The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-18
NEW MARTINSVILLE
High School Replies TO Martins Terry
az 10 Charge Of "Coid Feet" over
Football Game.

Editor The Intelligencer:
Dear Sir:-We beg little space 20
correct an erroneous statement made
by Martins Ferry partizans through
your paper.
public that Magnolia has cold feet and
cancelled the game 20 have been played
october 18th. Now this statement IL en-
tirely incorrect inasmuch as that game
was contracted 20 be played IN New Mar
tinsyille. and Martins Ferry absolutely
refuses 90 play the game here under any
consideration. and their manager so ad-
Now IL is asserted that we were guar
anteed 5000 for the game In Martins
Ferry. and a. We have - men beside the
readily ascertain that We would be the
losers at that price.
wheeling High had a $500 crowd out
20 the game with Magnolia. but We got
expenses for Is men end nothing more
from that game.
Magnolia b. the best drawing card IN
expenses 20 meet We have good crowds
IN our home town and We need some
money as our expenses have been large
this season ana We lost considerable In
taking our team 20 Wheeling
Now. reader Magnolia does not know
the meaning Of cold feet We got beat
server viii sFree that the breaks Of the
Tame were all with Wheeling and that
they had ne hardest game Of the sea-
son and luck 90 win g.
H. Martins Ferry sincere IN thinking
that Magnolia has cold feet Well prove
O. We VIII play you al Martins Ferry
% you viii guarantee Ne 500. or We will
guarantee you that sum for the game
10 d. played here. or we viii play you
40 any neutral grounds for the gate re-
celpts divided 20 per cent 20 tho winner
and 80 per cent 20 the loser. but wo
went neutral officials from Mounds
VIE iHrkersburE. W v. u. or Wea-
Havevsr. this VIII have 70 BE- a mid
week game. GO we ere not The CancellinE
su nued nov. Martins Perry we stu
have lfffle money that Wheeling was
afraid to cover before tho game fhers
and you can Eet just about an sou want
Win courtesy 90 on and malice Co.
ward mono. we simply desire the facts
you VIII find YER batim COPY of the
letter which We received from So a.
Walls s1r"rinterdent Martins Ferry
schools. which needs % explanation 0r
comment. ~ ~ o. Zoo plain to need o..
sept %. 1918.
New MARTINEZ W Va
Dear girt arm VERY sorry that you
90 not fssi mat you cen transfsr 10
game % MarflrH Ferry we are facing m
Ns can Eet ne grounds Do Ia pot a
matter n choice win ua fu order 10
pay our expenses. 90 VIII b. necessary
THrF Ia available If YOUR answer fa
final lu regard tn fhe transfer ~ tho
EHrUr. please consider me game fHHa
rrfIrf az o uudrrrfard ffr contract frfg
IH n privilege fHnf Ia allowed M done
ton days prev Sous fu che game
have talked tfn entire matter over
with our boys and fHrB feel that nr
should play ~ home on fHHf date
WHrnIInF hIgH school hae fInl.H .un.
fr"rrd not fl compete HffHnH' uu"nf0 lHr
a Enrle f.r fhaf DAY. DR. us .tur.f rH play
Hr ffHf IHfr.
have cried f0 look nf hrfh sides ~
tho question and THINE ffnf r.u ore Boo
a much better position fn arrrfs fH .ur
request fFau We should ne ~ we uIHueI
Dol Hfw WartnaNf1Ie
We Will not rlnF fn" rnwa Iu New
Martinez un October Ir If guH car. q
go fn play fHr Fnrr OF Martins T.rr..
If eI.l Hr necessary fn hear from SOU a
once Yours truly.
w. a MAr.rH
Who .r Prof Compton. We have never
bad ary ruwuuricati0n with ~ from