The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-05
CHRISTIANS OUT
PLAY SOLDIERS
Win Opening Game by a Score
Of 22 to 0.
TEAM WORK Is MISSING
A-
Y M. C. A. BOYS PLAY GOOD IN
DIVIDUAL BALL.
TEAM WORK IS MISSING

THE local football season opened
yesterday with a game between
the Y. NJ. C. A. and Fort Douglas
teams. II was all Christian from the
first kicl-of. the boys In blue never
once coming within a mile of scoring,
while the y. NJ. c. A. aggregation sue
ceeded IN making four touch-downs and
kicking two goals in one twenty-min-
ute and one fifteen minute half. Only
twice during the game was the Y. NJ.
c. A. team held for downs and in both
cases a recovered tumble on the third
down did the damage
The soldiers had little opportunity 10
show what they could do with the bail
and the few times they were In pos
session OF the pigskin they failed 10
gain the necessary five yards, and In
every case but one resOrted TO kicking
GA the third down Both teams showed
lack of team work. but the individual
playing of the Christians won for them
the contest. Their iine-up with coach
ing and practice should be able TO give
either the Varsity or Aggies a good
close tussle.
Soldiers Open Game.
The game opened with a Kickoff by
the soldiers and on the first down the
Christians failed 10 gain. This looked
good Ter the soldiers. but on the very
next play Fred Smith skirted the left
end Tor an eighty-five-yard run, being
downea within three yards OF the goal
line. IL took but an instant TO shove
Groesbeck over the line for the first
touchdown. after two minutes of play.
Groesbeek failed 10 goal
After again receiving the bali on the
Kickoff. Christy for the Christians
made a pretty run around right end
for twenty-five yards and on the same
play the Christians were penalized ten
yards FOR holding. A half-doZen more
downs gained twenty-five yards when
the speedy New Zealander was again
sent around the right end. where he
easily out-stepped the soldier boys and
dashed down the field for forty-five
yards. planting the BAN squarely be-
tween the goal posts. Groesbeck goaled,
making the score II TO 0.
shortly after the next kick-Off the
Christians were again penalized five
yards for holding. The soldiers braced
for a moment after the penalty. which
gave the Y, NJ. g. \ a distance Of
twelve yards 20 gain on the second
down. Fred Smith was offered the ball
but he missed the pass. falling on the
bah Just as Lieutenant Falls nailed him
in his tracks,
The boys in blue took the oval for
the irst time since the call of time,
and the crowd Of soldier roOters in the
bleachers looked FOR something to hap
pen. Two attempts. one an end run
aud the other "a buck. lost two yards
and the soldiers resorted 10 a kick.
kF ha Nrnn hufr rfrarF . F.rrf
to the Christians tweive-yard line. A
buck advanced the BAH three yards in
the Y. NJ. G. A. possession on their own
fifteen yard line at the call Of time for
the first half.
The Second Half.
Cook received the BAN on the kick-Ofr
IN the next half for the soldiers. Two
attempts failed 20 advance the oval and
4 kick was ordered by Er~1tenant Falls.
Chahln broke through and blocked the
kick. but in the Scramble for the ball
the soldiers were the lucky boys and
got il again az an advance OF fifteen
Yards Again the soldiers failed 20
gain an inch on two downs and again
they kicked. giving the ball to the Y.
NJ @. A. aggregation in the center OF
The field, Tomlinson made a very
pretty buck when play began, going
straight through the center Tor twenty
yards
After making q couple OF gains the
Christians were held for two downs Tor
the first and only time during the game.
They tried a kick, but a tumble fol-
lowed and Lieutenant Falls was on the
ball for the soldiers in an instant.
Again the soldiers failed 10 advance
the bah on the first two downs and
again the kick was ordered. Tackle
Chafin again broke through the line
and not only blocked the kick. but cap
tured the bah for a ten-yard loss for
the soldiers. Rapid plunges on the part
81 the Christians sent the oval down
The field until Tomlinson was sent
through the line Tor twenty tive yards
and a touchdown. Groesbeck failed 10
goal. making the score 10 TO y.
Double Pass by Y. N. C. A.
The kick-ofr saw a play that some
what surprised the soldiers and gave
the Christians another touchdown.
Groesbeck caught the ball and started
down the field with the boys IN blue
going IN a body 70 head HIM on. Fred
Smith crossed behind Groesbeck and
taking the ball started in an opposite
direction for the soldiers sQal line. The
move was not seen until smith was
well under way with good interference
and in a few seconds Pc was saIe De-
hind the goal line. the combined runs
covering ninety yards. GroesoecA
eoaled for the second time during the
game. making the score = 10 ..
After receiving the bali on the kick
or IL was returned 20 the soldiers on
the next down. The boys in blue tried
vaiuly to advance the ball but lost M
teen Yards On two downs. Whereupon
they kicked. The Christians almost i'm
niedlatelg lost the bah on an on side
play just al the call Of time
There vas a good sized crowd pres