Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-15

the faculties, all the strenee,h. inc agility and shrewdness of inc whole '"enty-hwo players came to the sur- race in a mighty surage.
 The Crawford county lads were speedy. Their attack was sharn and possessed steam. The man with the pail started fast and sure and when the' offensive runner and the defend- CTS clashed the dull thud of hn,nan bodies as they came into contact could be plainly heard.
 Hicks, fer Van Ruren, kicked off just as the hands of the time-keen- CTS watch marked 2:52. After the small gains Pine Bluff lost the ball when Sorrells fumhled. From that time to the end of the quarter the two te&ms struggled back and forth. one moment Pine Bluff on the de- fense and then Van Buren.
 It was in the second quarter that r ne Bluff scored a touchdown bur as Referee Campbell had not official ly started the period he called the ball back to the center of the field It seemed hard, but both teams start ed playing after the timekeeper an- nounced that time was up instead of waiting for Campbell's whistle.
 Scored on for the First Time.
 Pine Bluff was forced to k'ck and Van Buren assumed the offensive. And then the pigskin started towards Pine Bluffs goal, Van Buren calling into play many forward passes. The passes were short but five and ten yards at a pep soon took the ball in- to striking distance. Then another pass was called into play and Saddler scored the first touchdown.
 The red and white rooters were silent. The impossible had happen ed. But their spirits were revived slightly when the Van Buren boys failed to hold the ball at the punt out. Several times during the first half Van Buren was penaliZed for off side and Interference with Allen in attempting to receive a forward pass. The first half ended with the ball in Van Burens possession.
 Christopher Out of It.
 In the third period Christopher who, had been thrown hard by a tackler was replaced by Sanders.
 Pine Bluff kicked and saddler re- ceived the ball. Parchman, the b g left tackle, the bright star of the Van Buren team, and the man most responsible for Pine Bluffs crush ing defeat made several gains but Van Bure'n was forced to kick. Capt. Fletcher made twenty yards but moment later Sorrells fumbled and gave the enemy the ball Again the teams, first one then the other. gained possession of the ball and the ebb and flow of the battle kept the spectators hearts humping wildly.
 Pine Bluff Shows Form.
 A dash of Pine Bluffs old time form came in this period when Mcln- tyre. the big fullback, made one Of the most thrilling runs ever seen. The big fellow covered 50 yards be- fore he was stopped, placing. the ball on Van Buren's seven yard line and then it was that the red and white rooters yelled for joy. But moment later their hopes were dashed to the ground when Capan Fletcher miss ed a field goal. The ball was placed on the 2O-yard line for scrimmage and Van Buren was soon forced to kick. The third quarter ended with Pine Bluff covering the oval near the center of the field.
 The Slaughter Starts.
 Then the rout started. Saddler' the fast right half back of the van Brwen team intercepted a forward mass and returned the ball twenty wards before he was stopped. Parch-