Sullivan Wins Title in Marbles

 Marietta Daily Times, April 14, 1924

Marietta public school marble championship for 1924 was won by Walter Sullivan, who eliminated all competition in the finals of the city tournament held at the Y.M.C.A. on Saturday afternoon. Sullivan hails from the Norwood school.

Second place in the tournament was won by Kelly Mike of Willard school, and third by Cecil Berg, also of Norwood school. In the final round out of the 12 marbles Sullivan took seven, Mike three, and Berg two.

Receives Silver Medal

A silver medal, symbolic of the championship of the city schools, was presented to Sullivan. Winners of the school championships were presented with bronze medals. Over 400 boys and girls took part in the tournament. It took two and one-half hours of actual playing time to get the final rounds played off.

Three girls took part in the finals and although they were all eliminated in the opening round, they deserve much credit for their persistence. The girls were Freda Sprague of Terberg school, Margaret Mathers and Doris Jackson, both of Pike Street school.

Winners in Various Rounds

The winners of the first round games were as follows: Charles Lowers, Elvin Price, Chauncey Callihan, Cecil Berg, S. Goldman, Charles Goodwin, Dean Henderson, Tom Reid, Dean Hill, B. Roney, Kelly Mike, Playford Meridith, Charles Camden, and Walter Sullivan.

The survivors of the second round were: Walter Sullivan, Cecil Berg, Charles Lowers, Dean Henderson, B. Roney, Charles Goodwin, and Kelly Mike.

Fourth round survivors were Kelly Mike, Cecil Berg and Walter Sullivan.

In the fifth and final round Sullivan took the championship by easily outplaying the other two boys.