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

Snow was padded thick upon the
ground and javelins of frost were III
the air yesterday morning, when u
sturdy young athletes ambled on 70
the University campus and prepaieu
to cover their colors with as Hluch
glory as they themselves were COW
cred with fluffy whiteness-
The snow reached high up on the
vari-colored glory of their legglngs'
hut this dampened not their ardor nor
1ossened the fierceness of battle that
was in their eyes. The University
juniors and the High School strong
bows had met in conflict before, and IN
the last scrimmage the junior braves
had been crunched under the heel Oh
the red and black. The U. OF u, We're
there to retrieve the clouded glory oi
the red and white, and the High School
athletes opined that they would prIns
still another crimson hbation from OIS
features of their erstwhile vanQulsheu
foemen. -;~o,a,.,,
AS TO weight neither of the rival teams
seemed to have any great adNahIase;
The ermine cover Of the campus anu
fine consequent slipperiness OF the Dali
/
and throughout the whole contest no
brilliant run was accomplished with
one execution. The great irradiant
plav of the game was this self same
execution, and whenever Junior teams
crash together in combat in Zion, the
name OF Milt SDrague will be men
toned with reverence and the glory
of his 1O5-yard run will be sung.
The hard, fierce bucking of the cen
Ter was kept up from the time the
referees whistle unWound us nrse
blast. Both teams presented nara
and almost invulnerable front, anu
when one team crashed through the
others line the snow and the lce-cost
cred shoes of the players had almost
as much to 90 with it as the potency OF
swift running and the prowess OF
strong sineWs.
Howells and Hedger and Meakin
kept up an almost continuous nam
mering on the u. of L. line, and MOSS,
Trip and Telford pounded back with
retaliatory force. During the first half
the High School youths seemed to nave
n clear advantage. Theirs was the
east goal, and taking advantage OF the
slope towards the west they ouShed
their rivals backward by volley Oh
steady and sure bucks. They were
within four yards of the L. OF Y. goal
when Sprague, by the brilliancy OF his
the red and white. After that the
honors were almost even, although the
Elusive oval never once got out OF u.
of L. territory during either half.
About 200 admirers of the rival elev-
ems bearded the frosty wrath OF the
early morning air and rent the air
with cheers for their stalwart favor
ties. OF bright feminine faces there
was a great dearth, for only four OF
them irradiated the bleak looking
bleachers. These patriotic ones were
u OF Z. supporters, and between them
they fiared a great red and white BAN
ner into the crisp air.
The Z. of L. juniors won the toss
I'D. and Moss carried his men over to
the west goal in order to reserve the
advantage of the down hill grade for
the last half. NJ. Sprague kicked on
to Howell, who by means of charging
through the snow like hand ploW,
planted it back on the center line. a
buck by the High School failed as a
gamer of ground, and then Meakin got
around the left end for five yards and
fumbled the ball when he reached
there. Evans dropped on it.
The slippery surface of the campus
made a good end run almost impossl-
BILE Trip started to pillow through the
left, but his foot disengaged itself from
terra firrna and the oval glided over
occasion to fall upon it. Sprague made
five yards and then the hands of the
High schedules foreclosed on the
leather.
Hedgert achieved seven yards to the
credit of the High School. Tarpie al
most Immediately went through Penn
broke for another seven, at which point
Have tackled him after a handsome
fashion. McGraw failed to make q
gain. but Howell pushed it five yards
further in University territory. The
oval was now perilously near the goal
A volley of cheers came from the High
School end of the bleacherS- Gloom
hung over the red and white Of the Z
of L. Suddenly there was a rumble by
Hedger, and while all the players were
scrabbled together in a heaving mass
the oval slipped aside and was lying
demurely scarcely two feet from the
High School line.
All at once a tall form shot out from
the University backs. The tall, 1.-THE
figure of Sprague stopped over the ball
and before the tangled lines could re-
cover sufficiently to know what had
happened the snow that stretched
away before the High School goal was
drifting like chaff before the flying feet
OF SOrague. Almost at his heels sped
the maroon sweater of Trip. the small
compact form of Moss. Through such
drill could have broken. A wild bat
terry of cheers spun into the air from
the University bleachers. Several of the
High School stalwarts sped after the
tall flying form. that seemed to be
carrying away all hope of High School
victory. but they were only a strag-
Cling line behind the bounding trio
and Sprague went speedily and beauti-
fnlly past the goal for the first touch
down.
For almost two minutes wild cries OF
"Sprague" sounded uproariously over
change in the fortunes of the High
Schedules left their supporters silent
ard inert.
Seven minutes only remained of the
first half. There was a tense feeling Of
next half began. There was still hope
there was no longer, where the schoo
few minutes before.
The ball went to Moss on the kick
off, and a return punt sent the leather
contented himself with falling upon il
without any very stupendous effort al
q run. Hedger was sent around the
end for five yards. but the ball was
r1f-nbled out of cold hands. and wher
they again stood together the leather
was with the Z. of L.
Sprague plowed through for eight
yards. and lost the ball en- route: but
as quickly as the leap of catamount
brought it again in confusion with his
f1a,1 toni IN ha1