The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-16
WESLEYAN AND CARLISLE In
BLUE RIBBON FOOTBALL EVENT
TWO WEEKS rnow ro-pax VIII.
s11 QA1rE or 8BA
son IN WHEELH0.
Two Thousand ssats Hsfnr nhap,>a
Here Prom BuckhAnnon-8eat
sale Opens Next Saturday

Two weeks from to-day and the big
gress at League Park in Martins Ferry,
between West Virginia wesleyan and
me famous Carlisle Indians. This game
Bellaire. Moundsville, Martins Ferry
Wellsburg. and. In fact. by all football
,sns within a radius OF fifty miles OF
are familiar with the history OF the
games that have been played here will
agree that this contest will be the big
instead. the greatest game ever pIayei
In Wheeling or vicinity.
Gathered from the hundreds OF reser-
The 1900 boys at the big Carlisle Indian
school. the redskins will offer n brand
OF football that Il has seldom been the
The mere fact that a team composed OF
aoortgtnes entirely il playing at League
PARK Is sufficient attraction to bring
out every fan In the Ohio Valley District
and the additional fact that the Indians
and Wesleyan seem to be even more
evenly matched than last year. when
that cannot be overiooked' Rethany col
Iege Is well known In Wheeling and
vicinity and II Wesleyan has strength
sufficient to beat this team go. a. Is
certain that the argument she will have
for Carlisle will make Il decidedly in
teresung for the red men.
Arrange for Mig Crowd
Most extensive arrangements are be-
ing made Tor the accommodation OF the
crowd for the big game. League Park
as now arranged seats about 1900 peo-
pie. knowing that this seating capacity
VIII not suffice for those who want TO
see the Indians and the West Virginia
champions In action. the Wesleyan man
agement Is having shipped to League
Park this week. 1000 additional reserved
seats. These seats will be erected along
Snow esss SIDE OF The field in what is
ball season. Blue prints w every
seat In this field have been made and on
places in and around Wheeling the sale
OF seats will be started.
-Four thousand 1--WE hundred seats are
available for those who desire TO see the
game. All will positively be placed on
sale at the very start OF the sale. and
the choice seats will be equally divided
the best seats will be Offered first This
sale Will continue one week and will
close definitely at 10 o'clock OF the
nigth OF Friday. October 2sth. During
the progress OF this sale any scat in the
iield may be purchased for 81.
The ticket received will call for the
speeife seat that Is paid for and On the
ushers will be available to find the
proper seats for all spectators. The
blue prints will show the exact location
OF the field Just as Il stands. Absolute
~ no standing room will be sold. and no
any part OF the field Extra wire fences
are being constructed at the field that
Will positively restrain all spectators in
their proper seats. and a Is therefore
necessary that all who expect to see the
game purchase seats at the various ad-
vance sales. After 10 O'Clock and
throughout the day of the game and at
the gate no tickets will be sold at less
than sl.5o. The price OF 81 put into ef-
rect for the week OF the advance sale IS
as low or lower than the Indians can be
seen anywhere else In the United States.
and those who care to see the game will
not only get better seats by buying in
advance but will also save so cents,
which in these hard times is no minor
consideration.
The places for the advance sales have
not yet been decided in all cases. Two
have been agreed upon. however, and AT
= O'Clock Saturday morning. October 23rd
at the Windsor Hotel cigar stand IN
wheeling. and at Dankworth's drug store
in Bella1re. the sales will be opened
Three other places will most likely con-
duct sales. these being Mounds
Vile. Martins Ferry. Bridgeport and per-
WellsburE
Between the sO-yard lines OF the Lea
que Park field there are something like
1000 seats. To apportion these extra
seats to the four or five places
where advance sales are conducted will
leave not more than 200 or 400 choice
pated that there will be a rush for these
when the sales open. Each place where
sales are conducted also will be supplied
with n number of the second-choice
seats. but ali will be the same price and
IL Will be a ease OF first come. best
served" I'm The matter OF getting good
seats.