The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

] team He was given the ball on near
| ly every other down, and went between
J. Weston and Evans for large gains.
This was partly responsible by the
poor showing made by Evans. The lat
ter frequently let Acker go by him
without so much as an effort to stop
him. He utterly failed TO get under
the plays, and once his failure 10 get
his man would have resulted in
touchdown IL Brown had not pulled
Acker down from behind after a TWEEN
! ty-fiYe-yard run.
Darkness near the end of the game
/ almost obscured the ball. and the
| Varsity boys claim that it was for
this reason that they were unable 20
stop the onward march of the Aggies.
| The following is the game in detail:
The Game in Detail.
u. of u. won the toss and chose the
north goal. Wade caught the Kickoff
but was downed in his tricks on the
twenty hve-yard line. The first sig
nal of the day sent Brown around left
end for four yards. when Roberts was
tried on the other end for no gain.
Bennion followed with two line bucks.
gaining four yards and Zilligan was
sent through right tackle for one yard.
The Varsity halves were tried around
the ends. gaining only three yards on
two downs, when a kick was ordered,
I BenniOn sending the ball TO Freshman
in the center of the field. The Aggies
tried a fake buck and lost a yard.
Jones got two yards around right end,
and another buck gained nothing, the
ball going over to the locals on downs
Roberts failed TO gain over yard
around left end, and Bennion's line
buck gained two more.
"A cfTrdy WaqcffHF fnllhapx then hit
the line between Zilligan and Carlson
and went through for fully twenty-five
yards, the longest gain through either
line during the game. Two more bucks
by Bennion and an end run by, Roberts
failed 70 gain the necessary five yards,
and the bali went over to the visitors
on downs.
Delappe Sent Against Center.
DeLappe was sent against the center,
but was thrown back for a loss of two
yards. Balmer tried the same spot and
gained six yards, when Jones bucked
for two yards. Tries by Balmer and
Bennett resulted in small gains and
Griffith was thrown back for a five
yard loss by Roberts. Bucking gained
nothing and on the third down a kick
was ordered. Bennion and Roberts
both got through the line and blocked
the effort. and in the scramble Nc
Neil got the pigskin for the Aggies.
Acker was twice tried for left end
runs. but lost ground both times, and
another kick followed for forty yards,
Wade catching the pigskin and going
down on his own thirtyyard line. Rob
erts was sent around left end for
twenty yards. Fifteen more yards were
gained on three downs, when Acker
threw Roberts for a loss of seven
yards. The same player downed Ben
Mon behind the line on the next play.
when Bennion kicked to the Aggies'
Vineyard line.
A fullback buck gained two yards
for the Agriculturalists and two left
end runs by Acller gained thirty yards.
Two more downs gained nothing and
the farmers resorted TO a kick, Wade
catching the pigskin, and with good
interference by Roberts, came back
twenty-five yards. On the first down
Bennion fumbled and the Aggies got
the ball in the scramble.
Acker's Runs Gain Thirty-five Yards.
Ackers end runs gained thirty-five
yards, while the other halfback gained
six in the same number of plays. The
Varsity took a stand and held the Wis
itors on the next three downs, Carlson
getting in the game and throwing one
of the plays back for a loss OF two
yards. J. Weston and Bennion only
gained one yard on the next two
downs, and a kick was ordered, the
Aggies downing the ball on their
forty-yard line Acker was the only
player who could gain in the next five
plays, when Coach Griffith was taken
out and Kennedy put in his place.
Three more attempts on the part of
the farmers gained nothing. the ball
going 10 the students on downs. Ben
Mon and Roberts gained only four and
one-half yards on the next three
downs. and the ball again went over.
Fifteen yards were gained by the Ag-
giles In the next nine downs, Carlson
stopping one buck for loss and Brown
once downing Acker for a loss. Four
teen yards OF this distance was made
by Acker around Evans end.
The farmers failed to gain the nee
essary five yards on the last three
; downs and the ball went over. Four
yards were all that Bennion and Brown
could do around left end and on buck.
and the pigskin again went over to the
Aggies. Mcneil got through for ten
yards, and a series OF nine plays ad-
vaneed the ball to the 'Varsity's four
yard line. where the farmers were held.
The distance gained 10 this point was
made by Acker between left end and
left tackle, excepting three yards by
DeLappe on a center buck.
Bennion tried a kick. but gained
nothing. Bennion tried 20 kick, but
the Aggies' entire line rushed offside,
costing them ten yards, the only pen
, atty enforced during the game. Ben
Mon then kicked, the ball going to the
. Aggies on the Varsity twenty-five-yard
, line Seven more downs carried the
! ball to the Z. of U. five-yard line al
, the call of time for the first half.
: The Second Half.
Bennion kicked TO DeLappe on his
own Vineyard line, and the Colorado
star fullback came back TO his OWE
, forty-yard line before going down
Jones went left end for four yards
/ Balmer hit center for six yards, De-
Lappe hit center for two yards, Jones
{ went around right end for four yards
/, Cunningham around left end for two
= yards, DeLappe through left guard fol
e three yards, and again through right
: guard for four yards. Cunningham
e around left end for five yards. wheT
r the Varsity took a brace. The mex
< three downs gained only four yards
and the ball went over.
e At this point DeLappe went out and
e Southcotte was substituted. The frs
: three downs for the students gained
! seven yards and the next three only
! two, the ball going over again TO the
I farmers. BY short gains in the mex
E dozen downs the visitors carried the
ball to the Varsity ,twenty-five-yarC
line, where they were held for two
! downs. and an attempt to kick goa
: from the field was made.
Znligan broke through and tackled
= Southcotte before he had time to make
: the trial. and the ball went over OF
. downs Two downs gained only twt