The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

INTEREST IN FOOTBALL.
The football situation locally, as in
the east, was fun of surprises. and as
result there was more interest mani
tested than ever before in the college
mans game. All the traditions of local
football Were upturned and a middle
weight school team headed them ALL
from the time that the Y NJ c. A
eleven, which had not known defeat
before for so long that the players had
forgotten what il felt like to be beaten
went down before the little stalwarts OF
the High school to the tune of IL to O.
From then on, everything locally was
brushed aside by the High school team.
and the wearers of the red and black
were easily the top notchers of the
state. They deserved all the victories
that they won, for they played the
swiftest and in every way the prettiest
game OF football ever placed before the
patrons of the game on local gridiron.
with the exception of the game lost
to the High school, the Christians came
out victorious in every game that they
played. winning from Ogden in three
successive games. They played hard
ball and easily overcame all their other
rivals except the High school,
The miners from Mercur. with Paul
kimball, an old 'Varsityite, as captain.
aroused interest in that burg for a
little while and had a team in playing
shape. Included among the players
were several of those who had won
regulations on Salt Lake teams, and
the eleven was, all around. a strong
one. But they lacked practice and in
bucking against the Christians were
overcome. After that they gave up
practicing and played no more
The Ogden City team was strong for
an eleven that included among it's
membership so many men who were
absolutely green to the game. They
played the Christians and later went
to Denver, but fell down ANONYMOUSLY
before the Denver Wheel club
The University and All Hallows
teams were about evenly matched, al
though they never met in game.
Judging by the games they put up
against the High school, it would have
been a hard tussel for victory between
them had they met. The Varsity was
defeated by a score of "a to by the
High school. while the college score
was 3S to 0. The High school was play-
ing better ball when they met the col
lege than when they played the Var
sityites, and the natural inference is
that the two elevens. were evenly
matched.
The only game played in Salt Lake
with an eleven from an outside state
was the one in which the High school
and the East Denver High school
played to a standstill on Thanksgiving
day. 1t was the prettiest game of foot
ball ever seen here and drew the larg-
est crowd that ever turned out to see
a football match in Zion. The magnifi-
cent brace taken by the local lads when
their goal was in danger was something
a little finer than a Salt Lake team
ever did and the wearers of the red
and black were cheered to the echo.
There was one thing brought promi-
nently to the notice of local captains
during the past season, and that was
the necessity of good coaching if any
was to be made or if any
games were to be won. The High school
team has had the services of a coach
for the past two years and lay their
playing strength almost wholly to his
instructions. D. A. Callahan was their
instructor and he taught them to play
a game that went right on TO triumph
after triumph. The lesson cannot but
be profitable one and next season one
of the first things that many of the
teams will doubtless do will be to get
a coach. 1t is necessary in order to
better the quality of the game in the
state of Utah.
The outlook in local football is a
bright one. The interest aroused dur
ing the past season cannot be anything
but lasting and ii is hoped that this
year the season will start earlier and
4 schedule of games for championship
Of the state be arranged at an early
date
Bright Outlook For Sports.
1t may readily be seen that all kinds
Of sports have shown not only a ma
-erial betterment during 1899, but that
also a healthy public interest has been
awakened for the new year, which
gives promise of being the most sue
,essful season yet passed in the sport
nS annals of Salt Lake City.