Pocahontas star herald., 1924-11-13
Win Two Games
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and four attacks on their line failed
to put the score over and they took
the ball a few inches from their line.
Walnut Ridge punted to the fifty yard
line and Traw received the kick. BY
side-stepping, twisting, doubling and
plunging he returned to the twenty
ward line. Here the quarter ended.
The last quarter, the one in which
Poca's touchdown was made, started
with the ball in the possession of POca
on their opponents twenty yard line,
first down and ten to go. A plunge
through right tackle advanced the ball
three yards then Joe Blankenship,
Poca quarter, tore through left tackle,
twisted through the Walnut Ridge
backfeld, side-stepped the safety and
dashed across for the winning score.
Goal was missed.
Walnut Ridge received after the
touchdown but was held again and
Poca started another drive for their
goal. They carried the ball to within
two yards Of another touchdown but
lost it when they failed to make downs
With three minutes to go Walnut
Ridge made a desperate attempt to
even the score. They tore at the POca
line and plunged through the ends for
short gains but were unable to make
satisfactory progress and resorted to
the passing game. A long pass was
grounded and another was intercepted
by Pickett and the ball remained in
POca's possession until the final whis-
tie.
So brilliant was the work of the
POca team that each player is deserv-
ing of special mention. The individual
star of the day was preacher" Gray,
center. Time after time he tore
through the heavy Walnut Ridge line
and caught the opposing backs for
losses. SO closely did he follow the
ball that three times he fell on Walnut
Ridge fumbles and obtained the ball
for his team. Closely rivaling the
work of Gray on defense was the work
Of Johnny Hughes, right end. Johnny
was across the line tearing into inter
ference before his opponents could gef
their plays started and more than once
he broke through the entire interfer-
ence to throw his man for a loss The
work of Frank Rogers on left end,
Lyman Parker and Carl Carroll, tack
les and Johnnie Shivley, guard, was
especially brilliant when consideration
is given to the great odds of their OPP
pOnents in weight. Howard Lester,
weight $50, the heaviest man on the
POca line, worked in great shape, the
holes he made giving Gray lot of
the chances which so distinguished the
Preachers game.
In the backfield ThrOgmortOn and
Traw We're the chief ground gamers
and their smashing drives through the
line brought frenzied approval from
the side lines. Johnnie Shea, who
substituted when Throg was injured,
had only two chances with the BAH
but made thirty five yards on his two
plunges. He and Pickett showed up
best on defensive each blocking every
pass that was attempted on his side
and stopping end runs that got past
the ends. Joe Blankenship's work in
broken field running brought down the
records of some of the Walnut Ridge
tacklers but he was slowed up by
an injured leg which had been hurt
earlier i'm the season and a swollen
jaw caused by bad tooth. The work
of Willie EdringtOn who was sent to
left end near the close of the game,
also was above reprOach. Because Of
his light built the opposing team di-
rected all its plays in the last quarter
around his end but was met with the
spirit which had characterized the en-
tire POca team during the fight, that
spirit which enabled the little fellows
to overcome the great weight handi-
cap and to win in spite Of all the odds
which were against them.
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