The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-10-07
NEWARK
Defeated Mt. Vernon High
School By Score Of 7 To 0
Newark Scored Touchdown
On A Fumble
icy Frank A. Woolson)

Newark, o., Oct. "a touchdown
made by Huffman Newark High full
back, following tumble in the last
quarter of the game with Mt. Vernon
High school at White Athletic field
Saturday afternoon, gave the Newark
team a victory, the first won from Mt.
Vernon high in several games played
during the last few seasons A goal
from the touchdown, following immed-
lately, gave Newark seven points and
prevented what would probably have
been a tie game.
These two evenly matched high
school teams battled back and forth
across the gridiron, each team meet
ing with stubborn resistance when the
goal line of tho opponent was ap-
preached Neither team approached
nearer than the ten yard line of the
opposing eleven Twice, the quarters
ended with Newark in possession of
the ball, progressing steadily toward
Mt. Vernons line and the blast from
the time-keeper's whistle surely saved
the visiting aggregation the ignomlny
of having their goal line crossed by
the honest efforts of the boys under
Captain Nehls.
Newark might have showed the bet
ter brand of football at times but on
the whole, it appeared that the two
teams were evenly matched, each
showing its lack of experience. Sat
urday's game was the first regular
event of the schedule for either team
and each team feared to try out ex-
perimental plays against such strong
opponent.
Newark excelled in the forward
pass, this play being attempted seven
times. Five times it netted good
gains and the other two times it fail
ed. Mt. Vernon attempted it several
times with Indifferent success. There
was little punting by either team. Mt.
Vernon's single attempt, resulting dis
astrously when Ewalt fumbled the
ball and allowed Huffman to fall upon
1t for the touchdown which proved
sufficient to win the game.
Newark's coaches have built team
from raw material almost exclusively.
There are but four veterans on the
eleven. Nehls, Dickerson, Summers
and Orr are the only regulars who
survived the commencement exercises
last June, while Huffman Is the only
other man who got any experience
from the scrub team of last season.
The greatest failing apparent from
the side lines was the fact that the
Newark boys failed to hit the line
low or to tackle below the collar line.
More than one Mt. Vernon lad went
home with sore neck as a result OF
the grab made by a Newark player for
his Adams apple. There were more
tackles around the neck than around
the bodies or legs
In the last quarter, Newark had ad-
vanced the bail to Mt. Vernon's ten
yard line where the visitors made a
stubborn resistance. The ball went to
Mt. Vernon on downs and that eleven
failed in its efforts to advance the ball
from dangerous ground on straight
football. The signal for the punt was
called, Ewalt fell back to receive the
ball from the center. Doup made a
poor pass and Ewalt fumbled. Huff
man had dashed thu the line and in
an instant, he fell on the ball back of
the Mt, Vernon goal for the touch
down.
The lineup
Mt. Vernon Newark
Clayton, +. e,.,....l. e, Young-Hayden
Seymour. +. t...,,.........r, I. Nehls
BeelSeymour rg..r, g. Mozey-Hak'ns
Porter-Doup, c...,..,..,.,...c Mozey
Melick |, g...,.,..,,l. & Fhndenberg
Cramer, |. t,.......,,..L t. Dickerson
Shireman, |, e.,,.,.....L e. Summers
Ewalt-Sapp, q. b.........,.r.h, Brown
Sapp (W) r. h..,f. b. Huffman-Rhoads
Van Voorhis, I. b.,.,...l h. Needham
Kinsey ,Ewalt |. h...........q. b. Orr