The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-16
FAVOR MONARCHS
OVER LONDON
In FRIDAY GAME
Raiders Only Mediocre
In Performances to Date:
Contest to be There

archs should get back on the
right side of the won and lost
columns this Friday when they
go to London to meet the Rec
Raiders in a nocturnal encounter
beginning at 8 p. m. 1t will be the
first time this season that the
locals have gone into game de,
finite favorites to win.
London, whose entire first team
or nearly all the starters from last
year, was wiped out by gradua-
ton, has only an average outfit
this year, despite a former all.
American as coach. The Raiders
are tutored by Bill Hackett, ex.
all-American guard from Ohio
State university.
Marysville coaches are even op,
timistic over the Monarchs' chan,
ceS for victo.s Friday night
From the records, and all other
indications, we should win this
week." they said.
But don't get too optimistic,
was their further warning. Ever
though Marysville rates over the
Londoners, it won't be any walk.
away. London always plays haro
football against Marysville, and
it's mistake to underestimate
any opponent.
Lack of Experience Hurts
Principal handicap with Lon
don all season long has been lack
of experience, and of any break
away runners in the backfield
The team appears to be only av-
erage. Not especially heavy, the
Raiders will probably have tc
spot Maryville few ponuds pei
man, on the average,
The blocking and tackling is
nothing exceptional, although il
is not bad, either, according tC
reports froxl those who have seer
the Raiders in action. The Raider:
have no outstanding performer
either on the line or in the back.
field, but all have good timing or
their plays.
Probably the best of the Lon.
don team is Halfback named
Herriott, who gets away for nice
gain from time to time. Powers
at quarterback, is a speedy lac
who would be a real threat with
better blocking in front of him
He is the lad who handles the
| teams passing, too.
Win Only Twice
| The Londoners have enjoyed
only mediocre season, so far
| They defeated Mechanicsburg
8-6, two weeks after Marysville
dropped the Burg, 1910. They also
got by West Jefferson by a mar.
row margin. But GrandvieW has
defeated London, 44-0, while
Greenfield McLain and Urbana
each boast a 2l-12 win over the
Red Raiders. Urbana it was who
beat Lonuon last week, in Lon
don's homecoming game.
For Coach Paul Wenzel, the
biggest task this week has been
getting his team "up" again after
their unfortunate 1914 loss at the
hands of Marion st. Mary. He is
succeeding in restoring their
spirit, but it has taken lot OF
drilling and lot of spirited talk
ing on his part to do it.
The Monarchs were really
down" after that defeat last
week. And it is only natural that
they should take such a disap-
pointing outcome SO hard. 1t was
a game which Marysville deser,
we'd to Win-and actually had Wor
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and other bad breaks went agains
them.
Same Starting Lineup
The loss was no fault of tht
MarySville team-those boy
played their hearts out and pu
Everything they had into their eff
fort to win against a team which
was supposed to be greatly super
ior in manpower, speed and eX
! perience. They darned near sue
ceeded, and would had the break
gone bit differently.
Marysville will probably star
the same lineup which has heel
on the field at the opening whis
tie for every game to date: John
ny Dayton and Jerry Kingsmor
at ends, John Schwartzkopf AMI
Dick Graves at tackles, Bob Cos
gray and Ted Amrine at guards
/ Bill Palmer at center, Jack Nc
CURE at quarterback, Blu,
White and Curly Hill at half
backs, and Loren Grimes at full