The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-23
GUARDS AGAIN
BEAT SOLDIERS
Boys in Blue Fall Easy Victims
to the Champions.
GAME WAS VERY RAGGED
INSTANCES OF DIRTY PLAYING
WERE VERY FREQUENT.

THE champion Guard football team
easily demonstrated its superiority
over the Soldiers yesterday in two
twenty-minute halves, when with lit
tie difficulty it defeated the boys in
blue by a score of q to 0. The militia
bows won as they pleased and never
once was there any danger of their
goal line being crossed by the oppos-
ing team. Until near the end OF the
game the Soldiers were unable to make
any impression on the Guard line and
were forced to kick every time they
got possession of the ball on the third
down, until the middle Of the second
half. The Guards tore their line up
on offense and defense at win until
the latter part of the game, when
things became more even.
Several of the Guards best men were
put "hors de combat" in the second
half, which evened up matters lit
tie, and then the Soldiers frequently
made good gains, and once held the
Guards for downs, while the latter did
not accomplish this feat in a single
instance during the game, as Cooks
strong right leg was ever ready to kick
the ball in tight places.
Game Was a Ragged Exhibition.
The game was without doubt, from
a spectators point of view, the most
ragged exhibition of football seen this
year. Rag-chewing. squabbling and
frequent exhibitions of dirty football
playing were the principal features.
OF the latter there was plenty. One
of the victims, Fullback Evans of the
Soldiers. retired from a kick received
in the face while carrying the ball.
While there was no open smuggling ex-
cept N a couple of fights, the act of
deliberately jumping on a players face
while he lies helpless on the ground
is not necessary in a game of foot
ball, yet this very thing was plainly
seen for the side lines yesterday. Foot
ball at its best is bad enough. but if
it IS necessary to adopt these tactics
to win games. the quicker football is
relegateds to the rear the better for
everybody concerned.
However. a majority Of the games
played in the city are not of this ma
ture, and it is hoped for the good OF
the spot yesterdays scenes will not
be repeated again on a local gridiron.
Guard Shows Good Individual Work
The best feature of the Guard team
was its individual work. On both the
defensive and offensive the boys got
into the game in manner that won
them a victory. The Soldiers were I'M
able to keep the Guard players from
coming through the line from all di-
rections, which resulted in the stopping
of their plays before they had hardly
started.
For the soldier boys Starr and Leon
ard at ends did good work, and all
their backs were especially good.
Neurnberger and Evans, until knocked
out, played star ball, while Falls was
mixed up in everything that came his
way. Cooks kicking was one of the
features of the day and helped more
than any other reason to keep down
the score. Davis and Christy, as usual,
were the star players for the Guards.
Hazard and Hyde played in great
form in the back field, and Chafin did
good work in the line.
The last touchdown scored by the
. Guards brought forth a lot of ad-
,N-erse criticism by those who saw the
fay. Chaffin tried for goal from
tine field and narrowly missed making
the play. Christy ran for the ball and
many say he touched the ball while
offside. while others claim he did not.
Cafin came running up and dropped
on the ball scoring a touchdown, which
f-as allowed. If Christy touched the
hall which was claimed by many and
disputed by others, the touchdown
should not have been allowed. But the
officials decided in favor of the Guards
and the result did not in any way at
feet the contest, except in giving the
militia boys the game by larger score.
The game in detail follows
The Game in Detail.
csaak sent the ball spinning behind
the Guards line on the kickoff 70
HYDE who returned it ten yards. Seven
successive plays by the Guards adj
yanced the ball thirty yards, when
Bassett attempted a fake kick, losing
ground for the first time. Hazard
vas unable to make up the. loss on a
buck and Christy kicked to the Sol
diers' thirty five-yard line Two downs
did not gain ar inch, when Cook re-
turned the kick for forty-five yards.
After gaining six yards on two downs,
Davis went around left end for thirty
yards with splendid interference.
Christy tried the other end for ten
yards more, and then circled right end
arafu for twenty-five yards and a
fouchdown. Davis missed the goal
score: Guards. 5; Soldiers, 0. Time OF
play. S minutes.
on the KICKOFF Cook sent the ball
forty yards. Davis bringing il back
fifteen. The latter was thrown high
IN the air when tackled, but did not
seem TO mind 1t in the least. Christy
and Davis on end runs only gained
fo,,r wards on the next two downs
rcben the Maori kicked thirty yards to
cook. who brought the ball back five
yards after making a splendid catch
Tvars and Neurnberger did not gain ar
inch on the first and second down, and
f1,o hall was kicked. the Guards break
10 through and blocking the attempt
wilson grabbed the ball and started
for 4 touchdown with clear field. bui
rlipned and fell after gaining twenty
yards - -
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