The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-25


pinnacle OF fame was laid yesJer-
day afternoon when the Tigers Of
Colorado were brushed aside by the de-
terInined upward stride of the Uniyer-
sity of Utah team.
Outciassed in every department of
the great college sport the Colorado
men return to their. homes with d score
of AZ 70 o against them This was ac-
comphshea ia halves Of thirty and
twenty-five minutes duration. and had
the contest been Of the full time al
loted by the rule book the score would
have been larger ~ proportion. 1t was
the same score that Logan was COM
PEELED TO take, and clearly demonstrates
that the east bcnchers rank far above
the average western university. Colo
RADIO called the Tigers by Colorado
people because of their feTceneSs.
played the state school OF mines TO a
standstill last Saturday. The score was
4 10 4. The school of mines defeated
Boulder for the Colorado championship
and were picked as easy winners by
the Colorado people over Utah. Bar
ring the FIRST game with Boulder, he
fore the Utah team was organized. all
have gone down before the hUrry-up
habit. First Nontana's champions.
then Wyoming's champions, then
the Logan Aggies. Utah,s cham
piOns. and two Of ColOrauo's four lead
ing teams all met fumiliating defeats.
None have scored, and each were clear
ly outclassed.
Utah Not at Her Best.
Utah was not at her best yesterday
Her players had not recovered from
the game with the Aggie last Satur-
day. While they were fast, it was not
a record-brealiag slip: and while thew
were strong, that irresistible force was
lacking. Yesterday it was the finished
article Of football that won over we'll
coached team. while in Saturdays
game it was the deceiving tactics Of
Maddox that beat Drawn and muscle
OF a stronger foe. The Colorado Tigers
were alert at all times, ana met charge
with charge, but the mechanical per-
lection of the postmaster was too sure
for the student in the game.
Utahs plays gained yards because Of
her impregna bic interference. The
watchful Tigers anticipated nearly
every move. but far-seeing Maddox
had invariably placed a man between
the tackler and the man with the ball.
Time and time again the Tigers massed
men in front of Utah's formations. only
10 be hurled aside by the human bat
tering rams who preceded the play. The
Colorado tackler dived for his man,
only TO be stopped in midair by the
protecting varsity player who stepped
in to receive the shock.
Trick Plays Made Little Roadway.
The trick plays that 50 completely
mysufied the Aggies gained but little
Roadway agains the Colorado team Ine
famous shOeStriug play was tried, but no
sooner had the bail left BenniOns hand
than a hdlf dozen Tigers were across the
field and Russell was tackled with only
i've yards 10 his credit. The trick KICK
plays were all failures. II was combln-
ati0ns like the split buck, the bOb-tahcd
end run and the fake line bucks that
gained the ground Tor the varsity.
On defense, the same double line svs-
tenn used against Logan was equally as
effective. Brown, BennioR and Russell
formed the second line and if bv chance
a Tiger broke through he was met bv a
stone wall behind TO stop the force of his
plunge.
Colorado college secured first downs six,
times during the game, and in no Csc
do the team make over six yards ON a
single down Her best gains were made
JusI outside of tackle. when ike tho A.
giles. The TIGERS maSsed her men an "a
given point and gained BY sheer force of
weight pushing against Utah defense.
Not single run was made dIIrjng ~.
game b. the visitors and her DlaNs
around the ends generally resulted I'm a
loss.
Long Gains Made by Utah.
While Utah was held several times on
downs 70 was the result OF a failure Of
some trick play 10 get started. On
straight PUSHES and end runs ten 10
IWenty-yard gains were frequent Tho
hurry-up habit was started on several &c
casions and was only stopped when some
colorado man. laid down TO take time for
minutes rest.
Luck again seemed 10 be with the Utah
team one Of her touchdowns was made
by Anderson, who secured the ball on a
lumple by the visitors ana ran fifty Yards
Tor a score. This. hOWeVer was the only
fluke score Of the game. BennfOn pot off
one beautiful kick from Placement for a
goal from the thirty-yard line and missed
Two hard trys, one from the fifty-vard
line and again from the fifty-five yard
nne. the latter being blocked
Pitt got away with a fifty-vard run
around left end for the first score OF the
DAY. He had splendid Interference until
he got fairly started. ard then ne dashed
straight for the goal posts The score
came in five minutes after play began
Russell and Patterson Alternate.
'Cuddy' Russell and Patterson were
used alternately with Bennion and Brown
thrown IN occasionally for the second
score. until within a few yards OF the
goal line. when Carlson hit the line for
straight buck OF fully ten yards and went
over.