The Springdale news., 1915-11-19
FORT SMITH HIGH WON

The local high school football team was in Fort Smith Saturday, where they played the high school team at that place, and lost by a score Of 2 to :.
 The game was characterized by heavy playing by both teams, and all breaks Of the game went to Fort Smith. peculiar feature of the game was that Fort Smi1h High did not suffer single penalty, while the locals were penalized on numerous occasions; one Of special mention in the second quarter, when Refree Self, Of Fort Smith, assessed a pen laty of twenty-five yards against the locals for tripping. This placed the ball on the Springdale one yard ffne. and Fort Smith with four downs to make the yard, pushed it over on the fourth down for their first score. The locals won the tess and de fended the north goal Fort Smith kicked and thirty-five yard run by 1 Taylor, of the locals with splendid ] Iinterferenee, two line bucks for ten more yards, and a fast forward pass l to Gillette from Thompson for tWen- tty-fiye yards gave Springdale the first touchdown in two minutes and q half Of play. Hinson easily kicked goal
 The second quarter was all for Springdale until the twenty-five yard penalty for tripping, when Fort Smith went over for touchdown, failing to kick goal. The score at the end of the first half resulted to 6, favoring springda1e.
 The third quarter WAS for Fort Smith; with consistent hammering the locals line, and using d short forward pass. which Hinson was un- able to stop on account Of an injured ankle, finally gave them touchdown but not until afer Gillette received a spectacular pass from Thompson for q ttWenty yard gain. Fort Smith came near scoring in the third quar- ter but tumble as the man was Iearrying the ball, which was recover cd by Gillette. of the locals, who icarried 1T thirty yards before being ldowne4i. prevented the touchdown. Af ter the seeming inability of the Fort smithians to solve dhe Fast playing Of the loaais r9lsher tteties were re- sartsd l.. anu 4fz aas indalged in by q Fort Smith player. This seemin2ly played havoc with the spiingdale team, and added with in- nHmerable penalties by the refree placed them at disadvantage. and ftha fourth quarter saw Fort Smith scoring almost at will Very little attempt being made by the locals to stop their line plunges or end runs.
 Both teams averaged about the same. the weight favoring Ft. Smith. The loeal boys played air-tigAt fo9t- ball in the first quarter. and specta- tors ad the game passed mauy comph. mems q tae local team. both as a team aaa as individual players. A considerable %eare was given the Fort Smith supporters ia the first quarter. when the local boys easily crossed their goal line.
 Thompson played his usual good game at quarter; Hinson at half. though suffering from an injured ankle did excellent kicking; his kick offs being far better than Fort Smith and Gillette. at end, played the best game Of this season. He was slieht- ly injured in the second quarter, re- placed il the taiid. taken out in the third, and replaced in the fourth, on- ly to be taken out again much against his wishes.
 The local team was made to suf- fer for the reputation Springdele gained in Fort Smith. from the game here last year; as this was clearly evident from the cheers and retor's from the Fort Smith High School supporters. Their main cheer being Remember last year at Springdae. {"
 Several of the local tenn are suf- fea'ing from bruises as result of their hard playing, but as whole the team played excellent foot bal. considering the difficulties under which they labored.
 Fort Smith scored In the seco' d quarter, again in the ehipd, and twice in the fourth, kicking each goal, width the exception of the first. Sprirg- dale is now out-of-the running for the school champions ip of Q southwest, and Fort Smtsh wil O. ably play Little Rock, Pine if or Philadelphia for t c tit Q