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"At no time were the Bricktowners dangerous", 1927

Mount Union's nickname was not something the town only called itself. In the winter of 1927 the Democratic Watchman of Bellefonte, eighty miles away in Centre county, reported two Mountain League basketball games against Mount Union High and both times called the visitors the Bricktowners, without explaining it to anybody. The passages below are printed exactly as the pages read, including the spelling of the day and the errors the scanner made. Nothing has been rewritten, summarised or added to.

28 January 1927. "From the opening whistle the red and white tossers took the lead and held supremacy throughout the forty minutes of play. At no time were the Bricktowners dangerous. When the first session terminated, the score stood 28-6." — 11 March 1927. "Bellefonte High passers successfully invaded Mount Union, last Friday evening, and returned home with a 49-28 triumph neatly tucked away. The Bricktowners proved easy for coach Riden's aggregation and at no time proved dangerous."Democratic Watchman (Bellefonte), 28 January and 11 March 1927, both p. 8 · character 0 of the scanned text

Sources

  1. Democratic Watchman (Bellefonte), 28 January 1927, p. 8, "Bellefonte Outclassed Mount Union"
  2. Democratic Watchman (Bellefonte), 11 March 1927, p. 8, on the return game at Mount Union

Checked 2026-09-01 · Mined from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive

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A ferry on the Juniata near Mount Union, as Myer Souders describes itA ferry on the Juniata near Mount Union, as Myer Souders describes itShared by Myer Souders
Perspective View of House Looking North. Gable End Not Visible in Photograph Was the Canal Side. - John Sharrar House, West Water Street near Division StreetPerspective View of House Looking North. Gable End Not Visible in Photograph Was the Canal Side. - John Sharrar House, West Water Street near Division StreetLibrary of Congress · pa2853.photos.038950p
View of Office Looking South. - General Refractories Company, Office, Market Street, Mount UnionView of Office Looking South. - General Refractories Company, Office, Market Street, Mount UnionLibrary of Congress · pa2851.photos.038947p
“The New P. R. R. Station”, as Charles Welch's history of Mount Union captioned it in 1909.“The New P. R. R. Station”, as Charles Welch's history of Mount Union captioned it in 1909.Welch, History of Mount Union, 1909 · stg08
General Interior View of Packing Shed, No. 1 Works - Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Packing ShedGeneral Interior View of Packing Shed, No. 1 Works - Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Packing ShedLibrary of Congress · pa2727.photos.134465p
View of Grefco Houses Looking South Along Water Street - Town of Mount UnionView of Grefco Houses Looking South Along Water Street - Town of Mount UnionLibrary of Congress · pa2822.photos.038890p

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