The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04
STATE AGOG OVER CHAMPIONSHIP
All TEAMS HAVING CLEAR RECORDS

ing teams are developed. IN making up
REPRESENTATIVE schedules has left little
room for doubt as to the real leader on
the sridiron during the past re" years.
representative schedules make for the
development OF athletics in oil the
schools and are a real factor In ed"c2-
tion-
But, to get back 10 the subject neIener
po rkersburg or Buckhannon has met DE-
feat The schedules OF ooth teams IN
common with those Of all other teams IN
the state. have been very eevereiy cur
taSIed by the influenza but before being
Sowned by Parkersourg the Huntington
ITgh +esrn undisputed' champion In
1sff had beaten Charleston 71-0; the
Norwood High tCincinnatD: s1-o, ana
other strong teams by similar scores:
Vpen therefore, the FarkersburE team
dovned Huntington in sensa1onaI
rane 60 at Parkersburg. there could be
fittl, question as to the fornidaollity OF
PETERSBURG. Buckhannon mas S'S s,el
tor,e, Being over Charleston 800; Fair
! roonr 81 =. and Clarksburg $50. IakIns
~ |harieston-H untinston-Parker
| garpe1 and the Buckhannon-Churle $50 p
81 too-heavy favorite to win SATURDAY
enntes but Coach Buland says that ms
best hek armstrong. Is injured and ne
o9nect, q hard struggle. The fact that
tParkepburg Is playing on her p'1 he
Held hfore her own Grove Ghore
1.efon' Fairmont, C1arkspurg and az
the other teams playing inc Er,1,s "a
zane this fall have been Nanaulsneo @IHo
these two stand alone.
Tina cotest at Petersburg VIII Do an
s1cepttonlly hard fought one: ne
Snckhanon High eleven since tne Ga
~ Ward .anham as coach there IN 80
has been ne to be reckoneo VIII VIII, anr-
ham stared the spirit that SUI! u
,.adss thaischool and when On opponent
Lets the Upshur county team the 1uI
!. enrc TO ". The team this year 10 eil
exceptionally capable one mace w aen
the most oart OF ine1per1encooa i III
; rSsn the var started, but now d!1ued
: ,tn1o an aggregation that plays the MOI
, ern game right up to the nanote' 80
: Flannigan. Joss and johnson she nnS
tbrae most apable backs. but these Wl!l
meet ct men worthy Of their steel WnSn
B!5.nrtsrsbur, is met. as wildly Neate
6a- been lavinB great year anu nts
INNING ,ates are up TO the usual f@1
kersbuTs''andaFesi Finale,
rbs :holastic gridiron season VII
o,,,a tea atting close at the SixteenLn
strast al park. Bellaire, SATURDAY a..
srnoon when the Bellaire ana Mart,ns
: Ohio Valley title for the year
1o1a Football fans are all asoS over
| event which promises TO be tho
I SOD Of the season as the coneeStaues
| Sers1een bitter against one enoeneI iot
80 years; Bellaire's sudden rise %
~ OBJ of the heap Is the big suTpElse
,e season, Starting out like acc
oaSate team, the boys became deter
! I'D to make strong BID aeahss
Hureling. realizing that q victory Wooto
! re them in a commanding POSITION as
| pesult the boys practiced with q ven
! ance day and night and the stanoins
Gained Is deserving OF their enorts.
\ sllaire has a capable bunch OF husdes
no are scrappy and ofIer 5000 prano
III football. With a good weeks prac-
lee and q continued increase in spiTe,
liz, Red and Black should come out the
Hector. Ferry is the favorite. due TO Der
Excellent record and more e1per1enceo
machine, but since the game viii Do
played in hostile territory and the iact
that the champs are greatly outWeaShed
has caused the followers OF tho Purple
and Whitemuch concern ana q oi1 o.
anxiety. In view Of tho fact That tho
dope has been 50 misleading the OUT.
come of the contest is . question. oue II
Ia rho opinion that Bellaire Will stage
Tho big surprise and cop the honora ~
viii be the only scholastic encounter IN
the valley. the closing one and the one
that will decide the rtghtful CLAIMANT OF
The valley title. These facts Will occa,
sion much interest and IL Is antlcIp21eo
that many from this city wall Journey
scross the river to see the big event.