The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-02
CENTRAL-ISLAND
A. c. PLAY A TIE
GAME YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
WAS ONE OF BEST EVER
PLAYED HERE.
Bye" Mayors Of the I. A. c. Showed
Himself TO Be cridlron General
by His Great Work.

Before a crowd OF 1000 people. and
under ideal weather conditions, the
Central A c. eleven and the Island
A. c. battled four thrilling periods
to a IA to IA tie. Two touchdowns
and the two resulting goals were
made by each team. The game was
one of those Embarrassing contests
that keeps the spectators on edge
throughout.
Both elevens used the closed for
nation play. and although the Island
ers opened up in the last period, the
Centrals stuck religiously TO straight
football. Central tried but one for
ward pass. which was a failure.
while on the other hand Island made
three attempts. two OF which were
good for long gains.
From the spectators point Of view.
the game was one OF the prettiesf
ever staged on the Forty seventh
street grounds. wide end runs and
terrific line plunging Astounding from
start to finish. Both teams were weak
on the defense.
First Score for island.
The Islanders drew first blood by
scoring in the first five minutes OF
play. After Central had kicked off
shortly after O'Clock. the I. A. e.
took the pigskin straight up the field
and over the line for a touchdown.
During this parade the Central line
was swept completely off its feet. and
the Island backs were enabled TO rip
through for as much as eight and ten
yards each down.
Canfral cama hacL ..-o-- -
scored shortly after the opening OF
the second period. on pretty line
plunging by Bauers. In the third pc
riod Hogan was substituted for
Mauers. and through his splendid END
runs and the line plunging OF Bauers
the Centrals scored again. Gardner
kicked both goals.
island brought the game to a grand
tinish by scoring in the last two min
utes OF play. after Central had fumbled
Marietta and a quick buck by Mayors.
placing the ball on Centrals thirty yard
Inc. Two line plunges Melted six yards.
AZ This point Fischer. who had been In
lured IN the first period. returned to
play and from punt formation made a
ty-iive yards for a touchdown. Fischer
kicked goal
MAger was a Star.
To the Island Quarterback Bye Ma
ger, must go the individual honors OF
the day. Rarely does one man play a
game such as this youngster put up
yesterday afternoon. Besides handling
me team perfectly, and alternating
plays with telling effect. he worked like
a Trojan and was in almost every play.
Ills ability to mix formations WAS a
puzzle 10 central throughout and when
ne tnaugurated the wide open game In
the last part of the fourth period his
success as a field general was complete
The backfields were evenly matched in
weight; but the Central line was heavier
than that OF the Island. Despite this
B slight difference. the l. a. &. forwards
Z played plucky. fighting game and
opened wide holes through which the
WHY Mayors walked repeatedly for long
gains. The Central line also played
strong and on two or three occasions
threatened 70 annihilate the lighter Is
land forwards.
Lefty" Bauers upheld his reputation
as line plunEer. dashing and squirming
through for many long gains. Hogan
was given good interference and made a
number Of brilliant end runs The Is
land ends covered punts 10 better ad-
vantage than did those OF Central get
l ting down. the field and dropping
| Lefty In his trecks on several occa-