The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27
FOOTBALL IN The SNOW
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cussion, a swaying and heaving of can
vased forms, and then the verdict was
passed and the oval went to the Ores
cents on downs.
With victory almost within their
grasp the u of U. changed sides and
stood determinedly fronting their foes.
The Crescerts crashed against the line,
but the oval took no move forward. Sud
denly O'Brien's foot came with heavy
impact against the ball, and it was
lifted high in the air. Varian seized
it as H. fell, and brushing everyone
aside carried the oval within two yards
of the goal.
On the bleachers there was wild ex-
citement and bright colors were waved
frantically in the mists. But suddenly
the delight of the red and white was
changed to diSmay. O'Brien, the UNI
pire, decided that there had been &
forward pass. The u. of U. were sent
back five yards and the ball went to
the Crescents
Then the autumnal mists settled
about the heads of the red and white,
and the crimson sun set upon their
glory for that day. Their opportunity
had come, and a strange, wlerd and
WondrouS decision had Wrenched the
fruit of victory from their hands. The
red and white on the bleacherS famed
into the air no longer.
The Crescents resumed their savage
hammering on the center. and grod-
ually, but surely, the red and white
fell back before their onslaughts.
O'Brien and Price punched a path
through the line for seven yards. Here
the U. of U. rallied once more. Hemp
stead pounded through the center for
q fve-yard gain, but in the next on
rush there was a tumble by Gilmer,
and again the Crescents assumed tho
aggressive. By series of steady, hard
plunges through the center, the bail
again rested where it was when the
campaign began-on the center yard
line.
Varian was given the ball for a punt.
but it refused TO career about the
heads of the players. The next few
plays were made by the Crescents. and
they ploughed their way through for
small gains.
Again the L. of U. braced itself and
again it made series of powerful on
slaughts. The redoubtable Kimball
swerved through the Crescent line ten
yards over the snow. It was the last
great fight before the gathering in of
the twilight mists. Gilmer, Porter and
Hampstead were pushed through With
unerring precision, and in few min
utes the oval had forged 20 yards
ahead. The final ground winning was
made by the invulnerable Kinban.
who c"ammed his way through the
writhing Crescent line for ten yards.
Odell, as a last recourse, tried a
punt, and then hope of victory for the
red and white faded away in the
swiftly gathering mists. The vicious
hammering of the Crescents went On.
Gradually the U. of U. retreated. stub
bornly fighting still. The ball crept
up past the center line and went with
slow strides into u. of u territory.
Many seats on the grand stand became
vacant The handwriting was upon
the wall and it required no prophet to
see the DEGREES of war. The enthu-
siasts broke over the campus rail and
swarmed on the field. The second half
was almost at an end. The oval am
bled on till it reached the 15-yard line
of the U. of U. goal. The twilight
deepe ned. the air grew more chilly. and
the breath of the snow-clad warriors
seemed like the steam from a caIiope.
Then time was called.
Crescents, 4; U. of u. 0.