The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-14
MARTINS FERRY
FOOTBALL TEAM
IS ENTERTAINED
More Than a Hundred Members OF Tho
Kiwanis Club Enjoy Good
Program
Coach Loucks Reports Most OF Team
Members Not over $50 Pounds
with Exception OF Bacfheld

One or the most interesting and en-
thnsias site meetings Of the year was
held nv tho Martins Ferry Klwanis club
Yesterday a. noon when the entire my
o. moro mon of the High school foot
bail squad were entertained hs guests
Following the dinner which was served
hv tho ladies' nf the United PreShr-
,nrian church n football was presented
to Cartain Russell "Tuss" Edwards by
President Stein. ON behalf Of the club
Calls Of "specrh" speech wer" heard
from all parts Of tho room ana Edwards
responded a. follows: II am man Of
action and few words. and ] play foot
ball on tho gridrou and not nj III"
dinner table" I thank III" members of
this club for their interest in the team.
Coach Made Talk
Coach T. L. l.OuCkS Of the team was
called and he addressed few remarks
of pointed nature to both the team
members and the club He said: Il
don't think there il man on tho line
this year who will strip $50 pounds but
the most Of them Will 20 very close to
that weight with the hackhcld just
little heavier" The attitude OF the
boys Is n little better than last year
hut we have hard schedule and need
Iot OF preparation "'t"'e '"Nt"s y"
Il game"
rrof. T w. Bowen manager Of the
Athletic Association and the official
who prepared the schedule was tho next
called and he said: Wee going 10 lick
Scottdalc Saturday and II the first team
rant do It why We have second. third
and fourth. can hardly walt until
Saturday he said
More than ten thousand persons at
tended the local football games last
season. and the games have hcen a real
community event. Since they are 4
community event. all of Won are respnn-
sihle for helping make them as success
tul as possible"
Prof NJ NJ. Berry remarked In his
talk that The type Of men We have
out for the football team. together with
the typc Of man We have for coach In
dicates that we are going 10 have q
successful football season, he asked,
what Is n successful season. some would
say a season when tho team won most
of tho games. others would say. when
a large amount NJ money was placed IN
tho treasury. both Of these cnnsidera-
lions enter into the matter. Resides
preparing for winning games. the mem
hers Of the team must ha building up
If n successful season.
Plans For Loving Cup.
Secretary Tom Kercher speaking FOR
the committee who were sent 10 Rellaira
for a conference with the Kiwan!r club
relative To the purchase Of a silver
loving oup for the games between the
Martins Ferry and Rellaire High schools
announced that the matter had heen re-
ferred to committee by tho Beliaire
club. The plan proposed Is 10 have the
two clubs purchase a cup jointly. and
have the whipping team OF the two cities
keep the cupSor year, with the team
winning three years out Of five 10 be
the permanent owner Of the cup. Ker-
cher reported that Superintendent Mel
son Of the Rcllaire school expressed
his sympathy for the local school as
his school Is certain 10 get the cup
kercher's response was. II YOU can
win Is fair. God bless you
Boosters Meeting.
An important meeting OF IN" Booster
club will ne held In the rooms Of tho
Board " Trade this evening at 1:3h
o'clock The reports ~ the committee
for the fair and festival will he made
and other business, including the ap-
poIntment Of volunteer police for the
coming football game, will he dis
posed Of.
Wedding Anniversary.
Invitations have been received nv
large number Of IN" friends OF Mr. and