The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-11-29
Aggies Battle @. c.
M. A. TO a I lie
By Sam Seidler.

S
able coaching of Goat" Hale closed
its football season Thanksgiving day
with tie game at Gulfport in which
they engaged the Cadets of G. c. NJ. A.
This season has been the most success
full in the history of the school due to
the fact that the Aggies have not
been defeated this season, and that the
schedule was the hardest ever ar
ranged for the Poplarville eleven.
Now the Aggies of Poplarville lay
claims to the Junior College Cham
pionship of the State and give as
facts the competitive score. The Ag-
gies defeated the Mississippi College
Freshmen by score of 2l to o. The
Mississippi College Freshmen then
held G.. c. M. A. to a 6 to 6 tie and
lost to the Miss. State Normal Col
lege by score of 6 to 0. The Missis-
sippi State Normal College was then
Defeated by G. c. NJ. A. by a score
of 7 to 6. st. Stanslaus College then
defeated G. c. NJ A. by score of
19 to 2, and the Poplawille Aggies
defeated the st. Stanslaus College by
a score of Is to 13. and held G. c. NJ.
A. even. Not time during the play
ing schedule during the past three
seasons have the Aggies tried to Alibi
about not winning their games, but
the poor showing of the Aggles
against the Cadets Thanksgiving in
which the final score was I to Z.
was due to the fact that the entire
Aggie combination made the trip to
Gulfport through the country roads IN
automobiles, which consumed the most
part of four hours, the roads being at
their worst and in many instances
many of the Varsity men had to get
out and actually pick up their cars
out of ruts and mud holes in order to
get to their destination.
Running late, the Aggies arrived at
Gulfport and had dinner at 1:30 p. m.
an hour before the starting OF the
game and with such little rest the
Aggies got into their uniforms and
placed on the field half defeated
combination. To start the game, the
Aggies kicked off to the Cadets and
he kick was. weakest ever attepmted by
the Aggies. going less then fifteen
wards and it was then seen that the
4 ggie line was not in shape, for the
Cadets marched down the field ham
meling the. yielding Aggie forwards
at will. Before the Aggies could get
.heir bearings the. Cadets thrust their
Dig captain, Davis, into backfield po-
sition and went accr0ss for a touch
down, after three attempts from the
lhree-yard line had failed, Captain
Davis then kicked goal for the extra
point.
The second quarter found the Ag-
g.cs still trying to get their bearings
and in the meantime holding their
own and II was after the fifteen min
ute intermission, between halves, that
the Aggies received their natural
rest, for after kicking off to the Ca
dets and the ball changing hands
repeatedly until near the latter part
Of the third quarter when the Aggies
made their charge with repeated gains
through the line on center ard off
tackle plays till the one-yard line was
reached when the quarter ended.
On the second play in the fourth
1uarter, johnson carried the ball
across for the Aggies' touchdown,
and White kicked goal for the extra
point, tying the score. The Aggies
then out played the Cadets for the
balance of the game, keeping the
ball in their territory and bringing
.he ball within scoring distance near
5he final seconds of the game. The
whistle blew TO end the game just
rs White missed field drop kick
oy inches from rectangular position
near the side line. The regular pep
WHICH lStG HtICtu1Olt uSSi N-iN' i-'>--t-
spring Of the Aggie offence and de-
fence was missing throughout the en-
on Thanksgiving day. Al
through the work of the Aggies was
dali II was bright in some spots. The
squirt for fifty-yards Of johnson, the
Aggie back, after intercepting 3 for
ward pass was one of the bright spots
of the game. while Brassfield and
Captain Davis done the best work
for the Cadets, both giving some fine
exhibitions of broken field running
While the lAggies We're doped to beat
the Cadets by at least two touch
downs, it did not, however, mar their
record Of going through the
entire season without q defeat. Fol-
lowing is the record of the -Aggles
which includes ten games played: