Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-27

yesterday in what proved to be one
 of the toughest propositions that the
 Zebras have gone against in many a
 day and they sure brought home the
 victory, by score of IA to 12. The
 game was hard fought from start to finish and not until the last whistle
 blew was the game and victory sure.
 Every man from old to the young was on the side line roofing for Benton
 victory, but the timer blew his whis- !, tie and ended one of the prettiest
 games ever witnessed in this part of the state.
 The victors were congratulated by team and rooters alike. Tells, songs and music had their part in the affair and at times pandemonium reigned supreme, but at no time did the lads from Pine Bluff on the Arkansas wav- CT or did the line give up. Benton has a good team backed by Captain Huston, who was their principal ground gainer. At times this hard hitting, battering tiger fought his way for long gains but the Hi lads rallied and stopped the rally.
 Hi Lost the Toss.
 Pine Bluff lost the toss and Benton took the receiving end while Sorrells kicked to the thirty yard line. Benton began by smashing the tackles for substantial gains till they reached the thirty-yard line. There the Pine Bluff iline held fast and on an attempted pass the ball went over the goal line and was given to pine Bluff on the twenty-yard line. Captain Quinn 1 kicked over the safety's head and from there a Benton punt was blocked and Sanders scooped it up and went ;, tearing for the goal line only to be stopped by a flying Bentonite. On two plays the ball went to the five yard line where Ingram carried it over for the first touchdown but fumbled and Quinn recovered. Wyn- ne kicked goal.
 i Benton came back strong and tore through the Pine Bluff line till they reached the middle of the field where thev were held for downs and punted to Wilson on Pine Bluffs twenty-yard l ilne. Just at this point tho first quar- ter ended with Pine Bluff in posses sion of the ball.
 Renton's First Score. Pine Bluff opened by rushing but were soon forced to punt. Both teams were on edge now and a bunting duel began. About the middle of the sec ond quarter, Walton, left half for Ben ton, intercepted a pass from Wilson who threw wild and raced forty yards for Benton's first score. It was great run, and Ingram caught him just as he got lover the line. The kick out was lfumbled and no goal was the result, Score. Pine Bluff (; Benon 6. The ] rest of the period was a continuation of the bunting duel with Quinn of Pine Bluff havinp the edge on Hous- ton of Benton. The half ended with
 Benton in possession of the ball in
 midfie]d.
 Bassett Stirred Elm Up. During the intermission, Coach Bassett. gave his team a severe drub- hing and told them few things about how to inlay the game. While he was giving his usual lecture on fooball dope and explaining the art of tackl- ing hard and never giving up, some of the imnarted knowledre rnrst have been taken in for the Pine Bluff team looked like new machine when they went back to the second half. The second half opened with Pine Bluff receiving. The hall was advanc- ed to the middle of the field, but the pep subsided and Quinn was forced to wallon the pigskin again. This time he sent it fifteen yards over the quar- ter's head. Benton opened with the same driving tactics but they met 8 stone wall and were forced to punt. It looked like neither team could gain bv straight football. so the aeral fleet was sent to the rescue. but big Zep- pe'in blew up and aeain the punt was rcs+c~ed to. The third quarter ended Neither team would give ar inch and every bit of ground gained was by brute force.
 Houston Slipped It to Ed.
 It was at the beginning of the last period that Houston of Benton, drew the admiration of the crowd when he slipped long pass right into the waiting arms of kid brother Ed. and the small end souirmed right and left to the Pine Bluff backs far behind