The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-08

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salt Lake ball on fumbles. 4; os-
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ogden compelled to kick. 3: Salt
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Johnny. set - rat trap, fgger than a
salt Lake High school, Rahl Rahi Rahl
THAT old familiar yen Of the Salt
Lake High school was again heard
yesterday With the old-tiue spir-
-. the vigorous threats Of hundreds OF
the high school students. proudly way
ing their banners and flags Of red and
black, once again hurled their defiant
yells az the whole world.
The high school football team, dear
or 10 the hearts OF the west side stu
dents than any thing else on earth. had
beaten the rivals from ogden in one Of
the most decisive games of the year and
the joy Of the students knew no bounds.
Wen may they feel proud Of their team
Tor its victory was well earned and
honestly earned at that. There was no
question OF superiority. no ifs no ex-
cuses, simply the better team in every
point of the game playing a better
game from every point of view.
The Outcome Was a Eurprise.
Right here it might be said that the
outcome was q surprise. Surprise to
the Ogden boys and the Salt Lake boys
It also proved that no reliance what
ever can be put on the dope book. Og-
den. after holding the big Aggies down
TO an 90 score. who I'm turn defeated the
Salt Lake high school by a score Of
II to o. goes down to Walkers full of
confidence. only to meet defeat Oy g.
score Of IS to 0.
The score does not tell the tale at
that for il should have been much
larger in favor of the local team. True,
the first touchdown made by the locals
was q fiulIe but it would have come q
moment later on its merits anyway.
Had il not been for the unfortunate
fumbles by the Salt Lake high there is
no telling how big the score would
have been Four times. when every
thing was coming Salt Lakes way, four
times after the players had made a
gOOdIy number of yards, the BAH was
fumbled on the tackle and ogden men
were the lucky ones in the mix-up that
followed.
Victory Due to Magnificent Team.
Salt Lake owes its victory to its mag
nidcent team. Not only individual
players. but the whole team. played
star ball. The two tackles, Nelden and
p. Harris. were an avalanche or
strength that Ogdeu's line could not
resist First &c was Harris through
NeIden. and then Nelden through Har-
ris for yard after yard The two
ends. w. Harris and Pierce. did some
Of the fercest taclling ever seen on
the gridiron in this city. Both these
youngsters are wonders.
The three center men held the heaV-
lest onslaughts Of the Ogden team
without trouble. and Salt Lakes whole
back field backed up this formation IN
q manner that took the heart out Of
Ogden's team. This does not mean that
there was no good work done by the
visitors. for they did some in spots and
as individuals Their forma tons, how
ever. were generally easily broken, and
the Ogden High school interference for
the first time this season went down
like chaff before Salt Lakes tacHers-
The Game Was Never in Doubt.
The came was never i'm doubt after
the first minutes play From that in
slant Go was merely a question OF how
large the score would be- Not once did
the Ogden team get within Striking
distance Of the Salt Lake goal 1t did
not stand a ghost Of chance OF scor-
inc. The victory was complete.
But one thinE happened during the
game TO mar the glory Of victory. and
that was-the free-for-al scrap that was
started near the end of the second ha,f.
How it started no one knows and lust
who was Go blame is hard to tell. but
nevertheless it is one OF those things
that happen. for which one Is sorry
after q few moments reflection
From the side line Referee Freddie
Smith ana one OF the ogden players
were seen TO exchange blows, or, rath-
or. attempt TO do so. In an instant
b3th teams and hundreds of roote~s
were I'm She middle Of the field Per-
sons who ought TO know better were
clamorine 20 get into the fray When
they ought to have been trying 10 pre-
vent any disorder. salt Lake was as
much to blame as Ogden. and more so
because the ogden men were their
quests and should have been treated
as such. no matter what the cause.
Many blows were struck and several
went down, both among Og1en ana
Seir Lake players and rooters- salt
Lake did NOT need TO use rough house
t-ctfcs to defeat ogden. as they had
done this before the trouble started.
Tho trouble Is. however, now ended.
but players and officials should see 10
81 that such scenes never happen on a
salt Lake aridiron again.
The Game IN Detail.
On the kickoff Ogden received the
bali Oh it's teu-yard line and came back
twenty yards. Evans tried right end.
but gained nothing and Cross then hit
the line for five yards; Dean, Cross and
Evans each gained two yards. Dean
then lost a yard and three yards was
the best Cross and Greenwich could do
on the next two downs. the ball going
over TO the locals. Weller was the first
to carry the ball. gaining three yards.
BiDtz then went through left tackle for
five yards and dropped the ball as he
was tackled W. Harris grabbing IL and
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