The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-10-26
To Newark By Score Of IS
To 0 Does MI. Vernon Hi
A Big Surprise As All Foot
ball Dope Is Upsct-.-De-
tails Of The Game
(sy Frank A. Woolson)

(6y Frank A. WooIson)
Newark, O., Oct. 25--Newark High
athletes Saturday afternoon sprung q
Mt. Vernon who came to Newark con.
Mt. Vernon who come to Newark con-
f1dent and fully determined to run up
q big score on the local boys. The
dope was spilled and Newark copped
tho game by score Of 13 to 0. The
game was without doubt the most In.
teresting game Of football played here
this season. 1t was the first for New
ark High but there have been other
games played and none Of these COM
pared with Saturdays contest in inter-
esting features.
II must be admitted that Newark's
scores were not made on straight foot.
ball. but the result clearly showed that
the quick thinker is the man who gets
ahead in football as we'll as in any
other undertaking.
Newark's first touchdown came
when Mayer gobbled a punt fumbled
by Blair, and ran fifteen yards across
the goal line. The seven points which
resulted from the touchdown looked
like a whole lot for Newark was hold
ing the visiting team in fairly good
style. The second touchdown came
later in the. game when Jones
sprang into the air, intercepting a for
ward pass, and running 45 yards
through a broken field, for six more
points.
Newark people who have been won
dering what sort of material was being
developedby Coach Millisor in the local
school, were impressed by the game
ness and speed Of the 1915 eleven.
The weight which is much desired is
absent but to overcome this is speed
and good Judgment.
No speedier backfield has been
brought out here for several years.
And the ability Of the line men to
break through the opposing defense
was indicated many times in the Sat
urday contest. More than a dozen
times, Newark's linemen or back field
men would crash through the Mt. Yer
non defense and tackle the man with
the ball, frequently for loss of 10
yards.
II Mount Vernon developed any
weakness at all, 1t was in the failure
Of its line to prevent this invasion OF
sacred territory. In Hardin and Gilpin
Mt. Vernon has two splendid backfleld
men. Even Gilpin, who went into the
Saturday contest in more or less
crippled condition, was able to make
good gains until he was forced to re
tire in the third quarter. Hardin, a col
ored youth was at times 'unstoppa
ble." About the only times he wal
tackled without gain was when New
ark man would break through the Mt
Vernon defense and get the colorel
gentleman around the legs from tn,
rear. This happened several times
but Hardin, 1t must be admitted, wal
able to evade tackles which came a
him where he could see them.
The game was played before goo
sized crowd. or course the spectator
were mostly high school pupils bu
there was a good sprinkling of olde
football fans. Mt. vernon's team wa
accompanied by about two dozen loya
rooters who cheered their team to tn
end.
Newark was In danger of being scol
ed upon but once and that was late Il
the game. The ball, by a series Of bri
liant plays. was carried to the shade,
of the Newark goal. Straight football
failed to gain the distance and tn
Mt. Vernon captain called for an aeria
attack.
, The quarter failed to drop benin
the line the required distance, an
though the play was successful. the re
cree called the ball back after 1t ha
been placed behind the goal posts. TIL
next pass was intercepted and th
ball carried out OF danger. then punte
to the middle of the field. Mt. yerno
never threatened again.
Both sides punted frequently an
!, Jones had the advantage Of the NJ
!, Vernon tow artist His punts, as
rule, we're longer and after he 4
creased the distance behind his d
!, fense. he was able to place his pun
: nicely with the added seconds of tin
which the greater distance gave hIr
In the last quarter, Mt. Vernon gal
ed ground on three fumbles by the
own players. The play called was
s. line plunge and each time the quartz
a back fumbled the ball, but he plunge
l. Just the same and gained nicely {
l. each play.
a Mt Vernon executed a trick by pli
e involving a triple pass which work