The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-17

manager Of ihr crack Martins Ferry
Athletic baseball team. which made an
rry!.hi. record ami John "locte' Ia
cobucci, manager &C the llenrys ;nd for
;hs- past Icur yrnrS Il; III" head OF tAe
rh,,;,nirl l:at:-r baseball niEc. wcT'
';is,.uly;n.. TIE possibility - staging an
event on Christmas dag, and after get
INK in :uurli with ~"mi" u: ~" oth"r
I;,..i! of iMr game. il WAS thought an e&-
cc!irnl ii"u with The result that II viii
uccu,n" II reality.
Tho outlook for *ucn an exhibition Is
rosy in every way. WIN ln% "ea''' ~ . "r
weather holds out unit! after Ani;lS.
IhrTc is ~ reason bat what this COR
r"!t,Ia;cd gam" will become reality.
MANY &C :hr boys are coming back
nome fro III the camps and abroad. Will"
the colleges will also send h'!'k tIrir
,.h;.re III students Tor the h"ilGuys WI"
tn. r"Slllt that there Will h" m excel
, lent array IF talent from which 10 So
loot. Evans club will be- known rs ~"
Martins Ferry .Nl-Stars" while ~"
other will assume thu" title OF ,hS
: "Whc"ltU- NN-StarS. over ihc rlfrI
: fans arc back of this NOV" and with
ih , ,h1u.,hr of scc!n:; some cf their for.
r,rr idols perform once again. ErcN: u
WESLEYAN = hack. Duffy. f"i'E'
T<pchltt Ilrwrac". etc. of li"liElr" i ,i',
; :,,t,.ai,i. while Graham "f Eranhl'h
,
! arn in line. bu; Manager Evans "lll
! TAX, his tim" about making Il S"icrt!"n.
lust who the local rnanae"r |Ili S.Hrt
: IS uncertain a Ih!& wril!.; not II me
corknG good eleven could b.: "ht;,'h'I'
{ Sr,,hhS and CUniwin Of W. ana j.:
Johns. of Mt. Union. Williams. az
/ Marietta and Il lot NOR" ar" I" y" lGuuu
iackIe tho job. it will certainly b" Z, a
! treat Seldom offered To the nuhiic IN
! his vicinity. Posters ~ being d:S-
| trihutod and stops Eotr' onward Lor
the staging Of III" cvcI wHS nEE ,.
decided to play 1t the, l'air Grounds:
hut League park will b" the piay:hs
fId since accommodations arc uctt'r
in every respect and It is hut a snort
car ride for ull the cities in this flc'h-
! The wrestling game seems to be com
Ing hack to Wheeling and on ThCrsdaE
evening Of this week. George NaSciii' inc
powerful Greek. 81 TINS cl'y' VIII -
inayor 70 pin tho shoulders Of Young
finish. no time limit. with IN" StrahSle
hold barred. This bout is attracting
much interest among the lovers OF INC
! popular indoor sport and since oolh MN
nre tlr. there is much |ptcu,atlrn ~ ~
, the cutcone.. TIL" Pol" wll. outW"l&h
- tho Greek BY some thirty pounds. tip
ring the scales ut @l5.
Now that the football season Is over
lit appears opportuuc 10 comment on ~"
nTficjatins. as the other part or the
rarne has already been too fully dis
cussc,i. The scholastic teams or th!s
vicinity have been conducted on q lar
md square basis all the way. and some
: of the most prominent fnothall men IN
! the country have handled the whistles.
. Merriam who had charge Of the liu-
, Cleveland Naval Reserve game: lItt,
Penn. and other big events. offictnteo
here also Mcfarland of W. & j.. MChln-
ncy, Of PennStatc. HaNm. OF OHIO state
and Vernon Critics. formerly nf Betn,
amy but now local boy. PractlcnIt! al
! Of these men have made their marks III
! tooth ball circles and OF Critics. the 4eC:',
hoy, especial mention is due, ms h" did
very commcndable work in all games IN
which he acted. Critics. for the past
four years has officlatcd in games AT
West Virginia University. Bethany and
other places. In amateur circles, liFt
Mayor proved to be one of the most
capable referees in III" valley, ana H''
md al are loud in their praise Of his
honest decisions and excellent knowledge
Of tho game
This evening at 1850 at tho Horny club
rooms, there will be a meeting OF AL
the football players who participated IN
games this season AS the season chd"d
g last Sunday II ia the intention OF the
management TO have all the boys on
hand to discuss the future, max" prop
nrationS for Il banquet and thank the
players on their good work during IN"
past year. The Henrys played six games
winning three and losing three. aside
from the two defeats at the hands OF the
Ferry st:lrA the locals lost 4 1910 game
10 Bethany College al tho Buffalo creek
grounds Plans arc under way To give
n big dance on Christmas and for this
reason all are asked to be In attendance
without fail.
Wheeling High has turned out stohhs,
! Goodwin, Johns Holden. Hellstrom.
Hamilton. Fluumer, Parker. Ritz, etc
Bcllairc high Beck, Duffy. Corh"tt
Foley. Green. Tschappatt. etc. and, the
. other schools have divided their share
Of stars. but li:ue or nothing has been
the outcome Of football at bridgeport
high school However. in Ted Williams
the over the river school Is well repro
scented and this lad is destined to future
SUCCESSES on the grid. Ted is very
likeable chap. loves the game dearly and
plays 1t with his whole heart and soul
Sunday Ted was spectator In Khaki ri
tho Uenry-North End football encounter
and previous to tho starting Of tho game
saw an opportunity to play. Ted had
no intention Of playing football rs he
csrme out to the park to see a game but
hts nervea could not rest due to
Nth t l0.' cs ss to the do S bit for fSrp S5
Henrys. whom ne thought had been
done an injustice on account Of the
North Ends loading up with Beck. OF
Wesleyan, Aiken Of ". &c j., and Others
when The Henry team had It's regular
lineup He, therefore, asked the mana
ger Cor the chance to play and just fol
the sport Of it, which he did. and much
to the JOY Of his followers, and to the
surprise OF his opponents. played Il re
raaEkable game even though he entered
the contest in anything but first class
shape, and had he not been forced out
Of bounds after receiving a forward
pass, he would have carried tho pigskr
over the goal Ted Is student at Mar
ietta College, and this yeaF made n won
dcrful record there and I'm appreciation
Of his efforts he has been elected cnp
! tain OF the football eleven for mex