The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL AND AMATEUR GRID
SPOEY CONTESTS WILL BE
STAGED THE COMING
WEEK END.
sena1rs is D.ckering with East High Of
Columbus, While Eenrys
Tackle North Ends.


Many OF tho followers Of the popular
gridiron sport will be no doubt pleased
to learn that several more contests will
hc staged in this locality II present
plans do not go an!ss. The past few
weeks have been very favorable for the
staging OF football encounters. while
last Saturday and Sunday. Il was just
right" and should the weather continue
on in this way. there Will be football
games. 1t has been most Irregular
season and tho fans have been entirely
held in suspense. due 10 tho Spanish in
:luenza and the many hanGicaps OF tho
war period. College football days are
over Tor the present season and the idea
first intended Will not be carried out
that IS to play throughout the month OF
december.
High School
Wheeling, Linsly and Martins Ferry
high school have decided to discontinue
football for the present. considering the
season closed. However. It was given
out last evening on reliable authority
that Bcliairc was trying to get on Fast
High Of Columbus. IN Il game TO decide
IN" title Of the buckeye state. East
high has q mighty nice team this year.
rs she has always had in the past. and
4 game with BCilairc at Bcilaire would
he 4 tremendous drawing card. IN tho
event that East high caunot or VIII not
likely efforts will be made 10 play Par
kcrsburg or Marietta the coming Satur-
day. Bnilaire was extremely unfortu-
nate I'm not getting 10 play Ferry las{
Saturday as the team was Justly pre-
pared and confident Of beating their
rivals. With 4 good collection OF hus-
kies the boys wish TO play some NOR"
and for this reason the coach is trying
10 hook a team for the coming w"rk-
end II will be definitely known in
lat. hn
While Bcllairn was awarded the d"ci-
sion on lcChniCality. many ara cnnccd-
Ing victor to LinSly on account OF the
latters victory over the present claim
ants.
Tho second game Of q three game
series between tho undcfeatcd North
End Athletic Club Of Martins Ferry, and
the Hcnry< Of this city. Will be played
at IN" Tunnel Gr""n grounds inc conf
ing Sunday. Last Sunday these teams
battlcd at League Park In n nicely
staged cncounted with the North Ends
tho v!c;ors by the score OF 12-Q. after 80
minutes Of rapid-firc and exceptionally
good playing on Tho part OF "ithrr team
That the tcams are evenly matched Is
fair assertion as neither could pierce
one auothcrs line for any great gains;
md play was even. save In the AERIAL
route. Ferry realized that the H"nr%S
line was n "whopp"r" and got wise pE
and IN the ::l few minutes Of play
three successive forwards Melted tho
first touchdown Of the battle TIL" game
was nip and tuck with the Ferrians hay.
ing the slight advantage. and the local
boys falling short in their agErcSsiNe-
ness. Playing against superior odds.
the lIcnrys must be glren credit Tor
their part in tho game. while 1t must
also he admitted that Forty did well
with her ail-star lin"up-without p'1NinE
,Hs"tsr and 11G TorI 6' Ends mSs h M%" y
tn be defeated and dsposinS Of ~"
Hanrys in the first Of the sores. mak"$
the over tho river club tn" hiC iaN"fi''
and gives hcr tho hG edge. as The Henry
club IN until Sunday had beaten every
team IN tho valley. taking two falls out
OF the fast and plucky Paul! el"vcn who
In turn played tho North Ends twice and
both games ended in ScnrrIHSs TICS.
With the nft7antaCc o. playing on home
grounds and tho fact that tho Ferry out
fit will not present any stronger team
than she had last week makes 1t look
more evnn and the locals are expected
to make a big gap in the Ferry record,
II was the !ntcnt!cn or IN: iaSt iauiIS :
to meet the North Ends again next Sun
day. hut the management Of IN" utter
club thought it best IN got rid Of the
ll"nrys. and also through tho TACT that :
tho latter disposed uf tn" Faults and
them from the race. TIA"
would BE- glad IN 81" tho team got
Gamc for Sunday as it has an unusually
large following on both sides or IN"
river All other amateur outfits hay"
discontinued the sport for 'hq present !
season.
Amateur football has made n pro |
hit with tho fans. as ran M |
seen by tn" large nttc"lanrcs at recent |
football clashes. Thcr" ar" three .
mighty nice football organizations in ih'
OHIO Valley au,l tn" brand uf ball Of .
r"rcd has attracts! thousands ni fHnS I
10 the no1uiar i."rcur Park nj Martins !
Ferry and IT." Tunnel Green Of tbs .
city. Two works nE0 III" l'auiIS - .
Actnaviil" AMI IL" N"r'h EUds OF Mar :
tins F"rrv lnrtl"J h"frr" some. ".hnn |
fans. while las t';n,iay H." ll"nrys n"I |.
hn North I:rIs attracted about ".hnn. I,
Amateur: football. # curdur''h property. :,
Is not "rIir " iT"iEc pr"r"Slfl"n. hlli Is !,
?prfrI and "cC1s i"ns interest among all !
lovers OF the sport.
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From tho WY III" different all-s"ho- !
astic teams are coming IN it is pretty.