St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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OHIO UNIVERSITY The scrappy gridders representing Ohio University were met upon Corcoran Field 011 October 13th, and for the second time in two years were defeated. The Athenians played with the valor of true warriors, and as is their custom gave the Blue and White eleven a fierce struggle. The two teams matched up, man- for'man, in a very even style. The crowd received an abundance of thrills from the feverish, see-saw battle which raged up and down the green turf. Aware of the closeness of the fray, St. Xavier took no chances, but in the first quarter suCcessfuily placed a field goal from the thirty yard line for three points. True to expectations, however, Ohio U. stepped out in the second quarter and registered seven points, Although it looked rather dark for our lads at the end of the half, they received inspiration from the somewhat spicy interview with the Coach and came back in the third stanza with rehewed spirit and fight. Followed what can easily be termed the second iibattie of the clouds? For- wards, forwards, forwardsi And it was fmallv two well- directed forwards that brought St. Xavier her pair of touchdowns, bringing her score to 15 points as against 7 points for her opponents. And so St. Xavier once again spoiled the record of the gritty Athenians. Let it be remarked here that Cincinnati fans have yet to see tougher or more earnest players than the exponents of the gridiron art from Athens; but to the wearers of the Blue and White 110 small amount of credit must be given for being able to come from behind and snatch victory from defeat. . Page One Hundred Fifty-two

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, . 1?: ? 333215 7 ? .3 hr ; gglyi? 3m $4 113$ r4 inhf'rm' -7 ',x it .5?- fi. 9 .. a t . .7 i . WESTERN KY. STATE NORMAL King Football ascended his regal throne and waved his sceptre with majestic dignity, and immediately the blast of heralds, trumpets announced the opening number of the football season; Western Kentucky State Normal faced our own St Xavier. Both teams were soon at it, hammer and tongs, It seemed, however, that the Xaverians should easily win, But lest the interest lag Fate, the Jester in the royal court, began his merry pranks to amuse the King and his favorite courtier, Spectator. The Teachers proved to be a strong and well-tutored outfit, and by artful playing led the Blue and White by a 14-7 count at the end of the ha 1f. But old King Football would not be mocked. Not by artifice but by pure worth did he reign. And so on the held that day true worth proved itself. St. Xavieris flght was not to be denied. Amid a brilliant spectacle of long runs, consistent line gains and perfect iorward-passing, the glorious, gleaming cofors of old St. Xavier came through that hectic ordeal with a clean 21-24 victory. Page One Hu'rta'rea' Fifty-one

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JOHN CARROL UNIVERSITY My, what a bunch of fighting maniacs football turns out! Those who wit- nessed the Carrol Ui encounter on the 20th of October wilf certainly corroborate the above statement, The contest was a vicious affair which led to a 13-9 victory from the hmen from home, Taking a game away from an aggregation such as represented the fair Cleveland institution is a task somwehat similar to appropriating a tasty and tempting morsel from his majesty, the man-eating king of the jungle. For example, there was that man Bright, who proved to be a roving terror; and that human small-measure, Carney, who created such havoc in the center of the line. And we all saw the steel- like line and the marvelously swift backfield of the up-state eieven run with the fleetness of scared hounds and bore; through with the strength of enraged lions H and then wither and die and fail. And why? Because they fell before a superior and flner-textured fierceness; a hrmer and more relentlsess aggressiveness; a slower but surer resoluteness which was that day evinced by the scrappy lads from Avon Hill. ' ' t ' Though slow to start the Saints quickly picked up speed and presented to the frenzied spectators a brand of sport such as was never before seen on Corcoran Field. Those who saw the runs of Captain Davis, the relentless line-bucks of Mamell and Rapp, the aerial attack of Reynolds, and the fine play of Muelier and Weiskittel, will never be forced to rack their brains for a reason why St. Xavier was victorious over John Carrol University. 131sz0 One Humirtd Fifty-thrte ,