Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-11-16
CALDWELL TROUNCES M. & M.
IN ANNUAL FOOTBALL TII.Y

The annual NJ. & M VS.. Caldwell
football classic last Friday brought
from Caldwell to this place, hum
dreds OF school pupils, a fine high
school band, the championship foot
ball team in the Muskingum Valley
League, and hundreds of loyal citi-
zens who came to cheer their WIN
ming team, team that has several
outstanding players, whom we will
predict, should they play college
football, will continue to go places.
Preceding the game was a big pa
rade which started from the Malta
school house right on schedule. It
was led by Harry Harris on his GAL
liant steed, then Caldwell's school
band-and a mighty good one: next
members of Company L, 166th In
fantry, then floats, decorated cars,
the firemen, M. & M high school
band and Malconta Post band. The
parade moved through the coIorfuI
decorated streets with a snap, and
on time (thanks to Mr.. Harris) to
the new athletic field, where pre-
l1minary exercises were held, lasting
Ing for about 8 minutes. Promptly
at 2:30 O'Clock, the game got un-
der way.
The crowd was estimated at o.
600. The new stadium was packed,
and the bleachers erected opposite
the stadium We're filled and hum
dreds stood 1t was also M. & MS
Dads" day, and the fathers of the
boys on the team had special seats
on the side line.
The weather was ideal-warm
and pleasant The loud speaker
built by Robert Miller, who was al
SO one of the managers of the team,
did good service. Announcers were
James Leeper and John Baker. The
refreshment stand did a big busi-
ness. The visitors We're warm in
their praise of our new athletic
field. Members of Co. L, 166th In
fantry handled the traffic without
a mishap.
Sports writer's from city papers
were present and in their respec-
tive papers gave the big event con-
siderable prominence Following
the game the cup was presented by
Mrs. Evelyn T. Button, high school
to Leo Mazgay, captain of
the Muskingum Valley football
championship team for 1889. The
Caldwell school will keep it for the
year as symbol of its
football victory. This makes the
second year Caldwell has won the
trophy, and in event of another
win next year, they will keep it in
the permanent records of their high
school. AS Captain Mazgay receiv-
ed the cup, city newspaper photog-
rapher's cameras clicked, and later
the picture appeared in GAINESVILLE
oil
the game, and the following para
graphs by it's sport writer, Bob Gil
ka:
Bob Heston, M. & M. gridder who
in the Caldwell game
walked 10 miles to his
home every night after practice,
during the season. The Big Red
gridder lives on the Marietta road
of McConnelsville.
Dick Steward. another footballer
from the NJ. & NJ. team, and an ex-
pert basketball player, may not be
able to play the cage sport this sea-
son because of an arch injury suf-
'ered in football practice.
The M. & M. team had to borrow
he jerseys of the Philo football
squad for the game yesterday be-
,ause the Caldwell bunch was slated
o wear red shirts and the presence
# two teams in the same color
equipment might have led to COM
cations.
A long German dachshund had
he time of it's young life before the
same chasing footballs while the
cams were warming up.
A huge red and white football
made of paper was rolled onto the
eld. Dads of the M. & M. gridders
at on the players bench.
Plenty of men saw service for
10Th elevens in the title tilt Bing-
nan, Cronin, Daniel. Henderson,
lesion, Huck, Kincaid, Newsom.
Roberts, Spung and
White went into the battle for the
4. & M. team.
For Caldwell, Ball. James, Tilton,
). Christopher, Clark. Estdat, r.
'ogle and Hutchins appeared.
Captain Leo Mazgay, of the Red
kins, took the championship tro-
hy at the end Of the game before
he hosts stand.
Hilarity hit the bench when, at
he end Of the game, the Redskin
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