The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-20
HUNTINGTON, PARKERSSUEG, AND
RucGtANNON AND FAIRMONT
SEEN TO BE IN LEAD:
Hupttngton Has Most Powerful Team
while Buckhannon Looks Good
Other Notes.

Tho Influenza practically put every
high school gridiron aSsres CATION In the
state Of West Virginia out OF business
during the month Of October, month
which in normal times sees many con
tests OF Importance especially oct%ccn
the larger and smaller teams. scores
rt games were called off and as result
= humber OF teams have called off the
crldiron season entirely and many others
with strong teams have been prevented
FROM meeting q SuflcleFltly large num-
Der Of opponents 10 establish their claim
I orosition Among the teams that have
given uc the game entirely are Morgan
town and Weston. two eleTcnS that are
usually conspicuous and which play
representative schedules. y rev games
wore nlayed late in September and on the
tirst Saturday in October. but these were
Of little Importance. SO far in Novem-
b." among the most important games
;,iayntl were those between Charleston
victory for the latter by 40 score:
Charleston and Huntington. which Hum
t!uGtnn won TN. almost :: record score:
and Fairuront and C!arkShurg. the Tor
appear to have her uSua! strength and
Mrundsrillc. New Martinsvillc, Wells
burg and several other teams are yet TO
b. ncrrd from.
This coming Saturday game or al,
rl"St supreme Importance IS 10 BE- played
~ ParkersoUrg. between ParkershurG
a:d ttuntjnSton. Huntington appears To
b. mighty strong this year. In addition
10 her 7I-n win from Charleston team
that Buckhanncn could only beat l2-e.
sh, has trimmed Portsmouth, Ohio. IN
Two games aud the personnel OF her
team including AZ Il does. Workman the
great quarterback. Grove the Soh pound
center and other men OF high class.
speaks volumes for her strength. Ear
kcrSburS. too is strong. She has Fer
roll and witty" Neale. TWO of the
~ 80 -
last year. agai:: on her team and alwaEs
has quantity ~ good material coming
UP each year.
F'airn,ont and C!arksl,urs are to play
second game This Saturday at ClarSS-
burg.
Buckhanncn opened hcr season by
beating C,arkSburc 64-9 IT Buckhannon
but from that time to her Charleston
game. was inactive. To- YIN IN ron fr
that ranks Buckhanron high. though the
ITO beating that Huntington gave
Charleston shades this considerably.
The shortened season will make II
difficult, to sc,-,; til h.St i"anI II IN"
teams will no; meet. AID 1t IS 10 he re-
greeted that Wheeling has not sc"n tit
20 conc back int" crri1ettinh WIG t:'
ether major high schc.o!* OF thr STA"
such Is Charleston. Huntington, Far-
k"r$bUcS. Fa!rm"nt etc.
Local
Tho 81 H., between t.,2Sl: and WH"''i-
in:> k:-h scheduled for the Fair tr"uE'!S
Saturday. is ocCaSioninS mitch i;t"r"Ht
;,,,,nr., tho followers # ~. school, hui
not AZ much as was in "EiG"nc'' las
season. a; the Old Cold and Hlu" eleven
is no. rs strong t.'nSty y picked ~
m. big faturi'c. hu; n" local hiG,i
s. honl is frnd OF rrilnc surprises and
should MAXI y big un:S". despite the loss
n, tn, hands OF her rival. Ferry. All IN"
scholastic cleTcnS haze h""! Handicapped
Tho mast fe% days on account az inc
tr,achcruuS weather. Whi'h made IN"
grounds unfit FOR any sort OF pracrc"
lirSlv worked out in th"ir C:a llSr
night. while III" high eriddcrs remained
Idle. Both teams will eut"r the t"li!" III
fairly good condition. with injuries on
ether side. Being tho oa'% gam" locally
and tho first on" son III ih!S citi IN
seven weeks. a record attendance for tn"
E.lSrn is assured.
Ecilai-e will ~. id!n Saturday on ar
r,Iint of the ban E"r"!- IS in the sam"
fix b,:t Will cudca""r 70 take on Sch"r-
lev high school Of Pittsburgh. K is ["
~ regretted that Ecliarc and Ferry cam
not meet Saturday.
ABOUT THE GE1D.
Rfmnrs Whc"l:nr's inrky star. Is sur
fcrirc from 4 bad ine" which is said TO
20 ~ 4 serious nature. and according 70
IN. rh"c!cian. has. wafer in 4. 1t - IT,
Do hoped howe :ar. that thia younESt"r
will stick tho season nut. aS hc has been
showing real class AMI is most popular
Won't We sport critics have Il rim"
picking an. ali-Schnlasiic OHIO Valley
Mythical eleven this season?