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ED AND BLA CK FENS SCORES ITH ENEMIESM'-KlnUy High's football team closed its 1922 season with an un-, A1 record. During nine games, the Red and Black registered fourtories suffered four defeats and tied one game. Pecularly. McKin-C end opponents each acored the same number of points—136. It ia A first time in tha football history of the local Institution that a cam-* has closed with total scores being equal. jru # e • e eAnother eortraotdlnary remit of tho playing was the factthat McKinley waa only shutout once, and only onoe were they able to hold their opponenta scorelces. In each Instance, tho winning team made four touchdowns, fait when McKinley failed to score, their opponents—Massillon—failed to kick goal once.One tho other hand when McKinley held Kenmore without a point, the Ited and Black added two points by drop kick after touchdown. Letters have not been awarded, but the majority of this season's varsity squad will not return, graduation, and the now rules on eligibility cutting down the chances of McKinley having a winning combine neat season. Of the team that started Against Maiwlllon, only two linemen—DIM 1 no and Whipple—and one backfieldci^—Johnson—will be on hand in 1023. No captain has been Heeled. It rests between Johnson, DftMJno, Whipple* and McConnell. The first and last are Juniors, and the otherpair arc Sophomores. * • • • •Bun Johnson, negro fullback, was the star of the McKinley team. He 1 most of the scoring, making six touchdowns for a total of 36 points.* was the only player who could be relied upon for gains when th ro needed. He played a fine defensive game as well as doing most of* work on the offense. Reiner played consistently all season, being one fthe hardest workers on the team. Arnold showed up well In the early L nf the season but his work near the close was not up to standard. L burden of th. line fluty fell on Capt. Gibson with McConnell. Broda S plMino doing well at end. McConnell waa good at diagnosing a play, ,ils Uroda could punt aa well as anyone on the squad, and DIMlno s let quality waa his ability to break interference. Tho chief trouble with , McKlnleyites was their inconsistent playing. One week they appeared .‘the best team In th. state. Th. next week though against an ln-■ior opponent they played raggedly. Games with Akron Central, Lima nth Kenmore and Mt. Vernon were victories. Youngstown South was rt. Massillon, Akron South. Youngstown Rayen and Alliance were Me-nley's conqueror*. . • • e eBen Johnson ws* 11 points ahead of his nearest companion In st^n* making *1* tondhdowns for 30 points, twice as many l^hdo^ns sTlWner who vyas next in line. Reiner however booted his mark to *5 points. Arnold also made three touch-downs a total of 1* point*. Two touchdowns cacti were made hv cant, and guard Gibson, and end Ashoom. Gibson made both of his touchdown* in the Akron Central contest, while Ashcom s oamelnthogame wltlbMt. Vernon. Kirk, Broda. Hoffman. I£r-reii and Hamilton wew» each able to pass the enemy sonoe. In addition Hamilton kicked Highs b«. raigino hU totitl to nine points. McKlnloy Illgu smark wm In tho game with Mt. Vernon when they rollqd up 41points, while Alliance administered the moat deH*ive toting othe vcatr, rolling up a 32-6 score. Youngstown l^yon also reglslered 32 markers, but McKinley mado^two touchdowns.ss/sts sffijys =2. srs^rss,n they made in the final 15 minutes of play,
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sun, Dec 03, 1922
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