Gunnison news-champion., 1922-10-20
First Official Game
Brings Gunnison Honors

We're off. The State college of
Western Colorado has jumped into
the game Of football with all four feet
We played our first official game Sat-
arday and although the score read the
wrong wey We are full OF pep over
the showing Of our team. The boys
played the real game and for the first
half, played as good football as the
Tigers The fact that y Of our men
played against 26 &. {. men shows
that they are the real stuff.
All GunnlsOn men are loud in their
oommendation of their opponents, as
they received very courteous treat
ment from Coach Mead and his sup
POTteTs. Coach Mead is a schoolmate
of Coach krause's, and they played
football together for Indiana L. There
was not an Intentional personal foul
committed, and clean playing by both
teams was 4 feature. Following is an
article from the Colorado Springs
Evening Telegraph:
In the first half the Gunnison BOYS
gave an admirable account of them
selyes-and IT was only in the last
halS, after the Normal lads had been
worn down by the constan, battering
and were wearied almost to the point
Of exhaustion, that the Tigers started
their real ofsensive-with a record for
the last quarter that almost rivaied
the old point minute" team that
made the Carlisle Indians famous.
The game was infinitely better
than the Wyoming contest-and des-
pite the score, the Gunniso lads really
gave the locals u better battle than
Coach Corbett's hopefuls. During that
first half-which in reality was the
real football contest-the yopnsters
gave a demonstration Of real shoe
string tackling that was a revelation.
And then, too, they spilled Tiger plays
with exceeding regularity-with Kill
lian, the Gunnison end, doing the most
damage with his slashing attack be-
hind the line.
"The Tigers scored their first points
eight minutes after the opening of
the game, when Burkhart shot off
tackle for eight yards and counter
after Gunnison tumble had placed
the locals in scoring distance.
In the second quarter the ball was
shunted back and forth in midair for
several minutes before the Tigers Of
fense really got under way. Smash
ing off tackle drives with an OCCASION
al forward pass, brought the Tigers
to the Gunnison 5-yard line where
they were twice held-when Captain
Andy Waiss shot through the center
Of the line for touchdown. The half
ended shortly thereafter with the
score 13 to 0. Up TO this point the
Gunaison lads had given an admir-
able account of themselves.
"Bnt in the second half the superior
smashing ability of the Tigers backs
began to tell. The Gk,nison lads
slowed up in their attack. Their de-
fensive began 10 crumble in the face
OF Tiger onslaughts-and only nerve
and sheer will power kept them going.
Tiger touchdowns began TO accrue
with exceeding regularity. Amidon
scored off tackle with a pretty smash
P1ker Bruce took pass from Andy
Waiss for another marker.
delaney twice pierced the Gunnisun
offense and took the ball over the line,
and Matthews duplicated his feat with
neat run for 10 yards and touch
down in the fourth quarter Delaney
added two more markers in quick sue
cession. The rout of the Gunnison
lads was complete. They were ex-
They staggered to their po-
sitions and seemed unable to cope
with the yellow avalanche that con-
tlnued to tear at them. But still the
Tiger drive continued-and Coach
Mead continued to pile in fresh man
after fresh man as the Gunnison lads
stood with their backs to the wall, in
the last frenzy of physical exhaustion.
Finally merciful whistle ended
the game-aad saved them further