Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-23
SPEEDY PLAY CARRIED DAY.
Denver Lacked Headwork and
When Salt Lakers Scored Be-
came Completely DemoraIized.
at Boys Have Learned Some Valuable
lessons in Their Practise Work.
Forward Pass Not Success.
Nus Oh 10 The ~" football team'

~ We OF 10 Alf T. lAbAndl tEdfit
Hats oil to Fred Bennion!
Three cheers and a tiger for the
young huskies who returned to their
native heath at O'Clock this morn
ing.
The University Of Utah football
team returned this morning. none the
worse for wear The boys all looked
well. felt well. and were glad TO re-
port that they aid well during their
soiourn to the sister Mate east Of US
They brought back the scalp Of the
Denver university Wyoming's SCALP
would also be on exhibition but for
the severe storm which prevented thc
game scheduled for today The team
received telegram from the Nyo-
ming team management TO the effect
that the game would have 20 be call-
I'd OFF owing to the storm. II was
then decided 20 come home az once.
While In Colorado the team prac-
used twice each day. and the one
weeks work. according to the boys,
did them more good than three weeks
work here, They learned things al
Colorado Springs and the "things
will be sprung to the sorrow OF op-
posing teams IN the future
FORWARD PASS NO GOOD
The Utah husklcs have only one
kick coming, 1t is with reference u
the so-caliel forward pass. They say
II f. no good Twenty-three and car
fare for the forward pass. Yes, the
MA kkFh a ThRN
rractsed football, and they studied
oh. SO hard. ana learned much
about football
.,- As to ths5ig game between Jtsh
and Denver. the following account -
worth reading II was written by
young Walliser who does much Of
the work for which Otto Floto gets
credit His account follows.
Hats on to Fred Bennion, aud a tiger
for his bunch of husky Utahans.
Under the direction of this crack full
back. the boys from Utah university
performed a feat yesterday afternoon
that viii go down IN the history Of COT
orado football as a remarkable stunt.
The latter consisted in lowering the
colors of Denver university SO deer
sively on d. t. field. that there remains
no question AS to the superiority 81
the victor over the loser.
Twent-four 10 nothing was the scare.
PLAYED IN sNowsToRM.
The day was anything but ideal for
the gridiron game-at least from
spectators point OF view The entire
game was played IN q snowstorm that
at times was binding, and the field
well, that portion OF II that was not
sea Of mud, carried from one TO two
inches of snow.
Denver was completely dcmoraizei
by the sharp and snappy playing OF
the Mormons, the contrast between the
article they put up against the Col
orado college Tigers eight days aga
and that of yesterday being 80 great
that It literally took Coach koehler's
boys OFF their feet.
Coach Maddox Is a Michigan boy
and a disciple OF Hurry Up Yost. He
believes in playing the game without
an idle moment Yesterday he put his
belief into execution. While the
Utahans slashed and hammered AM
fumed and fought their way TO victory
the Denver boys played lisiless, slow.
aud at times stupid game. At no time
during tho Contes. did they put much
vim or dash into their work, and while
the visitors rolled 10 four touchdoWns
aud as many goals therefrom. their
goal limo was never menaced by the
Denver eleven.
Tho Mormons' backfield was simply
Invincible. Never in the history OF To-
cal football has there been witnessed
such an exhibition as that given by
Bennou. Russell and Broyn--and lat6r
who succeeded Brown IN -
second half
BENNION THE HERO
Tho real hero Of the day was Capi
He was here. there ana
everywhere Not only did he tcor
through the Denver line, forcing him
,elf through repeatedly for gains from
10 10 10 yards but he blocked onc
NJ Wllleys kicks IN the middle OF the
Held. running the length OF the ficld
Tor touchdown The four touch
towns OF the Mormons were made by
'his crack fulbdck, and he Kicked the
FOUR goals after making them--uovcr
N lssing one. ~ for puntlng. the work
n Bennlon was one OF The features
For Denver sabine seemed 20 do
he best work. he making a numbcr
VI long runs White. Roesch and
3russo also played good ball for The
Ccals,
Utah won the toss and Capt. Bon
Wind. Wiley kicked on To Utah and
Bennion returned the kick, placing
he pigskln on d. US 50-yard lino
Utah then did some whlrlwind play
ne. Bennion and Brown tearing
through the Denver line, working the
lall 10 Denver's t0-yard line, whore
hey lost it on downs
RUSSELL SMASHED THROUGH
Roesch for Denver then made %
ards by two remarkable runs around
Jtas right end. but moment later
he locals lost the ball on fake Inc
,uck, Utah then taking the bail and
- hammering The line and making
,ains through tackles, worked the ban
o Denver's S0-ysrd line. but were
,eualized 90 yards for offside play.
At this tuncture Denver took a do
ided brace, and sabine, after making
remarkable catch OF n punt. made
i0-yHrd run 60 Cth's 30-yard line
,efore he was downcd. Losing the
all ON an intercepted forward pass
leunion puntcd and Denver a ino-
nont later secured the ball on Ctahs
0-ynrd line on 4 tumble
Utah then got the hall on downsu