The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28

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or course. a player WAS added At
times when ne showed promise Of al
ding 20 the strength Of the tam In
tLls way the early strength OF the
team was maintained while all OF the
players We're constantly improving.
due % the experience and training
hey secured in the many contests
WhiCh were waged with rival eleveus
IN this section.
o.. Stats Boosts Game.
From the beginning the team had
ue"h supported and encouraged solely
through the generosity Of Or q NJ
stats. who enjoyed and believed in
nc promotion OF this great outdoor
came. 10 is 10 DIT Stats that Wheel
.ng al tho present time owes the won
certui progress football has made
locally. Through his efforts during
the past two seasons practically ali
or the college teams in this vicinity
nave been seen in action on A local
held against the Stats \. c. and
TOT the present season. which is Just
beginning the Stats management
has arranged n schedule Consisting
entirely OF college teams So great
has been the growth OF the movement
lnaugurated by this public spirited
gentleman that II was necessary this
year 10 enlist full corps OF Officers
10 handle the business end OF the
cIlb during the playing OF the present
In molding the success OF the team
Dr. Stats was unusually fortunate
IN securing the assistance OF II. b.
johns. beyond all question the fore
most coach and football leader in this
section OF the country. In making
ms statement even the coaches OF
the various colleges are not excepted
johns was a Mt Union college
product and has been CONNECTED with
football in this immediate vicinity
ior number OF years. Not only
Old he perform brilliantly as a PLAYER.
but, while playing, made a close
STUDY OF the game from every angle
until he evolved scientific system
OF play that has proved wonderfully
successful under all conditions After
developing two of the most successful
teams in the history OF the local high
school. he took the Stats team In
Charse. This was in 1911. and from
me nrst day he assumed charge the
stats team began to show a marked
Improvement In their playing. and
during the 1911 season successfully
h'ld their own with several fast col
Iege elevens who were formerly con
Sldered much their superior.
BEGINNING with material that, while
excellent IN rough strength and cour-
age was still very crude. he gradual
~ corrected all the individual faults
ana. by diligent practice. whipped the
team into an almost perfect football
machine. This season many new
players have been secured. some OF
them or almost national prominence.
ana there Is no doubt but that ths
stats team OF 1913 will be the great
est and most advanced team I'm the
history OF the city. The hackers OF
The team have worked hard. particu-
larry Dr. stats. who has stood loyal
~ by the sporting public OF Wheeling
and endeavored 10 give them a quail
ity OF football that would compare
favorably with any IN the country.
IL should not be thought. however.
that football as played in the city in
former years, when IL held the inter
est OF the sporting public. was not OF
high class. But the present Stats
team stands out so pre-eminent and
the game itself has changed so much
that there could be scarcely any com
parison made between them.
Football In Former Years.
The year OF 1893 was the hrst in
which there was any concentrated eff
lori toward the advancement OF foot
ball locally. but even during that year
little more than a bare start was Sc
cured during the entire season. as the
Wheeling A. Q, organized that year.
failed to arrange much OF a schedule.
The Martins Ferry Y NJ. c. A. team
bad established quite a reputation for
themselves and the prime object In
organizing the Wheeling team had
been 10 play the eleven from across
th" river. Records. however. indicate
that 'hey failed 10 complete the ar
raugeweuts for the game
Tn the scholastic circles during 1899
Linsly was represented by fast
-'1m and played quite a number Of
games with rival schools. although at
tHat time there was no local school
team 90 oppose them
Ev 1925 football had az las; sue
cerdod iu gaining the strong footnoid
in the local athletic fed. and DO was
during this season that the famed
bow 20 the public This was the only
team in The history OF the city that
That could possibly have claimed 10
have been as strong as the Stats are
az present. IL is around the Tigers
that no real football history 81 Wheel
irc CerterrI until 1900. whom they
h.' 0uHI'g lI banded and with thr.r
fall thr game never fully recovered
t- furU' .'ariIug until 51 previous.
ly stated. tho stats We're Organized.
Tho Tigers during their existence.
siH he'd With some O. fH' hfsf teams
fo hH found in rho part OF the country
tnr.ud.rr uI NJ those az eastern Ohio
and western Pennsylvania. great
part OF their success was due fr the
PLAYING ~ .l. Edwards boys. iour o.
fh.u Ir..H. rnH.'r. Ir Tho Du-
go. ro.rfr. could ono 'u1 single
family 'Hlf produced au .g.H' uu-.
Dor 20 such BRILLIANT Players. md flr
many years t.H name Edwards was
r'rHr w"H# with football. Up ur'"
few wears aEo several of thar s...
took an active pIrt iu OH" aame. o..