The Delta independent., 1920-11-05
DELTA HIGH VERSUS
GUNNisoN IN FOOTBALL.

Last Saturday in Gunnison, the
Delta High football team lost their
first conference game to the strong
team there. Thirty-one representatives
from here took the train Friday morn
ing the team and substitutes, Coach
Crawford. assistant Coach Wright,
and ten girls under the chaperonage
Wonders. Irma Herrick, Ruth Parry,
Mary Seeley, Katherine Harding,
lMaryella billiard, and Marie Doyle
They were met with cars which tool,
the boys to various homes and the
girls to the dormitory, where they
were entertained.
AS far as the score goes the game
itself was a great disappointment,
but the playing of the Delta team
was something 70 be proud. The scole
OF q to 0 in Gunnison's favor does
ne; indicate fairly the ability of The
two teams. The Delta line was ,uu' h
sil or ger than Gurnison's holding haTu
II oyery point bat Gunnison scored
by various trick plays around the
end. The Gunnison team averaged
157 pounds, while the Delta BOYS avcr
aged slightly less than las pounds
On the first kick off Grafton, Gun
nison's star tackle. collided wiki the
center on his own team and frac-
tured his ankle.
Gunnison had little the advantage
during the first quarter, scoring a
touchdown during the last few min
utes when Kroll after a fake pass.
circled Delta's Left End and went
thirty yards down the field In the
second quarter they again scored
when they had worked their way TO
Delta's % yard line, and r. Wright
threw forward pass to Bennett. The
third touchdown was made in the
third quarter when C. Wright made a
40 yard run around Delta's right end
for the final score OF the game
On the next kickoff Delta received
the ball and by a series of brilliant
lines smashes by Plunkett, Hunter and
Dowd and end runs by Killian and
Hunter carried the ball far into Gun
nison territory, where they lost it in
tumble The quarter ended with the
two teams fighting neck and neck
and Delta coming strong In the final
quarter. Gunnison, by long run
around right end. carried the ball to
Delta's / yard line Here the Gunni-
son backs hurled themselves against
the Delta line four times for a total
gain of eighteen inches and lost the
ball to Delta Dowd Immediately
punted out of danger.
Late in the last quarter Delta dis
played a wonderful exhibition of real
football. Standing on their own yard
ward Gunnison's goal and were halted
only by tumble inside Gunnison's
Is yard line after having made first
down eight times in succession. The
Delta team was working like a well
oiled machine and their heavier op-
were simply rushed off their
feet. During this part of the game the
spectators were held spell-bound by
the marvellous line plunging OF Hun
ter and Plunkett At this critical mo-
ment Delta lost the ball on n tumble
and so forfeited her last chance to
score.
Farmer, Delta's recruit quarter back
played fine game for man of his
Wigram and Killian at
ends both did splendid work while
Hamm and Burgess at tackles played
their usual hard aggressive game.
Mathews and Raichart, at guards held
like a wall. Kyffin, at center. out.
played his man at all times. In the
back field Dowd. Hunter. Plunkett.
and Killian all played very well.
Dowd's punting was good, notwith-
standing strong side wind. Guuni-
sons star players were Hall Bennett,
and c. Wright The officials were
Wright of Delta and Johnson of Gun
nison. alternating as referee and UNI
pire.