The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-12-05
NORMAL WINS IN
LAST MOMENTS
IN A VERY CLOSE GAME
CAPT. WEBB BEATS DRAUGHON
WITH LESS THAN THREE
MINUTES TO PLAY.

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-After bat
Ting through three periods and the
greater part of the fourth, with the
pigskin at no time during the game
within either 20-yard zone, Coach
Nixon's Normalite warriors, from
Conway, won, Z to O., on fluke in the
last three minutes of play from the
Draughon's Business College aggrega-
ton at West End park yesterday at
ternoon.
A "Jnx' thai appeared at the
opening of the game when Captain
Webb of the Normal lost the toss-up,
awaited in the last few minutes, when
| Stubs, Coach NiXon's husky right
tackle, after punting 20 yards, ran
down the field and recovered the ball
after Stansberry, Draughon's right
tackle, fumbled The play, brilliant
piece of work on the part of Stubs,
! placed his team on the Draughon 10
yard line ard a few moments later
Captain Webb went through for "a
touchdown Browning kicked goal
and seven points were marked up for
/ the Conway lads.
More than 1000 loyal followers f
j the two teams were assembled in the
bleachers when the game was
called promptly at o'clock. Cap
/ tain Letzig Of the Gold and Pur-
pie won the toss and chose to defend
the south goal Wiles, the Draughon
left halfback, kicked off 80 yards to
Davis, who returned the ball Is
yards. Three attempts at the Normal
line failed and Letzig punted to
Browning, who returned the ball 25
yards.
Normal opened their attack in
whirlwind style that carried the
| Draughon team off their feet. Re-
peated attempts at forward passes
failed and Quarterback Webb was
forced to call punt. Stubs lifted
the oval in beautiful spiral 40 yards
to Letzig, who returned five yards.
Letzig attempted forward pass on
the first down and lost the ball to Da-
Wis, who intercepted the pass.
; Both teams, now warmed up, lined
up on the 30-yard line, with the ball
in possession of the Nixon disciples.
Marble gained nine yards in three
successive plunges, only to see the
ball go over on the next play, when
Webb attempted drop kick. The
ball scarcely left the ground and was
downed Stansberly.
Draughon lined up hurriedly and
before the husky DOWNSTAIRS were
aware of the play, Letzig was tearing
around their right end for 25 yards.
Letzig followed his brilliant run by a
bit of bad judgment when he called
punt and lost the bali to Normal on
the 37-yard line. Marble gained first
down in two plunges and Webb made
beautiful forward pass to GOA,
which netted 80 yards, before the pc
Rod ended, at 3:12.
During the second and third quar-
tiers the ball was carried back and
forth across the field, neither side
making any decided gains Play was
resumed for the fourth quarter at
sc. Coach Nixon sent in Yancey to
| ~, Do Of ,.irybt ri RtanEon-
ship punted out of bounds at the 40
yard line and Normal recovered the
ball. Davis gained five yards around
right end and the game became a
punting battle between Stubs and
Letzig. Several punts were eNchang-
ed near the middle of the field and
Ietzig retired from the kicking line
in favor of Blankenship. On the next
play, beautiful punt by Blanken-
ship, Letzig, from position in the line,
tore through the Normal defense and
downed Stubs as he caught the ball.
In the collision between the two men,
Letzig suffered broken nose and was
taken from the game. Coach Talbot
sent in Wiles at quarter, who lost the
ball on the next play, an intercepted
forward pass.
Stubs gained first down in two
plunges for Normal, but the Draugh-
on aggregation braced and held for
downs. Wiles attempted three for
ward passes, but failed in each and
the ball went over to Normal. Stubs
l'punted to Stansberry on the Draugh-
on 20-yard line. Stansberry fumbled
the catch and the ball bounded into
the arms of Stubs, who rushed
through the line, following his punt