The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-24
MUCH WILL DEFEND ON I'm
DECEIVE
ENCoUNTER
records SHOW untverxaty to Have won
bhx and wesleyan Three Contests
GREAT Interest 10 shown

Tomorrow is the day for which foot
esll fans throughout the length and
waiting for months. The West Virelnia
md wesleyan football agEyegations will
meet at south side park at FairmOnt at
thousand spectators drawn from every
nook OF the Panhandle state will Jam
the stands and crowd the sidennes to
zee these two teams which have come
down through strenuous campaigns with
sre@t honor TO this one nnal test that
VIII detertG>e the Championship OF the
state OF West Virginia.
The game IL of almost national inter
est In TACT west OF Philadelphia and
east of Cincinnati there is but one game
played that will exceed IL In interest
and this Is the big contest between PEN
nsyIvania state and the University OF
Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. which will
go a long ways towards deciding the
ehamIionship OF America
III West Virginia wins at all IL will be
through the almost superhuman line
plunging OF Rodgers and his satellites.
ming attack TO a degree never before
seen In any West Virginia College team.
II is extremely doubtful n Wesleyan
powerful quartette. and many who are
familiar with the play OF the two teams
and the comparative strength OF the
two Orwar lines believe that West Viz
ginta cannot be denied two touchdowns
In her persistent rushes at the Wesleyan
will therefore depend on weslcyan's
ability to get her forward passes IN
motion and score more points by THIS
route than the total for IN
West Nirginia's PUSHES.
something like nve thousand tickets
tonight Il appears that every available
loot OF standing room as wen as every
ticket for reserved seat In the entire
OF this fact It is extremely fortunate
that no specializing has been done in
enough 10 have bought eight or ten
choice seats in the center or the held
would be able to pick up a nice month $
almond the crowds tomorrow. as there
has been "A loud and persistent cAmor
for better seats than have been avail
able almost since the hrst day OF the
sale. People from away from Fairmont
viii do well to get seats reserved even
at the expense OF telegraphing Martins
News stand at Fairmont. rather than
take a chance on admission after arrival
tomorrow.
and Black has won. scoring in that time
81 points TO % for West Virginia Pre-
Nious 10 1912. however. West Virginia had
decidedly the best OF the argument as
Wesleyan previous TO this bad scored
but once M being by a held goal by
'Cebie' Graham IN 1905.
Wesleyan has won the third OF the
games playcd but has scored only one
sixth the number Of points that W. v.
The record of the games between the
two institutions follows:
1912 West Virginia, IS Wesleyan o.,
1919 West Virginia. 80; Wesleyan. O..
at ClarksburE.
1906 West Virginia 81; Wesleyan. 4 at
1907 West virginia, SIS; Wesleyan. o..
at M~organtown.
1908 West Virginia. 40; Wesleyan, O.,
MorgHntown.
1911 West Virginia. SO: Wesleyan. O..
at MorEautown.
1912 West Virginia. Il; Wesleyan. 10,
at MOrgantown
1913 West Virginia. o; Wesleyan. q.
at Fairmont.
1914 West Virginia .; Wesleyan. u.
at Fuirmont.
Totals-wcst Virginia. 3it. opponents