The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11

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Of the victory coming from Chicago
telling that the orange and black de-
tenders had battled their way to par
tIcipation In the finals Of the National
basket ball tournanmentn In progress
there this week was characteristic.
Three-fourths or more Of the civic
population temporarily went roaring,
staring stark crazy. The only demon
tsration surprising 1t in frenzy that
on ArmistIce day in 1918.
! II was shortly after 430 p. m. that
the news messages came bearing the
| tidings of victory over Rockford, ILL.,,
by score of "a to 20. Earlier had
come the tidings of gloom giving the
result of the first half of the momen-
! tous engagement and showing Mt.
Vernon on the reverse en- dOf a 13
to score.
| That announcement seriously shook
Mt. Vernon's confidence. Until then
no one could be found here to admit
the remote possibility of defeat and
elimination from the coveted cham
pionship.
Old Man Gloom collected many ad
herents and the result of the last half
was awaited with painful apprehen-
sion.
A High school boy gave the slogan
that helped to revive the dropping
spirits of the fans.
Being told the score at the end of
the half he promptly retorted:
Jaw! REMEMBER CANTON
M'KfNLEY!"
Remember Canton Mckinley the
fans did. They recalled with en-
thusiasm how, at the Delaware tour
nament when, seemingly outclassed
and beaten by Canton-McKinley at
the end OF the first interval the or
ange and black had staged a marvel
Gus comeback and had grabbed vic
otry out of the eager hands Of their
opponents.
That is what the High school boy
had in mind when he shouted: "Aw!
Remember Canton Mckinley"
1t was still with n certain measure
of anxiety and concern that Mt. Yer
non awaited the final announcement
of the result.
1t came: MT. VERNON "a, ROCK
FORD 90" Bulletined In the Ban
ner office windows and elsewhere the
marvellous news was carried quickly
up and down across and around.
Everywhere were raised the glad
cries: mt. Vernon wins, Mt. Vernon
wins"
In few minutes business practic-
ally was suspended. Proprietors,
clerks and customers ran from the
stores and out into the streets. "Mt.
Vernon wins" seems almost too good
to be true.
The enthusiasm that attended the
jubilant announcement was but the
inevitable reaction to the depression
and anxiety of but a short time be-
fore.
Crowds gathered arounnd the brief
bulletins eager to read the news and
to convince themselves that which
they had heard was true. For all of an
hour little thought was given to bust
ness. The home folks were too glad
and too happy to think OF anything
but jubilating.
The Banner had made arrangement
to issue an extra giving the result
of the game. AS soon as the report
began coming in over the wires the
typesetting machines began to move
and the news fast was put into type.
An account of the game, play by
play and incident by incident was
given by the Banners special cores.
pondent X. b. Cave, Of the Chicago
Tribune. This description in the
hands of the eager fans was the first
account given them of the victory that
had given the Mt. Vernon High school
| tuc liSHt ohu thS VI Soh-
peting in the finals for the National
championship.
More than 1000 copies OF this issue
Of The Banner were sold. Every
where were to be seen the fans on
the streets andging the stores reading
The Banner and discussing the fea-
lures of the game. It wa great
time for Mt. Vernon. Everyone was
jubilant.
After period the fans began to
inuire whom Mt. Vernonq was to meet
in the finanls? II was knownn that
the competition at that end Of the
semi-nnals had been between Lexing-
ton. Ky, and the Hume-Fogg team Of
Nashville, Tenn.