Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-30

the tremendous total Of l0l,Sl9 paid
admissions. which makes the am
uual $1,000 gate OF Yale-Havard look
very Insignificant. Crowds Of 90 900
occur weekly az football matches I'm
England, so popular is the "soCker'
game There must be something Won
deriully attractive I'm association
football when properly played TO
draw such enormous crowds out
TO see the game and that during
the cold, chilly winter months and /
confidently predict that where the
American youth have caught ON to the
game and teams of something like
equal calibre developed there will be
as many spectators attracted TO the
game on this side as there are across
the water Many universities and coll
leges in the east have already adopted
the game ana undoubtedly the present
visit of the Pilgrim team from Eng
land viii give Il decided advantage to
the game, more especially In the east.us
great preparations are being made for
their visit
A state league Is now being
formed I'm Utah and two teams from
salt Lake and one each from Park
City Provo and Eureka have already
Joined same, while II Is expected that
Brigham and ogden will throw IN their
lot. II Is sincerely to be hoped that the
various colleges and high schools win
take up the game and form q league,
Association football IS a game Of foot
ball that can be enjoyed equally as
much by the players as by the spec
tators, also n player has not to be a
giant or a. perfect physical specimen Of
humanity before being able to take
part I'm same. The game is whit foot
bail ana all sport as far as that goes
should be. VIZ recreation and the
playing of IL helps 90 develop physical
manhood, also another thing which is n
failing In the average American athlete
viz. good long distance runners, as
speed and good wind are ono Of the
| first and chief requisites Of good
"socker' players. Also one thing can
| be noticed as the difference In the
special training for a certain match be-
| tween "sOCker" and college football
| teams The latter go ON for % lot Of
! secret training depending ON secret
| signals, etc. but On "soCkor' all the
| secret signals that have been invented
! since the time Of Adam wouldn't help
| q socker team one iota All that they
| want is good long walks and a stiff
| dose Of cross country running to de-
velop speed and strength and good
| wind, "a thing that can be accomplished
| by the 100 FOUNDER as good aye and
better than his 200 pound antagonist.
ADVISES TAKING Up THE GAME.
Here is q game in which YOU light ath-
| letes should take up with aVldiW and
| once the game rs learned you would
| have no need OF sending challenges to
! teams ~ equal weight, but could take
| on all corners no matter how big or
| heavy they We're, I'm fact You would
| have % great advantage over bulky and
| heavy opponents. namely by simply
| running them as the saying goes, off
! their feet that before the end of the
| gone some Of the giants would have 10
bp carried or the field completely bust
| pd mp through sheer exhaustion. Asso-
| citation football is the football i'm which
| tho small man has a chance, and all
| the rarJpharuaiia needed is shirt
Knockers mo- head-g guards, ear guards
nose guards clDow-gulrds, padded
iuipllcrs or other anmorplate needed
| which speaks volumes for the ClearucsF
and freedom from bodily danger I'm tho
| play let II be hoped that the sport
loving fraternity viii turn out and scr
the matches PLAYED, especially the fac,
| uIIy GOD the colleges and give the game
fair trial. once that Is given ] pre-
diet m % feW years no the outside Tn,
same popularity for the game I'm Amer.
Tea as IN mo British Isles and othci
| countries m Europe who have givm
| This fine winter pastime q fair trial aUC
| John MORGAN.