98 Years Ago
The September 22, 1927 Colorado Transcript reported the following:
Golden business and professional men, long known for their support of the School of Mines, are to show their spirit in another way by marching to practice every Thursday afternoon with the students.
Apparently the team had not been performing well (as detailed in the article), and the business community felt that more local support would improve the team’s performance. For many years after, it was customary to close the downtown businesses during football games–both high school and college–so everyone could attend the games and support the locals teams.
