The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-03
SCHOLASTIC ELEVEN5 To PREPARE:
FOR SEASON IF FINE 1T TRACT TONS
Wheeling, BallaSrc. Martins Ferry. TIL
adelph1a. WeushurS, Cathedral
and LinSly Ready.

Footnail N ID" high schools will
proSpcr provided III, f1ns lHrd their
iatrrs.ss Ia n" gam during these hard
times IN which one is asked 70 pur-
chase Liberty bonds. thrift stamps and
tho like: hut that is not setback. and
..y"-y clraD-crrt fan should turn Oh: md
assist the youngsters il thoir cndcaTors
on The gridiron. Sport Will thrive with
.hs necessary support. and hnw would It
feni not to havr any athletics at al III
tho Ohio valley Wheeling has hrcn 50
accustomed to high class attractions
that it would be pity to sec the PROM
isIng youngsters put gu: % a t;lir way
and cutting down tn" POSSIBILITY OK
making good In higher company.
With every tenn IN the Ohio valley
giving the ine.rlation ot nr*t class
eleven there IS no doubt but what the
greatest battle for houors in all history,
wilt ta2ss place.
Teams Prtmc6-
I.trxly after prepcrng zach day for
the past few weeks - ready for the
opening clash at tho fatr grounds Cam
bridge win 90 met and one OF the dig
rest crpUsts IN recent years Is pre-
~6ietcd
Beuatre Il working out steadily uo-
der Coach Rogers, n former star OF
Miami college. and Happy CuocTtSon
WIKI S9lOt SES OQCS lE LtS opSAt6 49,
Saturday at Bellalre when tire toaET1 bat
Ties the strong East Liverpool high
eleven.
Ferry under Coach Albert Graham
has ono Of the classics; teams In an
history and Is determined to 2Eain win
tho titular honors Of the Ohio valley
Thu 4over-the-rtver boys opened up Win
. uell-eerned victory over the fast LIS
Don. o. team last Saturday. Cap1ai'
~NTSr,1
added strength should be OF material
assistance in leading toward tho goal
which the school seesa>
Wheeling hiSh comes IN WITH tcatt'
that win make very other coneesRans
omen H. eyes. before the season IS well
underway. According to all reports the
eleven WIN Do the best IN tho past four
years. which fs quito a boast to make
~4feer resurntnE practices tho past woek
eeTeri new faces were Scru ~ rn@
1ire,rpA and With thn usual good mate
rial ia school everything sizcs up IA
rorabIy and the tcarn should win back
the laurels which have been won zine
lard again during football history N tne
Ohio valley. AZ yet no opponent naS
been secured FOR Saturday ana INC
grounds question has rot boon 5rrtiNd.
After this week Wheeling will present
to the sport-lcv'nS public tho 'nose AZ
fraCtiSc oCTi or. 'rt:' e'N' ~
ranged by a h:E;l s"h"ol contingent n
this section nr tho country. with oach
and every. hattl~ = feature. There - r.
probability thu Prof. II. 2. Johns. one
Of tho greatest fn>thati players nt thc
wheeling dis:rir, n his lay. and ut
prestcnt principal Of IN" school. aiding
Coach Calvin in rounding together on"
of those real Old 6;"d and ftuc ma
chimes of wears ago.
Cathedral will hook up with tria"ei-
phia- and with both cams preparing :"
The utmost q dandy little SOFT" Is - d.
expected. Either :""r his sps"d and Il
likely looking bur'h "c "'pAot" ATM
le:es with able coaches. This Will be
Cathedrel's first game. Will" ne XII
ads onrred w last Saturday by taking
a fall out Of Weilshurs..
NensbrrE will take a crack ut S'Hu-
hs,ryilie in thcir first Earnc ct q series
with that tenn Wills x may not pc
ono OF those spectacular games. yet II
will BE- one OF unusual interest as the
teams are bitter rivals and fight to 'he
last minute FOR blood.
H-arwood and MounGsrill> have r"
games scheduled for mis- week. K being
the flrs. wsek-nnl To Eav" onc7 cas@S
on tho entire schedule. WaSw7od mas
already PLACED Two games and VIII n"
&c he running. h;,s duH 20 EShtn"SS
and ineSperier"s .shH may not fEu'N
strongly with thH Dig four.