Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-30
RED AND BLACK
HAD GREAT TEAM
So Declares Coach Callahan at
The Annual Football
Banquet.
VAUGHAN PAUL FOR CAPTAIN.
University Students Cheer the High
School and Show Friendly Regard
For the Team.

The red and black OF the Salt Lake High
School was prominent In University club
decorations last night, the occasion being
the annual banquet OF the football team.
and the selection OF q captain for next
years eleven. Vaughn Pau was named 10
lead the 1906 team and ID. A. Callahan.
the well known and successful coach,
pledged his word that II would have to be
a good one 10 surpass the present lineup.
"rhe High School has had three great
teams" he declared, "and they were In
the years 1896, 1900. and 1875"
These teams each year serve 1t seems,
as a standard to which the students look,
and which they demand that each sue
ceedlng year attain, Tho new captain
last night walked out with the RESPONSE
bility In making a team FOR next year
that shall try 10 play IA class with ts
predecessors, and II Will bo hard day
for High School alumni and stuaents TO
enjoy, when captain fails to reach es-
tablished standards.
UNIVERSITY MEN CHEER,
One of tho pleasantest features Of the
banquet was an impromptu affair. which
was heard outside IN the shape OF
hearty cheer for tho High School. given
by a party OF University Of Utah stu
dents
The Utah men were out housekeeping
and taking account OF the fact that the
High School was holding It's banquet,
drove UP to the club, and loosened a vol
ley OF cheering for tho occasion. Coach
Callahan mentioned 1t In his talk. ana 1t
was greeted with quick responding cheer
for the University by the Hugh School
boys.
PRINCIPAL EATON AS HOST.
DrIp ~ Isol,
School was host at the banquet Tho unl-
yersity club reception room was gaily dec
GRATED for the occasion. with red and
black banners, and az 1880 the feast be-
gan with Coach Callahan seated at thu
night side Of POSTMASTER Ea,on, ana
Captain Judson nj the opposite end of tho
table. Following the dinner a number OF
toasts were called. ID, A. Callahan re-
sponrded To- The Vas, Is and WI Be
IL Started" Others who gave brief talks
were Curtis Clawson. the retiring man
ager, Mort Allen, the captain OF the first
High School eleven, Lyman Judson, the
outgoing captain, and Assistant Manager
Douris Raybould
In calling the boys together, Principal
Eaton talked TO them briefly on the good
things of football and the work Il has
done in the High School In developing
team together, The success Of this years
work he attributed to team work, and
expressed the conviction that the same
team work would hold them together out
IN the world. and make their lives success
ful.
FAvoRs REFORM,
Mr.. Callahan spoke for changes In foot
ball. not Is one who knows only / tho
newspapers have been able TO compile
list Of killed from colleges that were never
before heard OF, and teams that were new
er on any known football map, but as
ono who Knowing the ins and outs OF the
game can tell how 1t can be fixed. lie was
with Walter Camp and his school OF Yale
coaches. in urging that next year ten.
yard rule be enforced. He said he had
believed this for many. years, and that
Mr., Camp had also believed II, but was
oyervoted by 81 majority Of the rules com
mlttee. This rule, he said would probably
be the only radical change for next year,
and the game would go on as now.
Referring to the present team he stated
that 1t had played In games as hard as
any team had ever been IN, and had done
just as good work, us standard was proven
10 be up to the highest OF the school,
and to rank with the two best teams be-
fore It that Of 1890. and that OF 1896.
FARMER FRED" TALKS,
Fred SD tn, known usually as Farmer
Freddie, who was captain OF the 1880
team. and one OF the stars of early day
gridlrons, told how things got started at
the High School and how the spirit OF
the place carried them to victory without
equipment, training quarters or grounds
10 practise upon.
Mort Allen, now n frequent official IN
games, ana captain OF the first High
School eleven told OF the days when 1t
took two teachers 10 I'LL out the eleven
men required, and Of the trouble II took
to recruit even eight students and an
outsider to make tho rost Of the hrst
team.
CAPTAIN PAUL
Vaughn Paul was tho choice for cap
tain, and Ethebert Shores for manager
Both officials are well known and had mad
plenty OF experience. Paul has played for
three years as right tackle, ana Is star
OF the eleven Shores ma ,@ged the second
team this year.