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While Strain Of Bellevue
Game Told On Mt. Vernon
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Ohio And A Team Of
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start Of the second half and tired out
from the Bellevue contest, Mt. Vernon
high was obliged to take second hon
ors in the state basket ball tourna-
ment as a result of Delaware's 80 to
II victory in the final match Saturday
afternoon in Edwards gymnasium,
Delaware, after winning the cham.
pionship of northern Ohio by defeating
Bellevue in the morning.
Delaware had great advantage in
playing on her own floor and in the
presence of mammoth and well-or-
ganized crowd of rooters. In addition,
Mt. Vernon was taxed to the very lin
it to defeat Bellevue in the morning
game, while Delaware had compare
lively easy time of it with Ashville.
In fact, in this latter game, Delaware
did not show her strength at all, con-
tenting herself with merely winning.
Laying all these considerations
aside, however the champions de-
served their laurels. Weighing about
the same as Mt Vernon and playing
the same sort of game, they won
by excellent password and basket
shooting.
1t was an optimistic crowd of Mt.
Vernon rooters that thronged the Della
ware streets at noon Saturday. Smiles
were on every face and confidence in
every heart. Mt. Vernon had gone
through a gruelling contest in the
morning and emerged victorious.
Coach Fred Dixon of Ohio Wesleyan
University and numerous Delaware
people were complimenting Mt. Ver.
non on its splendid team and stating
that victory would surely fall to the
lot of Mt. Vernon in the afternoon
game. Accordingly, the mt. Vernon
Boosters" section was riot of enthus.
iasm when the whistle blew for the
final struggle.
1t was evident from the start that
Delaware would prove harder foe
than Bellevue. Their attack was more
varied, their tactics more shifty and
their combinations harder to break up
Aggressive to an extreme, they looked
mighty good.
The game had gone on for number
of minutes, before Bond finally goI
loose and Gagged the first basket fol
Mt. Vernon. With lightning rapidlty
this was duplicated by Center Berry
of Delaware. The half then became {
seesaw with Delaware in the Leaf
throughout. Fouls were numerous ant
Mt. Vernon lost six perfectly goo'
points by being unable to toss these
The score at the end of the half wa
IA to 12 for Delaware. Each team
had Gagged six baskets. Delaware's otf
er two points coming from fouls.
Between halves, disinterested spec
tators frankly conceded that Mt. Vel
non looked better than Delaware an
would probably take final honor
Bellevue in the morning game had lie
Mt. Vernon by four points at the en-
of the first half and it was though
that the locals could duplicate the
first success. In order to do this,
was imperative that Mt. Vernon shoul
get the jump on Delaware, get lea
and maintain 1t.
The first score In the final fiftee
minutes of play came when CAPITA
Clayton Gagged Mt. Vernon's first TO
goal of the afternoon. This ga,
Delaware only one point lead.
mighty roar broke out from the N
Vernon section and it was felt that Il
game was tucked safely away.
Then things happened. Led by Pr
ry and Reid, Delaware started it's Q
slaught First one would shoot bt
ket. then the other. Again, CAPITA