Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-11-26
BIBLE CLASS ENTERTAINS
Nj. & Nj. FOOTBALL SQUAD

/ The Shinn Bible class of the M.
Tuesday evening when they enter
! tanned M. e MS football team
with chowder supper in the par
| lors of the church. Atty r. M.
| Winegardner, president of the Bible
class, presided, and as toastmaster
most cleverly carried out his part
of the program. He called upon
! Coach Marquis to introduce the
members of the squad, the first one
being Capt. Raymond Adrean, who
made brief address in which he
gave Coach Marquis warmest
praise, and hoped for those COM
ing on that they might have the
pleasure of playing under him.
Supt Jas. M Turner made an ad-
dress in which he emphasized the
good sportsmanship of the team,
in winning and in losing. On behalf
of the M. e M. Rotary club he pre-
sented players with gold football
emblems-a thing the Rotarians
have been doing from year to year,
the gifts being very much appre-
ciated. The next speaker was Carl
Zeyher, veteran quarterback of
Muskingum college, who not only
is a star football player, but a
leader of the student body at Mus
kingum. He spoke of three main
points in football-spirit; to up
hold the coach, and to be good los
ers; and took occasion to speak in
praise of Coach Lange, who has
completed his ninth season at Mus
kingum college, and as head coach
of that college turns in second
undefeated season this year.
Upon being introduced Coach
Lange, the principal speaker, stat
ed that coach gets too much
praise if team wins, and too
much blame when they lose. He
spoke of the history of football, 60
ing back to its beginning $500
years ago, and of it's development
in this country in more recent
years. Coach Lange believes that
football will have a still greater
hold on the people, as they come
more and more to understand 1t.
While occasionally accidents come
from its playing, he showed that
they are very few, compared with
the number that play, and the good
that comes from # far offsets the
accidents. He spoke of the eligibil-
ity standard of athletic players,
which he said must be kept up.
Athletics he terms as the peak OF
physical education. Coach Lange
believes that the game is no good
from the professional standpoint;
but must have the school or college
spirit back of it. A point he en-
phasized was discipline. The game
he classed as real drama-its
plays are like the plays Of life
must play by rules, and the test
comes in losing.
Coach Lange attended the Uni
versityNotre Dame game last Sat-
urday, and gave vivid account of
that game which will go down in
football history. He stated that he
personally knew the late Knute
Rockne, whom he classed as the
greatest defender of the game, and
said that football will miss him,
since there is no one big enough to
take his place. Coach Lange's ad-
dress was given rapt attention, and
greatly appreciated.
In addition to the supper, and
addresses, the high school orches-
ira, under the direction of Miss
Eliza Plum, music instructor, fur
nished music, and Miss Muriel
Winegardner gave a clever recita-
tion.
AS stated, Muskingum college
has not lost game this season;
neither did it lose last year, and Bill
Lange is fast coming to be classed
as one of the best coaches in the
country. Muskingum college has
the honor of being one of the few
colleges of the country that finish
ed the season without defeat or a
tie.