Rutherford B Hayes High School - Delhi Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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Q l MDELI'lI'IQ3Zt X l i i i Armistice Day game, ROSPECTS of a successful season were very dull when school opened this fall. since only seven letter men were available. The only reassuring circumstance was the appointment of Ervin Carlisle, former O. W. U. quarter' back. as our new coach. The season was officially begun on September 26, when the gridders journeyed to meet Toledo Central. Although our light and inexperienced team, greatly outweighed. successfully checked Toledo's powerful running attack, it was completely fooled by the long forward passes that gave the lrish a 2745 victory. Vifith the experience received in the Toledo game and with a determination to win, the boys traveled to Marion on October 3 to encounter the Harding Presidents. Def spite a second great disadvantage in weight, the orange and black warriors outfought the lviarion team and gained a thrilling 13-7 victory. On October 9, the squad met their first Central Buck' eye League opponents at Grandview High. Columbus. Probably because of the hard game the preceding week the boys played their poorest game of the season and lost the first league contest by a 610 score. October 16 saw the Carlislemen on Lincoln field playing their first home game of the year, with Bellefontaine. It was a terrific battle throughout. but Delaware finally landed on the top side of a l2f6 score. The gridders journeyed to Urbana on October 23, def tcrmined to break the tie resulting from last year's game. Both sides were playing great defensive ball for three quarters, and it looked as though another tie would be chalked up, when Sell surprised everyone by snagging a lateral pass and racing around the end for the deciding score, 6fO. November 11, with Westerville Football Squad 'Lets fight till six, am then lztwe tliniiery' uni Twcedledee. Sell, Captain

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1 A 2 X X iDEl.I'1I'IQ5ZM i E A 1 'Ifs a great huge game of chess thafs being played-all over the wovldf Qlndividual write-ups will bc found in thc pages followingj

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it l l lDIlLl'lI'IQflZl l l r r r Delaware stands, at Bexley game, November 20 , HENEVER Delaware plays Marysville, a hard hattle is always anticipated, and the game of Octoher 30 proved to he no exception. After receiving the kickfoff, Delaf ware started a 60fyard drive down the field, only to lose the hall on penalties, In the second quarter theiy again threatened to score, missing hy the narrow margin of a lumhle on the goal line. Both teams made scores hy means of passes in the third quarter, and the game ended in a 6-6 deadlock, with a dismal rain falling. The next home game with Cireleville, Novemher 6, resemhled a track meet more than a foothall game. The scoring was led hy Heinlen and Sell, who hoth made two tallies. The line also shared in the honors, with Fleming and Mozingo crossing the goal with intercepted passes. This was Carlisle's first opportunity to use his reserve material, and the second team showed up well, giving good promise for next year. The final score of the game was 5442. The Homecoming game with Westerville was played at Selhy Stadium on Armistice Day, Novemher ll, hefore a crowd of 3700 spectators. The first half was closely contest' ed, with the Vv'esterville hoys fooling our line hy their constant shifting. But in the second period, after receiving instructions from the coach, the Delaware gridders shoved over five touchdowns to end the game with a 32-0 score. x'Beat Bexley! was the warfcry of the week preceding Novemher 20, the day set for the DelawarefBexley game. The Columhus hoys, who had not lost a league contest this year, were favored to win hy a comfortahle margin. Delaware received the kick-off, and, alter failing to gain. attempted a punt, which was hlocked and knocked hack of thc end zone to give Bexley a touchhack and two points. Both teams then fell to punting, with Heinlen gaining an advantage hy his marvelous kicks. just when it looked as though Bexley might win hy their two point margin, Heinlen shot a quick pass to Sell, who fought and sidefstepped his way over the goal line. Heinlen if - kicked goal for the extra point. Bexley then threatened with I1ll1ll several line passes, which were successfully hlocked hy Delaf 3 131-11-gil ware's hacklield. The gun went off with the score, Delaware that-wr 7, Bexley 2. This victory, which gained for the team as much ,V - 9 glory as winning the championship, put Delaware in a tie for ----H Y - second place in the Central Buckeye League.