Columbia College - Cayuse Yearbook (Milton, OR)

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Football The football season started with a bang at Columbia this year and hopes of a winning team were boosted to the skies. Before many days had passed nearly every man on the campus was in a suit. As the season developed enthusiasm ran higher and the men realized that in Coach Pontius, former Kansas City University and Missouri Normal football' star! they had a man who could teach them many tricks of the grid- iron. First the fundamentals of the different positions on the line and in the backfield were taught thoroughly and as a result the team play- ed real football as the season wore on. The Columbia team won its first game of the sea- son Saturday, Qctober 12, from the Umatilla Indians at Pendleton, Oregon, on Round-Up Park. The Indians were unable to get within 30 yards of the Cayuses' goal line, while the Col- legians at several stages of the game took the pigskin within 5 vards of a touchdown. Vimont kicked a pretty field goal in the third quarter and the Game was without further scoring, end- . . ?' mg Wlfh the ball in Columbia's possession on the 3-yard line. Coach Pontius Friday, October 19, the team played Dayton- VVashington, there. The Cayuses remembered the stinging defeats administer- cd them by Dayton during the two years past and went on the field with a determination to partly even up the score. Dayton - - elected to kick off. Both teams tried hard to score in the first half and carried the ball deep into each other's territory. VVith M. Ben- nett throwing passes and running f beautiful interference for th e i other backs, Columbia took the ball l to Dayton's 1-yard line but time was over and the half ended be- fore another play could be started. Columbia received the next kick ' off which M. Bennett carried back i to. Dayton's 30-yard line. The ', third ouarter was also scoreless but in the last period of the game the Cayuses, making big yardage Built Page Forty Jim, Managiei

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on exchange of punts and Captain T. Bennett's end runs, carried the ball once more close to their opponents goal where Vimont booted a nice drop kick between the' bars from the 20-yard line. The Cayuses were determined to make the score as big as possible and took the ball again to the 30-yard line where another kick was tried but fell short. Game ended 10-0. On Friday, October 26, the Cayuses journeyed to Athena to meet a much heavier aggregation. Athena elected to kick off and during the first half neither team was able to get closer than 20 yards to a touchdown. The second half opened with Columbia receiving the kick-off which was returned 10 yards. After this the Cayuses began a steady march up the field. A long completed pass put the ball on Athenais 2-yard line. A line bucknetted l yard! but on the next play, a bad pass from center, and a fumbled ball resulted in Athena recovering, after which the ball was punt- ed far down the field. Columbia had lost her chance to score and had to tighten her defense for the remainder of the game in order that her goal would be safe. During the last quarter Athena pounded the Columbia line hard and had visions of a possible touchdown. But eyery play was met gallantly by the Columbia forwards with Vimont, Metcalf, Henninger and Campbell bearing the brunt of the attack. Columbia held and took the ball after which a series of passes worked the pigskin to Athena's 40-yard line. The next pass was intercepted by an Athena back on his own 20-yard line which he returned to Columbiais 30-yard line, where he was stopped by a furious tackle from Metcalf. Once more the Columbia line was pounded and Harden broke through but was stopped dead in his tracks by M. Bennett, Columbia's right defen- sive half. Thus ended one of the most spectacular games of the season. - LINE SHIFT RIGHT? Page Forty-One