Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-12-01
I[RE WILL !HE !!E:.. FAME BE PLAYED? ' smith Coach Declines 1. lame to This City With His Eleven
TO ASSOCIATION
,..l Wants Battle But is Dub. . ! alout Raising the Expehs~-
 ra,t Would Be Incurred

:, Bonnet. of the Fort Smith,
 school Football team, yester-
 .nernoon over long distance tele-
 ,,. refused to accept the proposi-
 made by Coach Bassett to bring
 Border City lads to Pine Bluff,
 5. them a big per cent of the gate
 ,,ipts and settle the state second-
 sootball championship. The Fort
 ,,ts coach said he would Jay his
 .m before the State Athletic Com
 t,s and abide by that oody's rui-
 aoth Coach Bassett and Prof J. R.
 lkn, principal of the local high
 .ool talked to A. B., Hill, at Little
 q, president of the state athletic
 ,oeation, yesterday afternoon. Ac-
 ,sine to Coach Bassett MT. Hill
 aadered Pine Bluffs proposition to
 bt Smith very favorable one, but ..n not make an official statement
 t what action the committee would ,le until Texarkana and Van Buren
 te some action in reference to the
 anpionship, and submit their
 hims. MT. Hill said that as yet klther of the two teams have made a nnal claim for the honors. A cer- hiu period is granted for the filing ka formal claim. In the event that the committee de- hrmined Pine Bluff and Fort Smith ' the teams for. the championship |attle. MT. Hill suggested Little Rock \ the two teams to Little Rock, the Easaging of officials and other eX- lenses would probably amount to Ibout sSOO, he was dubious as to pros- hscts for raising that amount. The gsme, unless played on the home rounds of one or the other of the Ieams, will be arranged under the Inspices of the State Athletic Associa- lieI and that organization must pay Ne expenses. Considering the inter sst which has been aroused in high lchool football all over the state it is nore than probable that the gate re- Ieipts would be larger than those of be Louisiana-Arkansas. It can be Iah with assurance that a special lrain would be required to carry the local delegation to the capital city, lla fans from Fort Smith. Hot bprings Camden, Texarkana and For lyce would also witness the big event. Coach Bassett and the members of lE squad are anxious to have it over nun They appear perfectly confi- lent that the honors would be lrought back to Pine Bluff and point ? their record as sufficient grounds pr the optimistic outlook. It is cer- an that Pine Bluffs winning team n large way responsible for the interest that has suddenly plang into life. In Pine Bluff alone 'unareds Of men have become ardent 'esotees of the gridiron sport who 'siore the present session, didn't 'Aow football from hockey. And il 'ss at the instance of these new fans 'nu the old ones that Bassett chal- saseo the Fort Smith aggregation tc V conclusions with his men on the 'ofest Park field. f'ne Bluff is football nutty. Staid men go out of their way tc FIX to the youngsters on the team 4u bassetts men have become reg. N heroes. The main subject of dis. at any gathering in public { 'ses IS the prospects of playing of " championship and what walk, NJ Fine Bluff will have.
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 tae team will resume light practice lVlQ6Y llIhf fn Lno,, s., t4.s,., e1. Al, z