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Stonetown BoysPlay Fine GameBY LYNN A. WITTKNBL'Rti The Times Sports EditorCoacb Stoat's Central Catholic Titans wallowed Just a wee bit better Id the mod at Universal stadium Saturday afternoon and dauocd a 6-0 defeat on Coach Duncan's McDermott yearlings who were play lug for the fust time In Portsmouth big gridiron plant. Although It is their first year in the rough football world, the 8touetown boys played like veterans and tot for a bad break In the first quarter, when an end failed to get down on a punt and cover the receiver, the game would have ended In a tie. Revealing a fighting heart, the moleskin warriors from the banks Brush creek made a desperate effort to score in the dying moments of the contest but lacked the scoring punch after cafrylng the ball deep Into the enemy territory.A thick coating of mud covered everything and everybody anu prevented either team playing anywhere near true form. The struggle eventually turned into a punting duel. Even the kicking was more or less a flop as the tall was wet and heavy with mock and the kickers got about as much result as if they tried to kick an overripe pumpkiu.Paynter.tDevlln and Lawyer starred for the Titans. Koch. Henry and Blackburn were outstanding for the invading McDermott battlers.Thanksgiving day the Titans play In Oak Hill and McDermott winds up the season In Wheeiersburg.Titans Heart In First ♦--Bodmer fumbled the first klckoffand Lawyer picked it up but was stopped on his 85. Paynter punted to Blackburn who fumbled and Bodmer recovered for Central Catholic on the Mac's S3. Lawyer and Devlin could not budge the 8tonetown line and Paynter punted out on the Macs 15. Psynter took Henry's punt snd ran It back from the Macs 30 to their six. Arthurs of the Titans was knocked out on the play. B. Crabtree of McDermott was laid low on the first play of the game. Both returned. Blackburn threw Devlin for D loss. lawyer behind beautiful In-terferenoe skirted the Mart right end to the one foot line. Paynter sneaked through the center of the Macs' line for a touchdown. Devlin place-klck bogged In the mud. Titans 6. Macs 0. Devlin kicked off to Blackburn who was stopped at his 40. Koch and Duncan lost three yards In three bucks and then Henry punted to Brennen on the Titans' 25. Lawyer made nine on an end Jog. Paynter punted to the SO. Blackburn and Koch made six as the quarter ended.Koch tried a buck and then punted out on the Titans' 30 to o|#*n the second quarter. Paynter punted to Blackburn on the Macs* 40 afterNORTHWESTERN WINS TEN TITLECharity Games Not Figured In Regular Standing By Officials.Hr Th# AtMdalfd PmiCHAMPAMiN, 111., Nov. 21—Disregarding next Saturday's charity games, which he said were not of tho regular schedule on which coaches ha*e their plan* for the season. Prof. Frank O. Dickinson of the L'Diversity of Illinois, orlgiuator of the footlmll scoring system which bears his name, today revealed his findings showing Northwestern to be the Big Ten champion.Prof. Dickinson said he would announce a net standing next week which will include the charity games, but offers today's standing as final: Northwestern, with five victories— over Ohio State, Illinois, Minnesota. Indiana and Iowa, compiled 24
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Portsmouth Sunday Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Sun, Nov 22, 1931
Page 14
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