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

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Eleven trained athletes, selected for
their knowledge and past experience
In the great college sport of football,
representing the Denver university,
met "a crushing defeat at Cummings
field yesterday afternoon. a crowd
that comes near being record-breaker
for an early season game saw eleven
men gathered from all parts of the
country on account of their physical
perfection. and for months carefully
sroomed under the eyes of paid coaches
and trainers TO get sweet revenge on
Utah for last years defeat, again sue
cumb 10 a better team. Without any
regard 20 their standing as students in
the school they represent, they came 10
Utah confident OF victory. and after
two hours Of the dercest struggle this
state has ever seen. the Methodist
school Of learning in Denver had to
bow its head 10 Utah's chief institution
OF learning in the great game Of foot
BAN.
Maddox" the Solution.
When one comes to solve the prob
lem of how IL was done, the one word,
Maddox" is the only solution. The
mighty Maddox, whose name will for
ever be woven in the football history
o. this state, yesterday proved himself
all that has been claimed for him-a
coach who has no superior in the west
ern country.
Into Il team which is physically in
terior tn every respect-yOungster
many of whom have never seen a foot
ball game outside of their own city
Maddox has instined the finer arts of
the game. and when they faced a giant
foe on Cummings field yesterday they
proved themselves worthy pupils of a
great master
When the two teams lined up for
the signal to begin play, thousands Of
those present glanced down the Op-
posing lines ana wondered il Utah
could accomplish the herculean task
before it. Before five minutes play
had passed the same crowd saw vic
tory in the air for Utah.
They saw the fast snappy style of
open play. now known throughout the
west as MaddOck's style, completely
smother the close formations OF a
stronger team. Fast combinations
around the ends made yards where line
bucks might just as Well have been
used against "a stone wall Il was foot
ball intellect against football Drawn
and muscle, team work against individ-
ual stars. and when il was all over a
score Of q 10 tells which is the better
style TO win games.
Stage Fright to Blame.
The single score of Denver could not
result again in 100 Years. Ii should
have never happened yesterday, and
when the facts tn the case are simmer
ed down it can be laid to stage fright
on the part of Utah. Maddocks young
sters must have been aWed by the show
of physical forge against them.
At the sound of the whistle Benuion
did his part and sent the bail spinning
down the field for a good fifty yards.
Sabine for Denver caught the ball be-
tween the goal posts and as he started
20 pass il 20 Harmon he fumbed il. In
an instant he grabbed the ball again
and dashed down the field. Utah
seemed rooted 10 the ground. Russell.
. the man nearest TO him, made a half
hearted attempt To stop the flying man,
but failed. Down the field flashed Sa-
bine and clear Of the players in both
teams, made straight Tor Herbst, the
watch dog of Utah's goal line. HeTbst
waited and, as the Denver runner APP
preached. made another h1lf-hearted
attempt 10 tackle him, and also missed.
sabine, with a clear field in front of
him, g8lioped the rest of the distance
for a touch down. II was all over with.
in 80 seconds from the sound of the
whistle, and il was several seconds be
fore the big crowd could understand
what happened.
IL was Denver's only score of the day
and IL was the only time Denver =
giants came within striking distance of
the goal. From that moment, Mad
docks men began 20 realize they were
in a football game. and they fousn. n
line The like OF which has never been
seen I'm this state They battered the
big Denver team with series after series
of tast-mOVing plays that completely
puzzled the men who could have
crushed the Utahns If they had once
been within the visitors grasp. IL was
an uphill fight and Denver fought for
every inch Of the ground she lost. Now
and then il would come DenVer's turn
TO fight back and by sheer force Utah
would be compelled 10 give ground
until the tide again set in its favor.
Utah's Weakness in Line.
Utah has one great weakness. It is
her line. Give Maddox material to
mend the few weak spots In his line
and Utah football fans need have no
fear of the future. Denver discovered
early in the game that the lett side of
-Utah's team was In bad shape. and il
was against this spot that Captain FO-
ley directed his giants. II was here he
made his gains. II was here the 800
pound Ashby was sent for one-half the
distance gained by Denver in the whole
90 minutes play. When distance was
needed 10 save the bali IL was always
Ashby who was called out of the line
TO turn the trick. Then Ii was merely
a case of push, IN which weight and
strength won.
on the offensive Ctahs line could not
hold and "Cuddy' Russell, one Of the
greatest ground gamers on the varsity
team, was stopped time after time FOR
"A loss back OF the line The line mode
Maddocks famous wing shift inenec-
tive. Thrice il was tried and only once
was any distance gained
The game was strictly one OF end
runs for Utah and line bucks for Den
yer. Neither could gain by adopting
the others tactics 1t was the only
chance either had 10 win. and Utah's
were longer and more frequent-hence
the Utah team won. This can readily
De- seen bV the distance made by the
different players. Ten yards by Ashby
Moving through right tackle was the
largest number OF yards made by Den
Yer in a scrimmage. Another time he
gained eight Sards on the same ulay:
while for Utah forty-five and thisty-