The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
football.
PUNTS AND PASSES.
Correct Lineup and Weights of the
Denver Team

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James T. Fulton yesterday received
letter from G. R Morrison, manager
of the East Denver High school team
giving him the correct lineup and
weights of the boys who will come to
this city to meet the local High school
lads at Walkers field on Thanksgiving
day. The Denver boys will average 153
pounds. while the local eleven will tip
the scales at only 149 pounds. The line
up of the Coloradoans will be as fol-
lows: Calf. 140, L. E.; Abbot. 15S, L. T.;
1Iunson, $50, L. c.; Blood, $50. c.: Sny-
der, 10. r. c.: Lewis, 100, r. T.; Clay
brook, 1853. r. E.; Bansbach. 147, Q. B.. !;
Van Fleet, 14S, L. II. B.; Page, al, r.
II. B.: Blatherwict, 145, T. B.; suDsti-
tutes, Stern, 100; Dickey, 152. They will
leave Denver on Tuesday highland will
and Leonard will go to Provo to meet
them and will escort them to Zion. They
viii put up at the Kenyon. Manager
Morrison says that their boys have
been practicing for what they expect
will be the hardest game that they
have yet had to play. Mills, who play
ed left end on the Yale team of a few
years ago, is their coach. and he has
doubtless taught them a fast game of
bail. The coaching of the local team
has also been of the highest order posi-
BILE. and when the two meet there is
going to be one of the prettiest games
that has ever been played in Salt Lake.
1t is expected that the crowd VIII Also
be a record breaker, and that there will
be many out who have never before
seen football game. No matter how
large the crowd is, the mana cement
promises that they will be taken care
of, and that their view will not be in
any way obstructed. They arranged
yesterday to have twenty-five of the
rfF "a nrr 70 leo > l1-.
field clear, and from the work that the
soldiers have done at previous games,
they viii be fully able TO handle their
job. Six policemen viii also be down
to help in the work. No one will be ad-
mitted TO the gridiron without a spec
ial permit. The gates viii be opened at
1870 ard the ball will be kicked prompt
" at 2sS0. making none of the weari-
some and needless delays that have oc-
CURED at the few games that have been
played. this season
The football situation at the UniYer-
sity has been completely changed since
the defeat Of their eleven by the High
school boys. "A mass meeting was held
yesterday and the resignation of Cap
tain Hyde was accepted. Gatehouse,
the big center. was unanimously cfo-
sen to- ill his place Speeches Were
made by several Of the football enthu-
SlaStS OF the ScnOOl, the trend of them
being ii was no disgrace to be beaten
by such an excellent team as that of
the High school They recognize that
the secret of their defeat was lack of
expert coaching, and one OF the first
things that Captain Gatehouse Will do
is TO set a coach who will put them
through a hard course of training and
make them play football. They are in !
no way discouraged and win now be-
gin to train for the matches that they
have arranged for the future. In order
that they may not go into any more
games unprepared, they have called off |
the game that was to be played with |
the 3. y. college On Thanksgiving day |
in Logan. Saturdays game with the /
y. NJ. c. A. has not as yet been called !
off, but it is not likely that il Will be !
played. The general spirit at the Var !
sity seems to be one of Improvement, |
and from the looks of things they VIII /
play much better game of football
the next time that they line up
The second team of the High school
has secured the services of Coach Cal
iahan and expect TO take everything in
their class as soon as he gets in his I
work. They viii meet the second elev-