GRIDIRON NOTES FOR 1922 The efforts put forth by our former Coach, Blackburn, to develop a football team worthy of the name, were well worthwhile and the training he gave the footballers last season proved a valuable asset to the gridiron squad of 1922. Soon after the College doors were open in September,"Pop" Warner, our new Coach broadcasted the call for gridiron candidates to meet at Alford Memorial Gymnasium, there to receive uniforms and report for the first practice. Then the grilling practices began at once. Coach Warner realized that he must whip his gridiron warriors into condition hurriedly, owing to the fact that our first game,which promised to be a hard fight, was less than three weeks away. Coach Warner (early in the season called "Pop") began at once to instill the old pep and fighting spirit into the squad. The first game of the season was played with Dayton University, at Dayton, Ohio. In this game Cedarville was completely outclassed as can readily be seen by the score of 59-0. However this was the best team we met this season and was considered by football fans to be one of the first-class collegiate teams of the state. The next game was played a week later with our old rivals, "Antioch," at Yellow Springs, Ohio. In this game the team was handicapped considerably because of injuries received in the Dayton "U" game. The game was exciting the first half, the score being 0-0. Then Antioch slipped over 6 points in the third session, and in the final period they scored 13 more and Cedarville lost to the tune of 19-0. The third game of the season was played with Rio Grande on the home gridiron. In this game the score was 6-0 at the end of the third quarter and the home team was defeated again by a score of 19-0. This score was not at all satisfactory to the old C. C. grid warriors but it was quite an improvement over last year's score with Rio Grande which was more than twice 19. The fourth game of the season was played on the home field again, with Defiance College, of Defiance, Ohio. Defiance had a strong bunch of warriors and although we lost to them,the score being 18-0, we were not discouraged because the score was less than half that of the previous season. Cedarville played the last game at home and closed the season with a fitt ing climax by winning a decisive victory over Antioch. The score was 16-0. In this game Cedarville took an early lead and scored in the first, third, and fourth periods, completely outclassing the visiting team. Antioch made but one first down in the entire game and crossed the 50-yard line but once and then it was for a small gain of two yards. In general the brand of football played this year was an improvement over last year's efforts. Last year's experience improved several members of the squad, and the additions to the squad this year were also a valuable asset. Coach Warner is deserving of much credit for the improvement in the team,and his earnest and efficient efforts together with his loyal devotion is appreciated by each member of the "squad." The next season promises to be a hard but interesting one with games scheduled with Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio; Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va.; Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio; Rio Grande, at Gallipolis, Ohio, and also with our neighboring college and old rival, Antioch. Let's boost for a successful season in 1924. G. L. M. 58
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