Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-18

In closely contested game Of
football the Douglas high second team
took the measure of the Bisbee high
s seconds yesterday afternoon Dy scor
ing a touchdown in the middle of the
final quarter on a 15yard gain by
Miller with Hodstadt carrying the
hall the remaining distance on line
play. The try for point failed. The
final score was 60.
AS predicted, both teams were even
ly matched and they played hard,
fast, clean game. There We're only
two penalties exacted during the,
entire game. one for offside and the
other for a substitute talking before
being in the game for one play. The
Players on both teams fought hard
and each team held a decided ad-
vantage several times during the
game.
In the first quarter the Douglas
team plunged through for first downs
5 five times in succession, but on theil
sixth attempt the Bisbee line stiffen.
ed and the ball went to Bisbee on
the 22-yard line. ,Risbee was forced
to punt and again the Dougias team
plowed through the Bisbee first line
defense for three first downs but
were held the second time for downs
and. the. visitors 4punted back to the
middle of the field. g
In the second quarter the Douglas
team went through Bfsbee's line and
skirted the ends for long gains but
when they had a touchdown, in sight
two bungled plays went for losses
and on the final down Miller fumbled
and Holt recovered. QuarrerpacR
Shafer called punt formation but
made a long end run and skirted The
end for % yards. The Bisbee team
took a decided brace in this quarter
and pushed the ball far into Dougsas
territory, but two passes were ground
ed after Shafer made peautifu
catch of long pass earlier on the
same series of plays.
The half ended Douglas 0, Bisbee O..
In the second half the Dougras
team received and started out play
ing ragged ball. The Puma line haG
been braced up with the addition OF
two substitutes. short punt and
failure to make downs gave the ball
to Bisbee on the Douglas 3Syard line.
Shafer snagged a pass for ten yards
Sust as it was falling to the ground
which put the ball on the 28yard
line Two plays through the line
failed and Douglas took the ball ON
their own 25-yard line. Hodstadt
reeled off a spectacular 20-yard run
eff tackle and Miller followed up
with a 15-yard gain. This ended the
yardage as the next three plays
failed and Hodstadt punted as the
quarter ended.
Fullback Harris of the Bisbee team
made a spectacular 25-yard run and
Shafer caught a pass for ten yards
but the Bisbee line crumbled at this
point and Holt's punt was blocked.
Miller recovered and ran ten yards
before being hauled down. Schlotz-
hauer gained two yards and Miller
smashed off tackle for Is yards be-
hind strong interference. Hodstadt
squirmed his way through the re-
naming distance for the only touch
down of the game with seven min
utes to play.
The Bisbee team came back with
a fierce determination and during
the next three or four minutes,
skirted the ends for long gains, buck
ed the line and tore through the
Douglas line like a bunch of honest
to-goodness football players. The
Douglas team seemed unable to stave
eff the terrific onrushes of the
Bisbee backs as Harris ana Shafer
carried the ball toward their own
goal
Quarterback Shafer opened up an
aerial offensive that spread the
Douglas defense and then resorted to
line pIunges and sweeping end runs
which carried the ball to the Douglas
is yard lire. The Douglas team
realized that their goal line was be-
ing threatened 50 B1cennammer was
sent into replace Chilson who was be-
ing hammered on every other play
A grounded pass, two line bucks and
a punt gave the ball to Douglas at
nid-field Douglas started another
offensive but it was short-Iived as
BiIlman, Bfsbee center, tore through
on every play and threw them back
for losses.
With only two minutes to play
Bisbee started another terrific or,
fensive that swept the Douglas team
from the B.sbee 35-yard line to the
Douglas 25-yard line. Shafer kept
the Douglas team worried by his
varied style of attack and had the.
game lasted a few minutes longer
the Bisbee team might have scored.