The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-29
The Story, Play BY Play, OF
HOW Wheeling Defeated
Martins Ferry

In defeating Martins Ferry az foot
pail AZ Island Park yesterday By the
score OF 10 TO 0 Wheeling came
through a most successful season with
but one defeat and won the so-called
championship without a dissenting
voice. The eleven was wide awake.
alert. well balanced and while Il prof
tied by the breaks" OF the game and
turned mistakes OF Martins Ferry 20
ITS own advantage. the victory was
well earned. All this however has
been told. but IL remains 20 show.
play by play. how the old Gold and
blue scored 10 points on three touch
downs and n goal
IL was 2 l6 O'Clock when the Martins
Ferry squad. headed b. Captain Hol-
ley. ran on the field 10 warm ND and
the Wheeling players followed three
minutes later. Both elevens were
greeted by The usual o a from the op-
posing camps. and both ran through
q tew formations In a snappy way.
Soon the captains and officials met
near n centro OF the gridiron. a coin
was tossed for the choice OF goal. and
wheeling won There was little or no
wind to bother the punters. but Capt.
Spears decided TO defend tho south
goal. giving Martins Ferry the KICKOFF
The thousands settled themselves
In their seats n were quiet for a min
ute at n as Nelly carefully poised
The ball and sent II shooting high 10
Stobbs To start the battle. Wheeling
quickly put HI hall in play on the 30
yard line from a sCrimmaga formation.
and Stobbs vas stopped on a line
plunge. Spears failed To find an open
Ing on right end. Hamilton was
thrown for q two-yard loss on an AZ.
tempted n run \ forward pass with
Parker on the receiving end nctted
u yards. Wheeling was held for
downs.
The Martins Ferry team put the ball
In play I'm the middle Of the field and
Dunn made a line plunge for ten yards.
Graham followed up with a cross
buck on tackle for s yards Dunn
made n wide end run for the first down
Holley was thrown for "A loss ~ two
yards on an end run \ forward pass
by Graham TO Sauters Noted 10 yards.
The Ohio team was then held for
downs on Mheeline's % yard line.
Two successive line p~iunges and
an end run by Spears Melted the first
down. Stobbs picked out an opening
and ripped on three Yards. Turk
added three more through left tackle.
Schwalb made the necessary dis.
lance on an end run. Spears got i've
yards on a shift play and Hamilton
added two more yards on the same
formation. Spears failed 10 gain on
an end run. Stobbs made the dis.
lance and a ward over Schwalh
made a circuit az right end for two
yards. Marsh mmbled n Onward
pass and LOWS dropped on ;he ball
for Martins Ferry Lewis skirtrd
right end for ~ yarns. one Of his
players knocking off 70 tacklcr fell in
his way II prevented HIM from an
open field Wheeling secured the bal
nm "a NruW.In. 80. .L-.- --
A forward pass dropped in the wait
ing arms OF . Martins Ferry PLAYER
Graham hit the line for a tcn-yard
gain. Perry made first down on the
next play. Graham again hit the
line for one yard. \ forward pas.
Was incomplete. and the FIRST quarter
ended with tho ball on WhcclinE's
a3-yard line.
Second Quarter.
Stobbs made first down ON 2 close
formation play TO open the second
quarter. Spears was tackled hy
Sauters for a loss OF a yard on an end
run. Parker made first down on a
forward pass. which Melted twelve
yards. Hamilton skirted the end fOr
eight yards. SchWalb made the nee
nssary distance. with the ball within
hailing distance Of tho goal. Spears
lost the bsl on p tumble after a run
Of II yards around right end Perry
went outside of left tackle for ~
yards. Graham added four through
right guard and followed up with a
two-yard gain around left end. Ncill,
kicked To SchW alb. who ran the pix
skin back go yards. spears made on,
ward around right end aud Schwall
followed with 70 -~rNcu-ydrd gain
through th" line Martins Ferry TO-
covered tho ball ON an ~Iurowplcf.
forward pass. Graham Dor the icfi
end for o., wards Martins Ferry va.
penalizcd for NOT having enough mar
on the line. Wheel play started \
forward pass Mas incomplete and q
fake kick failed 90 not anything \
forward pass gave the hall 20 Wheel
ing Spears made % sensational O,
yard run through AN opening in th,
line. Schwalb added nine more or
two attempts around lcft end. \ for