The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-23

Washingtons birthday, 1895, will be
recorded in the football annals of Utah
as the day upon which the mighty High
School team of '95 met their only de-
feat, the day when one of the finest
contests seen on the Utonian gridiron
in recent years come off on the field
at the Exposition building.
The crowd only comprised 500 people
but if the cranks had known what was
in store for them there would have
been an overflow of enthusiasts. But
the enthusiasm of 500 people yelling
at the top of their voices is quite
little in itself, and there was not one
moment when the excitement was not
at the highest pitch.
The day was perfect-perhaps a
tride warm for the gladiators. but
just right for spectators-the field was
in fair condition with but little dust
and no mud and it was marked, for
a wonder, and entirely fenced and
roped. Contrary to the predictions of
Little Eva, "the Fair Mahatma," there
was no serious accident, only one or
two cases of bunt in the wind, or
someone's leg being pulled, and the
only thing that marred the game in
the slightest was the presence of about
one hundred hoodlumS who broke over
the ropes in the second half, crowded
around the players and an officer who
tried to stop them was guyed unmerci-
fully. If the decent people wanted to
see the rest of the contest they had
nothing to do but follow the example
of this gang of toughs, and they did
so, giving the players about fifteen
square yards in which to play.
a singular thing was that when the
Crescents had the ball the crowd
would move back to the limits, but
when the High school had it they
would press onto the field.
One High school man said after the
game, 1--WE had the Y. NJ. c. A, the
University, All HalloWs and the SOL
diers yelling against us, not to mention
that gang of vags that tried to steal
the COP
A PRETTY SIGHT.
1t was a pretty sight when the first |
of the play began, the Crescent howl |
ers being ranged along the east side
in a solid mass waving their penants of |
crimson and blue defiantly at the High |
school cohorts who lined the west side |
Haunting a sea of red and black All |
of the matinee girls were on this side |
of the field, and a hundred little cHques !
of High school Iassies were in punches
behind the ropes. The little judges
stand had a full house of American |
Beauties" who all sported the crimson
and black.
All the young ladies evidently
thought that it was EASTER instead of
the beginning of Lent for there were
just stacks of new gowns and hats.
before which the football game fell
TO secondary irnnor+ance
AS for the game-well she was a
corker. The High school beaten and
by the Crescents why it seemed in
credible. But the boys in red and black
and but for two or three mem
bers would have won the game, as it
was the score stood 10--6. McGraW
played the poorest game of his life,
and Kindt demonstrated that he can
not play football so we'll as he teaches
elocution. Although Porter made some
good plays he did not play his usual
game. making large number of Nc
[ntyre runs, that is slipping straight
across the field without gaining an
inch. Some say that if Allen had
known the signals better when they
we're next to the Crescents' goal that
the result would have been different,
out most people blame the weak tack
les and McGraw, the latter being
given Cne pail TWICE Wnen Wlthl0 nVe
Yards of the goal and failing to make
he stipulated gain. He also would
'ush madly into bunch without any
attempt to do any effective work. AS
or the good work on this side Odell
was the star making a run of fifty
ards, and also the prettiest tackle
yer seen on a football field in this
state Murphy and Roberts put up a
'plendfd game, and Allen and Smith
lid some of the best work of their foot
)all careers.
As for the Crescents they played a
wonderful game. 1t was quick, snap-
~ and scientific and every play told
With much force on the High School
inc Their weak points were in the
eft side and center through which the
High School made its biggest gains.
Price made run almost equal to
)delfs and Lawless, Aversion, Barker
md OBrien have just cause to feel
proud of their work, especially in their
ystem of tandem bucks. !
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