The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-23
Salem Easy For High
As Point Victory Over Old Rival
Gives Vent To Celebration

Revenge is sweet, they say, and
Penns Grove High School got a great
big, juicy bite last Friday, when for
the second time in three years, Salem
bowed to defeat, by a score of $50.
Last year Salem BANKED Penns Grove
90 and the year before the High
School cleaned up Salem by a score of
1876.
This superb victory set all the spirit
in the old school aflame and Friday
night about two hundred students
rallied around their team. executing d
snake dance from n end Of the town
to the other, shouting and yelling for
those boys who only allowed Salem
six first downs, always keeping them
in a territory as safe as safe could be;
fer the Running Fool" Price, who
during the game made one IS yd. run,
one 80 yd. run, three 20 I'd. runs and s
first downs; for Remsburg, Bowler,
and Martell, who proved a backfield
complete, fast heady and with those
I sticking qualities that point out a good
football player: for Dolbow, Killie.
Justice, Brooks, Clemente, and Collins.
who composed a line that seemed a
brick wall, who tackled hard and often
who We're there from kick off to wills
tie; for Homan whose defensive work
was even outclassed by his punting
and drop kicks, for he made five out
of six tries; for Smith. who like Willis,
was put out of the game by injuries,
but who stuck ever after receiving the
wounds, until the second quarter. play
ing with one hand; and at last for all
those subs Kille, Wright, Livingstone
and Day, who showed that the regul-
ars had nothing on them, and who
gave the fans lots of kick out Of a
seemingly one sided game.
So the Penns Grove High School
football team the end of a sue
cessful season with a record proud TO
show anywhere and which is equal to
the best in the state. The townsfolk
should be proud to own such a group
of true American boys that will get
in the game and fight increasingly
till the last play is made.
The High School team and the High
School itself is very proud of Coach
eoualled anywhere. 1t was he who
brought a green team, made of pract-
ically raw material, to such a finish,
polished technical eleven with all the
tricks of the trade and then some.
Coach Summerill is very well pleased
with the boys especially in this last
game and feels confident that they
are as good as the best teams any
where neal their own average weight.
Since the Salem game was such q
walk-away a short account as to how
the touch downs were made Will be
sufficient:
From the kickoff Penns Grove took
the ball and carried it to the 6 yd. line
where Price took it over for the first
score. Homan kicked. Score 10
Immediately they held Salem agar
taking the ball and Price tore off
again on a reverse play for SIS yards
another touchdown. Homan kicked
Score now 14-0.
In the second quarter Penns Grove
worked a pretty pass from Price t.
Bowler who ran 35 yards earring the
ball across. Again the kick went true
Score 21-0.
In the third quarter Penns Grow
having the ball on the s yard line gave
it to Remsburg who took it over
Romans kick failed. Score 27-0.
Then another score was added il
this quarter by Price getting loose OF
another end run. The kick again went
true. Score $40.
In the fourth quarter Martell got hi
first score of the season by three con
secutive line plunges. The kick wa.
good so the score now stood 41-O
: Then in the last minute of play thu
unexpected happened, a backfield maj
! fumbled and the ball was grounded
, but no sooner had it bounced in the al
than Price scooped it up and rushe'
around right end with a clear field be
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