The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

even 20 one who couldn't understand
the ane points. In the first half, for
instance, / knew, that II Crescents
were striving to carry the ball down
to the east GOAL and that the univer
sity athletes exerted every effort to
prevent this. The struggle between
the p men was something terrific. and
after every scrimmage the contestants
sent I'D cloud of steam that seemed
sufficient 70 run locomotive.
From M point of view, the game
did not seem very brutal. Certainly
IT was more free from criticism in
that score than others that have been
played here. The university men ap-
parently relied less upon simply form
ing into some kind of a turtle
back, an exuberant youth with
wealth of ribbon pinned upon his coat
Informed me-than the Crescents. The
most distinct impression l had OF the
game was that the students were con-
tindally striving to- execute some bril-
liant plays that had been carefully
planned and were unable to carry them
out because of the state of the field,
the numbneSs OF their fingers and the
slippery condition of the ball. that
failing in these tactics, they did the
only thing possible and adopted those
OF the Crescents, namely, pushing, and
While they displayed equal spirit and
courage. were lacking in weight and
strength and therefore failed.
1t would be impossible for a novice
to pick out the brilliant plays in a
game like that of yesterday, because
there We're no long runs, no mighty
kicks, and few wonderful tackles. 1t
me. Whenever the teams lined up, this
was simply team against team. The
movements of Mr. Twomey interested
giant swung his elbow in the face of
the man who was playing opposite to
him. MIR. Jepson, in way that
suggested that he was about to engage
in mortal combat. This practice was
continued so persistently that [ grew
quite vindictive and longed to see MIR.
Jepson wreak vengeance upon the
exasperating giant who persisted in
keeping his hair unruftied.
Among the spectators there was less
enthusiasm than might have been ex-
pected. This because it was essen
TALLY university crowd, and when
the WearerS of the red and white real
lied that the chances were all against
them, which they did in the first ten
minutes of the play, their spirits were
down about as low as the mercury.
Only once did they revive, and that
was when Captain Kimbalps men
rushed the ball to within a few yards
of the Crescent goal. 1t looked as
though the varsity team would score.
and then. for moment, Bedlam was
quiet retreat compared with the din
on the stand and along the lines. These
hopes were short-lived, however, and
when the ball started once more to-
wards the other goal, all that the uni
versity men who surrounded me
seemed to hope for was that the big
Crescent showers would be prevented
from scoring again. In that they sue
ceeded.
I do not think the varsity men have
much reason to be doWn-hearted.
1T wasn't no football game at all"
remarked e knowing youngster at the
close 'Jes a shoven match. see?
Them huskies can shove harder than
the university, but they can't punt or
go around the ends a little bit. But
by jimminy, amt they scrappers,
thou~a?"
And those are my sentiments.