The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-09-23
MONARCHS WIN
DEDICATION TILT
200. FRIDAY
Outplay Mechanicsburg ii
From Start To Finish;
2250 Witness Program

Dedication of the new Marys-
vile Memorial Athletic Field was
held Friday night, and to make
the evening a complete success
from every standpoint, the M. H.
S. football team turned in smash
ing 20 to 0 victory over a fight
ing Mechanicsburg high eleven.
More than 225O persons were
on hand to witness the first game
on the new field, and the dedica-
tory exercises.
Before the game, the Marysville
high school band, under direction
of Donald Euverard, and color
guard from Union post No. 79 of
the American Legion conducted a
flag-raising ceremony at the south
end of the field. The flag and pole
for the field were donated by the
hegion. The Rev. E. J. Goedeking,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran church,
then offered the dedicatory prayer.
Following the flag raising, the
band played several numbers and
executed several formations o n
the field.
Most of the ceremony was held
between halves Of the game, in
/ charge of Robert j. MacIvor, gen.
eral chairman of the dedication
! committee.
Mr.. MacIvor first introduced
Mark Longbrake, a member of the
first Marysville high school team
and the only member of that team
still living in Marysville. He then
called upon Mayor ASman, who
gave a short talk and then intro
duced Supt. H. w. Carr and Ath-
letic Director G.. L. Kingsmore.
Both school men expressed their
thanks and appreciation for the
field, in a few well-choSen words.
Willis Shearer. president of the
Lions club, and Prosecutor Will
lam L. Coleman, president of the
| Kiwanis club, were then called up.
on by Mr.. MacIvor. Each in turr
| thanked the public for its support
and members of their clubs fol
their efforts on behalf of the field
| Mr.. Coleman then introduced u
S. Senator James w. Huffman
who made a special trip to Ma.
rysville to help take part in ded-
icating the field. Although Sena-
tor Huffman spoke only a very
few minutes, his remarks were ex.
ceedingly timely and appropriate
to the occasion.
He complimented the community
upon its fine field, and expressed
the wish that youth of all countries
might have such facilities avail
able as a means toward maintain
ing peaceful relationships with
each other. He warned that, with
the development of atomic bombs
and other last-minute methods OF
warfare, another war must not
come else civilization as we have
known it will be a thing of the
past.
Following Sen. Huffman's ad-
dress, Mr.. Coleman then present
ed the deed for the field to Chas
Splitter, president of the Board OF
Education. The Marysville high
school band then played the
schools alma mater to complete
the program.
The game itself was a well-play-
ed contest from start to finish
with the Monarchs maintaining
the upper hand most of the way
Mechanicsburg, however, is a we'll
coached, fighting football team
which never once gave up the bat
tie and was a threat until the fin
al seconds of play.
Although the first quarter was
scoreless, the Indians from Me-
chanicsburg dominated the play
most of the way. Taking the bal
early in the first period when two
costly fumbles forced the Mon.
archs to punt, the Indians started
a drive from their own 81 yard line
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