The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-22


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five runs by Bennion and several runs
OF ten, fifteen and twenty by Bennion,
Russell, Peterson and Brown, and a
twenty-five-yard run by Brown, tells
why Utah won.
"Fake Cross Back" a Winner.
Perhaps the prettiest play of the day
was worked twice by Utah. 1t was
what Maddox calls a fake cross
back" In this he shifted Peterson
back as if to start the play for the
right end of his line. Instead, a quick
opening I'm the left side of the line let
Bennion through for his two long runs,
both Of which resulted in a touch
down. The hole in the line in each
instance was large enough TO throw a
barn through, and Bennion plowed
down the field without any of the OPP
posing players touching him.
one OF the surprises of the day was
the condition Of the men. It was
thought DenVer's giants would be the
first TO weaken. but il was just the re-
verse. The smaller and lighter Utah
men were hammered just as hard as
Denver and the hard slams began TO
tell in the second half. At one stage
OF this half Denver made a great brace
and carried the ball down the field
many yards before Utah could stop 1t.
Although they did not get within forty
five yards of a score, yet it appeared
as If the Denver men would eventually
reach the goal line, but they were fin
ally held and the ball was quickly car
ried into Denver territory again.
Denver made a great brace on her
vineyard line. II was when BenniOn
was IN pretty bad shape as he had
been used 10 hammer the line for short
and sure gains. Utah had carried the
ball for a full forty yards. but was at
length held up within a yard Of the
goal line.
II was here that il was thought the
great Bennion would have to be taken
out of the line. On. every down after
a fierce buck he was compelled to lie
down. A blow on the head weakened
him and this is all that saved Denver
from having another score made
against If.
Another time Utah forced the ball
down the field until within eight yards
OF Denvers goal, when the Colorado
team again braced and held its OPP
punentS.
Utah tried twice for IA goal from the
field. The first missed by a Scant foot,
but the second went away wide. Denver
did not have this opportunity.
In summing up the two teams and
their work it can be said that Denver
was stronger on the defense. This was
because of her stronger and heavier
! team Utah simply Outclassed Denver
on 0ffeRse, but was weak on defense
and win be until the line is strength
ened.
individual Work of Players.
Ashby was a tower of strength for
Denver and was the man to be de-
pended upon for gaining the few feet
necessary each time 10 hold the ball.
His play was the same each time
dropping and pushing his way through
the tackle on the other side of the line,
backed up by the entire weight of the
Denver team. The Denver back field did
not have much chance to shine as their
end runs We're generally stopped be-
fore they got started. Manley was a
great factor for Denver and did splen-
did work i'm running up kicks and re-
covering fumbles. Sabine the other end,
who is reCkoned as one Of DenVers
stars, did not have an opportunity TO
shine as his ground gaining career was
generally cut short before he had got
fairly started.
Benuion probably did the best work
for Utah, as it was his weight that car
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Peterson, Brown and Russell also did
yeOman service. Barton, the big L
guard, was put out of the game early
with a bad shoulder, and his guard
back play was missed. Marley weight
40. at center, SURPRISED many by the
way he handled himself against the 240
pounds OF Captain Foley. 1t was sup
posed that Denver would make big
gains through Marley, but they failed
10 materialiZe. Ray and Herbst. both
youngsters, played with grit and de-
termination, but both are still lacking
I'm experience. Pitt was not himself
yesterday and did not play in his US
ual good form. This was probably due
TO a severe jolt he got early in the
game.
Anderson and L. Bennion were en-
tirely too light To compete against the
men Of DenVer's team and had a hard
row TO hoe to keep from being knocked
off the gTidiron. Scranton. Harris and
sutton We're put in the game during its
progress. They fought against men
twice their size and could not be ex-
pected 10 accomplish wonders. Scran-
ton. however. did some ~0od work in
The back field. catching kicks and run
ming Them back
No one was seriously hurt but the
Denver players on the whole came out
Of the game better of than Utah.