The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
Football.
COLLEGIANS RETIRED
Left the Field and Y. NJ. C. A.
Won Game by Default.
KICKED ON DECISION
SCORE STOOD o TO WITH
THREE MINUTES TO PLAY.

with score standing 0 to 0, three
minutes to play and the ball on their
vineyard line, the Salt Lake Business
college left the field yesterday after
noon and forfeited the contest to the
second Y NJ c. A. team.
These two elevens met on the grid
IRON IN what proved to be one of the
hardest and closest football games
played in Salt Lake this season. Both
were crippled by the absence Of some
OF their best players, but the men in
the game played fierce ball from start
TO finish. A decision by Umpire Smith
on an Cffside play near the end of the
laSt ne caused an endless amount of
Mranghng. which resulted in Captain
6aSsett calling his men off the field, re-
-uSlhS 70 continue play. Referee Du-
gal then awarded the game to the
/ CHRISTIANS. The Y. NJ c. AS worked
the ball to the colleges six-vard line
/ on a clever play OF Cheshire's through
the center, and on the next three downs
gained about foot over the necessary
I'VE yards landing the oval within two
leet of goal. The college men
tn0ught they were getting the worst of
this decision, and it was necessary to
measure the distance in order to con-
vince them that the FIVE Yards had
been gained. On the next play Chafin
went through the line, tackling the Y
NJ u A quarter back before he had
Clne TO put the ball in play, and in the
scrimmage Chaffin secured the ball
Umpire Smith warned the college that
a man was Offside just as the ball was
snapped back, and after the play or
dered the oval back to its former rest
ing place The college men protested
and refused to go on with the game
Captain BaSSett claimed that his p11ard
" haT1 F.o rTre4r
from the umpire, but took his proper
place in the line before the ball was
put in play. Smith Bald that it was
ChaftIn that was Offside, and not the
guard, and therefore decided that the
BAH would again have TO be put in
play.
Referee DugaI ordered the coIlegians
to proceed with the game. and on their
refusal gave the game to the Y.
/ NJ. G. A
The Christians had the lighter team
Of the two and made the larger gains
at open playing and frequently went
/ through the cOllegians' line by trick
plays The latter eleven TesOrted to
line bucking and seldom failed to gain
when they continued these tactics es-
pecially when they brought the guards
back formation into use. Fumbling was
frequent by both sides, the Christians
doing a little more than their share
Two very doubtful decisions were
made, both of which were against the
Y NJ G A The first one was an offside
play by the--3usiness college when they
kicked the ball. Their center ran down
the field and grabbed at the ball. for
which offense mis- team was not penal
lied; the second occurred when Christy
took the ball from Stewart and ran
fifteen yards before going down, the
referee allowing him to retain possess
sion of the oval
Thomas of the Christians played the
best game Of the day and probably ex-
hibited the best form he has shown
this year His line buckins was ter
rife, and time and time again unaided
he went through the opposing tackles
for good gains. The field was in the
best condition of the season. The
ground was perfectly dry and the play
ers had a chance to show their speed
The lineup and officials were as fol-
lows: