Kent State High School - Statesman Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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played close to the line and hc being short was unable to reach the ball as it went over his head and into the hands of a Kenmore player who was over the goal line. Final score 7-O, Kenmore. On November 8, we traveled to Bedford. Their field was built on a hill but we could play there if they could. The chilly weather mad us play fast to keep warm. Bedford had a good team and succeeded in getting twenty points but they were not good enough as we made twenty-nine points. Joe played his usual good game. Robert Stopher showed his speed by eating up the dust on end runs. Martin made good by making two touchdowns. The next trip was to Ravenna on November 15. Ravenna is Bob and Lewie Hall's home town, but this did not affect them a bit as was proved by their spectacular playing. The game was about the best of the season. Ravenna was doped to win by a big score, as they had a fine grid team. Cocky Thomas and Curtis Curtis, two all around athletes, were included in their line-up. At the beginning of the game it seemed as if they would win. Thomas made an end run and a touchdown which gave them a score of 6 to our 0. This only gave us more determination to win and we made a strong comeback and won 21 to 6. Joe made a long run of 65 yards for a touchdown that was a feature of the game. Bob Stopher also made a long run to the goal. The referee said it was O. K. but the umpire said he was momentarily stopped, so it did not count. Prof. C. F. Koehler drove several of the boys home, his driving proved he was elated over the winning of the game. ln fact so elated that he barely missed having two accidents before we had gone several blocks. Our next, -best and biggest, game was played at home on November 22. State High versus Roosevelt. Roosevelt had won the last three consecutive years and seemed confident of winning this year. This game is always one of the events of the season. Roosevelt invited us to use their field for the game. It would be an ad- vantage, they contended, as it was new and was enclosed by a fence. The boys took a vote on the question and decided it would be better to play on our own Held. On the kick-off joe took the ball and made five yards. Joe next made five yards, this time on a buck. Next Martin took the ball and made first and ten. Joe received the ball on a buck but Roosevelt stopped him, they were wise o our working bucks, so Puggy, playing quarterback, called Martin on a fake buck. Martin went through the right side as in the rest of the plays, faking that he had the ballg Roosevelt im- mediately piled on him, but by this time Puggy had given Joe the ball, and Joe was tearing down the field, clear through Rooseveltls team for a touchdown. Sixty yards on a buck! It was a great feat, and the crowd showed its appreciation. Roosevelt made a strong comeback and succeeded in making seven points. In the third quarter, Joe made a splendid drop kick from a difficult angle, making the score 7-9 in our favor. The game progressed more excitingly, the Roosevelt fans yelling for an- other touchdown, and our fans the same. Both teams played good defensive until four minutes were left in which to play. Roosevelt had the ball near their own goal when a bad pass by their center caused it to fall over their goal line. We rushed after it but Perry Van Hyning, Roosevelt's star fullback, caught the ball, eluded several State High gridders and managed to gain ten yards on the field. Being so close to our ttiontinued on Page 65j 52

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S7 ff S ga ATHLETICS ,, L Football Games. Our first football game of the 1924 season was played at home with Western Reserve Academy on October 10. We had only about ten days' practice but we won, 21-0. Western Reserve had a good team but they could not make any plays work. The Weather was fineg this gave us an abundance of pep. On October 18 we traveled to Boardman High for our second game. Their field had just been plowed and harrowed and consequently was soft. The weather was exceedingly warm and the field was very dusty. We lost 13-0. After the game the Boardman fans congratulated us on our good sportsmanshipg also in our being able to hold Boardman to 13 points, as generally they won by a score of about 50 or 60 to 0. Two forward passes netted them their score. TROLLEY LEAGUE Our first Trolley League game was played at Cuyahoga Falls, October 25. Falls Hi had the best team in the Trolley League and therefore took our scalp by a 32-0 score. They seemed in perfect condition and played so. Our team easily became convinced that they could not Win. This was a drawback as it prohibited playing with pep. Joe seemed the only one to do the playing for us, making many of our gains and most of the tackles. Our second game at home and our second Trolley League game was versus Ken- more, November l. The game attracted a large crowd. Joe did not start the game. because Coach Harsh said we were depending upon him too much. This put Martin in Joe's position. After the k.ck-off we netted some forty yards by downs and a punt, then Kenmore gained possession of the ball. At this point Joe's absence was felt, Kenmore making several first downs. When they were fifteen yards from our goal Joe was put in. From then on the game was 50-50. ln the third quarter Ken- more started passing. lt was their last down and about thirty yards from our goal when both teams lined up. We were expecting a buck or end run, as it was too close to punt and too risky to pass, but a pass was attempted and it succeeded. Puggy 51

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