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M’KIN LEY HIGH FIGURESIN TIE WITH YOUNGSTOWNBy CARJi DUjJjOSYOUNGSTOWN, Nov. 5.—McKinley High of Canton anrl South High of this city fought to a 14-14 tie here this afternoon in one of the greatestand most spectacularscholastic football games ever played on the local field. Extensive use of the forward pass by the teams filled the contest with thrills which started soon after the gamo^ began and never ceaseduntil the last whistle.• • •The Red and Black deserved a better fate than that which they received, outplaying Youngstown team In almost every period of tho game. With five regulars absent because of Ineligibility the McKinleyites showed plenty of fight. Several poor decisions by the Field Judge Eggert cost victory over tho local team.• e •South's great forward passing machine was able to do very little against the McKinleyites, although two of their passes were turned into touchdowns. The one that tied the score was shady. With the ball in Youngstown’s possession on McKin-MOIll RDTPUTS ARMYIN DEFEA TWEST POTNT, Nov. 5.—Mickey Mohardt, a llttlo Notre Damo halfback, with an Irish smile won his spurs as a successor to Georgia Oipp. engineering the defeat of the ArmySS-0.Mohardt, working on the sending end of a new forward pass formation, tossed the big pigskin like a baseball to KUey, a red-headed end, whose fingers seemed magnets for the oval. The Hoosiers marched up and down the field almost at will behind these two men, baffling the big Army eleven.Young Mohard# when he wasn’t throwing forward paeses, was wiggling through tack’e of circling the ends, slipping past Army tacklersley's 3-yd line. double pass, Y. | period through a long forward passJacobs to J. Jacobs to Welch good for 10 yards scored .the touchdown. However, as Welsh received the pass ho dropped it, but fell on It again. Tho field Judge’s decision that the pass was completed was accepted by the referee.• • eIn changing goals at the end of thofirst quarter, Eggert became mixed, and made the distance seven yards to go when it should have been 3 and 1-2 yards. For a time it looked like tho McKinleyites would leAve the field, but the matter was finally compromised and It was McKinley’s ball and five yards to go. McKinley made only three yards on the next play which would have given them first down, and Kennedy was forced to attempt a drop kick from the GO-yd line which he failed. Then South worked a beautiful pass, good for 80 yards for a touchdown. Several other decisions by Eggert brought storm® of protest from the Red and Black.• • •Eleven first downs were made by tho McKinleyites while Youngstown was only able to make the required distance 10 times, several of them being due to penalties Inflicted by the officials. In forward passing South attempted 25 passes and was only able to complete Fix for a total gain of 130 yards. Several of the Youngstown passes were intercepted. McKinley tried the aerial attack 14 times, and five of them were completed for 64 yards.8taning for the Red and Blackwas George Kennedy and Ben Johnson, negro lad on the offense, and Hiram Viothmeyer played strong defensive games. Youngstown presented one 6tar In George who replaced Marrie at fullback In the third quarter. He hit the Canton line hard and often, and was the only one able to penetrate the strong defense for substantial gains.e e eMcKinley started off strong and scored a touchdown in the firstKennedy to Ashcom which took the bsM from midfield to Youngstown’s S-yd line from where Kennedy carried it over on three plays. Early In the second period South tied the score. McKinley scored their last touchdown in the second period. Tt was South’s ball on their own 35-yd line and Y. Jacobs stepped back to attempt a forward pass, but Vleth-rneyer and Kennedy broke through the line, Kennedy knocking the player down, and Viethrneyer pickingthe ball up and running for a touchdown.At the opening of the third quarter It looked like McKinley was going to score another touchdown. South kicked off to the Red and Black rim! line bucks by Kennedy and Johnson gave the Red and Black four first downs in a row, taking the ball to South’s 2-yd line, but they lacked the punch to carry the hall across. Overhalf the last period had passed whenSouth tied the score. Several long passes helped the Youngstown ladsV/hile George also hit the Red and Black line for substantial gains carrying the ball to McKinley's 5-yd line. Three lino attempts failed to take the hall over, and then came a double pass, Y. Jacob* to J. Jacobsto Welch for the last touchdown.MeK Inley—14 Pm. Vonngwtown—14A s h c lt;m .........1ft......^ ... F p 1 u i nViethrneyer It............ SpongGibson ........ . 1 gOin17*Hoffman ........c.......... BarrettRobert Wade ...rg....... WilliamsKattman .......rt ...... WelchFrease .........re...,,....... DollBen 1 ...........qh. ••«•«« O. JacobsG. Kennedy lh.........J JacobsHamilton ........rh........ KennedyJohnson .........fb........... MnrrieSubstitutions: McKinley — Kait-man for Ashcom, Beachev for Kattman Youngstown—Gallagher for Snlain. Shull for J/ Jacobs. Splaln for Gallagher, Thomas for Spong, Georgefor MarrieTouchdowns —Kennedy, Vlethmey-er. Poll. Welch.Goals from Touchdowns-—Kennedy 2, Barrett 2.Score by Periods—McKinley 7, 7, 0, 0 14; Youngstown. 0, 7, o, 7—14.Time of Periods- - IB minutes Referee —Resch (Case), t’mpl McKay (Brown).Field Judge — Eggert (Michigan).!!I1IIo
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 06, 1921
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