The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-29
HIGH SCHOOL GAME OFF,
Officials Could Not Be Agreed Upor
and Scheduled Game POSTPONED.

The Salt Lake and Ogden High
school football teams will not meet on
the gridron In Ogden this afternoon
Such was the decision reached by the
managers Of the two teams after near
ly full days wrangling over who
would be the officials of the contest.
The question Of officials was considered
by both sides as very decisive one.
especially after the result of the con-
test or last Saturday between the two
teams, Manager Shores of the local
team went TO Ogden, Wednesday morn.
ing, and as soon as he arrived in Og-
den went TO the High sci and be
gan negotiations with the manager of
the Ogden team, Ogden had decided
would stand for as officials TO the CON
test. Here is where the trouble began
to wage strong. Salt Lake was willing
TO concede two of the officials from
Ogden, but they claimed that the other
two should be Salt Lakers. Shores sug-
gested as his choice of officials Free
man Bassett, d, Burtner of the Y. NJ
G. A.. and Dick Oglesby. Ogden would
not give as much as passing consid
GRAFTON To these names. They did, how
ever, give in and say that they would
accept Rev. i. |. Goshen of Salt Lake
He was telephoned shortly after noon
and the hopes Of Salt Lake and Op
den having game were blasted. DR.
Goshen said that he was not well
enough versed on this year s rules TO
take the role of referee, and therefore
turned the proposition down. The most
or the remainder of the afternoon was
spent in talking over the matter by the
team managers, but no decision could
be reached. and about clock Man
ager Shores telephoned Prof. Eaton and
Coach Callahan that the game was off,
IT brought CONSERVATION TO the ranks
of the Salt Lakers, After having tel
ephoned, Shores attempted for the last
time TO arrange the affair, but with
out avail, He returned to Salt Lake
disappointed, and met the football boys,
who were greatly discouraged.
Shores had conference with Coach
Callahan and suggested that Salt Lake
give in and allow the Ogden men to
be the officials. Mr.. Callahan said that
it would be useless TO attempt any
such thing. The men proposed by Og
Lake, and to run up against a bunch
so evenly matched as themselves and
with the officials against them, it would
be taking too much of chance. The
men suggested by Ogden were entirely
unknown to Salt Lakcrs, and when they
refused to accept Oglcsby of Salt Lake,
who umpired n very fair game last
IL IHdut tHlURS lOoh very
stubborn on the part of the Ogdenites
Another thing which made the cancel
ing Of the game easier was the bad
condition of the football field in Og-
den Glenwood park, which was TO be
the scene of the contest, is lake ef
mud. After discussing the matter last
evening, Mr.. Callahan said that Salt
Lake would not attempt to secure an.
other date with Ogden this year, but
would brnnk trimming and UIsDau4 nt
once. Mr.. Callahan says that Ogden
can, if they will, claim the State cham.
pionship, but not the championship Of
the Northwest. The last years Salt
Lake team held the Northwestern cham
pionship, having won it from Butte.
but the team cannot this season be-
cause Butte has been defeated by both
Seattle and Spokane. Mr.. Callahan
says that while Ogden can lay claim
to the championship honors, if they are
genuine sports they will not under the
conditions that they were won.