The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-13
OLD GOLD AND BLUE ToSSEFS AHi
CONFIDENT OF RETURNING
WITH STATE EoNoRs'
wXLLSBURG AND MouNOsVA.1N'
axe ALSO TO COMPETE IN
BIG EVENT.
BOYS WILL BE GIVEN A ERhA3
SEND.OrF BY A LARGE DELE
GAT1ou OF LOCAL FANS.

When the c:1o train pulls out OF the
local station this afternoon. there VIII
be aboard seven basket ball players VIII"
have been picked to- defend tho hohoI
of the Wheeling high school, lhlS -
the first tournament the boys nav" conn
peted in. and they arc detcrlntncU -
como through with victory. ii TINS i
impossible they expect to win several IN,
dividual prizes at least. The team WIZ
be composed Of the following p4aErTS'
Bond and Cory. forwards: hirnoell'1
center: Robrecht. captain. ana i'poi''S
guards. Substitute Young ana Slf'ts.
Wellsburg is expected to leave on ,he
same train, and on the way Moundsfllie,
Fairmont Clarksburg and Grafton will
be picked up. The boys will lana IN
Buckhailnon late in the evening. -i1eF
a good nights rest the locals expect 10
nut I'D big fight for the state honors.
The representatives chosen by the
tournament management are Myron D.
Hymes, director of the tournament: Ra!
mond w. Shumakcr. director INTERIOR
lertate athletics of West Virginia " es-
lcyan. and Harry NJ. Stansbury. director
intercollegiate athletics OF west 'n-
rinia university Wesleyan has AWAY >
been very careful regarding the entrance
OF players in the tournament whose
scholastic standing and cllgloliley wa
under question At different times the
management has suffered the toss OF per
sonal friends, and even the college mas
in an instance or two lost prestige pS
standing firm on the eligibility rules
R,t the tournament is for the promo
ton of clean wholesome athletlcs anu
it is the policy Of the management "
do everything which is conducive ~
high standards of sportsmanshlp.
Since the larger per cent OF the hlsn
school teams entered in inc p ct.,i
tourney are members OF the hlgn Scn".
athletic association. and the suEloiitSt
rules being used by the tournanent aIc
practically the same as those adopted "
the state association ire loutha'trtli
authorities have deemed II ntNhs atu
fair proposition TO all contcStan.S - W.,
cerned to form committee OF inc .''
athletic officials who have had expert
ence in handling the prior tournaments.
AS all teams who partiSipate IN .niS
tournament must have won nall OF '"tt'
ord, winning nine OF their Twelve San a'.c
olayed so far this season. ana AaHc
scored 4US points to their opp"neH.
o2S. The games lost were 10 6'lla"e'
Cathedral and ParkerSburE. losing ~
Bellaire in the third game played ny a
10 TO II score. but redesnlirg th"sl'Ssi.t
Two weeks ago by winning from ,mS
Red and Black by score OF - %
In the fourth game OF me SeaS"t *
Won from ParkerSburg by a ~ /" :"
score Several weeks later the down
river team came back and defeated the ne
locals 20 to a. There are some Ia rams H.9 %
this CITY who insist that the game WaS
10 h,+ .he local officials gave Pa.
s 4 fts; re' the benefit Of the doubt; The
third game lost was to Cathedral BY "a
IS to 81 score in i've minutes t ezra s ,be
.ion but later Wellsburg defeated me
ca5~,s bv a large score, while the Locals
defeated Wellsburg by Ii points. whey
should prove that the local h'gh S sen rni
has better machine than the ta'neu''''
Wheeling has been picked as one go Oh
four teams who should t arr ,s awaii
State honors. inneludlns 'n Tba lat.
Ier Winning the cup last season. is one
t of the M'" hardest teams to beat in the Z"
state although this seasTn the s,t wfFs team
iS 81 one in the state that - IN
as tat ior the season. while Clenden-