The daily sentinel., 1906-11-30
VICTORY AGAIN
FOR HONE TEAM
In Great Game Marked by Many Sen
satiOnal Plays Grand Junction De-
featS Aspen on the GridirOn.

of defeat, lighting desperately when
it seemed useless, the eleven of the
Grand Junction high school yester-
day overeame their last and most for
midable rival, and made secure their
claim to the football championship of
the western slope. In a game replete
| with sensations, and never tagging
in interest of possimbilities until the
last moment of exciting play, the grid
iron heroes of Aspen and the husky
representatives of Grand Junction
struggled for the mastery before a
record-breaking crowd. While the Of
fician announced the sccore 10 tot
the better consideration seems to be
that it should have been to 4. and
upon this both sides are disposed to
agree.
The latter score more nearly rep
resents the respective strengths Of
! the two teams, who furnished an eX-
hibition of fast and daring football
play never equalled on local grid
iron.
The splendid record OF the local
team, the much vaunted skill of the
Aspen eleven, the holiday season and
the equable temperature of the day.
drew an immense throng to
the fair grounds, and staid profes-
sional men forgot their dignity, par
tlsan female advocates lost their com
posure. and school boys simply went
wild, as the fortunes of war swayed
to the one side or the other.
The scenes of enthusiasm follow
/ ing the Grand junction score, in the
last five minutes of play. when Full
Back Miller. who had played like one
inspired the whole game. eircled As
pens right end for touchdown and
victory, have no counterpart in local
| football history, and the manifesto
tions Of dc'irions approval on tsG p...:
of his comrades, as they carried him
on their shoulders through the cheer
ing crowds must have been allaying
balm for all his bruises and labors.
1t was nearly half past three, when
/ the whistle OF the referee summoned
the warriors to the fray. Aspen kick
ed off to Grand Junction who was de-
| Tending the west goal. Miller re-
celved the ball on his five yard line
and ran 1t back fifteen yards. When
the lineup was formed. it was seen
that Budulier had been placed behind
the line, and he received an ovation
i L I'M 10
lated to play by reason Of an injury
received in former games and was
put in in order to receive his letter,
which his brilliant work in former
games so richly deserved. On first
down. the signals called for trip
pie pass. but after receiving Snyder
the ball from Fullhack Miller when
he was thrown broke through the
Aspen tacklers and by a superb run
carried the ball to within ton yards
of the line. Grand functions sup
porters were cheering wildly. antici-
pating an early score and victory
and the fist rush of the Junction
team fairly carried Aspen OF its feet
The next play. with the goal in easy
reach. spoiled the chance for score
for Quarterback Waldo, fumbled in
attempting TO pass, and recovering
the ball made an effort to gain ground
but failed, and a penalty, inflicted he
cause of his violation OF the rules
brought the ball back fifteen yards
and the golden opportunity was lost
, Nevertheless. Junction pressed again
towards the goal. but lost the ball OF
downs. Then Aspen retallated.
on play similar to that which
s gave Grand Junction her great gain
. the Aspen backs by n pretty piece o
= play, successfully worked a doubl'
pass, and when the runner was down
ed the ball was on functions thirty
ward line. By a series of short gain
around ends and through the line
= Aspen worked the ball to the twent!
= ward line. and the Aspen full-baek
= whose kicking was a feature of tn
! game. sent the ball over the bar, JUS
3 within the northern post. The June
= tion cheers were silenced, and tn
= little band of rooters who accompan
= led the Aspen team yelled themselVe
: hoarse. for the score stood Aspen 4
, Junction. o. Junction again receiV
= ed the kickoff. and during the re
: mainder of the first half, neither sid
= made any great gains. although ioi
= ward passes were repeatedly trie
= and the play was filed with bril-
> liant tackles.
The intermisslon of ten minutes be
tween the halves found both SIDE
: confident The contest had been re
. naarkably even. functions first grea
= gain has not been duplicated, and IN
: defensive work of both sides ha
: been brilliant. Aspen received IN
= Kickoff at the beginning of the SEE
= ond half. The Junction players ma
= eveidently taken a brace and IN