The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
ALL STARS
CONQUERED
Columbus TOSSGFS Routed,
AZ To e
Contest Initiated New Athletic
Club Floor
Capital City Society MarvGlS
At Locals Play
While ST. John And Hamilton
Vie In Praise
Regal Entertainment WiIlLOng
Be Vivid With Team
While St. John And Hamilton
Vie In Praise
Regal Entertainment Will Long
Be Vivid With Team

AS n elimination to the most sue.
cessful basketball season any high
school team in the state of Ohio has
ever enjoyed, Mt. Vernon defeated at
Columbus Thursday night select or
ganization drawn from the best play
ers in Columbus high schools, AZ to
2S, in game which christened the
gymnasium floor of the new Colum-
bus Athletic club.
Columbus society attended the
game, the affair being a private one
for club members and their families,
and gasped at the remarkable team
work displayed by Mt. Vernon and
were bewildered at the brilliant pass
ing of a team which has brought hon
or and glory TO Mt. Vernon with II
victories and single defeat-a rec
ord which is said never to have been
.equalled in the history of scholastic
basketball in Ohio.
When the directors of the athletic
club decided to inaugurate their new
floor, they cast about for fitting
team to oppose the quintet which was
organized of the best players of Co
lumbus high schools after the close
of the season. The championship
Stivers high of Dayton five was not
available owing to the fact that their
season, by rule, closed when the title
was won 1t was then a question or
East Liverpool or Mt. Vernon The
local quintet was selected as the SUI
perior team of the two, coaches and
officials at the Delaware tournament
giving the advice.
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
rs guests of the athletic club, the
high school boys were entertained in
princely fashion, Arriving in the city
Thursday afternoon, they were i'm
mediately taken to the beautiful new
clubhouse on East Broad street, and
there everything was thrown open to
them. All privileges of the club were
theirs for the day. At $3.50 o'clock
splendid athletic dinner was served
-the team and Coach Jacks in pri
gyate dining room of the club, and
again, after the conclusion of the
game in the evening, sumptuou'
banquet was rendered Mt. Vernon
players, Columbus players and sey
'eral O. 5. u. professors, including
Director of Athletics st. John. The
crowd was thoroughly mixed up ant
all had splendid opportunities of be
coming well acquainted. The affair
IN every respect, could not have beer
more completely or more perfectl,
appointed
sHoWEREO WITH COMPLIMENTS
Leading their adversarIes through
the entire struggle except at on,
point, Mt. Vernon gave the best eX
hibton of high school basketball ey
or Witnessed in Columbus.
Coach St, John OF Ohio state uni
versty, Of acknowledged national rer
utation az student and coach of tn
game, stated that Mt Veruon's wor
was the finest he had ever beheld Il
high school contests. He commente
on their inside playing and told in d,
tail many little shifts and formation
used by Mt. Vernon which were n
markable for scholastic quintet
have knowledge Of and apply. Coac
Jacks blushed at the exhuberant con
pliments OF st. John.
Don Hamilton Of Notre Dame, re
cree OF the game, affirmed that NJ
Vernon has the best high school tea
in the state He further stated th'
had the locals been IN such physlc
condition at Delaware as they wei
in Thursday nights contest, thel
would not have been "A game at Il
tournament worth witnessing. /