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| JACKSONVILLE - Cutting off at the root the only barrier that stood in their way of meeting the Gilmer Buckeyes in the district championship fraces, the Longview Loboes yesterday afternoon added another flower to their illustrious bouquet by handing the Jacksonville Jackets a 24-to-6 drubbing. In doing so, the Pack upset the dope bucket and brought a few more dollars to Longview that otherwise might have been spent elsewhere.
The game Jacksonville crew, however, bore away its vestige of glory when it saw a lad playing his first game of football score the lone Jacksonville touchdown. J. Singletary fell upon a free ball behind the Loboe goal line to give the invaders six points. Now, with five conference victories and no defeats as their record, the Loboes have only this in mind: the game at Gilmer next Thursday. Everything else will be forgotten until that eventful day dawns. It will be the day of days for the Loboes and their ever-loyal followers. The Loboes set out to win yesterday's contest. They imply had to and they knew it. So they got down to business at the first whistle. It required a mere three minutes for them to push across the first touchy. By that time, the old wim, wigor and witality was up, and so was steam. Encouraged by their early progress, the wearers of the orange and black opened a scintillating aerial attack that carried them within a few yards of the goal. Only two plays were necessary to put the ball behind the line for the second touchdown. The second quarter opened with the Loboes tingling with excitement. The fans sensed that something was going to happen. It did - another touchy in three little minutes. Then it was that the opponents decided they must do something for their old Jacksonville high. They succeeded in blocking a punt, recovered the bal and crossed the score line for their only marker. The sparking end runs of Lanagan and Hill and aerial work of Painter and Harper gave the Loboes their fourth and last touchdown in the third quarter. Hill made the first touchdown for the Loboes, Harper the second and the fourth, and Lanagan the third. The Loboes chalked up 19 first-downs to Jacksonville's lowly four. After that first period, Coach Woodman used many of his second string men, and the young huskies did themselves proud. They fought like warriors and putting this finishing touch on the wrecked started by their older and more experienced teams. Those who saw services in addition to the regulars included: Wheeler, Gordon, Clinton, Visage, Stephenson, Carter, Holloway, Custer, Daniels, Creed, Birdsong and Barrett. The Loboes had some difficulty with their ozone work. Too, the slippery field was a thorn in their side. Numerous times a player, wide open, would take a tumble because his cleats would not stay in the soggy soil. |