Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-30

turned out to witness football game
saw the Bethany Callege team play
the East End Athletic Club yesterday
afternoon at the Island ball park.
When Referee Gordon's whistle started
the game there were about 1000 people
on the grounds To say that the East
Enders were handed surprise would
be putting it mildly. Although they
did not expect to win out with as large
a score as they defeated Bethany at
Pittsburg several weeks ago, they an
tieipated victory with comfortable
margin. Instead the timers whistle
brought the game to close before
either side were able to cross the COW
eted line.
During the play the work of McFar-
land and Curtis for Bethany was ex-
ceptionally brilliant, both on offense
and defense Their plays from
time to time called forth applause from
the spectators. The game was clean
and free from intentional smuggling. In
the second half East End Fingered up
quite a little and tore their way
through the Wheeling line yards at
time and were only stopped five yards
away from the line.
The playing was very slow owing to
the persistency with which the specta-
tors crowded onto the field. The turf
was heavy and slippery in spots. The
time of halves were twenty-five and
twenty minutes The game wound up
the season for both teams.
First Half.
East End won the toss and chose
the west goal with a stiff breeze in their
favor. R. Edwards kicked off to ].
willis on the five-yard line, who
brought the ball out to the 15-yard
line before being downed. j. Willis
makes yards around right end. On
same play Willis was thrown back by
Curtis for 3 yards loss. McChesney got 4
yards through centre. McChesney kicks
Il W. Edwards, who is downed in mid
field. Curtis makes five yards cross
tackle. Mcfarland made four yards
on first down. On the next play there
was a tumble and East End secured the
ball. ev0J
McChesney couldn't gain through
centre. Wilson made two yards around
left end The next play was quarter
back kick and W. Edwards secured the
ball for Bethany on their own 35-yard
line ]. Edwards made three yards
around left end. On the same play he
made it first down. R. Edwards made
beautiful buck forten yards through
the opposite tackle. but an off side play
gave East End ten. yards from where
the ball started J. Edwards got one
yard around right end. Mcfarland ran
the opposite guard for five yards. Beth
any got ten yards for offside play. j..
Edwards kicked to centre field. After
working the ball back and forth for
some time East End was forced to kick.
The ball rolled over Bethanys goal line
but w. Edwards made a touch back
OF it. The ball was kicked from the
25-yard line by Mcfarland to East
Ends 40-yard line, where Curtis
dropped McChesney in his tracks.
Maggie lost five yards on an end run
and McChesney went back for kick.
Curtis blocked the attempt and the
ball rolled to East Ends three-yard
line, where Matthias recovered it for
Bethany. The crowd went wild. On
the very next play, however, a tumble
gave the ball to East End. ]. Willis
ploughed through left tackle to the 10
yard line McChesney made one yard
at centre. E. Willis tried to run the
opposite tackle, but was thrown back
to the fve-yard line by Curtis. Nc
Chesney kicked to the 50-yard line,
where w. Edwards made free catch.
r. Edwards tried for the goal, but the
ball was just about three yards short.
the ball under the goal posts and run
ming it out tried a very pretty hurdle
but was brought down by Lynch
With all men on side Shearing kicked
the ball from the ground to the fifty
yard line. Coss brought it back ten
yards before being downed. Before a
play could be started time was called
with the ball in Bethany's possession
on East Ends 40-yard line. Score,
Bethany 0, East End o.
Second Half.
McChesney kicked to J. Edwards on
the five-yard line, who brought the ball
out IL yards before being downed.
After failing twice to gain, Edwards
kicked to mid-feld. In the scrim-
mage the ball was knocked on towards
East Ends goal, where Musselman Sc
cured it on East Ends 35-yard line.
East End braced, and for while it
looked as if nothing could stop them
from scoring. A cross tackle around
the ends and through the line they
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