The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-10-03
Bathers
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then Jerry Cont made two
yards on an, end run. The Bath
ers received quite setback at
this point as an offSide penalty
cost them five yards, Nichols
lost three and another penalty,
this time Is yards, put them
back on their 10. Charbenead
made nine then went back 20
punt. The pass from center was
fumbled and he had to run in
stead of kicking the ball. he
made 10 yards but not enough
| for a first down and the ball
went to Royal Oak.
Mitchell carried the plgSkln
TO the NC 26 on the first play
and picked up another on the
second. Three pass attempts fol-
lowed, all falling incomplete,
and the Red and Gray boys took
possession. Clarence Schroeder
made nine yards on an end
around and Charbencau was
trapped back of the line Tor a
nine yard loss. Manning picked
I'D two as the half ended.
KICKER ROUGHED
Royal Oak kicked off to start
the third period and following
Charbeneau's return TO the 20,
Manning carried the ball three
times for total of II yards. A
holding penalty set the BatherS
back TO their 81 and after two
PLAYS had Melted = three yards,
Charbeneau punted. The ball was
called back, however and Royal
Oak received a five yard penalty
Tor roughing the kicker, Mount
Clemens getting a first down.
Three Mount Clemens plays
gained only five yards and Char
beneau punted to the Acorn 10
the ball being returned five
yards. Mitchell made three yards
and a pass fell incomplete before
a Royal Oak punt went out on
the NC 35.
The Bathers took the ball TO
midfield before the attack bog
ged down and Royal Oak took
over. Blythe broke away for an
ID yard gain on the first play,
but it was called back and the
Acorns penalized Is yards for
holding. With the ball on their
own 30, the Acorns completed
pass, Blythe to Murray Gordon,
good for four yards. Another
pass followed, this time a long
one, and it was intercepted by.
Charbeneau on the NC "a and
he was tackled after yard ad-
vance.
RUN WASTED
On the next play, Charbeneau
started to circle his right END
and when he saw he was being
hemmed in, the fleet footed back
reversed his field and Scooted 65
yards for a touchdown. The
long run was in vain, however,
as the Bathers drew a ID yard
penalty on the play to nullliy
a beautiful piece OF broken 1lela
running.
Nichols followed with five
and Charbeneau was stopped for
no gain. Another run by Char
beneau Melted - yards and
Mount Clemens punt went 10
the RO 81 where it was brought
back four yards. Mitchell made
eight on two plays and a five
yard penalty to the Red ana
Gray eleven took the ball near
" to midfield. Three Royal Oak
plays got only two yards and the
punt rolled dead on the Bather
rs.
Manning picked up four be-
fore a pass was intercepted by
Don Baldwin who grabbed the
ball on the NC 81 and ran down
to the 26. Four plays later saw
the ball on the "a and the Bath
ers took possession.
An end around with Schroeder
carrying the ball was good for
four yards, then the dimlnutlVe
Charbeneau repeated his earlier
touchdown run by threading his
way through the entire Acorn
team and racing ~ yards for the
score. He was chased by would
be tacklers all the way TO pay
dirt, but once he was in the open
the flashy halfoack showed his
heels 10 the long-legged pursu-
ers. Manning failed IN the con-
version try.
With only a couple Of min
utes left in the game, Royal Oak |
tried desperately TO score by the
aerial route but failed and the |
game ended with Mount Glenn
ems in possession Of the ball on
the Royal Oak 35 yard line.
Captain Herb Martell was
tower Of strength on defense Tor
the Red and Gray cause but the
whole starting forward wall on
the Mount Clemens eleven made