The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-18
IsLAEpERs LOSE RRILLIANr GAME
BIZ SCORE or IL TO o.
-Four Thousand Persons witness Clash
ON League Park-Rtnish Was
Sensational.

A sensational finish to a sensational.
nerve racking football game. found the
undsteated Martins Ferry Athletics ON
the long end Of a Is TO s score at League
Park. yesterday afternoon. \ stonewaI
defense inside the Athletic ten-yard line
IN the last half minute OF play. stopped
the Island Athletics a foot from the
soal line with tie score and possibly
victory in sight. As O'Conneli booted
the Dali out OF danger time was called.
Il was without doubt one Of the best
football games ever seen on a local grid
nOn keplete with brilliant plays ~
Kept the crowd OF 1000 people in a
frenzy from the Kickoff and ended in
desperate playing OF the order only
found In fiction.
The Athletics had a close call from
defeat owing 10 golden opportunities lost
NJ intervals during the game. Three at
rempts a. field goal were wide OF the
Ing down under = decisive score. Mar
tins Ferry. In the first half OF the game.
when IL was worked within striking dis
lance OF the Wheeling goal and lost sew
eral excellent chances to score
Whssling Drives Hard.
wheeling uncorked two hard dives
that almost brought them victory. In
the beginning Of the third quarter they
started with the ball on their 45-yard
line and swept down the field for a
touchdown without losing the ball In
NE last quarter they started another
drive that fell short by n foot. their last
desperate attempt TO score.
with the exception OF those two drives
guarded by the Island boys Time ana
again Martins Ferry would work the
bail 70 the 20 and IS yard line. only TO
have pass intercepted or lose the ball
on tumble. on three occasions at
tempts TO drop Kick the ball over the
Martins Ferry failed 20 display the
consistent attack and defense that char
aeterfzed their previous games Boehm.
of bail s1t bis pnf NJ itSisT Sr9h h
signals played havoc with the Martins
Ferry attack. Burke. Ferry's sensational
little half. was covered continually In
the plays and after an injury early in
grit.
The first half was Ecoreless. O'Con-
neil booted 70 Herschler who was down
"a on his 2o-yard line From there the
advanced the ball 20 the Ferry sl-yard
line before they were held. Wheeling
sensational plays The ball was carried
70 Wheeling.s ZO-yard line. A fumbled
hall was recovered by Wheeling on her
booted TO Burke who returned to Wheel
inEs 4O-yard line.
Martins Ferry again worked the ban
90 thelz -yard line but when the ball was
thtown back OF the goal line wheeling
placed the ball in scrimmage on her 20
yard line. Held b. the Ferry line.
Wheeling booted 90 Burke In midfieId
Martins Ferry came back 20 the Wheel
ing 3s-yard line and there a forward
Second Quarter.
Martins Ferry held for downs on the
Wheeling fO-yaFd line and after work
missed a drop kick Tor goal IL vas
Wheeling's tall on her own 20-yard line
Andrew intercepted q forward pass and
vas dQN ned or the Wheeling g5-yard
line wheeling intercepted another pass
aud carried % b. the g5-yard line. Wheel.
INK finally kicked 20 burke who was
downed On me Ferry 2--yard line An
eschange Or KICKS left the ball ln tho
porsession q Martins Ferry on Wheel
Third Quarter.
MHIurH booted TO Wagner. returned
TIE wheeling 1o-ysrd lire and "a psnsIts.
- 10 yards for Ferry placed lf 0r the
wheeling ti-yurd line Fr1m thai point
they slowly WORKED the tau down fhr
fleld On their first drive Very fought
hard inside n their ten .gard b.. sii.J
~ penalty Tor an offsids riar ffarf
finally vent over from the LIZARD IIn.
a. exchange ~ kicks worked ia. t.,ff
ln wheeling territory ard WhaeIirr ro.
.NFf-rn n tumble un her IE-gnrf line
Another exchange followed and cool -e-
800" l'n.nie4 g4nt 1u WheenrEs
carried the ball to ne wheeling fs vard
nne. forward pass tI Warrrr cent
ne ball over the goal O'Corn.iI sIr.ed
Az exchange ~ birka ief, Fe--v fr
P2sess,on N the hall on the Wheeling
t9-yard line GILES carries Dr. f1 t1e IL
Vhfa me az Time Waa called
FOURTH Quarter
Burke placed The BAL Dol tha nsid and
OtouurIl missed an as.s lFlU NJ.
Martins very finally recossrsd he h,i.
vortirR b. ~ me 2l.yard iirs. n. i,,r,lif
missed anDthcr drop kick a frw min.
ufes later GILES Intercepted a fIresrr
pafH an1 ran a5 yards for t9urhd0wn