The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-19
GUARDS CAPTAIN
BADLY INJURED
Fred Smith Breaks Collar Bone
in Yesterdays Game.
LOCALS DEFEAT THE AGGIES
FOUR ToUCHDoWNs SCORED
AGAINST LOGAN TEAM.

n UT A SINGLE feature. and that
an unfortunate accident, marred
one OF the best football games OF
the year. played al Walkers field yes
terday between the National Guards
and the Agricultural college Of Logan.
Fred Smith. the captain OF the Guards
and ore Of the best players that ever
trod a Utah gridiron. now lies at home
with a broken collar bone as the result
OF a terrific line plunge, in which
Smith. backed up by several members
OF his team. attempted to force a hole
through the strong opposing line OF
the Aggies.
Smith hit the line with all the mo-
mentum a determined football player
can put In his body, and while going
az fun speed. plunged headforemost
against a line braced 10 receive the
shock. There was a terrific crash. and
those In the immediate vicinity knew
that something had happened as the
mass of players. used to such rough
treatment, went down in a minglng
bunch OF arms and legs.
The pile or humanity was quickly
separated and Smith lay on the ground.
grOaning with pain. DR.. Plummer
rushed onto the ground from the SIDE
line. and after making a quick exam
ination, pronounced the collar bone
broken. Smith was at once taken in a
carriage 10 his home. a ready player
substituted and the game went merrily
on. as II nothing had happened. Such
Is modern football.
Easy Victory For Locals.
The game itself was an easy victory
for the local team. II was somewhat
ragged at times and again brilliant
plays on the part OF the National
Guards brought forth cries of approval
from the 1000 spectators that lined
both sides OF the gridiron. To the
crowd the Aggies proved somewhat OF
a disappointment. In the few opening
minutes OF play they seemed actually
stage frightened. After this wore OF.
however. their playing improved and
they went at the National Guards the
best they knew how.
That the boys from Logan still have
plenty 90 learn about the game was
only too evident 10 those who watched
than yesterday afternoon. They have
every qualification for a champion
football team except a knowledge OF
he game. Strong. fearless and deter
mined. no finer set Of physical man
aood has ever appeared on gridiron in
his city.
in only one single instance during
the fifty minutes playing yesterday
vas theRs a Logan man laid out for
The allotted two minutes rest, while
the Guards every few minutes took the
t0lI count. Always ready and willing
% get into the game. they allowed
themselves 10 be blocked on defensive
work and got in each others way on
offensive play. Many a play was
started behind a perfect holding line,
Dnly TO go down within few feet by
he Aggies' runner falling over his in
reference.
Aggies Slow in Starting.
They were very slow starting and
every man on the opposing side could
tell Just where the ball was being sent
IN plenty OF time 10 get in and block
their efforts. Then, again. there is
hardly man on the team who under
stands tackling. Many a time Guard
runner would clear three or four men
In a perfectly open field when the first
one should have downed him in his
tracks. This was especially noticeable
In the attempts TO stop Davis. the
right end for the Guards. who fire.
quently made good gains around the
ends by hurdling his tacklers. Their
style OF offensive play was almost en-
tirely line bueking. which made poor
Roadway against a line fully as heavy
as their own. II was generally good
for yard or two only and could not
have scored touchdown at any stage
OF the game before the half would
have been ended
The National Guards, by their work
yesterday, easily placed themselves IN
a position among the leaders on the
Utah gridiron. The team played to-
gether well, showing plenty of careful
practice. but as yet has plenty of room
FOR perfecting its interference. With
such ground gamers as Smith. Groes-
heck. Davis and Christy. they had little
trouble in making the required dis
lance whenever they wanted 10. which,
however. was gained many times by
the Individual ability Of the player
rather than any help received in the
way OF interference.
Kirk at Guard Is Power.
In speaking OF the individual play
ers. Kirk OF the Aggies must not be
overlooked. This powerful guard. II
taught how 10 use his strength In a
manner 10 Ecl into the plAEf VIII ptcNc
one OF the best lire men in the state.
Young Davis. Christy and Groesbeck
proved the greatest ground gamers for
the Guards. and played with an ease
that showed they knew the game.
Worthen al center also played a star
game. but several times in his anxiety
10 get through the line he put himself
omside
The officials gave better satisfaction
than any that have officiated for some
time. That is, there was less Wran-
Cling about decisions and the play
continued with less interruption than
any game this year. Il was understood
that the management had an officer
TO police the field and keep the crowd
away II this was the case, and a sal
AIRY was paid him. Il was poor in
vestnent Several times the game had
20 De stopped to clear the aeid when
a little efort on the part OF someone
would have kept the crowd back. The
following is an account of the game in
detail.
The Game in Detail.
The game opened with the Guards
Kicking to the visitors. who were
d0wned on their thirty-five-y yard line.
after advancing ten yards The Aggies'
first play was a tumble that lost them
Ave yards, and on the next play Wor-
then downed the Quarterback IN his
tracks before he could pass the ball.
The Aggies kicked, sending the ball
high IN the all. II was dOwned by
Chafin on the Aggies' twenty-five-yard
a.