Newark post., 1922-11-29
Newark High and
Laurel To Battle
For Title
Stage Set for Scholastic Feature
Probably Will Play
in Newark
Local Team Favored

By defeating Georgetown High |
School last week by the slender
margin of one point, Laurel High won
the Sussex county championship and
the right to meet Newark for the
championship of Secondary High
Schools of the State. 1t is understood
that the big game will be staged on
Frazer Field, probably on December
9th. If that is the case, Newark resi-
dents will see the greatest scholastic
battle of the season.
In winning the Sussex title, Laurel
closed a most remarkable season, end
ing it with six straight victories, be-
ing beaten early in the season by
Bridgeville. The down staters have a
heavy, aggressive, we'll coached team
and have the support of the whole
town of Laurel behind them. If they
manage to trounce the Newarkers in
the crucial test, they will carry back
to Sussex the first football title since
the State Interscholastic Association
was formed. Several stars have been
developed on the team, many of whom
will in a few years be ripe for college
football
They have learned the game thor
oughly and, if the scores they have
rolled up mean anything, they have
a mighty powerful offense. 1t is true
that some of their opponents have
been woefully weak and have offered
little opposition, but they are not a
team to be taken lightly, and if ever a
game was needed by them, the coming
battle is the one.
Newark has really wonderful
team this season. Old followers of
the game who have been approached
in the question frankly state that the
1922 outfit is fifty per cent stronger
than any one they have seen. The
local backfield is heavy and possessed
with plenty of reserve power. The
line is not as heavy as some of the
other High School lines in the State
but they certainly do know their worl
to far greater degree. That wa:
conclusively shown in the Dover game
/. a couple of weeks ago, when the
heavy, awkward forwards from thu
Capital City were outplayed by thu
more aggressive Newark line. Captain
} Hubert, Townsend, and the two Hop
kins boys constitute the best backfielt
Newark has had in years. And tn
t best part of the team is the fighting
( spirit displayed. Unlike many younj
= teams. when the tide turns agains
! them, they never give up and acknowl
q edge defeat. They rip and tea
/ through and around the other tear
. as if the game meant a separate for
e tune to each player. A green tear
1 loses heart when Defeat stares ther
e in the face. An experienced tear
: fights all the harder. And that's thai
Another feature of the Newark
Laurel clash will be the fact that bot
s teams will be coached by former De
:. aware athletes. Joe Wilson has tutore
o the locals through the season wit
great success, while the inimitabl
Phil Marvel holds the reins over tn
Laurel outfit. Be it said that neithe
l. coach has played Varsity football
# but in class games and throug
= watching and following the Narsit
a through four years, they have bot
e picked up a large store of valuab
l. knowledge They are both students {
/. the game, and have the ability to in
W part their ideas to the players in
le way that will get results. From tn
standpoint alone, the coming gan
It will afford the spectators opportunit
le to see the rival coaches in action.
sr 1t is hard to see a Laurel victor
ID on the horizon. Those who have see
er both teams in action base their viev
h according to the section of the Sta
D. in which they live. Down the Sta
m all favor Laurel to win. Furth
m north, Newark has the edge. In fac
there is no doubt but that the bait
will be close and hard fought. Ho'
* ever, from the views of several fl
h. lowers of both teams, the consens
h. of opinion seems to favor Newark f
lie the title. They should win by SIN;
wv score.