Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-02
HIGH SCHOOL GRID WARRIORS
LAUNCH POWERFUL OFFENSIVE
/ AGAINST HUSKY NORTHERN Il

The Douglas nlgn Bu1lQOgSs OpSuSu
the grid season yesterday at Stafford
bv trimming. the powerful aggrega-
tion :of that city in a fast game of
football. The Bulldogs launched
powerful driving offensive in the
first quarter and swept the husky
Stafford eleven before them in their
march down the field for touch
down.
A fast moving backfield, Hohstadt,
Cummins, Bouldin and Miller, func-
tioning smoothly behind a strong
line gave the invading eleven a COM
Portable margin over their heavier,
but slower opponents Fumbles were
not so frequent as in former opening
games but there we're enough to give
each team a chance for ''breaks" II
they had been going in mid-Season.
form
The Stafford team, although out
played by the Douglas boys gave
enough opposition to worry Coach
Fuzzy Warren's proteges, most of
the game They broke through the
Douglas defense several times and
crossed the goal line once during
the four quarters. The Douglas team
scored four touchdowns and regis
tered two points by goal kicks.
Coach Warren is optimistic over
the outcome of the game and feels
that it was decisive enough to show
clearly the superiority of the Bulldog
machine over the husky Stafford
eleven. #
There were miNakes in play but
0+aeI,SN 11n
weak spots and this week the team
will go through a severe drill for the
coming Mesa tangle which is played
on the local field next Saturday.
The local fans. will have a chance
to- see the Bulldog machine in act
ion next Saturday against one of the
strongest teams in the state of Ari-
zona Mesa has always put strong
team in the field and every year
runs rough shod over most of the
high school teams of the state. Last
year Phoenix, Mesa and Douglas
ended the season with one defeat
each in conference games and thus
were all entitled to tie for the
state championship nonors.
The Mesa JackrabbitS have a
husky aggregation this year and hope
tdS cinch the state honors early in
the season. The Douglas team will
have the first chance to topple them
Saturday when they meet at the
Tenth Street ball park at 8 p. m.
While there are several changes
inminent in the Bulldog lineup it is
certain. that Coach Warren will start
his best aggregation against Mesa
in an effort to stop them.
Douglas has met Mesa three times
in football during the past four
years and Mesa has carried off the
high honors in all three events. The
first time these two schools met in
football was at Mesa in 1924 when
the score stood 26 to T. The follow
ing year, Mesa came to Douglas
and Coach Thomas'S Bulldogs held
the Jackrabbit machine to "a to
81 score. With the score tied Riggs
drop kicked from the 33 yard line
and saved the game for Mesa.
Last year Douglas was defeated for
the third straight time, the final
score being 25 to o.
According to the dope on other
teams the Douglas boys are due to
send the invaders back with the
short end of the score and every loval
fan in the city will be on the side
lines to see the Bulldogs chase the
JackrabbitS next Saturday.
The student body will hold a gi-
gantic rally, the night before the
game marching through the business
district singing songs and giving
school yells to, stir up enthusiasm
Tor this game. The Mesa boys will
be guests at the rally and it is
probable that the captain of the
Mesa team will give a short speech
at this rally The rival coaches will
also say a few words to encourage
the students to come out and cheer
for the teams.
The Mesa school has a new coach
this year from an eastern college
and it is safe to say that the team
Will show many new plays that have
never been played in Arizona before
Fighting Bob" Thomas, former
Bulldog coach has been head grid
mentor at Mesa for two years but
left to assume the duties of princinal
OF the grade schools at Superior.
With the opening of the world
series this Wednesday the sport fans
OF Douglas will have plenty of vari-
ETY. this week and will be able to
see the full account of each world
series game and attend the football
classic at 3 p. m. Saturday as a
sport.