Pocahontas star herald., 1925-10-29
WIN FROM JONESBORO
AFTER SAVAGE FIGHT


Fighting through mud and water
shOe-top deep and during a cloud burst
of rain. the POca Hi football eleven
won from the big Jonesboro Aggie
seconds here last Friday. The rain
started with the game and before the
contest had progressed five minutes
the field was sea of mud. The
downpour became more ambitious as
time passed and the entire second half
was played in a lake, with sheets of
cold water beating into the faces of
the players.
The condition of the ground was
greatly in the favor of the heavier
Jonesboro boys and it is believed that
on dry ground the locals would have
won by more decisive score.
The first quarter was played within
thirty yards of the Jonesboro goal,
due mostly to the great work of Wear
SchoOnover, Poca right end. Wear
caught two long passes during this
period and once when Poca punted he
fell on the ball two yards from the
Jonesboro goal, preventing touch
back.
In the second period, after Wear had
received a thirty yard pass and side
stepped through a broken field for
seven yards more, Joe Blankenship
made wide end run for twenty yards,
taking the ball to the Aggie fifteen
yard line. Line plunges gave the
| Poca team first down four yards
from the goal. Blankenship plunged
through center and went over but was
pushed back foot from the line be-
fore the ball was downed. Leon
Brown smashed right guard and went
over for the touchdown. Blanken-
ship passed to Schoonover for the extra
point The period continued in favor
of Poca but the locals were unable to
carry the ball over.
The second half was played near the
center of the field, neither side threat
ening seriously to score. The Aggies
unloosed an overhead attack in fran
tic effort to score but were unable to
make both ends of the play meet. In
the last few minutes of play they tried
eight passes, none of which were com
pleted. The game ended just as the
rain begun to let up, with the score,
Poca Z, JOnesbOro 0.
This was said by many to have been
the most savagely fought game ever
played here. The locals were out.
weighed but showed much superiority
in blocking and tackling.
Tolton Lemmons was back with the
Poca team In the backfeld and played
a good game, making several good
gains and stopping the Aggie backs
with accurate tackles.
Frank Rogers and Leon Brown made
good headway through the line and
Joe Blankenship broke away for two
or three good runs in the open field.
Wallace Gray was probably the most
valuable man in the game. Although
opposed by French, 190-pOund Aggie
center, the preachers boy stood his
ground on offense and broke through
several times on defense to scoop W
fumbles OF, throw the runners for
losses. His passing from center was
good, considering the condition of the
ball and field, only one of his passes
causing a tumble.
Tommie Trabeau played his custom
airy excellent game at left end and the
linemen, Johnnie Shivley, Howard Les
ter, Glen Richardson and Bill Bates
more than held their own against their
big opponents.
! Etter, Nichols and Pickett were the
stars of the Aggie aggregation, Nichols
showing up as their best ground gain
er.
The local team came out of the
game in good shape and has been
working hard this week in preparation
for the game at Hoxie with Clay
DOyle's eleven tomorrow.