The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-22
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TEN YEARS AGO - The Red
skins opened their 1889 season
against GAINESVILLE varsity and
were showed under 1910 before
$500. The starting team (later to
cop the league title) were Dayle
McAuley, Don Shroyer, Ben Fow-
Ter, Ike Moore, Frank Boyd, Jim
Ackley, Merle Barnhart, Lobby
Mazgay, Bob Estadt, Bob Radcliffe
and John Christopher. In reserve
were Kenny Fogle, Carol Ball,
!. Bob Archer, Dick Tilton, Dick
Fogle, Charles Hutchins, George
Christopher and Dwight Sanford.
WHO WILL WIN top honors in
the Muskingum Valley League
this year? That's the question
everyone is asking as four men,
bers of this tough class B cir
cult swing into action this week
end. That "the race is not always
to the strong" was evidenced last
year when Caldwell upset M. &
M. to give the title to New Lex
and New Concord, despite the
fact the Big Reds were far and
away the top team in the league.
The natural rivalries throughout
the MVL provide many head
ache as far as predicting the
outcome of games is concerned,
but this year the situation is
complicated even further by
tough teams all the way round.
Letterman as literally a "dime a
dozen" as II award winners from
last season will be cavorting on
the MVL gridirons. Knowing that
we can get nothing more than
the horse-laugh for guessing
wrong, We'll attempt to pick out
the winner again this season.
Last year we predicted New Lex
as top team, but it took Caldwell's
upset victory in the last game
of the season to make that one
come true. Even then the Pan
theirs had to settle for tie.
ROSEVILLE RAMBLERS coach
ed by John Smith, have IL let
termen back this fall, losing only
four OF last gears team by gradu-
alton. Heading the Ramblers will
be fullback y Bernard Sewers,
named to last years all-league
team. He will be backed up by
Rider, Ridenour, Savage, Way,
Sagle, and Browning of the 1948
eleven. In their opener last week
they crushed GAINESVILLE reserves
1877.
PHILO ELECTRICS, coached by
Sam Hatfield, have IL lettermen
and likewise lost only four by
graduation. Bill Montieth and
Lloyd Lanning were named to
: the MVL team last season, but
Montieth has been shifted from
end to backfield this year. Other
veterans who helped defeat the
Cambridge reserves $50 last
week were Baker, Hayes, Shep-
pard, Lee Kreis, Samson and
Payne.
CALDWELL REDSKINS, coach
ed by Homer l.. Pyle, are we'll
fortified with IA lettermen re-
turning, losing only ends Dave
Shaw and Ben Craft from last
year. Coach Pyle has made few
changes while seeking out a
couple of strong ends, but he can
draw his lineup from the follow
ing vets: Dale Gardner, Bernard
Lori, Jack Fowler, George Simon
ton, Bob Carabella, Jimmy Potts,
Bernard Riski, Ivan Woodford,
and Bill Christopher. Caldwell
opened with a 1910 win over
Byesville.
NEW CONCORD Little Muskies,
coached by a newcomer to the
league circles, Don Stockum,
have seven returning lettermen
but have only four starters from
last years team. These are Light
hizer, Sawyer, Graham and Bal
| lantine. The Muskies were nipped
by Dresden TO last weekend.
McCONNELSVILLE, with new
coach George Joachim, have six
returning lettermen but lost six
of their starting eleven last year.
Bill Brown, all-league fullback,
will be the main ball carrier this
year, while the other returning
starters are Lee Apperson, Tom
Taylor, Jim Taylor, and Tom Nc
Masters, Last week the Big Reds
were dropped by Parkersburg
reserves 14-0.
CROOKSVILLE CERAMICS
coached by Ken Tener, have 10
| lettermen back in uniform, and
six of last years eleven return
ing. These are Duane Watts, Jay
Harding, Bob Pitcock, Gerald
Hammers, Jack Russell, and Don
Burley. Crooksville was defeated
1912 by Lancaster reserves last
weekend.
NEW LEXINGTON, coached by
John Neff, has six returning let
termen as the Panthers were
hard hit by graduation last year,
losing eight of their starting team.
Only two returning starters are
Bob Penrod and Bob Maxwell,
with New Lex losing their entire
backfield. The Panthers bowed to
Bremen 14-6 last week.
GLOUSTER TOMCATS, coached
by Vernon Leuck, boast II letter
men on this years squad but they
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