grid
iron opened this afternoon. The wealth
er was ideal for spectators, but warm
for foot ball playing. The crowd in at
tendance was a good sized one. The
game was closely contested, it being
the opening game for both teams, and
they got down to the work well, despite
the fact that they had little practice.
Neither team worked any new tricks, so
the plays were all old ones. There
were several scrappy features in the
game, and the AGNES are up on that
part of the game. The Buckeye boys,
as usual, are lot Of jolly fellows who
like to play good clean foot ball and
take all knocks going. The grounds
could be improved on, as pebbles, etc,
cut and bruised a number. Of the play
ers much more than there was any
need for. The Buckeye backs did some
good work in running the end with the
ball and in going through gaps in the
line made for them. Burns and W.
ers, and the Buckeye boys give them
credit for being great players. Alex
ander sprained his right leg in making
a drop kick before the game started, but
he pluekily remained in the game and
played as we'll as man could who
could not straighten out his limb.
First half-Burns kicked off for Acme
and John Edwards, who caught the ball,
advanced it Is yards before dOwned.
After several advances the Buckeyes
lost the bail on downs. Burns went
through the line for five yards. After
advancing the BAN several times Sny-
der kicked and Alexander caught the
ball, but was downed without gain.
John Edwards made a five yard gain
through the line. Coss made 10 yard
gain around right end. R. Edwards
made five yard gain Through the line.
Coss made, 80 yard run around right
end. The Buckeye quarterback fum-
bled the BALI, but ]. Edwards saved IT
by falling on it. J. Edwards made three
yards through the line. The ball went
to Acme on downs at the 40 yard line.
The AGNES had advanced it five yards
when time was called.
Second half-R. Edwards kicked Off
to the rs yard line, where Fred. Houser
got it and advanced it Is yards when
downed. Ten yards was gained by the
Acmes by several plunges through the
line by their backs. Jones started
down the right end with the ball but
fumbled, and Davis got it and was
downed 20 yards back Of the line. The
Buckeyes lost the ball on downs.
Matthias hurt his leg and went out of
the game and Edwards took his place.
Burns made kick of so yards, and
as Fred. Houser got the ball out OF
bounds it went to the Buckeyes.
Sweeney kicked and Snyder fumbled,
but Burns caught it UP and advanced
1t ten yards. Burns jumped over the
first row of Buckeye players and made
five yards with the ball. The Acmes
started fast playing at this stage, which
was always their fort and Burns and
Houser in three plunges through the
line made Is yards. Burns next car
ried the ball five yards, but fumbled it
within two yards of the goal. 1t rolled
over the line and J. Thomas secured it,
but was downed by an Acme player
making touchback, which counted
nothing, and it saved a touchdown,
which the Acmes would have made, bar
ring accidents.
R. Edwards kicked off at the Is
yard line by mistake, and 1t went out
of bounds at the ten yard line. Houser
made two gains through the line for
five yards each and Burns for three
yards. Because the Acme quarter ran
with the ball it was moved back to
where it started. Snyder kicked and