The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-07
RIVAL EIEvENS ON EpoE TOR
CLOSING CHAPTER OF ANA
TEUR GRDRON OF 1918.
Fans Het-Up and with tho Teams
Evenly Matched Padden Park VIII
Become Mecca For Many.

The Ohio Valley Is all "fussed-up'
over the big event Of tomorrow when
the undcteatrd North End eleven clash
cs with the fast Henrys in the last
son. Neither team has met defeat this
year, and with stars available on either
lineup. one OF Tho grnndest exhibitions
OF the entire gridron season, scholastic
~" fans who have been deprived Of the
usual clean and wholesome sport. b. the
unexpected appearance OF the Spanish
Influenza. That the game will be a
humdingcr can not be too strongly ad-
, mitted for the fans full, well have a
line on the respective elcvcns. The
North Ends BY virtue OF their four sea-
sons Of successive victories and the
l4cnrys BY their work against Bethany
College have entered the linc!iEht and
are well recognized by the critics.
Interest.
Perhaps tho largest attendance to
pack the Ferry grounds for an amateur
tilt Is expected as. ,thc fans Of Martin3
Ferry realize 1t will be a corkinG. good
struggle while Wheeling will hack her
plucky team 70 the limit. Aiken, last
season all.scholastic, pick for end from
lineup and many will turn out TO Sc"
him perform. He should prove a biz
drawing card as the following Is said
81 mr from u prominent sport writer
W no sUW him perform in the WaSh-JcTf-
Pitt struggle:
ntountaineers Overlook Aiken
Tho failure Of Coach McIntlro. Of
West Virginia university. to sec j.
y. Aiken. the W. & ]. left end of TN"
present season because IN" Martins Fer
rv lad WAS not OF much aVo!rdupuls.
gave the Red and BLACK one Of its most
promising terminal prospects in years.
1t develops that Aiken. who was the star
Of seasons rs an end on the Martins
Ferry High eleven, decided 10 go, 20
West Virginia. Manager SALISBURY had
talked with thu young*irr and Impressed
s,itUIion so favorably on The Ohio boz.
that no decided To matriculate al ~!
West Virginia Institution. Aiken had
considered but two colleges as hts pros
other
A!kcn reported for the West Virginia
team q couple OF weeks before the Sea
son was Ia start and prior t. the Open
, ing Of college. lie docs not look i'm.
prnssive on tho gIidir"n. weighs but lao
pounds. and when he came out for thc
West Virginia eleven Mclntire. who had
Il host of big healthy looking specimens
although he had been tipped off ms -
tho boys preparatory school reputation.
Aiken, ii seems got no chance worth
mentioning only. occasionally being Civ
| on n trial on the third team. The S. a..
T. c. unit had not been organized and
non" Of the new men had "a yet matrc-
ulatcd7
SO Aiken became disguised and de-
cidcd 10 leave and come to W. e. j.
Hutchinson. fortunately was looking
them .oycr regardless IF their size ms
he had numerous ;:apS 10 fiji. He SAW
at once that Aiken had speed and han.
died himself well. so gave him II chanc'
in the opening game with Indiana Nor
NAL The ynunEStCr made good with
Il vengeance. showing an almost Uncan-
ny aptitude including interference: and
getting the runner lie at once became
II fixture and continued to shine in the
;hrrr succeeding Eam-s. His work f"a-
!ur,' in ;hs PITT game, ana he VAS Il
shining Iigh, in the Geneva clash. An
other year is expected to make hir, 81
! splendid terminal rlaycr--and w. & ),
has n habit Of developing exceptionally,
good wings"