The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
FLOOR SEASON COMING To CLOSE
WITH BIZ STATE TOURNEY At HAND
FOLLOWERS OF POPULAR GAGE
GAME REGRET PASSING OF
THE SEASON,
Few Games Scheduled For Tho Week
End and with The Coming OF Tho
Next The Curtain Rung.

Tho basketball. season seems 10 i"
slowly drawing - IN II! Tor thor" tT"
hu; few games ~ 'his yi,cIni'% IN 'h'
ar! Fn- The ,.":lin. wr"k-rm I'D. III" h'::
:,,alr hask! bal t"""'..l"rrl - Eu''k
harmon wIll offer urusla, interest tor
the Iov"rs "f Inc popular Gag sport for
tn. mex; few days auI Do winner viii
l." watched clos ly W".lshE"" and
MoundSviilr ar. n" only 'wo teams
From this district entered u. ~" tourney
ami In" "u,cum. ct th"ir games viii h"
he suhl.c: At discussion among ;hc
local sr"ct-huES.
Pew CAMS Here.
With Wh"rlinE. Trlri"i ph!a. LinSly and
Cathedral not CATERED ~ tho tournament
this season. i.lr season locally Is about
over. Some few games are listed for
tn" Nc lS."nd Wh"",!nc Will hattie ncr
rival I:..ii:,,rc =. n" local gym. l-inSiy
vii, tax. on NnundSviIl" a. thu latt"r
place. tlrSr h-!mg ;hc only games n the
boys class this W""k. The Wheeling
high girls viii play III" SistcrSTl'ic lass
les 4 return game on III" loca! floor Sal
u-Ga%. Cathedral is dIch"rinS Tor NOR"
games hut "a y, 10 d"finl'" replies
nav hc"n secured. |; - certain that
, 80 games VIII h" played lhiS week. SIS
icr&yIil" VIII likely h" taken on by Ca
/ thn,!ral ~" coming week and Cambridge
the week following. Brother Edwin Of
he Maroon and Cram five. stated TINT
he expected something sure tomorrow n 9
. h" wired the risI"ciivn schools and
should no answer b" received before tn
week is up the season Will ho closed.
Tho y. NJ. &. \. fiv" Will remain ldi"
as TO game could hc secured but The
,i"asuu will not he closed for n week or
;wo yet. Triadclrhia high ended hc.
season last Saturday.
Interest Centers on Tourney.
: l. ~. ms tha; with tho staging of Tho
I grand finnlr ut ruckhannnn. tho basket.
: bail season thereafter is al over and ~"
interest points towards the baseball
season.
Tha teams At tn" tournament This
season ar. nhru; rs near matched IA you
can ct thorn and thor" is no team that
/ might b. termed a sur" winner" Euck-
harmon nigh ard WcltShurr high loom
Iur as tn. big two with Charleston.
!T'arkcrShurs. Huntington Magnolia Fair
mon: and Clark$hurE trailing on he
hind In" drawing - expected 20 prov"
, Il hIc factor in IN" success Of IN" win
nrr More teams are entered in Tho
. tourney than ever b"'n-" ard this win
nrccS$!:a;e more games played for the
! winner
! Tho Basketball tournament IS thr
+ grand.rst event Of tho athletic season in
. the state and has always been tn" mecca
for the fans in nearby states. Drawn =
for n opponents took place Wednesday
hut n" teams that will he rittcd aEaias:
on" Another will not ls definitely known
until this afternoon.
WeusburG's Chances.
| WellSburE. the Ohio Valley champions
enter Tho tournament with an excellent
rhanc" of cnapInG; the honors. The team
This y"a- is Inc best IN history ard has
mad" quite 4 reputation. Having dis
posed OF some o. the strongest teams in
this vicinity as Will rs In IN" state. ~"
Brooke Countiaus nav" complied an en-
viahi" record. This season The tiv" 10
an aI-star combination and has 'hc ne
c$Str% We cht and speed :" carry ih"m
through in This hiE atnici3c C>"u;. Coach
M'rr, lis I"cls confident q: suC"rSS and
VIII BE- disappointed If lis boys do no
win ou:. H., stated that b. = w"il v"r,:.
ed On III" style Of play ~" IN" hi; 'ivrs"
and has drilled his huSklcs with Inns in
n:ni. EACH and every man g IN "A"
hos; Nf condition ami M alih!> - cstr'iImc
enquiries can hn offered About thirty
;!vn or cGr,y loyal Wc,lShurE fans ac-
Compauicd INC team on n" long trip au-
the bows promiScd 70 aid materially with
thrt- rhCcrirr