The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-26
FOOTBALL
Outlook for High Schools.

Among the strongest ContenderS for
the ohio Valley championship next year
on tho grid field will be Martins Ferry.
Bcllairc and Wheeling. The above named
three should cut a wide margin in their
winning Of games next season and pre-
, sent good records. Martins Ferry seems
to be the strongest Of tn" three, having
all Of last years players but Rankin
and Hartman back III school next year.
CraVcr. who was expected TO finish in
three years. will not enter college and
Will remain another year with the
eleven. although he will not be allowed
TO participate in the Bellaire and Linsly
game. az these two schools arc in the
Ohio Valley Athletic Association. The
| Ferry lads will try hard next year in
an attempt To win every game. Should
they complete this trick they Will make
a trip to Arizona to play Scott High Of
that state. 4 clean record will enable
them to make this trip.
Bellairc and Wheeling come in order
mentioned. the Ohio team having slight
edge. comparing their showing against
the Gold and Blue last year. The Red
and Black outlt will be minus several
Of their stars. but taking into consid-
Grafton tho substitutes. Coach Layman
should round 'Out strong eleven. Lope-
man and kilgore will probably not he
in school next year. but tho outlook Is
very bright anyway. The lin" will he
rs strong Az ever. only losing TWO mon.
hut hcavies will replace them and plcnt )
Wheeling ranks third among the con-
tenders with much valuable material on
hand. lust who will coach tho team
- not definitely known at tho present.
The officials -0f The school arc making
strong efforts 10 bring n first -class man
To Wheeling next year. Only Jucrgcns
Will be missing from the line. which
was rather weak last yNar. hut things
may turn up mn" d'n"rcnt the COM
Ing season. In tn" haCkf"ld BRSista
viii 10 tn" only ono missing md soy
cral new mon will try out an ends
there ar" marv prospects from which
tn" nrw'N selected coach should pick
fnc pair
Mounds,aI.n Iansy Tr.rdclnhua and
NarW God rank according 20 IN. shn. %
order The Mound 'rj rat. - n pr.l.
abb 0rnfs dark horSr~ thus Hrkr -''rr
looking u-.r pho u~~,o-rsl that ,Ners - .Hi
, h. ~ l.AkC.-s So g-t4k ,TUM- ~ ksl{rI
coach than Guy Morrison could hardly
h" found NJ the Mound Clll school he
has proven Eu".rssful In Svrrg sport
/ 'hn' n" has led IN" oranE" and Black
strongest team IN the valley last wear
were nn'1 nh.r =" mic ap Go ,nuu,
Over rrr Mound civ team last wear
whom Morrison MS coaching
Ltrsly will probably fall low In tho
standing 81 valley teams ncN' year NJ
! the team NI'l NA lost including Siorcr
Ci0hhs Palmer Hutchinson NamI!
Roh- Rycou lFndurn. Nckrr- Spiil.rs
. tn" on', real material from which IN.
J ,~am vii he selected - Nw0nE the C0l
/ lowing Siohhg. FAwll McNlchuI~ and
! IvS"phs Even though nv material WI
! h~ rather raw Coach Holden has Nlwhla
/ rounded out a wonderful team N tn
past from som" ,"rN poor material auf
/ probably can turn N" rick again ncNl
p y~Nr
, TrIadcIphr7 md WHrwood have IEh'
/ =, hedul~e and Will nrohab'v play a. rnr
, newt season with almost the same ma
/ trrial 20 nick from The "Triadr" vii
! lose fcv men hy graduation. Will
! the ur-thr-tiver srNcCl will be as.woaL
NJ last wear unless some urcNpr., cd
stars turn ur a. rrn~iicr other hirf
, schools around 'hia district have only
small teams a0h only make n fair show
/ 'rr and r0uId ro' ~ ros-Fhiv included IN
! No valley championships Ny ~ ih'
! teams urri'onCd above have strong
Srhrtu'"s Wheeling rln! ing about ~
: strongest '".m- IN tho state and NCS'
! Virginia and OHIO.