The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-30
Today's Football Card

Todays Football Card
ParkcrSburr 1T Charleston.
BuckhannOn At Falrmont.
Weston at Grafton.
Warrington at Clarkshurg.
Elkins at Victory.
Portsmouth (uhio) at Huntington
LfnSly at MounGSvHle.
New Philadelphia, (Ohio) at Wheel
ing.
Cameron at Triadelphia.
1t is n good thing that ParkersourE
and Charleston are meeting today or
West Virginia high school football
would have littl% OF interest.
BuckHr mon is SmartinS over their de-
feat by New MartinsVille last week ana
will try to give Frank Ices Fairmont
team a drubbiag. but there Is going TO
be =. task in spite Of the dope" favor
ing Buckhannon 10 win. Falrmont has
been improving steadily and the come
back against Huntington last week was
rema rkable.
Weston and Grafton will have a close
game but Weston should win ard Elklns
should also win from Victory iiGh'
ClarkSburg will have easy picking Win
Warrington II previous scores or me
teams mean anything. In TACT II IooKS
like Clarksburg is suffering from la' Oh
opposition. and an unusually strong
team may not have real chance 10
show it's relative merit. In the other
games there will be only local interest
though Huntington viii be tested tully
by portsmouth and might win over Will
More Big Games Needed
Somebody in authority at various
large West Virginia high schools ought
To he. taken to task for not getting TO-
Eethcr with the natural rivals ana pIis
Ing football The report has been current
for some years that certain PERSONS IN
authority at important high schools OBJ
pose the playing OF certain other schools
This opposition does not exist among
the students, the coaches or the follow
crs of the teams, but simply with few
hard-hcaded persons in position or re-
snonsibility. OF course the major aim
Of high school football should be sport
but that can be had just as well in ono
game as another. and since we nave tne
Nest Virginia high school athletic as
ISOLATION for disciplinary purposes, no
school can stand on the excuse that the
eligibility of another institution does
not suit them.
Parkersburg- Charleston Big Clash
Charleston shows the broadcast view of
any of the high schools in the matter
of ARRANGING sch edulrS. Though COM
parativcly isolated so far as larkerS-
burg, Wnerling. Ruckhannon, weston
and other important upstate "cnoolS are
concerned, Charleston either makes long
trips or puts up big guarantees to as
sure games with leading teams: Charles
ton meets l'arkcrSburE. Wheeling. NcS-
ton and Huntington this season 10 say
nothing OF minor schools. l'arEerSOurg
does the same and Huntington mas ocen
liberal in this respect.
Unless the IarkcrSburE-C Charleston
battle at LaidRy Field, tharIcston is
won ,by Il decisive score by one Oh LhcSe
teams, the mythical state championship
is likely To 20 begging this year. wheel
ing and Charleston tied: BuCkhannon Is
out of II because Of her defeat by New
Martinsyillc; New Martinsvillc meets no
opposition worthy of note and hcr true
st:ItuS cannot be determined; ClarKSpurC
since Buckhannon'S rcleSati"h' ncetS
none Of the leading teams though her
team Is certainly one of the best IN INC
state. Huntington, though not definitely
eliminated. appears not to possess inc
punch and pays but three NcSt VIZ
rinia high school teams; and Fai:1nont.
Mannington. Weston. Grafton. Elkins
and all other teams under consideration
have lost one or more games.
1t Is 4 pretty mess. II Charleston
could win from i'arkerSburg today. then
clean up on Huntington. as well weston
(the hitter by a moro decisive score
than did Buckhannon) her claim would
he 4 good one Wheeling has paycd
two West Virginia te4ms, MorEantown
and Charleston and has one more 10
play, Buckhannon, but at best she can
only claim a tie with Charleston. Buc-
lannon's downfall last week was the
big surprise. but "Tuhhy' Mclntire
claims that New Martinsville has real
football team and Coach Roberts of that
team is ninglng challenges right and
left for 4 game. 1t Nigh help maCrrS
If ClarkSburg and New MartlnSvllie
would get together on November 18TH;
The tie game between Charleston ana
Wheeling last week Is much discussed
The Wheeling newspapers don't seem TO
agree exactly as to the real outcome. put
fortunately we have letter from an
unbiased person, Il coach OF QUO or our
leadin. schools who WAS scouting the
game In Wheeling and he said: "Charles-
ton, even without ChildresS. who was
forced to retire early. outplayed Wheel
ing the entire game. The ball WAS In
Wheel!ng's territory the most OF the
time, Wheeling once advancing II by
means of penalties into the Charleston
territory" This hts in very we'll with
another authentic report W" had 10 the
effect that Charleston made eight nrSt
downs to only one for Wre"'inE. but
the score was 90 and that settles It.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. game. IN
view Of other developments. il certainly
the most important game yet played IN
the state and may decide the champion
ship
Had Mr.. Stanshury taken into consid-