Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-19
D.H.S. GridnlenWil
Play Tucson Here on
Saturday Afternoon

The Douglas high school football
team returned late Saturday night
from victorious trip into New Mex
leo, where they won both games on
Friday and Saturday, taking the meas
ure of the strong Lordsburg Bear Cats
1S to 0, and then giving the Deming
high the short end of to score.
All the boys who made the trip got
plenty of practice for the coming game
against Tucson this week. With the
exception of Nemeck, no player was
injured, so the team Will be in fine
condition to take the field Saturday
G. Cary, upon whom much depended
in the games last week. responded in a
way to make the coaches feel good. He
will probably be given harder as
signment this week in, turning back
the strong Tucson team.
A big pep assembly was held Mon
day at the school in order to create
enthusiasm for the coming game with
Tucson. Principal Carlson told the
students how much. depended upon
them in this game. The students re-
sponded enthusiastically and cheered
for the team in sthe4 coming game.
The game Saturday against Tucson
is the crucial game of the season, as
one team orHthe. other is sure to lose
a perfect winning percentage in the
southern conference race. Neither team
has been defeated in the conference.
Bisbee and Nogales will be battling
the same day at Nogales. A Nogales
victory will practically give Douglas
and Tucson first and second honors, as
Nogales has already smet defeat at the
hands of the Douglas team.
Tickets for the game Saturday will
go on sale today and students will di-
rect the sale. The student body treas
ury has a deficit Of more than $125
and the guarantee paid the Tucson
team to come here amounts to $3.50, so
a concerted ticket selling drive will be
handled by the students.
The Tucson team is the best drawing
card in the way of sports of any team
in Arizona, so a large crowd will be on
hand to see the game. The closely
contested games of past years will add
impetus to the annual gridiron classic.
The game will start at $3.50 so that
many of the .smelterg employees will
have a chance to8 see the game.
Wednesday will be alumni day, at
which time several prominent alumni
will speak to the students of games in
years past. 1t sis9 hoped several former
Bulldog warriors will come to the
school and make few remarks
There are several former lettermen
in the city who played in the famous
Is to victory of 1922 Two of. these
players will be on hand to tell of the
high lights of that game.
The Douglas high school team won
both their games the past week -end
taking the Lordsburg Bear Cats into
camp, 1S to 0, Friday in fierce
struggle and Saturday afternoon
tanning the Deming Tigers, to 0.
The first game against Lordsburg
was not conference game and sew
eral Ineligible men were used, as
the weight of the Lordsburg/ team
averaged around 1SO pounds.
Coaches Van Antwerp and Warren
played against Lordsburg and We're
stellar performers along with Ben
Flores, Bob Hohstadt, Frank Cum
minis and Harry Young. The regular
high school line, with Clinton Cary
as the pivot, played exceptionally
we'll.
The Lordsburg team is composed
Of college players and with little
more practice will be hard to de-
feat The skousen brothers, form