Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-12
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VISITORS on THE GRIDIkON
YESTERDAY.
SOME STAR PLAYS
Coach Bassett'S Men Show up to Fine
Advantage Against Heavier
Opponents.

season on the local gridlron yester-
day afternoon. winning from the WISH |
TORS bv a score of 3 to O after a hard !
fought and spectacular game. Hard |
luck followed Pine Bluff throughout |
the game md kept them from pllinS |
up larger score Oh the Hot Springs /
team. for they outplayed Hot Springs |
in all stages of the game.
The winning score for Pine Bluff
was made in the first quarter OF the
game when Few placed a beautiful
field goal over the posts on a place
kick The ball was kicked from the
fifteen yard line and cleared the goa.
post remarkably, considering the
gusty atmosphere At this stage the
local boys appeared to Rave the best
of the game. but sfter he field goal
Hot Springs came back strong and
fought for every inch of ground.
Pine Bluffs goal was in danger
three times during the game AMI
twice it seemed that Hot Springs
man would take the ball oyer the
goal.
Brackins. capt. in of the Vapor Val
ley boys, and star for his team, in
tercepted a forward pass attempted
by Pine Bluff in the first Quarter and
ran fifty yards when McGaughy,
quarterback for Pine Bluff. outran
him before he reached the goal. Again
in the third quarter Brackins inter
cepted a forward pass and had an
open field with no Pine Bluff player
near him. He started on seventy
five yard run for a touchdown, bu;
Knox, playing quarterback for Pine
Bluff, overlook him when within ten
y,rds of the goal line.
The third quarter came to a close
after Blackins' spectacular run AMI
the fourth quarter opened with Hot
Springs in possession of the ball OIL
Pine Bluffs ten yard line. After
three vain attempts at bucking the
ball over the line Pine Bluff secure
the ball and punted it to the middle
of the field. sitter When Pine Bluff.
goal was safe during the rest of thu
game.
Hot Springs consider ably outweigh
ed the Pine Bluff lads, but they lack
ed speed. Bassett's we'll coached lin
held like a stone wall against tn
onslaugats OF Hot Springs hea",
back field Hot Springs relied prin
cipally on tickle bucks, aided by th'
work Of their heavy line. Time ant
again these plays were broken u
and Barrow and Guest, tackles TO
Pine Bluff, starred in their defensiv,
work on the line Hot Springs at
tempted two forward passes. neithe
working successfully. They played
great gene in breaking up PHI;
Bluffs many fake passes. Brackins
who played right halfback for tn
visitors, made most of Hot Spring
gains, and the two sensational runs
which endangered Pine Bluffs goal
Captain Allen righthelf and LET
Halfback Christopher, for the locals
led their teammates in spectacula
runs for big gains. Allen is undoub
tedly one of the best runners seel
on the local gridiron i'll many sea
sons. None of his runs could go ua
noticed naccount of his artist,
lodging through a broken field (
players. Captain Allen often ran TO
gains of five and ten yards throug:
an open field of players after his
interference had bl oxen on end runs
Christopher was fast and hard on end
runs Captain Allen received twa
forward passes during the gslne. both
for good gains. Mcintyre at left end,
also completed a forward pass. Pine
Bluff worked her end runs success
fully throughout the game.
play recently given the local
boys by Coach Basse.t called the Min
neeota or back shift, WIS worked
time and again with the Hot Springs
team unable to get onto it.
The game was one of the fastest
and cleanest ever seen here and was
intensely interesting throughout. The
attendance VS. very poor. probably
on account of the uncertain weather.
Coach Bassett was greatly pleased
with mis- men in the hard battle.
Claud Sparks. former player on the
University of Arkansas team, was re-
fierce. Harvey Gillespie. Austin Co..
1ege. was umpire and C. Edward Few
was field Judge Frank Bloom was
official t;mekeeper. The gan.e was
played in 10 and IL minutes quarters.
ne following is the lineup Of the