Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-11
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(By Miss Ruby Gibson).

Htn prize," and as this fact, that
 athletics stands for brains as we'll
 as Drawn, lis being l1ecogrlized by
 educators all over the country; the
 leading high schools, colleges, and
 Universities maintain well organized
 athletic association, and this is true
 of the Pine Bluff High School.
 Early in the fall many of the boys
 20 out for foot ball practice, and this year after several weeks of hard
 work under Prof. l.. B. Bassett, as | nach. first team was selected cons posed of: Jeff Allen (Capt), left | half back; Reed Fletcher, full back !: Fay McGaughy, right half back: Clarence Knox, quarterback; Dewoody Lyle, center; Ed Albright, right guard; Jay Sloan, left guard; Wiley Barrow, right tackle; Henry Guest, left Jackie; Leslie Mcintyre, right end; Morris Few, left end. Their record surpassed any of previous years.
 Later in the season interest and
 energy of the boys were given to
 basket ball, which during the winter
 months, when out door sports were
 impossible, furnished recreation and
 exercise. The members of the team are: Will Seek, as center; Dewoody
 Lyle and Leun Sanders, forwards; Morris Few and Leslie Mcintyre, guards They won five out of seven games played with representative high schools in the State.
 Genuine enthusiasm is now being manifested in base ball. "The lure of the diamond" promises to furnish more of sport than any of the other inter-school contests. The position as signed for the present are: Carl Ham, lin, catcher; Jeff Allen, first base; Ben Matthews, second base; Peter Flournoy, third base; Morris Few, short step; Harlow Sanders, Roger McNew and Robin Few, field; John Sofrells and Leslie Mcintyre, pitchers
 The girls also are represented in tne athletics of the high school With t6e assiA1anc of Physical Director Wllson of the Y. M. c. A., the basket ball team has developed skill and science in the game unequaled by any ether girls team in the State. lney have not lost a game on home ground during the season and have scored a hundred and twenty seven points with eighty three against 'nem. The members of the team are: 0ehel Mann, Capt., Mary Sorrells, and iefaldine Clark, forwards; Nettie @uillkln and Mary Tankersley, cen CTS; Ruth Foley, Evan Goree, Rebec- a flummer, and Lolla Cranberry. 'uards; Miss Ruby Gibson, Manager.
 Y. M. c. A.
 Ihe Pine Bluff Young Mems Chris ian Association has been a new fac cr 3ln ftHetic's lthis season. The association has given aid in any say 1t could to all forms of athletic ports both within its own gymnasium nd out. This is not only fact in me Bluff but all over the United ''ates. It is through the efforts of ne ', M c. A. that American Anna cur sports have gone through a nofough cleaning up within the last ew years.
 u Was found that professonalism 'as common in the Amateur Athle- Y onion, and that the Union was be- hs used to further the ends of a asantic sporting gtods trust. The ,. ,. V! M. C. A. first tried to clean up ne union, by forming the Amateur lthletlc League of North America, 'hicn affiliated With the A. U, eeoshlzlng cards and issuing sane 'ois m common. This was found to Y uoing no good, so the A. l.. N. A. '"at'ea " away from the Union and work ne With the big colleges of the East w ng Middle West. have athletics prac- .'aliy under their control. This is It beginning of the end of the A. A. {. as it is now.
 professionalism is uncommon in ITS section, but in some parts of the Where athletics are older and ''ose ccmm'1n, it is hard for a strict 'n'ateur to be assured that he is not with. or against profession M ~ ! prevent this, every man who ~'sass ftp partlcipsfis must pay a ''iaA fees g stos the "A U. N A. and se7 'ale 2 card which entities him to take 'a's n any event sanctioned by the