The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-01
GOOD SEASON
FOR FOOTBALL
Local Results and Records on
the Gridiron.
VARSITY HEADS THE LIST
ENTITLED TO SCHOOL CHAMPI-
oNsHIP FOR 1901.

+ Last Thursday practically witnessed
the close of one Of the most successful
football seasons this city has ever seen.
This is true in regard to the number
of teams in the city and the character
Of tie t. ans that have played.
Every Saturday since the opening Of
the season has Witnessed a game of
soir7e consequence and many of the
struggles win go down in the history
of the sport as the best ever played in
| the state. During the season two out
/ side teams Of considerable reputation
have been brought to the local grid
iron. One team, the Denver Wheel
club, was probably the greatest conee-
ton of football players than ever Wis
tied Utah gridiron. The other was
the strong Nevada eleven. which must
be conceded to be one of the strongest
varsity teams in the west
This importation of strong outside
teams is bound to have a good effect
on the spors in this city. The local
players have an opportunity to see how
the game is played in other places and
profit by the experience. Unfortu-
nately there has been such a difference
in the strength Of the local teams that
there is no real rivalry between them
for the championship.
Outside of the Y NJ. c. A team,
which has had such a varied experience
this year, the University stands pre-
eminently the strongest aggregation in
the state. If the individual players
who have played on the Christian team
at different intervals this year could be
Herded together and trained for a
month they should be able to defeat
Coach Holmes aggregation of students
But they have not, at any stage of the
season reached this point and therefore
cannot be classed- as the superioTs of
the varsity. on the other hand the
varsity has defeated every team of
note in the sta-s with the single eX-
ception of the National Guards, and
their record with the All Hallows and
''Aggies' clearly shows that they would
have been defeated by the students
The university team has been the
surprise of the year. 1t was predicted
by the knowing ones that All HaIIows
and the Aggies would defeat it. but
both teams were easily disposed of by
Manager Riser's champions. To Coach
Holmes and Manager Riser belong the
credit of such team For years foot
ball has been played at the varsity in
a haphazard manner and defeats at
the hands Of lighter teams have re-
suited. This year the students of the
states chief educational institution have
shown themselves in a class with other
universities and the same progress next
year VIII place them in the front rank
Of western college teams.
All Hallows, by their victory over the
"Aggies,' falls into second place among
the school teams. At the beginning Of
the season it was toUted as the COM
ing champion and it took a defeat at
the hands of the varsity to convince a
large following that the All Hallows
boys We're not entitled to the honor.
The team, as it stands today, is prob
ably the best that ever represented
the college, and shows a step in the
right direction.
To Manager GueymaTd's untiring eff
forts is due the credit of All Hallows'
success. He has worked almost alone
in an effort to make the college d power
in the football world At the begin
ming of the season Gueymard had Sc
cured the services of several good
players who afterward disappointed
him. Otherwise the team might have
reached a position at the top of the
college list.
The Aggies. by suffering a defeat at
the hands of both the varsity and
All Hallows, drops into third position
among The states school teams. They
also have showed up stronger than
in former years. The team has prov
en- somewhat of a disappointment to
itself and its friends. 1t has material
to make a strong eleven and if prop
erly handled there is no reason why
it should not put up as good a game
as the state university. 1t is said
there is dissatisfaction within the
team and for this reason the players
were unable to do their best work. If
this is the case the reason for their
failure to land nearer the top Of the
heap is easily explained. A football
eleven must necessarily act together as
one man in order to win games. Any
attempt at interference with the team
plans is sure TO react to the disad-
vantage of the team as a whole. How
eyer, the Aggies have shown that they
are a game lot of players and it is
hoped that next season will see them
fighting for the first place with the
best Of them.
The Salt Lake High school and Ogden
High school have perhaps fought
harder for supremacy than any two
teams in the state.
At the opening of the season the
Junction City lads undoubtedly had the
better Of the argument, playing better
bali and being superior in every line
Of the game than the local boys. But
the local team closed the season the
stronger of the two.
Three times they have met this year.
The first was a victory for the Ogden
team. the second a tie game and at
the third victory perched on the ban
ner of the Salt Lake team. Some per- |
sons say that the Ogden team scored |
the most points and therefore should |
be entitled 10 the High school cham |
pionship. This is true, but the man /
ner IN which the scores We're made |
must be taken into consideration. There !
is such q thing as nuke touchdown in j
football playing and three out Of the |
four times that an Ogden man has /
crossed the local teams goal line it has /
been in Just such a manner. On the /
other hand the three touchdowns /
scored on the Weber county scholars |
have been earned tOuchd0wns. TAX |
ing the scores as they stand and the /
manner in which they were made. it 1
must be conceded that Salt Lake has |
none the worst of the argument.
Then again. the Salt Lake teams /
strong work was ali done at the latter /
end of the season. With these facts in i
view any unDreiudiced DerSOu cannot /