Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-10-25

playing some tight games With
equally matched teams.
B. H. S. has one of the best
first-class high school teams of
the state, and can match any
high school team in science as
we'll as in strength.
On Wednesday, October 18th,
B. H. S. had strenuous battle of
foot ball with Elkins High
School at Elkins, which result
ed in a score Of 0 to 0. The
game proved to be interesting
and full of ginger and "pepp."
Both teams recognize each
others strength and superiority
in some plays but neither has
been able to score.
While Wann, Wilverdeen,
Cunningham, and Brown were
the main features for Elkins,
yet T. Rohrabough, Hankey,
Right and Keyser produced
great skill for Belington.
The following is an account of
the game:
The game began promptly at
4:40.
First Quarter
Elkins receives ball in which
Ervine carries same for 10 yds.
Centre rush for 3 yds. End
run by Wilverdeen for 8 yds.
Repeated twice without sufi-
cient gain. Belington's ball.
Centre rush by Rohrabough for
5 yds. End run by Right for 7
yds. End run by Simmons for
5 yds. Belington penalized. Pass
to Hankey successful. Centre
rush by Rohrabough 4 yds.
Rohrabough 3 yds. End run by |
Simmons for 6 yds. Elkins
penalized. Centre rush by
Right for 3 yds. First quarter
up. Score 0 to 0.
Second Quarter.
Run through tackle by Sim
mons for 8 yds. Belington
fumbles but RECEIVERS ball. End I
run by Rohrabough for 6 yds.
Rohrabough punts in which Ell
kins covers ball. Centre rush |
by Wann for 5 yds. End run
by Wilverdeen for yds. End I
run by Wann for 5 yds. End |
run by Cunningham for A yds.
Elkins fumbles, ball recovc-ed |
by Belington. Pass to heyser
for 5 yds. End run by Right.
Pass unsuccessful. Flkins s,
ball. End run by Cunni CHAM
for 5 yds. Centre rush by Wann |
for 3 yds. End run by Wann |
for 5 yds. End run By Viii
verdeen for A yds. End run re-
peated. Pass to Brown unsuc-
cessful. End run by Wann for
A yds. Second quarter up.
Third Quarter
Elkins receives, in which Boil
ton carries ball for 8yds. End
run by Wilverdeen for 5 yds
Run thru tackle by Wann for 3
yds. End run repeated by Will
verdeen for 6 yds. Run thru
tackle. Centre rush by Wann
for 4 yds. End run by Cum
ningham for 6yds. End run re-
peated. Centre rush by Gun
ningham. End run by Wilver-
deem for 7yds. Run thru tackle
by Wann without Sufficient
gain. Belington,s ball. Pass to
i Keyser unsuccessful. Pass to
Hankey unsuccessful. Centre
! rush by Rohrabough for 4yds.
Rohrabough punts in which
rush by Wann for 4yds. End
run by Cunningham for 6yds.
Centre rush by Wilverdeen for
! 4yds. D. Rohrabough injured
Kittle substituted. End run by
/ Cunningham for 5yds. Centre
rush by Wilverdeen for 5yds.
End run by Wann for 6yds.
Pass to Brown unsuccessful.
Run thru tackle by Wann for 3
yds. Third quarter up. Score
0 to 0.
Fourth Quarter.
Centre run by Wann for three
yds. Repeat thru tackle by Will
verdeen for four yds. Beling-
toms ball. Rohrabough punts
ball is caught by Wilverdeen
End run. End run repeated by
Wann. Centre rush. Elkin's
ball. Punt. Centre rush, un-
successfully Gong rings. Game
over. Score 0 to 0.
Another tight game took place
Tuesday, October 23rd, when E