Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24

tween the two schools. As already not
ed this FIRST agreement was draft.
ed by MIR. Holmes himself and signed
by him alone. The whole statement
could hardly he called complimentary
TO a traditionally recognized rival, as
is evidenced by the follow quotation:
an regard TO game between the
iva schools. IL IL of mutual benefit, as
Il is the only university game the Ag-
ricultural college has and Is one OF our
best practise games
This signed statement was followed
by certain purported interviews IN
the Salt Lake papers no less nliam-
matory to the minds Of the a. {, con-
tingent. The students remembered
countless Sights and Jibes from nrevi-
Gus visits to Salt Lake, and the insnu-
atons which look 20 strange above
professors signature only served to
strengthen the already intense interest
I'm the approaching conflict Logan
farmers have feelings as well as does
inc only university they are privileged
to met, and when man high In au-
thority takes occasion to taunt them
publicly with insuiilciency, II Is little
wonder II they resent such treatment
The University team came here on
the same terms as those given the
Agricultural college last year In salt
Lake. They received 5000 ana paid
their own expenses. Manager Swendsen
and a committee met the team AT the
station and offered them all the assist
ance possible. There We're conYeyances
in plenty at the train. but MIR Holmes,
apparently desiring to save as much
as possible OF the $500 headed his team
I'm a one-mile tramp 10 the hotel. Mem
beers OF last years a. G. team have
no recollection Of even committee al
the Salt Lake station.
No one has spoken OF the conduct of
the Agricultural college during the
game with anything but terms OF
praise. To quote from one paper
EVERY one connected with the Agrl-
cultural college displayed as much col
lege patriotism as was ever demons
strated on any college campus by an
equal number Of enthusiasts" II was
big-hearted good-humored leather
lunged crowd that throngcd the stand
and overlooked to the side-lines, and
the cheers and songs throughout were
absolutely unobjectionable. Feeling
was high but not bitter, and the JOY
OF victory only brought out more
clearly the absurdity OF the Uni
versitys previous boasts. II Is no
wonder that the crowd rejolccd and
went wild and swept NJ the street
carrying everything before them, The
| town was theirs and the merchants fell
| over each other in contributing mate
| rial for the bonfire.
Then came the grievous offense Of the
| day, according to our critics a band
| of the older students, In the pure spirit
| of fun, appeared carrying coffin.
| Something was dead, they were sure
| would Il be wrong If they thought 1t
| university conceit? Whatever II was,
| It seemed to thew tYpihed in Mr..
| Holmes, whom the Is held large
| ~ responsible for spaper taunts
| they had had to SUI. The coffin was
carried around the fire, and finally with
some good natured remarks by one Of
the juniors, was thrown In and allowed
to burn No student offered violence
to visitor and no student dreamed OF
| such thing,
There was ball at the college in the
evening and cordial invitation was
extended to the visiting team. Players
of past years have further recollections
at this point--of other balls to which
visitors were not invited. AS the specia
train returned soon after the game
very few of the university students at
tended the ball, and those who did
certainly found a pleasant, orderly So
cial gathering. with every effort made
to enterta i them. OF course there
were college yells, and the students
were even guilty of counting the score
But again 1t was all In the spirit Of
wholesome good -humor, and the schoo
that could not work up a few colleg,
yells on tho evening of such a victor!
would be poor excuse at best.
This is the story OF the part playe'
by the Agricultural college in the lat
encounter II needs no palliaton o
defense. In the excitement attedan
on athlete contests, especially wher
there is so oh at stake, Il would no
be surprising If some should forge
themselves. But the aim OF the stu
dents in this institution is to be gen
tlemen. first, last, and always.
GEO. =. CAMPBELL.