The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-11-06
Caldwell Scores
In Final Minute
or 9th Straight
Local Gridders
Clinch Share OF
Valley League Title

The Redskins posted their
eighth consecutive win of the
season last Friday night as
they snatched victory out of
thin air in the final minutes
{ hard-fought game at
Crooksville to down the stub
born Ceramics 60 before a
Dads night crowd. The un-
defeated Caldwell eleven
clinched at least share of the
Muskingum Valley League
title regardless of the outcome
of the remainder of the
eason's games. The Redskins
close out with the annual
Armistice Day classic with
M & M, while Philo, only
team with a possibility of
sharing the crown plays at
New Concord on Friday
night.
Coach Tom Saunders in his
second year at Caldwell high has
brought the Redskins their
second title since the leagues
inception, and their first since
1889. Only the M & M game
stands in the way of the first
perfect season for Caldwell in
modern times, according to avail
able records.
Crooksville, with nothing to
lose, was popped up higher than
a kite for the game, while the
Redskins appeared to be beset
with bad breaks throughout the
entire contest.
Six penalties compared to one
for their opponents) all at heart
breaking times, seemed to halt
the Redskins just when they got
to rolling, but they contributed
to their own hard luck with three
costly fumbles and like num-
Der of intercepted passes.
Caldwell felt keenly the loss
of big Jim King on end due to
ineligibility, causing a shift in
their defensive lineup, but they
rose to the occasion to halt the
Ceramics twice within the 10
yard line and again on the Is.
Although they outplayed
Crooksville in every department
except punting, the Redskins
just couldn't seem to surmount
the bad breaks that constantly
cropped up in the game. They
made Is first downs compared to
eight for Crooksville, racked up
231 yards rushing as against 1T
for their opponents, and COM
pleted four out of eight passes
compared to five out of Is for
the Ceramics.
Caldwell had an apparent
touchdown in the fourth quarter
when Ronald Reed intercepted a
pass and returned it 80 yards,
but the Redskins were ruled off
sides on the play. In the second
period, Harley Fowler took the
ball down to the shadows of the
goal only to have the long run
nullified for backfield in motion.
Two fumbled punts were re-
covered by Crooksville, one on
Caldwell's Vineyard line and the
Ceramics recovered another
bobble after the Redskins had
taken the ball all the way to the
nine in the opening quarter.
To add to their misfortune,
three intercepted passes broke
up Redskin drives, two on
Crooksville's five-yard line and
another within the 80.
But in the final analysis, a
break was responsible for Cald-
wells opportunity to win the
game. Crooksville, with posses
sion of the ball in the last two
minutes, could have run line
plays to stall out time and gain
la scoreless deadlock. But the
Ceramics fortunately for Cald-
welD were more anxious to win
the game.
They took to the air in their
own territory with time running
short, as Al Christopher and Tim
Tarleton rushed the passer to
break up the play and gain con-
troll of the ball. The pigskin hit
Tarleton in the face, bounded
high in the air, and was grabbed
by Bob Legraen on the Crooks.