Gunnison news-champion., 1920-11-12
GRAND JUNCTION GAME WAS
BIG VICTORY FOR GUNNlSON

Gunnisn was again victorious in foot
ball when they met the fighting Grand
Junction team in that city last Friday
afternoon. As the teachers were in con-
vention there our boys had large num-
bers of rooters. who added zest to the
game from the sidelines. The game
ended with score of 26 for Gunnison
and 3 for the Junction. Following is
the story of the game by quarters.
First Quarter
Gunnison won toss. X. Wright kick
ed off 25 yards. Hall made three yards.
Gunnison off side. Gunnison fumbled.
X. Wright recovered. Gunnison lost
ball on downs. Junction punted on first
down. Aikine fair catch. Kroll at at
tempt to down Junction punted on 3rd
down maSiEg soal kick. Gunnison fail
ed to make downs. Junction made 35
yards around Bennet's end.
junction failed to make necessary
distance on first three downs, on 4th
down Clark cent pretty placed kick
held by Capt. Faber for threepoints
from the 20 yard line. Score Junction 3
Gunnison 0.
Second Quarter
Junction kicked TO r. Wright who
returned ball ten yards forward to Ak
in netted 35 yards. Junction ball on
downs. Junction forced to punt. Gunni-
son made first downs. Hall made 5
yds. C. Wright skrted end for 35 yds.
held by capt. Faber for three points
Ball placed on yard line. Pass by Ak
in intercepted by Clark back of goal
line and ran As yards. Gunnison lost
ball on downs. Ball dropped recovered
by Bennett who went 35 yards for q
touchdown. Score, Gunnison7, Junction
8. Kroll kicked goal. Half ended with
the ball in functions possession in the
center of the field.
Second Half
junction kicked to Hall who return
ed 25 yards. Akin lost Is yards. R.
Wright attempted drop kick, short by
many yards. Junction ball on 20 yard
line. Junction punted on fourth down.
Gunnison made four feeble attempts
but failed to hold ball or cover more
thin seven yards. Gunnison punted
. touchback. Junction made three
first downs carrying ball from the 20
yard line to 55 yard line and the quar-
ter ended with the ball in their hands.
Fourth Quafter
Ball goes to Gunnison on failure to
make downs. Pass by r. Wright in
tercepted by Clark, who went 40 yds.
before being downed Junction fum-
bled, Hall recovered. Hall went out
Of game. Lehew took halfback and
c. Wright acted as captain. c. Wright
q fered 30 yards ON OF tackle smaah.
-szhew, 8 yards on other eide. G.
Wright, IS yards for touchdown thru
broken field. Sensational run. Score,
kicked to C. Wright, who returned ball
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10 yards in four downs. Junction re-
turned and punted IL yards. Junction
forced to punt. C. Wright on their
20, yard line caught punt and ran thru
the whole Junction outfit for 60 yards
and touchdown. A thrilling piece
of open field running. Score, Gunni-
son, 20; Junction, 3. Kroll missed
goal. Junction kicked to C. Wright
who returned ball As yards through
Junction's right tackle and was tackled
of the field three yards from the goal
line, falling in a mass of debris that
gave every indication of a serious in
Jury, but no harm was done. Akin
attempted to cross goal but only made
2 yards. Bennett tried run around
the end but failed to score or gain.
Akin finally squeezed thru the line for
8 yards and a touchdoXR Score. Gun.
nison, 26; junction, - Kroll missed
eoal. junction Kicked to Wright, who
returned yards. Game ended with
ball in Gunnison's possession.
Notes
The Gunnison bunch was outplayed
for three quarters but staged won
derful comeback in last quarter. A
fine crowd witnessed the game. The
sGunnison men received excellent trea4-
0enf BIZ Coach Bolton nd his squad.
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