The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-26
SCHOOL NOTES
Marysville Defeated

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fast Marysville HI quintette by the
score Of 1925. Marysville journeyed
here with a strong determination to
humble the high school five OF this
city, but its hopes were soon shat.
tered. The local high school team
took the lead right at the start Of the
game and threw two "nelders" be.
fore Marysville collected its wits.
Coming back strong, however, the
Marysville team soon was at tie
with the local team. Then the battle
started. From then on until the whis.
tie for the end of the first half sound
ed, it was nip and tuck. First Captain
Clayton's warriors would forge to the
front, but, in the very next moment,
the Marysvile boys would "tie it up''
and then go into the lead, only to be
caught up with by Mt. Vernon in the
next few minutes of play. Toward the
end Of the half, the local boys took
squirt and went into the lead, here
the half ended. Score 20-16.
At the beginning of the second half
Mt. Vernon started off with a rush
and literally swept the Marysville
team off its feet. Captain Clayton led
this whirlwind attack by scoring
three field goals in the first few min
utes of play. This spurt put Mt. ver-
non decidedly in the lead, never to be
overhauled by the Marysville five.
From then on until the end of the
game 1t was simply matter of how
large score Mt. Vernon could run
up and at the same time keep it's op-
ponents' score down to the lowest
mark possible. The following figures
Will tell their own tale. In the second
half Mt. Vernon ran up 23 points
while Marysville was laboring to ring
up precious points. The final score
43.25.
For Marysville, Galloway, a negro
lad, proved himself an adept at hang
ing up ''telders" and during the first
half was bane to the existence of
the Mt Vernon team. In the second
half, however, Shut, who was guard
ing him, "stuck to him." and held
him down to few meagre points.
Hampton, for Marysville, also played
a good game. His floor work and
basket shooting, especially standing
out.
The entire local five did stellar
work for Mt. Vernon, and no ona par
ticular player stood forth from the
rest as a star. The work. of the for
wards was excellent, particularly at
the beginning Of the second half. At
center, Bonds was q star He out
jumped his opponent threefourths of
the time. And by the way, his oppon-
ent was "sOme man." From tip toe
he measured above six feet, and he
tipped the scales around the two-hun-
dred mark, If not more Mt. Vernon's
guards did stellar work for their
team, time and time again breaking
up their opponents shots that would
have counted.
Just word as regards the spirit of
the crowd. The high school orches-
ira was there in full strength and rem.
dered some very stirring selections
which put the over-fowing crowd in
good humor and the best of spirits.
The cheering at this game was strik-
lngly contrasted to that of two weeks
ago when Newark was defeated here.
Two high school students dressed In
white duck trousers, orange and
black jerseys, and orange and black
toques, led the cheering. The high
school students gathered their fore
es on the north side of the building
to their feelings in organized cheer
Ing.
The game, as a whole, was fast and
clean and the spirit of the large
crowd was excellent. The best ex-
ample of this was noted when Marys
vile took free throws. During this
time hush swept the entire building
and the Marysville men were allowed
to shoot without such cries as Lynch
him." etc. For this spirit, those citi-
izens and other persons not attending
the high school deserve great many
thanks as any discourtesy at these
games is laid, by the visiting team,
at the high schools door, The lineup
and summary:
(25) Mt. Vernon (43)
Lampson, l. +. =. -. Clayton, (C) !. +.
r. +. ........ Eastman, r. (.
c. ................ Bonds, C.
(C) !. G. 1850. Jones, !. &.
Porter, r. 6. ............ Shut, r. &.
Substitution-Blair for Eastman