The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-11-17
LEWISTON FALLS
VICTIM TOCOLFAX
PULLMAN HERE SATURDAY FOR
BIGGEST FOOTBALL GAME
OF SEASON.

Outweighed again six or seven
pounds to the man ColfaX Eish
School triumphed over the team of
Lewiston High School last Saturday,
by score OF TO 2. The sizs Of tie
score does not indicate he real
strength OF the Colfax Team for sew
eral times during the game the Lew
istOn goal line was seriously threat
ened Many times the boys were
within few feet OF scoring, but lost
/ the ball on a tumble or hacd luck.
In the first quarter Cox for Colfax,
kicked Oft 10 Lewiston. No score
was made in this part of the game
and the teams were about evenly
/ matched. In the second quarter
Lewiston forced the ball to within
hve yards OF the Colfax goal But
the blue and gold line held well in
this pinch and the ball went over. On
the attempted punt, however, the
kick was blocked and only Lommas-
sons falling on the ball for a safety,
saved touchdown by Lewiston AS
! 1t was Lewiston scored instead of
). But few minutes later Colfax
took a brace and rushed the ball
1
line and only the sound of the whis-
tie prevented touchdown being
made. In the second half Colfax
played a stronger game, tearing up
the Lewiston line and making long
gains. By a series Of smashing
bucks the ball was carried to within
a few yards of the Lewiston goal and
! LOmmasson went over the line for
! Nn1f " Il
| ColfaX played all around her rival
but failed 10 score again. In the
fourth period honOrs were about
even and the ball was carried back
and forth with little advantage to
either side.
The day was very cold and disa-
! greeable. The men did not feel like
playing. There was no snow but the
chill wind pierced thru and thru the
players. They felt stiff and sore and
lacked the snap and vim with which
Colfax High always plays.
Notwithstanding that it was a bad
! day for the COlfax boys several mem
| bers Of the team did splendid work.
! Harris at center made perfect passes
and tore up the line in good shape
! Captain Goff was a Veritable batter
/ ing ram in the tackle around plays,
and ii took two or three of the Lew
iston men TO stop him. Cox, Chap
man, Morrison and Howard played
slashing games in the back field get
ting away for good long runs that
netted many yards. Burgunder play
| ed well at guard, getting thru and
blocking several plays. But the par
| ticular bright star for the ColfaX
team was Tom LOmmassOn. During
the game he played practically every
position on the team, making good in
all of them. To tell the story of his
| prOWeSs would be to tell the story Of
the whole game. Besides saving the
touchdown by Lewiston which re-
suited in safety he made COlfax's
only score and time and time again
nabbed the Lewiston runner with the
ball when it seemed as tho he had
shaken himself free and was certain
to make a touchdown. LOmmasSOn
ripped up the interference and spilled
the play, making sure of his man
every time, now forming perfect in
| reference for his own runner with
the ball, and now taking the ball
himself and smashing the line like a
| demon. Few players for COlfax High
ever acquitted themselves so well as
/ LOmmasson in the game last Satur-
! day
The COlfax people, it is hoped and
believed will give the players due
credit for their victory over the Idaho
team and they should do all in their
power TO help them win the last
and greatest game Of the season with
Pullman High School on the home
grounds Saturday, November 49,
Pullman comes down expecting GER
tain victory. 1t is up to Co'fax to
disappOint them, and the gold and
blue can do it if the people of the
town will get out and show by their
presence and roofing that they are
behind the team and want them TO
win.