Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-27

was the meeting OF the team repre-
senting the Parkers5urg High
School and our home eleven.
The Parkersburg team arrived on
the 2:o7 train and were at once es-
corted to the Hotel Arlington
While they were slightly lighter
than the home team they were GER
tainly the oldest looking LOT of
school boys we have ever had the
pleasure of seeing. One of them
confded to US that he was out of
practice, as he had inst come In off
a drilling well.
They played clean snappy foot
ball from start to finish, some Of
their men being players with
national reputation. Sistersville
played their usual "do or die" game,
every one distinguishing himself.
To mention the individual features
would mean 10 mention the name
of each and every man on the team.
Tue game was opened by Sisters
Vile kicking to Parkersbarg ten
yard line. The ball was nicely
har died but they were abe TO make
a slight gain. Parkersourg gained
six yards on the next tour downs
and then fumbled. Sistersvil!e get
ting the ball only to 10 >se il On the
frs DOM BY :rmblinQ p,rkers
bu! g gained eight AIDS On Series
of fine plays and end runs, every
inch of ground being holly con
tested. The locals then begun to
play football forcing Petersburg
TO kick, after loss Of TX yards or
first two downs Siste1svllIt. getting
the ball. Play was resumed on Sis
tersviIe ten ward line, Petersburg,
however, no ding four downs, soon
recovered the ball The next four
minutes play was fast and furious,
each side repeatedly holding tor
downs, Sistersville's goal line being
In imminent danger. At the criti
cal moment the strong work and
the superior playing of locals came
to the front. Their line was In.
vulnerable, Parkersburg was forced
to give up the ball on downs. West
plunging through right tackle for
FIVE yards carried the ball out of
danger. On the ,ext down, Talbot
amid loud cheering took the bali
around left end for forty yards, but
was finally downed by Wyant. The
strength of the local line and backs
vas here clearly shown, the ball
being carried twenty wards, II the
next ten play and the first half was
over with the b0ll on Parkersburg's
Eve ward line, thirty seconds more
aud S'sfe1sv,lle would have surely
scored.
Parkersburg opened the second
half by kicking to Sistersville's
twenty-five yard line, Bevins re-
ceiving the bali. iun II back TT
'een yards before he was downed
At no time after this was P4rkerS-
burg insit, Hoilister had taken
" est's p ace at toll back and with
Doyle. Haplon ard Talbot, repeat
+dly crashed through Parkersburg's
Inc. for from one to eight yards,
Parke,sburg holding for Gowns
bnt or c.. V hen The ball was In
Patkershurs's ten yard line, Tai
nott sp,inted around left end for
he remaining len yards and
ouch down. Helm Is The best
goal kicke, Si>ter>ville ever had
titled to kick goal. The rest of
he half was but repetition CT the
former part, S:stersville continually
making gaibs b> line tuck;ng and
last end Iuus. Carrying the ball and
the Petersburg team with IL, the
entire length If the "er'd " The
half closing With he ball on Par
teIsburg five yard line.
Score. IS S ersville FIVE, Perkers
burg. o.
Parker sburg Q. Sist ersville s.
Knapps Wyai lie mpson,
Thaw 1t d vie.
l.. DevoIe G. Noil Shuster,
Johnson c. Helm,
G Devore, rg. Krug.
Kredps TT, Barber,
Fraser r t. HOLSTER, West,
Yeardev OBJ. Bevins,
Wy ant, Krepps l b, Hanlou.
ice Do lks, rh, Talbot (Car.N
Dndsyfb West, Holister-
Touch downs, Talbot
Goals kicksd &. o
Referee. D.. De ming.
Time of halls, 10 ana IS.