LONGVIEW VS DALLAS WOODROW WILSON
TEAMS
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
FINAL
LONGVIEW
0
0
6
0
6
DALLAS WOODROW WILSON
0
0
0
0
0
INFORMATION
Lobo Stadium
Longview, Texas
Friday, November 1st, 1940
Non-District
SCORING SUMMARY
TEAM
QUARTER
PLAYER
YARDS
TYPE
Longview
3rd
H.J. Burns
1
Run (Miss PAT)
GAME STATISTICS
STATISTIC
LONGVIEW
DALLAS WOODROW WILSON
First Downs
8
13
Rushing Yards
97
161
Passing Yards
58
65
Passes
4-8-1
5-14-1
Punts
7-34.0
4-24.4
Fumbles/Lost
2-1
1-1
Penalties
1-5
/-50
LOBOS STAGE 3RD PERIOD DRIVE TO TOP WILSON
LONGVIEW - The hailing-wire, clothes-pins, hame-strings and old safety pins that held the Longview Lobos together at the start completed the job here last night when the Wolves pulled an amazing aerial drive in the third quarter to score a touchdown and maddest stand up to whip Woodrow Wilson of Dallas, 6 to 0. The defeat sent the Wildcats tumbling from the state's dwindling list of undefeated and untied football clubs.

It was by all odds the most thrilling game of the year here despite the fact that it didn't affect either team's status in their races for their respective district crowns.

The Lobos' score came in the third period when, after an exchange of pass interceptions on successive plays, the Wolves took over on their own 38 with Joe Adams intercepted W.P. Headrick's aerial. Held deep in their own end of the field for two and a half quarters, the Lobos finally got to rolling - or flying. Murray flipped an aerial to Howard McDonald which somehow managed to get his hands on it and it was completed for 17 yards and a first down to the Wildcat 45 - the first time all night that Longview had crossed the midfield stripe.

That touched off the park and Murray heaved another that Watkins, Wildcats right halfback, batted down into Burns' hands after Burns had come from behind the defender. It was an amazing catch that showed remarkable intuition on Burns' part as to where to place himself for the catch. It went for 18 yards and a first down on the Woodrow Wilson 27.

Then Murray picked up four yards around left end and two plays failed to gain. At that point T.A. Scott, regular tailback who also does the passing, came off the bench for the first time, entered the game and on a fourth down play passed to Richardson for 22 yards and a first down on the one-half yard line. Richardson took the ball on the four and staggered almost to the goal.

From there Burns barreled into the Wildcat right guard on a quick-opening play and skittered through for the score.

Linsbarger's attempted placement kick was blocked by Edwards but the scoring was over.

The Lobos uncovered some amazing kids last night, a bunch of boys who played magnificently against a beautifully-coached and highly capable Wildcat team. In Headrick, the 'Cats had a great passer but his receivers were mediocre. Jim Hayes, Wildcat tailback, was the fastest man the Lobos have faced this year and he nearly got away more than once. Houtchens also looked good on power plays.

Two of Longview's starting backs had never started a high school game before in their lives. Burns and Adams. But their play didn't show it. On the very first play Adams ran down the fleet Hayes and singled him out of bounds after ra 62-yard runback of a kickoff. And he speared two Headrick aerials that would have spelled touchdowns if they had found their marks.

Burns caught the second of the three mighty heaves in the touchdown drive and then scored the touchdown to grab his share of the honors. Only this year he "graduated" from a News-Journal paper route.

Murray, toss into the role of field general, passer, punter and runner by the absence of Scott and Big Don Fambrough, behaved beautifully in every role. His kicking was sound, his running left nothing to be asked, and his passing - well, it got the job done.

The Lobos line leaked in mid-field but was rough in the scoring territory. Lineberger, Carter, Smith, Griffith, Goodson - all took plenty of punishment but played good defensive ball to offset the Wildcats' midfield gains.