The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-02-16
MONARCHS TAKE
LONDON In STRIDE,
WIN BY 4l-25
MarYsville Uses Height
To Good Advantage:
Reserves Also Winners

MdrYSVllle uses 1e1qnt
To Good Advantage:
Reserves Also Winners
After meeting some stubborn
opposition the first quarter, Ma
rysville High Schools Monarchs
went on to a comparatively easy,
4l-25 victory over London High
School Friday night in the Ma
rysville gymnasium. Monarch Re
serves won the preliminary 1925.
The two teams battled it out
almost point-for-point the first
quarter as the Raiders put up a
valiant struggle against the taller
Monarchs, and Marysville held
slender 1919 lead at the end of
the initial stanza.
Jerry Kingsmore got the open
ing points for the Monarchs as he
dropped in a neat UNDER -the-baS-
ket shot just seconds after the
game started. Jack Mcclure got
another two-pointer not long af-
terward to give Marysville f.
point lead.
French drove in under the
bucket to score for London, then
Bill Wall dropped in a free throw
/ for the MonarchS. Kulp tailed
one for London on a charity toss,
then Stanley tied the score. on a
| dribble-in shot when he eluded
his guard.
2l-l0 At Half Time
Mcclure gave the Moharchs a
four point lead as he grabbed off
two more baskets, but Herriott
came right back with bucket
for London. Kingsmore finished
Marysville'S scoring for the quar-
ter with a free throw as he was
fouled while attempting a shot,
then French got another basket
for London shortly before the
quarter ended.
In the second period, the Mon
archs frightened their defense, be-
gan making use of their height
TO control the bankboards, and
/, the game was all over but the
shouting. In the second frame,
the Monarchs scored II points,
two baskets by Mcclure, one by
Evans, one by Johnny Dayton,
and basket and free throw by
Kingsmore. London was held to
one lone free throw by French.
The play was closer in the
third period, but the Monarchs
still outScored London ga. Nc
Guire got two fielderS for the
locals while Kingsmore and Ev-
ans dropped in one apiece. Lon
don scored on two baskets by
Hughes and one by Kulp, and
Marysville was leading 29-l7 at
the end of the period.
Subs Finish Game
In the final Stanza, with Coac
Warren Widner playing his subs
most of the time, Marysville out
pointed the Red Raiders, 1873.
Mcclure got two more baskets
for the Monarchs while Kings
more, Buddy Hoffman, Curly Hill
and Art Streng got one apiece,
For London, Hughes, French and
Jackson each got one basket,
while Kulp got two free throws
and Herriott, one.
Mcclure played his usual
steady floor game and Tailed l8
points to lead Marysville's scor-
ing. Kingsmore started the come
back trail after his recent scor-
ing slump to tally 10 points, and
played an excellent floor game
both on offense and defense to
contribute much toward the win.
Evans, Dayton and Wall, while
not scoring heavily, played
steady floor games and their de-
fensive work was excellent.
Streng and Hill both drew praise
for their play in relief roles, and
both saw a lot of action during
the fracaS.
London Much Better
London, showing much inn
provement over the first game
of the season which Marysville
also won by the same 4l-25 score,
presented fast offensive and
excellent ball handling. But the
Raiders were no match for Ma
rysville's height, and could get
nowhere through the Monarcsh's
defense.
The London Reserves presented
no problem for the little Mon
archs, and Marysville led 8-5,
20-10, 31-17 in the preliminary.
Hoffman got Is points and
Grimes, IA for Marysville, while
Keefer had II points for London's
seconds.