The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-20

NOTHING TO NOTHING
The COllegiate-U University Football
Game Results In Tie.
NEITHER SIDE SCORES
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CROWD ENcRoAcHBs ON FIELD
AND PREVENTS GOOD PLAY.
collegiates the Heavier and More
Skillful, But Varsity Men Plucky
and Hard WorkeIs-Good Defen-
sive Work of Varsity Prevents
Collegiates From Scoring

Collegiate Institute, 0; University sec
ond team. 0.
That it is an utter impossibility 10
play football on the university campus
received another demonstration yester-
day, when for two twenty minute
halves the Collegiate Institute and
Junior university elevens struggled
through a game in which neither side
was able to secure a touchdown or goal.
The scenes of last fan, of the fall
before and OF many previous fails were
repeated. SsWafms Of small boys from
over the tracks were there, unrUly,
pugnaciOus. fOUl-mOuthed, and they
rushed on the field after the first down.
surrounded the players 50 closely that
they had scarcely room to breathe, and
thereafter scientific football was i'm
possible. Time and again possible
touchdowns were prevented by that
crowd Twice a. least when a runner
had broken through the opposing lines
and hal a clear field for a. touchdown
the scattering crowd prevented him
from Cunning but a scanty ten yards
or so. Both sides suffered alike from
the interfering crowds. They prevent
ed the University from securing
touchdown in the first down. and in the
second half they served the Collegiate
IN the same fashion.
Collegiate Team Heavy.
In the matter OF weight the Collegiate
team had by far the best of it, and in
team work they seemed to excel their
opponents also. With a clear field they
ought TO be able TO beat the varsity
team with ease. They kept the ball in
varsity territory nearly three-fOurths
of the time, and would certainly have
scored had the crowds permitted them
Al N..f~s .ts.r,rs, r1al
back outpunted Beck whenever there
was an exchange of punts. and he and
his colleagues behind the line. Brainard
and Taylor, We're far better ground
gamers than their opponents.
The varsity team made a gallant
struggle against odds that at first
seemed to be overwhelming Art Tay-
Tor, Patterson, Nuttall Beck and Groo
did the best work for the red and
white. To their defensive play, and the
encroachment OF the crowds is due the
fact that the Collegiate team did not
score.
Game Begins.
1t was not until nearly O'Clock that
Referee AXton called the game. The
university team kicked off to Bradnard,
and he plunged Immediately into a
mass of varsity tacklers. gaining but
a yard or two. There was a tumble
on the first down, but Graham dropped
on the ball, and then the Collegiates
started a march down the field that
soon brought shem TO. the 'varsitys
thirty-fve~y2rd lire. Here the varsity
braced, Art Taylor and Patterson do
ing some clever offensive work. There
was an interlude while the players,
with clubs, made an unavatlinS attempt
TO get the crowd back. Collegiate
started again a vigorous hammering of
the tackles, ana soon had the ball on
the twenty-yard line. Again their prog
rees was stopped, for Art Taylor broke
through the line and threw BARNARD
back for a loss. The varsity then
made a fine brace and held the Col
legiate for downs
This gave the University its first OPP
pOrunity to show its offensive play,
but the interference was slow in get
ting off, and after Groo, Art Taylor and
Nuttall had laboriously forced the bah
back fifteen yards, the ball went back
10 the Collegiate on downs. On the
first down Sprague fumbied, and Pat
telson of the L. of L. dropped on it
Art Taylor then tried a quarterback
kick, and Nuttall got the bah with
clear field for "A touchdown. But the
crowd was in his way, and he only sue
ceeded in advancing it ten yards
Referee AXton thought he was off
side and brought the bah back. but
when he was shown his error he quick
" gave the hall back to the university.
The bail was now at the center Of the
field, and the University seemed in a
fair way to score. but three trials at
the Collegiate center proved its invul-
nerability. and the ball went over on
downs. Sprague punted to the varsity
ten-yard line and the Kick was fun
bled. so it was the Colegiates BAH and
q touchdown was just in sight. But the
crowd yeas all around and the first
play resulted in a tumble. and Patter-
son got the ball. The half ended with
the bali in the possession of the uni
versity on their own ten-yaJd line.
Browns Bad tumble.
There We're several changes in the
university line in - second half
Brown the big guar, replaced Kings
bury at tackle; Beck Went in at left
END. Dickey went to guard in place OF
Lyman. When Sprague kicked off for
the Collegiate, Brown let the bali get
away from him, and il was captured by
the Coilegiates on the University's
thirty -five-yarG line. Slowly the Col
legiates forced the bah 70 the varsity
twenty-yard line. Here Murphy was
hurt and Kingsbury Went in again.
Willis had gone TO half back for the
Collegiate, but his first attempt 10
carry the BAH resulted in a loss. and
the ban went to the University on their !
eIghteen-yard line.
Immediately Art Taylor set the Uni |
Nersity rooters wild with a long run |
around the right end and through the /
crowd FOR twenty-five yards. Sprague |
stopped him with a beautiful tackle /
Beck made five more around the same /
end, but then the Collegiates braced |
and took the ball. They lost it in a |
moment on a tumble, but the Univer- |
sity could not gain on their first down |
and on the second Johnson broke /
through and threw Groo back for a loss. /
Beck punted twenty wards over the I
heads of the crowd. and Sprague. see
ing the futllity Of attempting to run
the bah back. returned the punt, gain +
ing ten yards on the exchange.
A tumble resulted 3n q loss Of two /
yards and Art. Taylor tried another /
quarter back Kick. L went into the
crowd and a University man dropped 1
on il. Again the play was repeated /
and this time Sprague got IL. He imme-
diately fell back for, a punt and sent
The field to Beck, who returned il ont
Of bounds. Sprague had, secured a net
gain Of thirty yards on the series OF
kicks. The ball was passed TO Sprague
Just - time was called and by q double
pass he circled the entire University
team and had a clear field for a touch
down. He made twenty yards in fine
style and then fell foul OF the crowd
and was downed. The game ended here.
with the bali in the possession of the
Collegiates on the -University's thirty
yard line.
The lineup Of the two teams was as
follows:
Collegiate Institute. University.
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