The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-05
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT FOR ONE
OF THE FASTEST TEAMS
ON RECORD.
Loss Of Several Stars by Graduation
viii Not be Serious as Good
Men Are Coming.


Before the end OF another week the
score or more of husky young chaps
who will battle for regular positions
on the Wheeling High school football
team. will be down to hard work The
team faces one OF the hardest sched-
ules in the history of the school.
Every high school In the Ohio valley
of sufficient strength to merit a posi-
tion on the schedule of the local team
has been booked.
Six men were lost through gradua-
ton, Stobbs, Ney. Cowl. Hoge, Roberts
and Mccullough. Although Stobbs at
fullback. and Ney at half. we're ex-
ceptionally strong men. their places
will be filed in a satisfactory man.
ner.
The material available for this
years team is particularly flush with
backfield men, the most OF whom have
had more than one year under eff
fcient coaching. Hamilton, captain. Is
expected to eclipse his wonderful
record OF last season at halfback.
Matthews win make a strong bid for
fullback. as he is both heavy and fast
The addition of Cotton. quarter at
Triadelphia high last year. will add
tower OF strength to the backfield
and also lessen the blow OF losing
Stobbs and Ney. Goetze. with an
other years experience behind him. is
expected 10 do even better than his
very good work in 1913 Ritz, Jeffers,
Bachman. Schoeheld, Smith and Jar
Wis were close contenders for first
honors last year and are expected to
do good work.
Fast Line
The line material available is both
heavy and fast. and a good number Of
men will be candidates. Two guards
and a center will have TO be devel.
oped, but there were several young
sters of good caliber that were not IN
the regular lineup last year that will
undoubtedly I'LL the vacancies. For
the center position and guards Och
Wagner. Heller and Schwalb are the
known candidates. At tackle there
will be Rider. Creighton and Nesbitt
while McGranahan. Parker and Jasper
VIII look after the end positions.
That the season will attract more
interest than usual from a local stand
point r. accounted for By the fact
that all games but two viii be played
at home. The complete control of
the Island park has been secured and
W. & ]. and Wesleyan arrangements
have agreed 10 help the High school
get the grounds in first class condi-
ton. The playing field will be turned
to face the grandstand which will
r add greatly TO the pleasure Of the
spectators. The fence will be pre-
pared and an efficient police force
maintained 20 guarantee order
New MsrtlnsViile First.
II is probable that the first game OF
the season. September 26. win see
New Martinsville High school here
although the definite schedule has not
been announced. The following high
schools will be played. New Martins.
Vile. Moundsville. New Philadelphia.
Huntington. Parkersburg. Marietta
Sistersville and Bellaire. probably on
THANKSGIVING day. The only dates
now remaining omen are Saturday
October 3. and Friday. November r.
the day proceeding the Wesleyan-W
j game here.
The two open dates may be filled
with teams from Carnegie High
school. Carnegie Pa. Cambridge.
Ohio. Weston. Buckhannon. and Mar
tins Ferry will probably be offered
une Of the dates
Coach Holden has returned 70 the
city from his vacation and o. well
pleased With the outlook for sue
cessful year All OF the men will be
back. he says. and the report that
some were going 20 bolt o. appar
emily without foundation