Gunnison news-champion., 1916-11-17
GUhM|s0H sM0THERs GRAND
JUNCTION IN FOOTBALL
With 68 to 3 Score Our
High School Wins Revenge
for Defeat Of Two
Years Ago

1t was two years ago that Gunnison
was beaten at Grand Junction by . score
Of Al to z. and ever since then the Gun
nison boys have been patiently waiting
for q chance to "even things up. This
chance came Saturday. November II.
The game was called at 1850 by the
Junction team kicking of to Gunnison.
30 yard line. The Gunnison boys start
ed smashing the Junction line; and find
ing that each down realized Z gain ef
from three to ten OF twelve yerds, ~
| line plays were worked until . touG1
down wss made. The rysult vas that
34lnyi1g be1s e ~ Gnnniesn
~ f6o64 d01l(i e q. Il 3. s.ss<a
HasslhuSst 8, Miller Nn9kt
Nichols 3 Stes.o 1, Zuesidsr1. Total 10.
Miller succeded in making 8 out Of the
10 goal kicks count, leaving . score Of
68 run up BY the Gunnis0n boys.
It was hard to distinguish the best
players Of the Gunnison team; however,
1t was thought that Balm, Gunnison's .
reliable center, and Freed, left tackle,
were always the first men through the
line and at the man with the ball.
Balm, BY his fearless tackling, once
saved the Junction boys from making
. touch down, but they got 10 close TO
pretty dropkick, which counted them 8,
the only point they got In the game,
thus leaving the score 68 to 8 in Gunni-
sons favor.
FIRST HALF
Junction kicked of to Miller who ran
the ball back 20 yards. Gunnison made
slight gains thru the line, but punted
on the fourth down. Miller intercept
], ed the Junction pass and ran to their
Is yard line. Line plunges BY Nichols,
Zugelder and Miller netted first down
for Gunnison. Haxelhurst wormed
thru for the first touchdown. Miller
missed goal.
| Gunnnison kicked of to Junction &
yard line. Kick returned 10 yards.
Junction failed on line smashes and
punted on third down. Haxeihurst re-
turned punt l6 yards. Miller gets
away around right end and runs 40 yds.
for touchdown. He also kicked goal.
Gunnison kicked of. Junction tried
line but had TO punt Quarter ended
with ball in Gunnison's possession On
the Junction "a yd. line. Gunnison Is,
Junction 0.
| In the second period Gunnison's pass
Was intercepted BY Junction back who
vas downed on the Gunnison Is I'd. BY
Bain.s hard tackle. junction pass In
complete. Slight gain on end run.
Line plunge failed. On the fourth down
Williamson booted place kick square
ly between the goal posts. makino 4
points for the Junction and saving them
from being blanked.
Alexander playing guard for Gunni-
son made hard run and caught the
functions short kick k-off near the mid
die OF the field. Nichols broke thru the
llne and ran 40 yds. for . touchdown il
the corner Of the feld. Haselhurst
punted out to Wright. and Miller made
j Gunnison kicked on. Cunnison's
pass 70 Wright netted . touchdown.
Miller kicked goal.
4 Gunnison kicked OF. junction failed
70 gain and painted. Pass to Haxsihurs1
resulted In touchdown. Miller meds
| rood On gvel kick. Half endsd hsre.
Gunntoou ~, Junction &
Ine eecoed bali Wes very near Z
rspstiticn u H. flrst for ths CunnisoG
eean opened up = box Of offensive ployn
foss ~ GDaI whistle.
Gnn1teon lin up md sumnax1 n -
Igame folloup: ~ -
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