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| LONGVIEW - Before a middy enthusiastic crowd estimated conservatively at 3,000 persons, the Longview Loboes defeated the Gladewater Bears in a listless and poorly played football game at Fair Park Friday night to officially open the local gridiron season.
Scoring in the second period mainly through flashes of sensational offensive play on the part of Durham Bivins, the Loboes settled back in the second half to play a strictly defensive game and protect their small margin. Neither team showed anything that resembled a real offensive drive save for the single-handed drive put on by Bivins, starting his first game of football, in the second period. Gladewater waited until the fourth period to check in a first down and then managed to compile only three first downs before the end of the game. Every possible offense known to the rules of the national schoolboy game was committed during the melee, and penalties were administered frequently by the trio of officials who handled the game in excellent style, particularly referee Bolton, who was on top of every play. Longview was penalized upwards of 75 yards and Gladewater drew about the same number of setbacks from offenses ranging from offsides to roughing or talking when being substituted. Nick Wheeler, ace of the Longview ball totting squad, was removed from the game about the middle of the second period and right then and there the Loboes lost their power. Wheeler's generalship was obviously missing later int he game and more particularly his blocking, which had made the gains of Bivins possible earlier in the squabble. Out of a large number of passes attempted by both teams only one was completed, that for six yards from Bivins to Jack Lyons in the second period which led directly to the lone touchdown of the game. Late int he second period, Bivins caught a pass on the Longview 35 yard stripe. He passed to Lyons for six yards and then made it a first down on a thrust through guard. Bivins circled left end for seven yards and then plunged to the four yard line for a touchdown. On the next play he jammed the pigskin across. One feature of the night was the pep and enthusiasms of the rival pep squads which kept the yells and songs going throughout the battle. Both pep teams paraded on the field during the period between halves. Red McQuiddy and Purdue led the offensive work for the Gladewater eleven, proving threats right until the second which saw the Bears trying desperately to connect for a long pass and a touchdown. |