The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1948-10-07

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' 9 Y1ng, 81 : sTh The pepe psns
held to a scoreless tie last week
by a strong RoseviIle eleven, but
previously they had beaten New
Concord 20-7 and Alumni 32-7.
Eight regulars form the nucleus
of this years Panther team,
while main scoring threats are
Bonie and Ade Wollenberg. Last
year, Caldwell and New Lex
battled to a 1913 draw, and in
1946 the game ended in a 90
deadlock.
OTHER MVL GAMES this week
are McConnelsville at Crooks
willie, Roseville at Philo, and New
OOllNoIo 'NIIOuSICI.
LAST WEEK, New Concord
scored a touchdown in the final
quarter to break a TT tie and
defeat CrooksVille 1877. Roseville
and New Lex ended up 90 after
both teams had threatened sev-
eral times but lacked scoring
punch. McConnelsville rolled
over Glouster 52-6, the Tomcats
getting their lone tally in the
second quarter when Adams
scored. Brown and Dye each tai
lied three times while Roth and
McGrath added single touch
downs. 1t was the second success
siVe week that the Big Reds had
piled up 81 points, after scoring
As in their opener.
JACK FOWLER, the center, was
named as acting captain of the
Redskins in last Fridays game
According to the figures,
the Redskins line averaged 164
pounds to Philo's l58, but in the
backfield Caldwell was out
weighed 153-149 Coach Pyle
had his boys change jerseys at
halftime and it certainly changed
their luck The rains of the
past week helped the appear
ance of the grass on the field as
well as softening up the old turf
There were approximately
792 paid admissions at the game
Announcer John Hazards
orchids of the week went to Mr..
and Mrs. J. E. Smith for the new
brick ticket booth, also to Ernest
button for his labor :. Last week
Hazard complimented Merle
Ball for his work on the light
ing system.
BILL CHRISTOPHER recovered
an important tumble on punt
that led to one Redskins touch
down in the third quarter =
His point from placement proved,
however, to be the winning mar
gin CaldWells aerial attack
failed to click in the first half
but 1t was a different story in
the second :. Touchdown passes
OF 29 and 80 yards by Potts and
Shaw were hauled in by Ben
Craft in the Redskins big quar-
ter Jimmy Potts made a nice
punt return of % yards in the
tlrst quarter to set the stage for
Chrlstopher's attempted field
goal -. Glouster's win over PhiIo
this year was the first league
victory for the Tomcats since
l945 when they beat st. Thomas
45-13.
THIS AND THAT-Dave Gorbv
and Raymond Thompson of Cam
bridge are reported to be organ
lzlng a Semi-pro football team
from players in this area includ-
ing several of Gorby's gridders
who attended Dakota WESLEYAN .
Gorby, a Caldwell boy who
was all-Ohio center at Mt. Union,
later coached at Caldwell, New
comerstoWn, Cambridge and at
Dakota Wesleyan The. team
IS reported to be backed by the
Mcconnell Manufacturing Com
pany . A team of Percherons
owned by Ivan Groves of Cald-
we'll won top money in the pull
ing contest at Barnesville last
week as they pulled Zoo pounds
IN the heavyweight class The
contest attracted a crowd of $50
persons, and cleared $500 for the
lights on the newly completed
athletic field at the park :.
Over 800 dogs were entered in
the foxhounters bench show at
GAINESVILLE last week, with 1t.
Gov. Paul M. Herbert awarding