The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-03-10
NJ. Vernon Fostoria Clash
rOccuryS Saturday Murninf,,,
~ FrTlAt'll:45 O. Clock A Y Y
PROF. DOPE SAYS
MT. VERNON TO WIN
5 ,me Interesting Figures On
Tournament Winners In
Past Few Years
(ey FRED HAYES,


te a conclusion this coming Saturday
il Edwards gymnasium, Delaware,
VII be unusual in one respect, in that
nfne of the four contenders still in
t e saddle and eligible for the pre.
II ier honors, constitute big city ag.
e. egation.
1t will mark the first time In years
OF Delaware tournaments that the
srge town teams have not played a
c nspicuous part in the concluding
IT tnd. Especially will the absence of
syton Stivers, whose brow for three
y Iars in row has been burdened
tn the crown be quite noticeable.
OF the four high schools still in the
t lie hunt, not one is product of a.
C iy of over 1000 inhabitants. Judged
'eording to population, Mt. Vernon,
T astoria and Delaware are in about
t e same class. Greenfield, the other
t. vn, is smaller. e,.i
This all goes to show that basket
ttll is one field of sport where the
s saller towns have chance to better
{ an hold their own with the large
ties.
Mt. vernon-Fostoria Clash First
At 11:45 Saturday forenoon the or
.ge and black of Mt. Vernon and the
/ ID and black of Fostoria will tangle
t decide who shall be the champions
c: northern Ohio, and determine who
lall be entitled to mix it with the
inner of the Delaware.Greenfield
$ ,t-to for the state title, at AIS in
t lie afternoon.
And--who's gonna win? Mt. Yer.
I IN or Fostoria? The distinguished
rof. Dope comes out and asserts he
f vors the Mounts to cart home the
aeon in this tilt He says that this
Mt. Vernon clan handed the Fostori.
rs an artistic trimming once this
S JASON by something like 80 to 16
cunt. and that the last time he had
/ sard of this Mount outfit they were
S i'll totin' punch in either mittep.
The professor isn't overlooking the
{ ate crew on Mt. Vernon's floor and
81 te crew on the Mt Vernon floor and
this skirmish is to be settled on a neu.
tal court. Fostoria's five will be on
q more equal footing this time. but
TIE advantage gained thereby will not
lS enough to pole the votes her way,
sfys Prof. Dope. Mr.. Dope further
strengthens his argument by citing
rEat Toledo Woodward, who Mt Yer
rpm triumphed over at the northern
d9vision preliminaries, trounced Fos-
sscia 81 to 12 earlier bn the season.
The fact that Coach Wiper was at
Delaware last week as an attentive
onlooker at the southern division
games would lead one to believe that
the Fostoria pilot isn't entirely in &C.
cord with Prof Dope's line OF reason
ing. News coming from Fcstoria re-
ports that the Fostoria squad is re-
ceiving stiff workouts in preparation
fer the Mt Vernon battle.
Professor Consulted Again
When the professor was asked as
to what he thought of Mt. VernOn's
chances to wallop Delaware or Green
field, should she dispose of Fostoria,
he was averse to talking, only NUT
tering something In an undertone
about jinx and psychology and about
losing some of his prestige at Della
ware last week.
II will confide this mHoh," he said,
IF ! were comparing these four re-
naming teams, man for man, purely
on merit basis, Mt. Vernon would
be my choice. And again If were
to take the five players chosen for the
all-northern team and the five men
placed on the all-southern division
quintet, and out of these choose an
all-Ohio five, it would embrace the
names of three Mt Vernon men,"
N This got nsSto thinking SO much We
decided not to press the old profes
sor for any more information on the
subject.
Coach Newman does not care tc
Z make any prediction as to the prob
able scoes or as to the outcome. "The
boys are not over.confdent. They re
allze that they must put away two
teams before they can think Of the
championship. They will go into the
thing to do their best, and IL they lose
1t will not be because of lack of ef
fort" the coach declares.
Mt. Vernon No Stranger
Tha nnvaltv of thu thing of hAYina