The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-23
PUNTS AND PASSES.
Varsity Enthusiasm Breaks Loose at
a Meeting of Students.

The football spirit at the university is
above par value today. The students met
in mass meeting yesterday and listened TO
stirring addresses from the professors
and from the football enthusiasts Of the
school. The speakers laid great stress on
the fact that the highest institution of
learning in the state should be the high
est also in point of college spirit The
students were urged to attend the games
en- masse and aid on their team to victory
by the liberal exercise of their good Will
and their voices. New ye.lS were prac-
ticed and those who had no thought pre-
viousIy Of going to any of the games
made up their minds that they would at
tend the game with the High School on
saturday to do their part towards Win
wing it,
On account of the big game that the
High School has arranged with the East
Denver High School boys they yesterday
consulted Manager Riser of the VARSITY
eleven with a view TO having the game
arranged with the Varsity for Saturday
postponed until a later date The High
School boys thought that the playing of
game with the Varsity would nut them
in poor condition to meet the Denver
team and il is their desire to be in the
best of trim for the match with the Dem
Verites. As the postponement of the game
would alter the dates arranged by the
University team. they felt that they
could hardly consent to the proposition.
When the situation was explained 10. the
High School boys they agreed with Man
ager Riser and the game with the Var
Sity Will be played as scheduled. In the
absence of Captain Hyde Riser has been
doing the honors. and he has gotten his
men down 10 some hard work Their
practice yesterday was an excellent one.
and every man on the team is imbued
with the idea that the team must win the
game When they meet the High School
On Saturday they will show football en-
thUsiasts how the Varsity can do things
when ii has once made W its mind and
gotten down to work.
Manager Axiom Of the y NJ c. A is
still awaiting an official reply 10 his
proposition for game on Thanksgiving.
While the Butte people notified Mr. Lake,
manager of Walkers field. that the game
would not be played no notification of
that fact has been received by Manager
AxtUn. although il was nearly a week
He sent another telegram yesterday af-
ternoon. ard expects a reply this morn
ing. n the meantime, his men are work
ing hard and are in better form than they
have been before this season. They mad
line practice in the gymnasium last
evening under the efficient direction of
Captain Dana Smith. For more than an
hour they went through their signals and
practiced some new wrinkles to spring on
the next team that they meet If the
game with Butte is not arranged. their
next game Will be with the Varsity on
Saturday. Dec 1t is probable that a
game Will be arranged for some date
II is just possible that the Christians Will
play with the Ogden team on Thanks
giving day, Manager Pulver telephoned
to the y. NJ. c. a. last evening fer a game
either in this or the Junction city. The
proposition has been taken under advise
ment and an answer will be returned this !
morning.
The University goes to Logan on |
Tina ksgiying day TO play the Brigham !
Young college. Manager Riser yesterday /
received a letter from tho Of t6.af
Logan team that they We're willing 10 1
meet the Varsity and that the game was !
been fixed with the Agricultural college. /
hut the Ogden team got in ahead OF the |
local eleven and arranged to take the Ag-
gies TO the Junction City on the festive !
Tiger" Talon. the plucky end of the
All Hallows team. was not injured as SER
iously as seemed at the game with the /
soldiers on Tuesday. His shoulder was /
probably d;slocated. but when he arrived |
at the doctors Office ii was all right and /
there seemed TO be nothing further the
matter with him. He played such a hard
ana gritty game that at the end of the
last half he was completely exhausted.
and when he was hurt his WORKOUT con-
ditjon made IL appear more serious than
il really was Mckenna. the half-back
who was reported to have broken his
finger. was also the victim of exhaustion
and he did not fracture his finger at all
1t was dislocated and after being set WAS
quite sore. but he still has the finger and !
Will doubtless be in the next game that
his school plays.
8 Z. @
The game that was arranged between
the University second team and the High
school eleven of Ogden has been called
off by the Ogdenites and the boys are !
row looking for other games. They have
a second team that is able to hold its own
with many of the first teams of the !
schools, and on that account they have
considera bic difficulty in get
ting games. The second teams of the
schools are not willing to play them and
they are at a loss to know what 20 do.
a game between the second team of the
High school, and that Of the Varsity [