Lanier Township High School - Lanierian Yearbook (West Alexandria, OH)

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El lil OCT. 23-L. H. S. vs. CAMDEN Vtfith due determination to win Lanier journeyed to Camden and de- feated the gridders of that town Z0-l4, in a very fast and hard fought game. ln the opening of the game Camden kicked to Lanier and we returned the ball to the forty-yard line where we were held for downs. The hrst quarter went rather slow but in the second quarter Lanier scored two touchdowns but won only one of her trys for points. The second half showed Camden coming back with lots of iight and they scored two touchdowns in quick succession. and made both of their trys for points good. Score at third quarter. Camden 14g Lanier l3. ln the last quarter Lanier outplayed Camden in all departments and in the few minutes of the last quarter, George, halfback of L. H. S., recovered a ball off a broken drop kick and scored a touchdown. Klepinger's try for point was good. The final whistle then sounded and the score was Lanier 20, Camden l4. NOV. 6-OXFORD vs. LANIER After the Lanier gridders had recuperated from the victory they scored over Camden the preceding Friday, they played Oxford on the opponent's field. This game was rather slow on Lanier's part due to the absence of Captain Suggs from the lineup in the backfield. But we succeeded in hold- ing them to a scoreless tie O-O. This was the third game out of four we played to a scoreless tie. The first quarter found Oxford outplaying Lanier on offense but Lanier put up a good defensive game. The second quarter Lanier pepped up a lit- tle and held Oxford to very few substantial gains. VV'e were doing fairly well on end runs which was our mainstay. The third quarter Oxford was twice within six inches of a touchdown but our line held and threw them for losses. This quarter Oxford again outplayed us on offense. The last quarter was just a seesaw back and forth and the game ended in a scoreles tie. NOV. 20-EATON vs. LANIER This game was played at Lanier. Both teams showed remarkable im- provement. lfaton seemed to have improved the most from the looks of the hnal score. Score: Eaton 34, Lanier O. NOV. 26-WEST ALEX. vs. LANIER This was a game looked forward to as one of the best of the season due to the keen competition between the schools. VVhen the game was called there were 22 excited players on the field amidst an uproar of cheering. Lanier kicked off to Alex. and the ball was returned a short distance. The teams battled back and forth. The first half Alex. getting a touchdown and a point after touchdown. Lanier duplicated their feat. Score at half: West Alex. 75 Lanier 7. The next half started and Alex. got another touchdown but failed to get the extra point. From then on Lanier completely outplayed Alex. mak- ing one first down after another. but when we would get within scoring as ks E3 distance we would fail or fumble. The game ended with VV. A. H. S. on the long end of a score of 13-7. The following are letter men: George Suggs, fullback fcaptainj Piaul Ehler, end Harold Baughman. quarterback Pearl Hamm, tackle Freddie Nieman, center Ralph Meyers, tackle l'larold'George, halfback Oren Eby, guard Glenn Barnhart, halfback Glenn Brandenburg. guard Ray Suman, end Von Klepinger, halfback Forrest Bell, end 'Darrell XValters. fullback Coach-lXlr. Hoerner llil lil mi

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FOOTBALL Left to Right-Coach Hoerner, Paul Ehler, Forrest Bull, Harold George, Harold Haughman, Glenn Brandenburg, George Suggs, Ray Suman, Freddie Nieman, Darrel VValters, Von Klepingcr, Glenn Barnhart. As a curtain-raiser for Lanier's grid season the Lanier eleven invaded the camp of the Eaton eleven and played a scoreless tie. This also was Eaton's first game for this season. It was really the first year of football for Eaton in five years. The game and results were as follows: The Eaton eleven chose to defend the west goal of the West Decatur gridiron and also kicked off to Lanier. The first quarter was played in Lanier's territory and neither team gained much when it came to the real test. The second quarter Lanier had the edge on Eaton most of the time and was within scoring distance but failed, due to a fumble. VVhen thc whistle sounded for the half the ball was in midfield in Lanier's possession. The score at half: Eaton Og Lanier O. After a twenty-minute intermission. Lanier kicked off to Eaton and the ball was returned for about twenty yards. Again Eaton outplayed the Ma-- roon and Cream, but did not get within dangerous range of the goal. Most of the last quarter was played in the rain. This quarter L. H. S. completely outclassed the Eaton eleven but failed to score. The final score: Lanier Og Eaton O. The outstanding players for Eaton were Druley, Baker, and Lucas, while for Lanier Suggs, Hamm, and Suman were the best. OCT. 16--L. H. S. vs. CAMDEN The second game of the season' was played with Camden on the local grid., It rained throughout the entire game. The gridiron was covered with water and in some places it was over ankle deep. This game was also a tie as the preceding one, O-0. The Game was full of thrills from the sound of the whistle till the end. Camden had the advantage probably due to their heavy line, which is of a great advantage on wet grounds. Lanier, however, was off on their end runs due to lack of good interference. There was no outstanding star or player in this game. A IE! IE! l22l

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