Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-08
BEST GAME EVER
 SEEN IN DOUGLAS
Verdict On the Football Battle Between Fl PaSo and the
 Shelter City,

DOUGLAS. Dec. Especial )- The best football game eyef seen in Douglas" was tE5 general yerdicI heard about town after the game on Saturday afternoon. Douglas was beaten, to be sure, tut fought out the game royalty and Intil close to the end of the second half the game wa. always in doubt. Douglas was beaten by a better seasoned team, a team which had had the advantage of more games, which had started the season. earlier, and had had lcnger experience together and longer period of coach ing. That was ali that beat them, for, in rushing the ball, the Douglas Highs made yards tV their opponents feet, but at the crucial moments they did not play together and display the team work necessary to score as the Fl Paso eleven did.
 The injury to Cook, who was bit ten in the wrist by dog on Saturday morning, kept him out of the game and in the very first scrimmage Hursi was kicked in the head and seemed dazed throughout tue rest of the game and these misfortunes of course mill tated against Douglas, possibly chang ed the result, for the score against the locals was only g to 0.
 The Game.
 Fl PaSo won the toss and cnosc the goal, giving Douglas the ball and after the kick of rar the ball back to their 35 yard line. From here k. Paso forced the ball right down the field without loss Io Douglas 15 yaro line using forward passes, end runs and line piunges in variety, but right in front of her own goal line and on.y IS yards away Douglas held. Then the ball see-sawed back and forth, up and down the field for some time, both teams bunting frequently, until final ly Douglas missed ar Fl Paso pun' and a Pass City payer feil on the ball on Douglas 25 yard line. A fine display of aggressive work by the .-l Pasoans followed A forward pass gained 15 yards and the bal was on Douglas ten yard Bae. A number CT furious line plunges followed by en end run put the ball over for score of five points. On the try for the goal, which looked certain, sudden gus. of wind checked the progress Of the ball so that 1t struck the cross par and bounded back. During the remaln- der of this half the pig skin was gen orally in El Paso territory and Doug las got as close as the ten yard line but was unable to score. the half end ing with the ball in mid-fieh.
 i Douglas did muon of the forcing oi play in the second half and twice threatened to score but were stood cn. The players made long gains would circle the ends or crasn through the line but Fl Paso was sofs to stand of the attack at the psyche logical moment. Finally Fl Pasc forced the hall down the field to Doug las Is yard line and was held for twf downs. The ball was then snapped back quickly held or the twenty yart line and WorthingtOn kicked as pret ity goal from placement as ons would care to see, points and ina score to 0.
 Bells 50 yard run and gains of 2 by Ted Rice and 35 by Fisher wer' features which encouraged the Doug las rooters who stood faithfully D' their team throughout. especially th' high school girls, tucked with tn school colors.
 The Ei Paso players were enter tained at supper at the home of va rious mersbers O. the team and wer' given isiee at fhe ball park psviliol in the ( ,ing. having for home yes terday.
 The ffswmg ? the lineup:
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