The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-01
Marshall College Will Clash
With Fast Stats Team Today
coNrENDERs FOR STATE CHAM
PiokSHIP CONFIDENT OF
VICTORY.
Local Players Are Optimistic and Ex-
peet to Down Visltors-Teams
Evenly Matched.

At o'clock sharp the whistle will
blow at the Island ball park for the
first big game on the Stats schedule.
when they will meet Marshall College
In their annual contest The teams
seem evenly matched. and one OF the
hardest struggles ever witnessed in
this vicinity is expected. The Mar
shall College squad arrived In the
city last evening and are Quartered at
the McLure.
The team looks 30 per cent. strong
er than the aggregation that lost TO
me Staats last year In fast game
Whlch ended in score OF 10 6 in IA
yor OF the locals. Coach Chambers is
mere looking for revenge, and has
Drought with him the best team that
ever represented Marshall College
Chambers is confident that his fast
lean. Will win from the locals in easy
Iashion. re is also confident that
Marshall will annex the state cham
pionship when they meet West Vir-
GINA Wesleyan on Thanksgiving Day.
The Marshall team weighs at least
10 pounds TO the man more than the
team tina twas seen here last year
and II they show the speed for which
Marsha is famous. they will give the
locals an awful run for n victory
Coach Chambers is. without a doubt
one or the most able coaches seen in
college circles to-day. His trick for.
nations and varied attacks are a rev
citation 20 the followers OF the game
Heretofore he has been handicapped
Tor material. hut this year he has been
able 70 select his candidates from the
Marshall nrollment, which has been
Increased 70 zoo.
The new material has given him a
number OF heavy men who have de-
veloped into stars The whole Mar
shall team is eager for the fray this
afternoon. realizing they must play n
brilliant game in order 10 make a
showing for State championship hon
ors.
Manager Philips has completed all
details for bonding 7 record crowd
Meister's full band win be out TO
cheer the local warriors. assisted by
NCAdams' .rooters' club Coach
Johns. when seen last night stated he
was satisfied with the showing made
by the locals during the present
weeks practice While admitting
that Marshall College viii give the
Stats an awful run. he is sure his
team will come out victorious. The
Stats bacffeld has been getting
away fast with she ball. and With the
local line rushing their opponents. a
line plunginE game VIII be ~esor'ed 70.
which VIII he irtermingled with for
ward 01sses ana -~oening end runs.
The Stats Will have % mon in uni
form. thus being fortified IN every DO
sitlon
suqden 20 Otficiste.
Sugfcn. OF Harvard. arrived IN ne
CITY this morning 20 of'Ciate iu This
afternoons game. The game viii
start promptly NJ 2 o'clock and Will
be PLAYED. rain or shine. since the
Marshall team Is already IN the city
and will receive their guarantee re-
CARELESS OF weather conditions
Should rain or unfavorahle wealth
er conditions prevail. Manager Phil
lips is fortified by having many hun.
dred seats in shelter from which the
spectators can watch the game He
has also provided the team with nun.
hers and from the program, which
VIII be given all who attend. each
PLAYER and play can be easily fol
lowed
Lineup.
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