The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-20
SALT LAKE SOCKERS
PROVE CHAMPIONS
Win Daynes Trophy in Utah
League From the Fast
Eureka Miners.
ONLY AFTER CLOSE AND
BITTERLY FOUGHT GAME
Winning Goals Made During
Last Few Minutes of
Play.

In ono branch OF sport at least Salt Lako
has developed championship toam from
among tho numerous athletes In the city and
that Is in the gone OF "socker" football, its
representatives carrying OF tho handsome
Daynes silver trophy by breaking tho Ito bo-
tween tho teams In tho "sockor' league ex-
listing between Salt Lnke and Eureka, tho
sockloss seekers from Zion trimming tho
men from tho Tintic mining camp at Walker
field Saturday by score OF -FOUR soes 10
three In q contest which was full OF exciting
plays from start TO finish. ~,
Tho gamo was n new proposition 10 thc ma
jorlty OF the large crowd of spectators and
seemed to meet with approval. judging py the
immense amount OF enthusiasm manifested.
President Smith Likes Game.
It also had tho zeal OF tho Mormon church
placed on 1t as President Joseph F. Smith 1t
is stated by President Seryis, was present VINO
watched tho proceedings from point IN tho
extromo rear of the enclosure with evidences
OF extreme pleasure at the strenuous work In
dulged In BY tho players and 10 alesou 70
hayo mndo tho statement 10 President osl.is s
OF tho association that ho thought II good
gamo To Introduce among the athleteniiy-ln-
cinod students ut tho Lattcr-day Saints uni
Ycrsity. ,,
As tho ''soclser" game is fully as ploasuraole
70 witnees as boxing, this seems to be go3a
idea. and his sanction would bo great hoip
followers OF tho famous English sport
Start of Game.
Tho Eureka team lost the toss and Daynes
opened tho festivities by kicking or Tor SAT-
Lake ,
In a very clever foshion in moving tho ball up
and down tho field, with tho SAT- Lekers
showing more speed and better team work
than their opponents In the nrst half, which
ended with scoro OF two goals to one IN tnelT aT
favor. time being called wit With biueS s0oi
Stevenson, tho fast inside right OF the homo
team. scored the first goal and tho third.
Eureka SHILLING. inside left. made tho hrst
point for tho Miners.
Salt Lakers Win in Second.
After tho usual rest the men went at ono
another again and Eureka took a notieeaole
brace scoring two goals in succession' placing
them IN tho lead one was straight foot
ball ond the other resulted from tho roush
house work. which began in this period, al
though come of IT might hRvo been unlnten-
From tho foul committed George Herring
was given a free Kick for goal inside tho PEN
atty limit and shot IL square between the posts
At this point the atmosphcre looked OF
deep dark slaty color TO the Salt Lnkers, as
there wero but nine minutes moro OF play. but
with sudden determination and speed went
on their feet and on a long swing from
Churchill 10 Stevenson, the latter shot ono
hard at tho gool-keeper, who missed conhee-
tions, tying tho score.
Foul Called Loses Game.
In the excitement which followed Herring
forgot himself In his ovcr-eagcrness, while the
bali was within tho penalty limit near his
own goal and cent one OF the opposing players
10 tho mat. for which onense Salt Lake was
given u free kick for goal and Sanford's
mighty leg sent the ball spinning by Bray Tor
what proved TO DC the deciding shot. These
last two points were made within nre minutes
before time was up and there was no chance
for tho miners 10 get back at the homo play
Sanford q Star Player.
The big stumbling block in the road OF the
''Eurekn" sockers TO snlt Lakes goal was
Sanford. who time and again. especially In the
last half, would Kick the ball out OF danger
when he practically tho only ob0tacle TO
q scoro. Some OF his kicks went fully half
the length of the field and his work on the
defense Was excellent.
Salt Lakos left wing. Churchill and Adnm-
son. was exceedingly fast and powerful. whilo
other mertorlous performers were Jimmie
Sneddon right half; a. Snedden center and
Russell. Tho former was the only man on
tho field to be laid out for repairs, being
Kicked In the head once and in tho abdomen
later. but no harm done and he continued
throughout the game
For Eureka, George Herring star at
right back. but was not up 10 hia usual form
In kicking, Framey. ut center, was suffering
from lamo foot and could not do himself
justice. Others who were strong were j. Aspe-
dcs and SHILLING. Haltons at goal, rather out
played Bray,
But one minute and thirty-hvo seconds were
taken out during tho engagement for injuries.