The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-11-07
Locals Weakened By Loss Of
Several Regular Players
From Line-Up
OLD RIVALS ARE
THE EASY WINNERS
How The Game Was Played
As Told By The Banners
Sport Writer, Fred
Hayes
(By Fred Hayesl


On Saturday Mt. Vernon high
again was bested by an opponent. It
marked the fourth time in the last
hve encounters that the colors of the
nome standard bearers have been low.
cred In football game.
Saturday afternoons skirmish hat.
tied on the cleat-trampled turf of the
Athletic park gridiron, resulted in a
deteat that was doubly hard to take.
This time Mt. Vernon was pitted
against a rival school whose historic
clashes with the orange and black up.
on lined Fairgrounds date back into
the mystic past. Swallowing then,
tho 10 to dose administered by the
red and wlite gridders Saturday was
not easy for those aligned on the side
of the defeated.
Mounts Impress At start
II the merits of the local eleven and
Newark aggregation were to be meas
ured by their play in the first period,
Mt. Vernon would have been adjudged
the superior team by big odds. 1t
appeared to the onlookers az If Mt.
Vernon was to have the better of the
argument. Throughout the first quar-
ter the orange and black athletes
were imbued with spirit of fight and
aggressiveness that plainly showed
that they were not lacking confidence
in themselves.
The Mt. Vernon Threats
1t was only a few minutes after the
game had gotten, under way that the
Mounts gave the Licking county con-
tingent their first scare. Returning a
punt to the Newark 33-yard line after
the visiting kicker had booted weekly
from his own 20-yard mark, Mt. Yer
non advanced menacingly toward her
adversary's goal. Blubaugb drilled
through tackle for three yards. This
was followed by finger-tip grab of a
pass by Cleeland, right end, tossed
over the center of the line by Dancey
1t accounted for Is yards. Dancey
worked the line for four yards on the
next play. Eleven yards now sepa-
rated the local machine from the en-.
emy's goal. But at this juncture, a
slip let the home teams efforts go for
naught. Hagan received the ball from
the center, juggied It q moment. then
fumbled. Newark recovered the pig
skin and carried IT. out of the danger
zone. 1t was tough break.
Later in the first quarter, after a
lively exchange of kicks, of which
Dancey had big advantage, the or.
ange and black clan again energetical-
1y headed in the direction of the New.
teams goal. Mt. Vernon hammered
20 yards to the Newark 22-yard line.
A completed pass, Dancey to Cleeland,
placed the oval on the Newark 1O-yard
stripe. Then, Just when Mt. Vernon's
hopes were highest, something hap.
pened to. send them glimmering. The
referee ruled that Dancey was not far
enough back of the line of scrimmage
when he hurled the pass, and, asl a
consequence, the ball was brought
back to the 22-yard line. AS the pass
that was declared illegal marked Mt.
Vernons last down, the ball immedi-
! ately went into the hands Of the rival
outfit. Thereafter, Mt. Vernon never
threatened the Newark goal.
Forward Passes Fatal
Following the first 20 minutes of
skirmishing, there was a change in
the fortunes of the battle. Up until
that stage of the contest, the Newark
gridmen had not accomplished any.
thing startling, but from that time
forth, the story Of game had a red
and white hue.
Newark did not cross the Mt. Yer.
, non goal line by rushing from scrim.
mage. An element of surprise figured
In producing all the visiting teams
counters. In the middle of the second
quarter, with the ball on the Mt. Yer
non 33-yard line and in the hands OF
the opposition, surprise move
proved disastrous for the local play
ers. Lynn sailed long pass to Brick
els, out of the reach of the Mt. Vernon
defense, and the latter sprinted with
clear path before him to the home
goal for Newark's first touchdown.
Sudden was the turn of fate thai
gave the visitors their pext marker II
the third quarter. Standing upon his
own 4O-yard line, Dancey let sail 9
pass. intended for Mt. Vernon re
ceiver. A gray clad man, Hdmunds
was In the way, however, He inter