St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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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 ,

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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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ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY And now comes the high-Jight of the 1923 football season as well as the very peak of the career of our noble captain, Herb Davis - the St. Louis game. This, the fourth battle of the season, was played on Corcoran field on November 3rd, and ended in a 20-10 victory for the Xaverians. The story of the game is told in one small but significant word -Davis. A modern Achilles in the diminutive, Captain Herb proved the complete undoing of the Missourians by scoring every point for the winning side. Not that his team-mates did not give him every assistancee far from it. The Billikens, however, true to advance notices, began with a rush and a bang which made them increased favorites over our boys. But their advance was met with a defense which fairly paralyzed their efforts; not, however, until they had first scored ten points, and all within the first half. For St. Xavier the first period showed seven points, due to a 20-yard dash by Davis and a kick after touch- down. Though trailing at the end of the half, 7-10, the Meyermen came back in the third quarter for seven more points. A pass to Davis, another brilliant 20- yard sprint, and he once more kicked goal. The climax came in the final frame when, as the Louies were about to score, the gallant Herbert intercepted an aerial message and dashed daringly through a field of frantic friends and frenzied foes for 90 yards, dealing utter and crushing defeat to the Missourians. All hail to our little Chieftain! Most notable among the visitors were O,Toole, Quirk, and SchaHering, while the work of Bartlett, Knecht and Baurichter was marvelous, both on offense and defense. Page 07:! Humimd Fifty-four