Mount Cory High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Mount Cory, OH)

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LineW. Westall, R. Hartman, R. Morrison. Back Field-D. Coleman, R. McVey ourselves after our first two victories and we started the game by making a march down the field during' the first quarter but we were stopped when we got well into Rawson territory. After that we were pretty well matched until near the end of the game when we were stopped on the Rawson four-yard line, failing to score. The game ended in a scoreless tie 0-0. MT. BLANCHARD On October 9th we journeyed to Mt. Blanchard with the intention of continuing our winning streak. However, we struck a stumbling block. Mt. Blanchard gained an early lead of 6 to 0. In the second quarter things looked better and at half-time we were leading 7 to 6. In the third quarter the Mt. Blanchard eleven put on a drive that ended in a touchdown. This touchdown drive ended the scoring for the after- noon and we suffered our first defeat of the season. This defeat loomed as a thorn in the path that led to the championship of the Little Nine . It was now necessary to forget this defeat and win the remaining games if we were to be the Champs. ARCADIA One of the hardest fought battles of the season was with Arcadia, a team that is always hard to defeat. Arcadia received the opening kickoff and marched steadily down the field to the Green and White's goal line. In a Hash we remembered if we wanted the trophy, we must win. With this thought in mind we finally halted that desperate drive only after they had reached our one-yard line. From then on the game was evenly fought. No scoring was done until the final period when Geren slipped away and sprinted fifteen yards for a touchdown. Later Bowersox beauti- fully gathered in a pass from King and scampered untouched across the goal line for our second and last score. It was a hard fought game and we felt as though we earned our 13 to 0 victory. VANLUE On October 25 we were visitors at Vanlue. Vanlue was considered one of the weak teams of the county. We did not dare think of the game as an easy one be- cause overconfidence usually results in defeat. We entered the game with the desire to be champs still burning in our minds. We fought hard from the beginning and soon built up a comfortable lead. In the second quarter a whole new team was entered into the game for Mt. Cory. It was the first game for some of the boys. Vanlue scored a touchdown just before the half, but we do not blame the boys who were in the game at the time, because they were young and inexperienced, they are going to make real ball players in the next couple of years. The game was won by the biggest score of the year, 39 to 7. OAK HARBOR On November 1, Mt. Cory upset the dope by defeating Oak Harbor, a class 'A' school, by a score of 20 to 7. This was a non-conference game. Oak Harbor scored early in the game, and held a 7 to 0 lead at half-time. It was a different looking Mt. Cory eleven that took the field the second half. Kenneth Bowersox opened 'Cory's scoring by intercepting a pass and running for a touchdown. He later took the pig skin across the goal line for another score. This did not end the scoring as Geren chalked up the third six pointer in the final period. We feel as though Oak Harbor expected an easy victory, which well might have been another example of overconfidence ending in defeat. The Green and White will journey to Oak Harbor next year for another gridiron battle. Bring home the bacon, fellows. MCCOMB On November 8th we went'to McComb to play a team that was running neck- to-neck with us in the league race. The game promised to be a thriller. No scoring was done by either team until late in the second quarter when McVey took a lateral Tlwrty f :mfr

