Wyoming at Denver

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  Pueblo chieftain, October 30, 1921, page 19

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  DENVER j. HOLDS WYOMING TO TIE Fullback Fitze Of Cowboy Eleven Drop Kicks 3 Goals Denver Oct. 2e.-Fullback Fftze’s toe earned Wyoming’s football team a tie with Denver university this after noon to .. The big cowboy back. drop kicked three goals. one from the 4o-yard line. matching Denver’s place ment kick and touchdown. McCauley Denver quarterback, kicked a place mont from the 40-yard line in the first period. Eitzke tcorrecO came back in the second period and booted a drop kick from the same distance. He add ed another in the third period. In tho final period the Denver eleven played a wideopon game. Williams throwing r. pass to Fikc. right end with the ball on the 20 yard line. Fike trotted over the goal line unmolested. Denver failed to kick goal and thus los; what would have proved TO be the winning score. Recovering a Denver tumble on Den vsr’s iO-yard-line. the cowboys were unable to take the ball over in three downs and Fitzke dropped back 10 the 15-yard line and tied the score with his third field goal. During the final minutes OF play Denver constantly menaccd the Wy oming goal using forward passes on every scrimmage. Few were success ful and the Wyoming backs intercept ed passes at critical moments and kGked out OF danger. Once again in this period. Fitzke got within kicking distance but his at tempted kick from the 45 yard was blocked, Denver recovering. The Dem ver eleven outrushed the cowboys but lacked the punch within the 2o-yard line. Both teams lost opportunities in the first period to score when backs fumblcd

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  Arizona republican, October 30, 1921, page 10

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  Wyoming Cowboys Hold University Of Denver To A Tie DENVER, Oct. 29-Fullback Fitz- ke’s toe earned Wyoming univer- sity’s football team a tie with Denver university here this afternoon, g to 9. The big Cowboy back rop-kicked three goals, one from the 40-yard line, matching Denver’s placement kick and touchdown. McCauley, Denver quarterback. kicked a placement from the 40-yard line in the first period. Fitzke came back in the second period and booted a drop kick from the same distance. He added another in the third period. In the final period the Denver eleven played a wide open game, Williams throwing a pass to Fike, right end, with the ball on the 20- yard line F’ike trotted over the goal line unmolested. Denver failed to kick goal and thus lost what would have proved to be the winning score. Recovering a Denver tumble on Denver’s ten-yard line, the Cowboys were unable to take the ball over in three downs and. Fitzke dropped back to the 15-yard line and tied

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  Bisbee daily review, October 30, 1921, page 3

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  Wyoming, Denver Struggle to Tie DENVER. Oct. > 29. - Fullback Fitzke’s toe earned Wyoming Univer- sity’s football team a tie with Denver University here this afternoon, g to 9. The big cowboy back drop kicked three goals. one from the 40 yard line, matching Denver’s placement kick and touchdown. MeCauley, Denver quarterback, kick cd a placement from the 40 yard line in the first period. FitZke came back in the second period and booted a drop kick from the same distance. He added another in the third period. In the final period, the Denver elev- en played a wide open game, Williams throwing a pass to Fike, right end, with the ball on the 20 yard line. Fike trotted over the goal line unmo- tested. Denver failed to kick goal and thus lost what would have prov ed to he the winning score.

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  The evening herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 30, 1921, page 1

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  Denver University And Wyoming Plav To a 9 to 9 Tie DENVER. Colo. oct. 29.-In a zane featured by the Kicking OF Fftzke. fullhack 81 the University OF Wyoming eleven. Denver University md the Wyoming team battled to a Q to . score here today. All Of wyoming’s nine points were the result Of the accurate toe OF Fitzke, The big fullhack dropkicked three field goals. Denver tnlvcgsity’s points We’re made on a kick from placement by MCCaulcy, Denver University quarter back. In the final quarter, a 30 yard pass from Williams 90 Iikc resulted in a touchdown for Denver. The kick after the touchdown failed.

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Denver leads 31–⁠11–⁠2 in 44 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.