The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-13

TWO scholastic football games which
are attracting conSidrraDlS interest III
West Virginia and UAiu. e.: those which
will be played Saturday atternoon be-
tween the Wheeling hISn school euG
Linsly Institute and Martins Ferry aud
! Bellaire. In the collegiate FIELDS. tnu
interest OF the fans. Pitts game with
the MiddieS at Annapolis, is also one OF
Importance from - local standpoint.
= But the thought OF the football Ian
turns back to the first game tor eight
; years between LinslE and Wheeling Iii.
: Pent up spirit held III during that long
, period viii Dc unteached Oh that day.
and from the interest that has been
; taken League Park will be crowded 70
its capacity long before the referee
blows his whistle tor the kickoff.
Wheeling High under the direction OF
Coach Brooks, has bGcu holding practice
! on the Bridge Park. consisting prLnci-
pally of hard scrimnaGe and signal drill
working, out in escret 1T League laEk
under the direction ~ Cultcu ll"lucn.
This will be- LiuSIy's opener. while
Wheeling has had two games in which
TO weave out the Weakened places.
Big State Games.
Except for IEaukSSlNIuS gay Wh"u III"
states classic is staged 1T E'ulrnIvill. tho
coming Saturday Offers as nifty Il foot
ball card as Is 70 be seen throughout tn"
eSaSoa. Two games are Il be played On
neutral GROUNDS, tue W. v w. L !.
game being arranged Tor Charleston and
Marshall and MuSkinSIm uttt!HtS AZ
ParkerSburS. Y. /. |. ~ r:put"t !" De
stronger than usual this y,-i:. but villa
Rodgers out OF the gam last Year N"Sl
Virginia, on a muddy field. beat tnc Nsr-
ginias 1870 and ii Mcintyre opens 10
his offense . larger Scor" Will result
Saturday. 1t Is doubtful II Rodgers
plays against V. L. /. tniS Year aSIiu
ard If he does uot it will MAX. no Iu;t-
terial difference in the outcome. Nc$t
Virginia did not play last saturday ana
while rest cannot 20 TIE tciLiu good II
should still be strong enough 70 SlFc
good account OF itself Ia CharleStUil-
THE Marsnall-MuS >ln&uu game makes
an attractive game Tor those III iar-
kerS burg who seldom csc college 1pol-
ball The teams are very evenly match-
ed. more so, in tact. than amy OF the
other antagonists listed above and Eel
tons and Chambers pets Will surrey
have an interesting afternoon. " rs
ueyan'S game with Penn State Will likely
prove to be another wa!k-away for INC
iPennsylyanias. as Il did for the same
team in 1915. and as il did 10: W. Y j
last Saturday Wesleyan either Is not
vet "organizuG' or really does Eot nave
the team her press departments credits
D. & Z. and Tairmont Normal. should
have a neat battle at ElEins though II Is
likely that D. j E.. due 70 longer trati'-
Ing and experience against stroueE;
Teams,
No do,1bt have an easy time with Frank
lin, too. as Franklin Is not what II was
when Goodwin was coaching there iaSt
wear and Bethany is much stronger thah
in recent years. Considerable state IL
terast centerS IN the game between " Y
r and Marietta. at Washington. W: "
r is always interesting 10 West VIZ
ginians and Marietta, too: because OF
long rivalry with ". y. I. ana w sS-
1eyar, attracts Z local notice. This game
:, 1na-will furnish comparisons between
WesINan and Marietta. VINO Meet AZ
Marietta later in th2 year
AS to scores. West virginia Snoui9
beat V. 2. l. about @5-Q; STATE Snouiet
heat Wesleyan between thirty ana forty
to nothing: Marshall nor MusNIngum
will have an advantage of more than
!. one touchdown; W. " J. Will peal MAJ
etta. by about thu same score as She olu
WESLEYAN; u. * T.. VIII beat tAirmori
three toucndowns; and Bethan! shouIu
swamp Franklin by large score.