Smyrna times., 1951-10-25
SMYRNA WINS
OVER REHOBOTH
Opening Game a Thriller as
cages Down Opponent
by Score of 13 to z
PENALTIES VERY COSTLY

team successfully opened its 1851
season on Friday night when it de-
feated the Rehoboth High School
team 1877 on the home field. With
a crowd estimated at 500 people
the game got underway after Re
hoboth won the toss of the coin
and elected to receive. Rehoboth
picked up a first down, and then
the Smyrna line held. The opening
period saw neither team able to
move the ball. Smyrna did move
it, but three penalties nullified any
gain. In the second quarter, how
ever, the running of Jacobs and
Reynolds with a few passes by
Shane moved the ball to the Reho-
both ten yard stripe. Kenny Marsh
was moved from his tackle slot to
fullback to power the ball over. He
did so on the third attempt. Jacobs
place kick for the extra point was
wide. Score-Smyrna 6, Rehoboth
0. Neither team was able to do
much for the remainder of the sec
ond period. Smyrna received the
second half kickoff, and moved the
ball we'll despite several penalties.
1t finally exchanged hands a few
times, and toward the end of the
period Smyrna got another drive in
motion, but was not able to score
during this period. Shortly after
the fourth quarter got underway
The Eagles finished the drive start
ed in the previous period when
Dave Jacobs took pitch out from
Franklin Shane, and crossed the
goal line untouched. The blocking
on the play was marvellous. Jacobs
kicked the extra point and Smyrna
led 1870. Smyrna kicked off, and
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yard line. On the first play John
ny Kramedas broke through the
entire Eagle team and ran sixty
yards for the score. A pass, Young
to Downes, accounted for the extra
point and the score was 1877. Re-
hobothS after taking a poor Smyr-
ma kick, returned to the Eagles ten
yard line, but were held for downs.
AS the game ran out the Red and
White were on their way for an
other touchdown. The following
boys helped in the Rehoboth de-
feat. Ends Ebe Joseph, James
Mood, John Isaacs, Bill Denney;
Tackles Kenny Marsh, George
Coyle, Bill Vaughn; Guards -
George Luff, Jack Marshall, George
Voshell, Bobby bigger; Center-Bill
Warner; Quarterbacks- Franklin
Shane, Dick Scott; Halfbacks-
Dave Jacobs, Aaron Reynolds, Bill
Thorpe, Bobby Connell, Donald
Poore; Fullback-Bill Cook.
Eagles to Oppose Havre de Grace
Coach Frank Stellatella's Smyr-
ma High School football team will
travel to Havre de Grace, Maryland
on Friday night to oppose a tough
Maryland team. The Eagles fresh
from victory over Rehoboth High
School are confident that they can
avenge the defeat administered by
Havre de Grace last year when
they came to Smyrna and defeated
the Red and White TO The Smyr-
ma Coaches have been drilling their
charges this week in an effort to
cut down the huge number of pen
alties inflicted on the local club
during the Rehoboth game. Pen
alties at the inopportune moments
cost the Eagles two touchdowns.
They also had to fight harder on
both touchdown drives to overcome
other penalties. The game was or
iginally scheduled as an afternoon
game, but was changed to an 500
p. m. arc light affair at the request
of the Maryland team. The Smyr-
ma team bus is expected to leave
the school Friday at $50 pm. The
starting lineup for the Eagles is
as follows: Left end, Ebe Joseph
Left tackle, George Coyle; Left
guard, George Luff; Center, Bill
Warner; Right guard, Jack Mar
shall; Right tackle, Kenny Marsh
Right end, James Mood; Quarter
back, Franklin Shane: Right half
back, Aaron Reynolds; fLeft half
back, Dave Jacobs; Fullback, Bill
Cook. The co-captains for the
game are Ebe Joseph, John Isaacs