The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
DEFEATS AT HANDS OF PA&1EAs-
BURG AND CHARLESTON CAUSES
COMMENT AMONG FANS.
Gold and Blue was Handicapped Be-
cause OF Undesirable Fantasies Tor
Foreign Floors.

What will Wheeling do at the Ohio
West Virginia and state basketDal
tournaments this year? This is the
question that is battling all followers
Of the Gold and Blue this year.
Since the locals dropped both ends OF
| their hard two-day trip thru the state
last week, there remains DOUBT IN the
, minds Of Wheeling fans as to the sue
cess the Gold will find at the annual
Ohio-West Virginia tournament to De
held at Marietta. A victory over Mar
ictta High school. which proved tho
race horse in last years tourney. earlier
in the season boosted the Colds record
considers bly, and the outlook was eX-
ccrGingly bright for championship laur-
els Eut the rcverses suffered al Park-
crsburg and Charleston indicate that the
locals will be forced TO exhibit hlSh
class brand of floorwork. should the7
expect to come through with any nom
urs clinging TO their shoulders,
or course. the team was far off
from its usual form on the trip but the
Gold tosscrs will find it necessary 10
be in good condition and develop a more
consistent playing quintet. when they
leave their home floor during the TWO
annual floor meets AZ Marietta ana
Buckhannnn. As the Parkcrsburg-CtIdr =
! lesion settoS were the opening games
| abroad for the locals aside from the
| Linsiy contest. which took place in this
! city. il may be that the Gold was hind
cred in its undesirable fantasies for
| foreign floors. At the annual state
| tournament, which has always proved
of more importance 10 West virginia
! high school teams than the Marietta
| meet, all Of the teams will be playing
on an unfamiliar floor. leaving the
whole merits Of the teams's password
and shooting ability to decide the win
! ncr.
Team Returned.
Several Of the boys who made the
| trip returned home on Sunday evening,
while the remaining number arrived
| in Wheeling early yesterday morning
and attended the regular chapel eNcr-
! c!ses worn out with fatigue and sleep
! mess.
In their explanati tons OF the two de-
! feats suffered on the trip. the boys can
say nothing but that they played poor
ba sketball and as result suffered g
double beating. Never once during either
! game were the boys together. according
To the statements from Coach Ross and
the members Of the squad. The floor at
. Charleston proved great handicap To
/ The locals as the hoops were cntended
/ farther out than those OF an ordinary
| banking board and basket. Many short
shots. which the locals have proved an
adept at the entire season. were easily
missed and discouraged the team con-
! s!derably.
Shafsup In Team.
Coach Ross will probably make some
radical changes in the linup before the
| team tackles Linsly next Friday even
| ing. unless the five which started
! against Parkershurs and Charleston
come up to expectations this week
Wheeling has few big games remain
} ing on the schedule with the exception
OF Rcl!aire. Cambridge. and West High
! Akron. All of these contests will. no
doubt. prove rough roads for the Gold
20 travel over. and should the locals
! come through on two-out-ot-threc
baso!s. they would he doing good.