The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-11-23
POPLARvILLE BEATS PURvIS

peaTeu IN the 1aIlleSDurg American
Saturday, November Is, and gives
complete account of the Aggies
latest victory:
Poplarville's Planters (who ought
to be called Pant'ers) ran rough
shod over the Lamar County Ag-
! gies on the Purvis grid yesterday
afternoon, trouncing the hard-fight-
ing Purvis team by the score of
80 to z. The game was not as
one-sided as the score would indi-
cate, for every inch and minute was
marked by terrific struggling.
The Poplarville team, under the
tutelage of Goat Hale, outweighed
the Purvis gang, which got its
football knowledge from Boil
Thompson, and weight proved an
important factor in the final issue.
Both teams used a variety of
plays, showing no partialitisA for
any sne method of attack. Pdrvis
made most of her gains on passes,
and Poplarville scored gains on al
most as many varieties as Mr..
Heinz once was wont to boast of.
The weight of the Poplarville team
kept the Purvis lads from breaking
through the line. Poor interference
pitted against alert defensive work.
made it hard for the Purvis team
to make any flank gains. The
punting of the Purvis team was
deplorably weak and cost many
yards in exchanges. While the
passing attack of the Purvis bunch
was fairly successful, it found stub
born and vigorous opposition at all
stages of the game.
The Poplarville team managed to
get away with several nice passes
for good gains. Their line attack,
featured by the plunging of Nc
Giants and Forbes, proved success
full throughout the game. Occa-
sional end runs Melted good gains.
While outweighed and outclassed
in all departments of the game, the
Lamar lads kept fighting until the
end. The spirit of the red-clad war
riors did not weaken. They were in
there fighting as hard at the final
whistle as at the first. Whatever
they may lack in football prowess
and fnesse, the Purvis team is to
be commended for it's fighting
spirit.
The result came as a complete
surprise and upset to the Purvis
team, it's coach, and it's supporters
The splendid record made by the
Lamar Lambs in their last five
starts seemed to give them a de-
cided edge over the Planters from
Poplarville, who had received an
artistic trimming at the hands of
Biloxi High earlier in the season.
In regard to that trimming, the
Poplarville supporters have story
that makes it appear to be artistic
from more than one angle.
The large crowd was about even
ly divided in sympathies. Both
schools had ardent supporters in
numbers. The Purvis rooters staged
a poppy snake dance on the field
at the end of the second period.
Bitterness was evident at some
stages of the game, both afeld and
on the side lines. The Purvis team
made repeated complaints of I'M
sportmanlike play on the part of
their opponents. Wrangling was
rife. Only one man was expelled
from the game on account of rough
play, despite the bitterly contested
battle.
To open, Carver kicked over the
back line and the ball went in play
on PurVis' 20 mark. Nations, by a |
neat run, made first down, but Pur-
Wis (Purvis center) was forced to
kick. Fumbles by Poplarville mar
red their gains and the ball went
over to Purvis. Purvis could not
gain and the oval was kicked toll
Poplarville on Purvis' 80 mark.
Failure to gain gave the ball to
Purvis. A bad tumble forced al
punt which was returned by Clark
to Purvis' 80 mark. Forbes rippedI
through for first down. McCants
was chased out of bounds on the
5-yard line on criss-cross play.
He took the ball over for the first
touchdown after having been tossed
for a 6yard loss by H. Rouse. The
extra point was made on faxed
kick, Clark taking pass from
McCants back of the goal lineI
Carver kicked over the back line
and the ball was brought to Purvis'
1O-yard line by H. Rouse, who es
saved to return IT, P11rvis n,p+od |