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Back Row: D. Amstutz, E. Light, IJ. Simmons. R. Waltz. R. Benton, W. Hartman. R. Dukes. Middle Row: E. Cook, N. Edinger. Mgrs.: R. Green, I. Green, L. Crow, N. Kirkland. J. Dukes. I. Fisher, L. Dukes, E. Inbody. L. Cupples, H. Frantz, L. Cupples, T. Coleman, D. Harris, Mgr. : R. Hutton. Coach. Front Row: N. Geren. R.. Coleman. W. Westall, R. Hartman, K. Bowersox, E. Shafer, W. King. A. Wag- ner, R. Crawford, R. Morrison, R. McVey. Meet The Champs On September 1, 1935, a group of boys composed of some of last year's team and several freshmen gathered together to try and produce as good a team, or better, than the 1934 eleven. After a few weeks practice it began to look like we were going to have a pretty good team, and we decided that we were not going to share this year's championship with anyone. After a few successful games we raised our goal and determined to keep our opponents scoreless, but this was unsuccessful. Everything looked fine for us until the Mt. Blanchard game when we had a little bad luck and were defeated. Then we decided that all we had to do was to defeat the rest of our opponents and the cup was ours. With this in mind every player did his very best and we were on the top at the end of our season of scheduled games. It was the cooperation and the teamwork of the boys and the coach which won the championship for Mt. Cory. By winning the cup this year, Mt. Cory has concluded a remarkable two-year record through the untiring efforts of our coach, Robert Hutton. The Senior lettermen that we lose this year are: Kenneth Bowersox, Willis King, Aulton Wagner, Eldon Schafer, Bob McVey, Irvin Fisher, Richard Coleman, and Lewis Dukes. Kenneth Bowersox and Willis King were co-captains of the MECHANICSBURG Mt. Cory opened their football season by giving the boys a special treat in taking them to Mechanicsburg. This game was announced play by play through a public address system, this was also somethingunusual for our team. We played football team this year. our best brand of football and was in their territory stopped by their strong line. This game was a real test of both defensive and offensive play and it seemed that both teams were evenly matched, which was proven by a score' of 0-0. VAN BUREN Mt. Cory opened the conference by going to Van Buren who was rated as a good team. 'Cory had a fairly easy time getting the ball within the 20-yard line but when it came to scoring that was a different thing. We finally got a touch- down in the second period on a pass from King to Bowersox. During the last half of the game we were well into Van Buren's territory and once they were compelled to step out of the end zone while punting, therefore, giving us a safety. This made the score 8 to 0. This victory gave us our start in the county league. LIBERTY Mt. Cory played their first home game on their new foot- ball field against one of their old rivals. It was a very wet and disagreeable day and hindered our passing attack. In the early part of the game Liberty recovered a fumble deep in our territory and converted it into a touchdown. This put the old fighting spirit in 'Cory and we had the advantage the rest of the game. We turned the game into a 36 to 6 victory and we were tied for first place in the Little Nine . RAWSON Mt. Cory was up against one of her old rivals when Rawson came to play us. We were feeling pretty sure of several times, but were always ROBERT HUTTON, CO!!-Ch. Thirty-tlrrev

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Line-E. Schafer, A. Wagner, R. Crawford. K. Bowersox. Back Field-N. Geren, W. King. from Geren and plunged over for a touchdown. We held a 6 to 0 advantage at halftime. In the second half we scored two more touchdowns. McVey went over for his second score of the afternoon and Geren tallied for the third. We won the game by a score of 19 to 0. The stage was set for the championship battle with Arlington. ARLINGTON The day we had been looking forward to had finally arrived. The Green and White banners waved triumphantly over Mt. Cory, following our team's 6 to 2 victory over Arlington, which gave us the 193.5 Championship of the Hancock County Conference. It was a clean, desperately fought engagement with the out- come uncertain until the final whistle. Mt. Cory played defensive ball most of the game. In the second quarter a well placed pass from Geren to King gave us a lead of six points. No scoring was done in the third quarter altho it was packed with thrills. Several times the Arlingtonians threatened to cross our goal only to be thrown back. The two teams entered the final period, Mt. Cory determined to hold its six point lead and Arlington determined to score. In the closing minutes of the game Arlington cut loose with a run that put them on our 15 yard line. In the next few plays they advanced the ball to our five yard line for a first down and goal to go. The next four plays kept the spectators in a frenzyg in three plays they advanced steadily. On the fourth play they went to the one yard line where they were finally stopped, and we took the ball on downs. Would we be able to kick safely from our own end zone? Or would Arlington block the punt and recover? If they should block it our championship hopes would vanish. Neither of these things happened. We gave them a safety, two points, which allowed us a free kick from our 20 yard line. Arlington took the kick, deep in their own territory, and had time for just one play. The play gained them nothing and the game was over. We were happy because we won and sad because it was the last county game in which the Seniors would ever wear the 'Green and White'. MECHANICSBURG Our last game of the season was played at Mechanicsburg in a sea of mud. It was our first Thanksgiving day game for many years. We met at the beginning of the season and battled to a scoreless tie. We were of the opinion that they were the cleanest bunch of fellows we ever played, and after this game we still main- tained that opinion. We traveled home that night over those 85 miles carrying with us a 12 to 0 victory. This completed our football schedule for 1935. We won the Championship, hung up our suits, and looked back over the season with pride and satisfaction. -Willis King and Robert McVey FOOTBALL SUMMARY Mt vs 0 . Cory Mechanicsburg 0 8 Mt. Cory Van Buren 0 39 Mt. Cory Liberty 6 0 Mt. Cory Rawson 0 7 Mt. Cory Mt. Blanchard 12 13 Mt. Cory Arcadia 0 39 Mt. Cory Vanlue 7 20 Mt. Cory Oak Harbor 7 19 Mt. Cory McComb 0 6 Mt. Cory Arlington 2 12 Mt. Cory Mechanicsburg 0 Total 163 Total 34 Thirty-five