The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
MT. VERNON WINS At TOURNAMENT;
BOYS WILL RE TURN FOR THE FINALS
W|THAKRONC CENTRAL OPPOSING


basket except on one occasion.
Wright was also kept under pretty
strict surveillance, but managed to
score another field goal and Collie
wriggled loose long enough to score
four points. Blair made good the on
ly foul that was called against the
Archbold lads in the second half.
The final score was 23 to Is.
The guarding of Heavy" Clements
and Kelser was, as usual with these
dependable guardians of the oppo-
nents' goal, of the steady reliable
type that must have caused gray hair
to appear suddenly upon the locks of
the Archbold forwards. Kelser was
taken from the game after the be-
ginning of the second half by Jerpe,
Goodell going in in his place. Good
ell played a speedy floor game and
covered his forward well.
REFEREE CRITICIZED
In this game, as well as IN the
game against Alliance, the Mt. Yer
non roothrs found cause to take is
sue with the decisions or Referee
Saunders and rightly So 1t would ap-
pear even to dlsinterested specta.
tor II he were following the plays
closely enough to detect the cause Of
complaint. Having seen their team
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no hesitancy in criticizing Saunders
for his apparent delight in calling
fouls upon the Mt. Vernon players,
and Captain Blair especially, IN both
the Alliance and Archbold games,
taking advantage of every possible
opportunity TO blow his whistle when
II Mt. Vernon player appeared in IL
position to score.
Criticism of a referee usually
sounds out Of place, especially when
indulged in by supporters OF team
taking part in the game, but IN the
Mt. Vernon crowd at the game were
fairminded men who have watched
probably as many games as the aver
age player on the team is years old,
and In all fairness to the referee they
held that for some unaccountable rea-
son Referee Saunders had AN over
whelming desire to see Mt. Vernon
beaten and was deliberately trying
to bring this defeat about by imagin-
ing fouls against them. The judg-
mcnt of these men was not warped
by the fact that their team had lost,
having won "in spite of the referee"
as they expressed ii, and II must be
peculiar faculty for seeing fouls com
mitttd by Mt. Vernon players In both
games Saturday that were not OBJ
served by spectators and were dis
puted by the spectators when he
called them, and that he failed to eX-
trcIse this faculty when other teams
we're playing, permitting the things
that he called FOULS against Mt. Yer
non without so much as trcmor of
his sensitive conscience.
FANS WANT A CHANGE
1T seems almost Incredible that Il
referee at the state tournament real
ly would take Il stand OF this kind,
but the Mt Vernon rooters came
home Saturday evening unanimous
In the belief that Saunders must not
referee when the locals and Akron
Central meets in two weeks,
Little need be said concerning the
klliance.Mt. Vernon game, II having
been detailed In the only full account
reaching Mt, Vernon Saturday by
The Banner II was patent fact
however, that under the watchful
eyes of Il referee inclined to be strict
ly fair to both teams. Mt. Vernon
might have displayed much more
dash and yigor and consequently
have piled up larger margin of
points. but playing with the fear that
at any minute they were liable to be
fouled by the referee for something
they never heard OF, they managed
merely 10 wriggle through with II
lead OF two points when the time
keeper blew his whistle,
AKRON WILL LOSE
The Akron Central team, which
viii he Mt Nernon's opponent in two
weeks, Is admittedly a strong team.
This team was picked from the start
of the tournament as one OF the
strongest contenders Of the northern
division and, although the experts"
were fooled by the gcneralship OF
Coach Jerpe and failed to see any
thing outstanding about the Mt, Yer
non boys, they spoke truth concern
Ing the Rubber City lads. Possess
ing two very clever guards who cover
the hoor we'll and ut the same time
keep bawklike watch over the for
wards OF the opposing team, the Ak
rou team plays a strong defensive
game, while Zimmerman, left for.
ward, is q star OF the first magnitude