The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-23
Football.
COLORADO WILL PLAY UTAH.
EAST DENVER HIGH SCHOOL
COMING TO ZION.
Governor Wells Will Greet Them
Game Promises to Be In Every
Way Big Event.

Thanksgiving day, always the day for
football and turkey. will be more than
ever football day this year. 1t is then
that the plucky little players Of the local
High School eleven will meet the East
Denver High School lads in battle royal
at Walkers field The final arrangements
were completed yesterday, ana what
promises to be the best game of the sea-
son Is now a certainty.
1t viii be an event in football circles
such as Salt Lake has never before seen
Governor Wells and party Will be there,
and the governor viii welcome the COL
orado boys on behalf of the state in a
rev well CHOSEN words Inere VIII De
music galore by one of the best bands OF
the city, tally-hO parties Will be out, and
IL Will be in every way a society event
Chief of Police Hilton has given mis- per-
sonal guarantee that those who attend
will not be Inconvenience in any way by
the crowd surging over the field. He VIII
keep the crowd back, il IL takes the Wnole
police force 10 do it. The south side of
the gridiron VIII be reserved for tally-hos
and other carriages that attend the game
and will be fenced off for their special
benefit. Superintendent Read has. prom
Used that the car service will be adequate
for no matter how large "A crowd attends
and that every effort VIII be made for the
comfort of his patrons.
As a football game, it promises 10 be
the best that has ever been seen mere.
George Lonsberry, travelling passenger
agent Tor the Missouri Pacific. was in
town yesterday, and he said that the Den
yer boys are training harder than ever
before, for the express purpose of getting
the best of their Salt Lake friends. He
said also that the whole of Denver is in
tefested in the event and are putting up
big money on their team.
he Denver team tied with the Boulder
prep eleven for the interscholastic cilam-
pionship of the state, and If they are
beaten by the High School il Will place
the local boys in the enviable position of
being tied for the school championship Of
both Utah and Colorado. That Will occa-
sion game with the Boulder boys, and if
that. too. is won. the local boys viii be
the intermountain champions. If deter
mination and hard work, coupled with
goodIy amount of football science. can do
il. they will win out. They are out
weighed by about ten pounds. and the
Denver boys are players of much expert
ence and fine coaching. The son of Gov
ernor Thomas of Colorado is a member
of the team, as is also a son of ex-Goy-
ernOr Adams. Sears. the crack Payer of
the Denver Wheel club is in the team
and will give a good account of himself
james L. Fulton. Arthur l.. Hudson and
J. Allen Wheat have the arrangements
OF the game in charge. They received Il
telegram from S. X. Hooper of Denver
yesterday. announcing that the game had
been arranged and that the Denver boys
will leave TUESDAY night for Salt Lake.
There will be fifteen of them including
their manager and coach. They viii be
given a cordial reception by the local
boys A ball viii be rendered in their
honor by the local High School boys be-
fore they leave for home. and they viii
be made to enjoy themselves in every
way.