The daily sentinel., 1905-10-30
THE FOOTBALL GAMES
PLEASED EVERYBODY.


lastic rooters witnessed the football
game Saturday between the strong
aggregation from Delta and the
Grand Junction high school team
which resulted in a tie, neither side
being able TO score as announced eN-
clusively in the Sentinel SATURDAY.
night.
Out at the fair grounds the crowd
began TO gather an hour before the
game was scheduled. The large
crowd of Delta rooters, confident Of
victory We're in evidence at all stages
of the game along the side lines.
cheering Justify for their team. and
indeed at times it looked as if they
were not roofing in vain, for until the
referees whistle blew after twenty
minutes of desperate playing in the
second half the game was anybody's
and single tluke might have turned
the tide in favor OF the boys from
Delta. But the Junction lads had no
intention of suffering defeat a second
time at the hands of the Deltaites
and determined to win. they made it
interesting for the visiting team from
start TO finish.
Delta won the toss and kicked OF
Grand junction defending the west
goal. The Dall remained in the pos
session Of the home team the greater
part of the first half and by "a series
of fast end runs and fierce line
plunges succeeded in advancing the
ball into the territory of the visitors
when the ball went over it was clear
that Delta would have to play n de
fensive game in spite of their super
ior weight. While they advanced the
ball from time to time they were con
stantly being thrown back for n loss
of several yards by the aggressive
work of the Junction ends and line
men. The visitors. however, succeed
ed in invading the territory of the
high school boys to their five-yard
line and it began to look encouraging
for Delta.
AT this stage of the game the home
boys took a brace and held making It
impossible for the visitors to make
the required distance, thus obtaining
possession of the ball. They We're
advancing slowly but surely to
Delta S goal when time was called at
the end of the half.
The second half was even more eX-
citing and closely contested than the
first. Both teams. confident of vic
tory, played with a determination to
win which did them credit. Every
inch of the ground was fiercely
fought for, when time was called and
neither side had scored. The game,
while well played, was free from SEN
sational plays. II was a nice clean
game of up-to-date football, there be
ing no slugging or holding and the
most friendly feeling prevailed be
tween the contesting teams. For the
Grand junction team Bunting, Hoy
and Wells probably played the best
game. while johnson aud Conkliu did
the star work for Delta.
There is a saying in fotball lore
that the ends and backs get all the
credit and it must be said to the
praise of the Grand Junction line that
they did splendid work in resisting
the fierce line bucking of the heavier
team.
The home team feel that they have
indeed found a foeman worthy of
their steel. What would appear as
a tie to the casual observer of the
game is viewed in the light of vic
tory by those who Witnessed the
game. and it is conceded as such by
friends of the Grand Junction boys in
so much as they were contending with
a team heavier than theirs ten pounds
TO a man. Delta sent down a strong
team of gentlemanly fellows and they
have every reason to congratulate
Time of the first half was twenty
five minutes and of the second hall
twenty minutes; score Otto o.
VIM II. Frye acted as umpire.
The lineup of the teams is as fol
lows.