The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-22
SPAN|5H FLU
PLAYS SOLITARY
High School Activities Are at stand
Still and Little Expectation
Of Any Games.

The football situation in high school
circles this season has been most cloudy
and the young athletes arc beginning 10
losc heart In the popular fall sport
which in years gone 10y. has i""n IN"
chief source OF anticipation Of NUM-
hcrlcss lot of promising athletes ar thr
high school age. Never h"l"r" IN inc
history of the country has an epidemic
along tho lines "f Spanish influenza
been more damaging t" Inc i""lpall
prospects and right ut present IN" COZ
leGrs as we'll as the army rant"hmehtS
represent places a Ia desert S'lclc
I Sam il not only losing men IN his arm!
hy il but !, has been most d:>tructi""
in the training IF his n"ph"~S WE" ar"
to fight your battle and mine. Aihlc-
Ties are essential and while " slight
layoff Gun be Of beneficial Significance.
nevertheless All Indefinite breaking of
along with the danger thereof, makes
conditions most unusual how.
Local Outlook.
AS for tho playing of contests In tho
city Saturday IT can BE- said without
hesitation there will no n" games. But
In the valley there will br one game on
tho other side OF the river. Wheeling
| high school is slated to play North
high. Of Columbus. ut the Fair Grounds
| but the set-io will have to bc iranrcrrco
| 10 the Ohio city. and according u
| Prof n. 3. Johns. Who Is assisting
! Coach Calvin in rounding out inc tcalh
1t is Il chance bet III" game Wall bc
| stagcd 1T Columbus. Practice was hcld
I Yesterday morning and the return oil
| Sloan. who has been off with bad an
J klc. cnllvcn.d matters somewhat
| Wheeling is none The less broken Ut
| over the 'closc score at CambrlHEe d:
the latter team Is strong. prulIlihs IRON
| several weeks practice.
| Manager Ack"r announced last eve
| ming that the game with WcllsourG
! would have to be called off, rs inc
Brooke county scat and TINS city a''
| both subject IN quarantine. IL * prom
| able that L!nsly will <" 10 WaSh'AEtoh
| Pa 20 play the team "t that piitcc l. r.
| day, but final arrangements arc sui
| pending. Should the contract BE- sign
ed, thu. contest would prov" ono OF the
| biz features Of the local schedule.
Big Battle.
| Never before III The past several years
| have TWO teams been more determined
| for win than the Bcllairc and Martin!
Ferry high school representatives who
! mix Mt the Sixteenth street ball phrF
RcIla!re the coming Saturday These
| tenn,s arc bitter rivals, having neon sc
| for any number Of years. and the out
| como Is tho talk OF the valley. belIalrt
hns won two games and lost none WINE
| Ferry meets with the same honor. FiaI
| ing the game in Bcllnirc gives loca
ncoplc an opportunity IL take rur
down and with Ferry carrying hl"ni
her share and the many hundreds IRON
Bcllairc. tho biggest crowd ever l" ny
tend a high school football encounter II
Bellairc is what can l." expected Tht
contest will have bcnrni; on the Ohi'
Valley Scholastic championship ana n
! Ferry won the title last season. the Fef
and Black will make Il determined ef'
| fort to win on her home lot.
| Others.
| Cathedral Is scheduled to play War
wood at Tunnel Green. hut Manager
Bernard has called il off due I" th'
| quarantine. Muundsrille ana Ir'aoci
rhia will not make M attempt as IN
| efforts will be futile. according I" th'
| sight of things NJ present