The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-10
PITT ANTICIPATES HUGE CROWD
At N|A5H|NCT on JEFFERSON CAME
ANNUAL, CONTEST WILL BE LAST
APPEARANCE OF PECK, THORN
HILL AND HEBRON
Warmers Men Are Confident But Eumors
OF Improvement IN w. J.
Have Some Effect.

50. u,,2a:.h :, to- n'ts!,i:c:,'7.
I'iTrSG!u ,;tili. -. Nov. TIA" tti'l-
Lie authorities I. iu" hi'HrStN 80
l.t:$huc;n have hr..N bH~y RECENTLY r.
1liS,ng offers Tor ppsl>caSun dU"lS win
various rival crll'.G teams. ne tttt
schedule ends on THANKSGIVING III IL"
:,unuaI gam. with r"ru state. and that
s.;dS football FOR IN, year. :" TAR rs
-. locals are concerned. TUFTS. RudS :
c"S California. Washington a'I "thrE
teams have. beet mentioned HS anta&on =
ISIS If Wart!.r'S ninn IL these, late ~ =
rairS which seem Ia H.: under discussion
"u both III. Atlantic aud thu t'ac!H'.
cuaStS bat there is II" NuSSiniiitE ~
rats participation II any SUCH "nd"s-
taking.
The hug. crowd expected at III" W. X
.F-Pit; gam. this Week Will l." h"t'
,ruiv REPRESENTATIVE" II Western Penn
>yivaui;,. probably. :t'an aEy other whl''i
gathers in this city. Both institutions
have thousands OF alumni and ether sup
pOrtGrS iu tie various towns az ne "ls-
trici who ri.ver fail 20 vlSi; i'it;Sburgl
o.; the occasion of III. annual hHttle be-
tween Blue and Cold and Red ard t'l'u'N
and il is expected that Nor" on 81 t""tt
tauS will attend ih.s gam thatl amy
Other. Washington County ihE'FiaT;iA
tlir:,s oi:t en- ,nasSs. To root FOX tia: ElSll-
rv$. While pttt alumni from al! quarters
III :he right wing II the graudStand anil
shout for the University 3n%S- tnc CON
test is always full -; thrills BOTH from
and early indications were for Il crow!
...iuallirg the notwithstanding turnout OF
I"l5. when something over 10000 root
"rS crowded into the ball park.
The 1915 score by which Warner $
boys defeated W. 6 !. last year WAS the
widest marSin OF victory obtained by
either team for many years. ami marked
the ,irst contest III which III" local
eleven had defeated IT'S ttEalS since ~; l..
After several years 1T Pitt trLutnrhS tn2
49,.
and 1914 Won thr"', SH%c"SSiv" games
from, the PauthcrS ID, .i,l,. finally turn
ing last year. In ~; th'' S"nr" waS u
IN. Pitt losing in III. S.c"nd half "n a
tutss after their '!lrsr big stars. Will
Hanson. Fry and Hastings. W." "ut It
the game because OF injuries. Last
year's achievement vas unusually graft
fving for this reason US we'll ~ because
- the Intense rivalry between III" tw"
schools The Pitt rCoterS. while conf
dent OF success this Year. believe tnai
captain PccE's team VIII hrd II harder
TO outscore ". & J. than any OF the OPP
poneuts met up to this timc. as Metz
gers team has been coming fast and IS
il, prime condition for this contest.
This w.rr be tn. last game in which
tine Red and Slack will nave TO lace
several Of Pitts most noted players as
Captain Peck. Thornhill and Herron tin
i$ii their courses this year. and SQppltt,
star of the last two years games witt
these rivals. has been forced out OF foot
ball by, the injury received in the Navy
game a month ago. Pitt will sorety
miss these four remarkable tinemeu.
who rank among the topnotchers which
this district has produced. In fact. II
IS apparent that Thornhill. Peck and
HERON will ali be- included in many
All American selections this year. as
their work has featured practically
every one OF Pitts games, and Eastern
critics who have watched their work
class them as among the best they nave
,.Nnr seen.