The Tiger (student newspaper), Sept1903-June 1904 . ay in theWest. Full 35-minute halves were played and5,oco spectators were treated to a game in whichneither side got nearer the opponents goal thanthe 15-yard line. Two weeks later the D. A. C. team came toColorado Springs supported by a special train-load of rooters who had their pockets full ofgreenbacks. They were offering slight odds, andmuch of their money was covered by brokers inthis city who were then backing the Tigers tofurther orders. Well, the Denverites went homethat night poorer but wiser. Within four minutesof the end of the se
The Tiger (student newspaper), Sept1903-June 1904 . ay in theWest. Full 35-minute halves were played and5,oco spectators were treated to a game in whichneither side got nearer the opponents goal thanthe 15-yard line. Two weeks later the D. A. C. team came toColorado Springs supported by a special train-load of rooters who had their pockets full ofgreenbacks. They were offering slight odds, andmuch of their money was covered by brokers inthis city who were then backing the Tigers tofurther orders. Well, the Denverites went homethat night poorer but wiser. Within four minutesof the end of the second half of the game Cooleywas sent through the Denver line for a touch-down, and three thousands hats went into the airas the Midland Band struck up Hot Time in OldTown. Golden was next and last. The working lawof the survival of the fittest through the seasoncarried the State School ,of Mines and ColoradoCollege into the foreground as the giants of theseason, and it was foreseen that their battle wouldbe the piece de resistance of the year. The. THE TIGER. Miners furnished the unexpected resistance, andshattered Tiger hopes supplied the pieces. TheTigers had run up a total of over 300 pointsagainst opponents during the season, and theirgoal line had not been crossed. The Miners hadbeen scored on but once, then by a fluke, and hada clear record of victories behind. Fans camefrom all parts of the state to see that game, andit was well worth their while. The battle waxed fierce in the center of thefeld during the first half, and it looked like ano to o game. In the beginning of the second halfCaldwell scooped the oval up on the rebound fromcue of the Golden men on a cleverly-executedquarterback kick and outstripped the fleet Golden1iack to the last white chalk line for a 70-yardrun to a touchdown. It required ten minutes toclear the crowd from the field, and when the ex-citement had died down an awful hush fell overthe crowd when Official Connelly called the ballback to where i
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