The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-10
Wins the Football Game From Wis
c0nsin Yesterday.
IT WAS A HARD CONTEST
NEVER BEFORE EQUALLED ON
WESTERN GRIDIRoN.
Maroons' Mass Plays Irresistible,
Though the Badgers Fought Until
They Could Fight No More
Several Of the Players Compelled
to Retire-Score II to- o.

Madison. Wis, Dec. 9.-The Western
football championship goes, to Chicago
Before at least 1900 people the eleven
of the University of Chicago today de-
feated the University of Wisconsin
team by a score of II to in a game
that for desperate playing, for clean,
scientific football, has probably never
been equaled on a western gridiron. 1t
was a game between a team which in
offensive playing was perfect, with
weather and wind in its favor, and an
eleven whose dense play up to the day
had been compact enough to protect
their goal line from all opposing elev-
ems except Yale
But Chicago'S mass plays Were ire
sistible, and though the badgers fought
until they could fight no more, through
the first half and once in the second
half the maroon backs plunged through
Wisconsin's line until the ball was car
ried over the goal line. Only once did
WISCONSIN have a chance, to score, and
that one chance they were unable to
avail themselves of, as with the ball on
their own fifteen yard line the Chicago
forwards braced so effectively that on
four downs the ball was only showed
forward three yards.
In this respect the Chicago players
surprised their supporters. Their de-
fensive play was far stronger than ex-
pected, and even when Wisconsin had
the ball, which was seldom, ODea was
compelled to kick in most instances.
Badgers On Defensive.
Throughout the whole game the
Badgers We're on the defensive most of
the time with the ball well within their
territory. Chicago quickly located the
weak spots in the Badgers defense.
They We're mostly on the left side of
the line, and in the first half Shaker,
Fell, Hammill and Heney, behind inter
ference that was apparently unbreak-
able, tore through the tackle and guard
positions for gains that almost invaria-
bly, Melted the distance. On the right
side, however, more difficulty was eX-
perienced, Curtiss, the Wisconsin right
tackle, playing a whirlwind game, and
tore through Fell time and again in
time to spoil the play. He was easily
the star of the Wisconsin eleven.
The whirling mass on tackle, the most
effective play of the Chicagos, was Of
ten directed against him, put it never
netted more than three yards, and fire.
it was fairly started.
With the other side of the line it
came easier. Flanagan, Webb and
Eldredge held their men safe, and when
Shaker and Fell We're sent against the
line the ball generally found a resting
place several yards in advance of
where it started.
Players Are Crippled.
In the second half Coms,ock, exhaust
ed and limping, retired in favor of
Leerum, and little Trait also went out,
Wiimarth taking his place But it
made little difference. The game had
already been won. and although Lee
rum made big Flannigan's life a bur-
den to him for the balance of the game,
the rest of the team was too exhausted
to make effective Roadway.
During the latter part of the second
half Chicago played to keep Wisconsin
from scoring, and only once Kennedy
adopted the tactics of Captain Mcbride
of Yale and dropped back twenty yards
to hold the ball. Chicago's interference
was far superior to Wisconsin's, and
to this fact more than any must be
ascribed the victory.
Two hours before the game a cold
drizzling rain began to fall, and
quently The rain did not have much
effect on the field, but it was sufficient
ly heavy. to render the ball wet and
slippery, and fumbles by both sides
were frequent.
When the referees whistle was blown
for the end of the game nearly a thous
and cheering rooters broke out on the
gridiron, hoisted the tired but happy
champions on their shoulders, and,
headed by a band, marched out of the
grounds and far up the street before
they allowed their burdens to climb in
to the waiting carriages.