Talking Football Rivalry-- Part 3: Meet "Mr. Chicken"

As we get ready for that Bears-Packers rivalry coming up Thursday.  Now, that is a rivalry, but the Staleys-Independents one was as well.

"Mr. Chicken" turned out not to be Fred Chicken, but 6-foot-two, 200-pound lineman Harry Gunderson, who, like the 6-2, 230-pound George Trafton, played both offensive and defensive tackle.  This meant they would be lined up opposite each other for every play in the game.

And, they went at each other with much gusto.

Finally, bear the end of the first quarter, Gunderson was able to get past Trafton and tackled a Staleys running back behind  the line of scrimmage.  Trafton reacted by falling knees-first with all his weight on Gunderson's head.

Gunderson was knocked out and suffered a six-inch gash that would require about ninety stitches.

The rest of the game more resembled a mob scene with fans throwing rocks and bottles at Trafton.  It ended in a 0-0 tie.  Bears trainer  Andy Lotshaw put a gray sweatshirt over Trafton's jersey to hide his number and told him to run as fast as he could out of the stadium.

Did He Get Away?  --Cooter