The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-09-20
Just How Good
Are Monarchs?
Is S64 Question
Look Plenty Tough In
AT Win. But Burg May
Have Been Overrated

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Does Marysville High School
really have a power house" foot
ball team this year or was Mech
anicsburg simply not as tough as
her advance billing?
That's the 1864 question" which
everyone is wondering about to-
day as the result of Marysville's
easy 42-6 victory over the Burg
here Friday night.
The answer to that question
will probably come this Friday,
when the Monarchs will go to
Worthington to meet the Away
strong Worthington High Cardi-
mails. The latter also won its first
game of the season by a wide
margin, Friday night, defeating
Canal Winchester 52-13.
From the moment that MaryS-
vile halfback Harold Curly Hill
returned the opening kickoff 85
yards for a touchdown until the
final gun sounded, there was no
question about the Monarch's
vast superiority over the Indians.
Could Have Been Greater
Mechanicsburg was outclassed
in every department of play, and
Coach Paul Wenzel seen fit to
leave his first team in the game
or any combination of his first
18 or so players, for that matter
the final score could just as
easily have been another two or
three touchdowns greater. The
Indians finally punched over
their only touchdown in the final
stanza, against a combination of
inexperienced secondhand third
stringers who mCoach Wenzel
had in the lineup much of the
second half.
Among the first team, or the
ones Coach Wenzel used the
most, it would be difficult to
pick out any player as outstand-
ing. But deserving of special
commentator is Billy Boyd,
Boyd, junior quarterback, who
played one whale of a ball game
from start to finish.
Boyd, rated as No. 2 quarter
back because this is his first sea-
son of play, got the starting nod
when Billy Worthington, suffer
ed bad ankle. Worthington was
was being groomed as regular
quarterback, at which post he
was understudy for Jack Nc
Guire last season but saw
enough service to win his letter.
Boyd's field generalship, how
ever, left nothing to be desired
and even the officials went out
of their way to praise his hand
ling of the ball in the SIT" forma-
ton plays.
Beginners Show Well
"We're right out there watch
ing, and half the time we don't
know where that ball is" one of
them told Coach Wenzel.
Another newcomer to the game
of football showed up well in
the backfield. He is Howard Hill,
transfer junior from Allen
Center, who shows the makings
of a fleet, shifty ball carrier.
Bob Patterson and Johnny Evans
two other substitute backs, were
also impressive and revealed
enough as relief material in the
backfield to keep up offensive
strength.
Of course, Curly Hill and Full
back Buddy Hoffman won the
plaudits of the crowd with their
sparkling performances, as both
went hard and fast to reel off
plenty of yardage time after
time. And Bob Conrad, the other
starting back, handled his block
ing assignments exceptionally
we'll.
No Weak Spots on Line
Along the line, there were no
weak spots either on offensive
or defensive, at any spot. The
line was charging hard and fast,
blocking was good and tackling
of the variety which stops a ball
carrier right now"
Mechancisburg is possessed of
a pair of fleet footed halfbacks,
a hard-running quarterback and
a pile driving fullback, but most
of the time these worthless were
completely bottled uu by the
superior Marysville defense. The
Indians linemen were a game
bunch of lads who tride their
best, but they were simply out
classed from start to finish.
Besides the sparkling Marys-
vile offensive, the fans were al
so delighted over the perfor-
nance of tackle Loren Grimes,
a Junior, who place-kicked six
perfect goals for the point after