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Vernois Lead 21-14 In Series But Cats Seek 4th StraightStartins: back in 1925 j r. j /! and continuing until 1960\ w** Civil lUMt.Vernon football teams generally enjoyed success* against Salem Wildcat var- j sities. But in recent years the Rams’ fun has come to an end.Sophs Siam Rams. 43-7This Friday night at Salemthe Vernois-Wild cat rivalry will be renewed for ihe. 39th time. Salem will be gunning for its fourth consecutive win over Mt. Vernon.The game will close unpleasant campaigns for both Coach Frank Chornak’s Hams of the South Seven and Coach Joe Thomas’ Wildcats of the Nor tit Egypt Conference.Salem has won three gamesand lost five. Mt. Vernonowns two victories and has absorbed six defeats.Both the Mt. Vernon and Salemsquads have been hard hit byinjuries during the season. TheRams have had Jack Crocker, Lanny Shaw, Roger Glasco, Tom Henry, Bennie Edwards and Leon Peacock sidelined by injuries during the campaign—but Henry and Glasco should be able to go against Salem in Friday’s final.Salem Coach Thomas said today that seven of his original starting eleven, as selected in September, would be unable to play in the final game.When the Mt. Vemon-Salem series opened in 1925 the Vernois got things off on the right foot with a 39-0 triumph. Mt. Vernon continued to dominate the annual meetings which for many years were played on Armistice Day.Through the 1959 campaign, the Rams had won 21 games. Salem had 11 victories and there had been three ties.Strangely enough, the only three Ram-Salem ties came in successive years, 1928 through 1930, by scores of 6-6, 0-0 and 043.Starting in 1960, however, the worm turned. Salem knocked over some highly-favored Mt. Vernon teams.The 1960 Rams were co-champions, with Centralia, of the South Seven. Salem dumped the locals 20-13.The 1961 Rams were champions of the South Seven and were undefeated (7-0-1) going into the Salem final. Mt. Vernon had a shot at Its first unbeaten football season since the 1925 squad played and woo all four of its games. But Salem humbled the previously undefeated Rams by a . 26-7 count.Last year the Wildcats really poured it on the Vernois, gaining 343 yards from scrimmage and coasting to a 26-0 victory. Mt. Vernon never got inside Salem’s 29-yard line in the game.There is little to choose between the disappointing records stacked up by the two teams this year.! Salem has exhibited more scoring power, getting 47 points against Bridgeport and 39 against Lawrenceville — but the Rams have surrendered fewer points than the Wildcats.Mt. l emon and Salem have played two foes in common during the season. The Cats lost to Centralia 21-0 whileMt.Vernon fell to the Orphans 7-0. Salem beat Fairfield 21-7while Mt. Vernon tripped Fairfield 6*0.Last Friday night Salem exhibited its scoring punch and also its lack of defense in a 32-26 defeat at Carmi. One year before Salem had walloped Carmi 54-0.Friday’s final game will mark the finish of high school grid careers for 14 Mt. Vernon seniors. Suiting up the last time for the Rams will be:Jim Carter, Barry Dodson, Arthur Ellis, Torn Henry, Bill Moore, Bob O’Dell. Lowell Reu, David Settle, Ron Simmons, tarry Shields, John Sturdevant, Gordon Rhine,Centralia’s young Orphans, capitalizing on local sophomore mistakes at every turn, humbled the Mt. Vernon Ramlets, 4.3-7, on Trout Field in Centralia last night.The first three Orph touchdowns came in the first period following two Vernois fumbles i and an intercepted pass. Centralia took a 25-0 halftime lead, then finished with three six -pointers in the final half. j After recovering a Ramlet; fumble. Centralia inarched to j the locals’ five-yard line where j Riek Kinder skirted right end for the TD. The kick for the extra point failed. Raymond I Swartzlander climaxed anotherscoring drive with a 14 yard i TD around left end and Mike Hoyt booted the extra point. Centralia recovered their ownkickoff, and Stanley Lee crashed over from the five on the next play for the touchdown. In the second period, a 12-yard pass play from David Fouch to Kinder produced the next TD. as the kick failed.Hoyt added both third quarter .scores on runs of 64 and 10 yards respectively, but both extra point attempts failed. Freshman Jerry McCarrywent12 yards for the final Orph six-pointer in the fourth quarter.The locals tallied late in the! third period to avert, a shutout. Mt. Vernon scored when quarterback Chris Dixon hit Mike Williamson with a pass, and Williamson pitched out to Johnny Lee who scampered 60 yards for the touchdown. Lee also carried the extra point.This year’s Ramlets, coached by Scott. Gill and Will Lee,closed the campaign with 2-5 overall mark. Injuries and lack of bench depth hampered the Vernois chances all season.Al GeibergerWins $25,000Almaden OpenBy DICK BARNES Associated Press Sports WriterSAN JOSE. Calif. (API — Every time you hear a rumor on a golf course, forget it, advises Al Geiberger.While Iiis own game slumped during the final round of the $25,000 Almaden open, rumors flew around Al's ears how his four-stroke lead had disintegrated. He double-bogierl the 14th hole and bogied the 17th.I though I’d blown the whole thing, Geiberger said.But coming from the final fairway the former University of Southern California star got the right word. He needed a birdie to win.I sure don’t know how I got it, Geiberger recalled. But he planted a No. 4 iron shot four feet from the pin. After long deliberation he holed die birdie putt and beat amateur Dick Lot?, and veteran Dutch Harrison by a stroke and won $3,500.Geiberger managed only a 37-37—74 on his final round over the 7,034-yard, par 36-36—72 Almaden Golf and Country Club course.Lotz and Harrison, meanwhile, fired 69s after starting the day six strokes off the pace. Jay Hebert, four back when the round began, challenged Geiberger early in the day but wound up at 72 and 279. ‘ Geiberger had carded 69-67-6lt; the first three days.Frank Talley and Eddie Edwards.Here are the Mt. Vernon ane Salem records for the season:MTV Opp. Salem Op*6 Matt con ..... 13 0 Centralia .... 26 Herrin ...... 14 47 Bridgeport ....6 W. Frankfort 13! 0 Flora ...113 Harrisburg 7 21 Fairfield ....6 Fairfield ...... 0 7 Mt. Carmel 27 AW ion ....... 19 39 Lawrenceville 17 Benton ..... 34 U Olncy ...... 30 Centralia ... 7 76 Carmi ..... 3
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Mt Vernon Register News
Mt Vernon, Illinois, US
Tue, Nov 05, 1963
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