The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-11-05
MONARCHS WIN
MID-STATE TITLE
FROM ST. MARYS
Score In Open Minutes
OF Game Provides MHS
With 60 Win Friday

First championship of the new
Mid-State League was won by Ma
rysvilIe high school, Friday after
noon, when the Monarchs won
hard-earned decision from Marion
st. Marys at the Fair grounds. The
final score was 6 to 0, with the
winning touchdown coming on
pass from Nanny Rogers to Junior
Grimes in the first two minutes of
play.
The score was the result of a
pass interception on the first SER
les of plays.
Marion won the toss and chose
to receive, with Towards kickoff
going to Dunn on the Saints 25-
yard line. Dunn returned it to the
Irish 81. On the first play, Dunn
lost yard On the second play,
Wintersteller was held for no gain.
On the third play, Moran attempt
ed to pass. but Rogers intercepted
on the st. Marys 40-yard line.
Pass is Successful
Rogers smashed between tackle
and guard for nice gain of four
yards, and then Don Smith made
it first down on the ST. MaryS 20
on an off-tackle slant. From this
point, Rogers passed to Grimes,
who eluded all Would-be st. MaryS
tacklers and scored the games on
ly touchdown. Noel Towards
place-kick try for extra point was
wide.
The MonarchS threatened sever
al other times in the first half, and
once advanced to the Irish 5-yard
line, but were never again able to
force st. MaryS deep into own ter
ritory, and the Irish were never
able throughout the first half to
get out of their own end of the
field.
1t was simply case of the To-.
Gals taking the ball, then losing it
on downs after getting within
stricking distance. st. Marys made
several valiant goal line standSslto
keep the MonarchS out of pay dirt
again. However, all they could do
after taking the ball on downs was
run one or two plays without ap-
preciable game and punt. Then a
few plays later, Marysville would
be knocking at the touchdown door
again.
Second Half Threats
The second half saw neither
team threaten seriously, although
both teams made several nice mid
field advances. st. MaryS' deepest
penetration was to the Marysville
28, where they were held for
downs, early in the fourth period.
Later in the fourth quarter, Ma
rySville took the ball on her own
20-yard line, where Howard receiv-
ed Baulduff's punt, which return
ed to the Marysville 40. From this
point, the Monarchs started a
drive which went all the way to
the Marion st. MaryS 23-yard line
as the game ended. This was the
Monarchs most serious threat of
the second half.
Although the score indicated a
close ball game, which it was, it
fails to indicate MarySville's su-
periority over the visiting Marion
ties. Most of the time, the Mon
archs dominated the play SO COM
pletely that St. Marys never had
a chance. Only on that one drive
which went to Marysville's 80 did
the Irish show much at all.
StrickIy Team Victory
1t was strictly a team victory,
with no outstanding players being
seen on the field. Special mention
should be made, however, of Rog-
ers' passing. One of the best pass
ers MarySville has had in years, his
toSses Friday were especially ac-
curate, and a constant threat. This
is all the more remarkable because
the field was plenty muddy, Fri
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