The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-14

Fine Interference.
CT U. of U.
Worthen. c. ...-.-.- hofnplon
Smith. ..... L. G. .-....H. Sprague
Thomson .. r. c. .-Hoye
Barnard. . L. T......... Caldwell
Hauerbach.... r. T. ......--. .Misher
Graham Capt.. L. E. .........-.Jones
Ritter. Q. B. .Telford
Murphy and
Whitehead -. R. E. .......... Evans
Willis ...-. L. H. $500. Sprague
Nelson. r. II. ..-.........T rlpp
Johnson F. 3. Moss (Capt)
The above are the names of the
doughty young athletes of the Uni
versity Junior and Collegiate Institute
elevens who bumped into each other
yesterday afternoon on the University
campus.
The day was the kind that is es-
pecially fashioned for the footballlst,
for the sun did not throw emblazoned
shafts on the barred brows of the war
riors but sifted mildly through milky
clouds that only succeeded in half
hiding the azure background.
Several hundred people crowded the
campus bleachers, and the school col
ors were wildly waved by pretty maid
ems and shrill-voiced freshmen. There
We're college shouts, too, and the root
ers vocalized the atmosphere that was
compassed in several hundred yards
around.
The Institute BARNS were van
quished by reason of the superior end
work Of the Juniors and their wonder
full interference. 1t was like crashing
up against q metallic drawbridge for
the oollegians to pound against the
Junior line. But the Collegiate men en-
gineered their contest with great vim
and pluck and questioned every inch
of the gridiron with their opponents.
Nelson did some great sprinting
around the end in the second half, but
his wonderful squirt came too late TO
save the team from the sloughs Of de-
feat. Johnson did some Valorous work
as full back, and Whitehead, who was
put in Murphy's place by a process
that no one but the collegians under
stood, was, of course, a strong acqui-
sition.
The Juniors won by firm, steady
work, interlarded by occasional bril-
liant plays. The team is in vastly bet
ter condition now than when it faced
the High School and the L. D. S. col
lege eleven only a short time ago.
There is hardly a weak spot in the &.
of u. line and their fight is strong and
aggressive from the beginning. Trip
held down the right half with all his
customary dash. and Sprague, Moss,
Telford and Evans did some work that
was remarkably clever. And then
there was Jones' the boy wonder
Jones is young and slight, and the hair
on his head is attenuated and bushy
and the hirsutal friezework on his
chin is wondrous to behold in one of
his summers. Jones did some of the
highest sky-driving of the day, and
stole whole carloads of laurel from the
enthusiastic shouterS.
The real wire on which the collegians
hung was the criss-crosS performance.
which the Juniors rung in on the enc
my at moments when they We're least
expecting such daring flank move
ments. 1t worked without a flaw
every time. Before the Institute
youths could discover the fake and re-
cover their bearings some one would
go by speeding goalward with the
oval and with several clear feet of
muddy campus on each side of him.
The officials Of the game were Miles
Varian, referee; Fred. Odell. linesman.
and Mr.. Ferris, the Z. of L. coach, UNI
pire.
Promptly at O'Clock hostilities
opened. The Collegiates got the kick
OF and Johnson sent the ball careen-
ing 80 yards down the field Telford
captured it and brought it back -
yards. Moss then got under way for
yards. and Evans loosened himself
from the crowds for another 80 yards.
Sprague edged through the opposing
tackle for small gain. Then Tripp
hoated away from the bunch and with
beautiful speciality in the matter of
sprinting, carried the ball within one
foot of the goal post. The Juniors with
q fsarns aIa 1~.w~- L.
then dashed against the opposing line
but were thrown back without gain
ing foot Again they bucked and
again they were repulsed. and there
upon the ball went to the Collegiates
on downs.
A buck by the Collegiates resulted
in a gain of nine yards. and Ritter at
this point kicked the bail about -
yards, where it was appropriated by
Moss and brought back ten Yards In
the next mixup the University lost the |
ball on downs and Willis for the Col
leglates, made a run of ten yards.
Johnson made a punt which sen -.
oval 80 yards away, but it went be- /
You'd limits and was returned half that
distance
The hands of the L. of L. men then
closed in on the ball. Evans got around |
Ehe end and made a great run of a. /
YARDS, at which point Johnson brought |
10
made the next star performance around (
the end. carrying the ball Il varqis |
Inls gain was supplemented by ano.i1er /
70 Trips credit and then Jones oct
away for several yards, during r31,t /
OF which distance he was encumbered |
by the husky form of Smith.
Some center plays were enacted with |
fair success. mostly 10 Sprague's credit. |
Iripp a this point rose to the occasion
and by means of an extremely sturdy |
sprint carried the oval within two feet |
OF the goal line. Sprague bored through |
the center and the first touchdown |
was scored. Moss kicked goal handily |
When the players again massed in |
the center only five injuries of the firs'.
half remained. Ritter sent the ball 80
yards away on the kick off and Evans
brought it back ten. Then the Juniors
passed the oval to Jones and the re-
Towned criss-cross was enacted with
gain Of five yards. Sprague plunged
against the center and pushed the ball
several yards ahead
Evans cut loose from the lire and
eped away 20 yards before he was mo-
Tested. The juniors then tried some
gathering ram work on the line and
had the ball close TO the goal line when
time was called. The score at the end
Of the half was 6 TO 0 against the col
legians
The second half opened with a kick
off by Moss and Mosher received the