The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-30
UNIVERSITY Wins
CHAMPIONSHIP
Playing Was on Field of Mud,
Which Resulted in Much
Fumbling.
SCORE WAS THIRTY-FIYE
TO AGGIES' G00SE-EGG
Aggies Nearly Scored in the
First Half, When Referee
Called Time.

Inc u university OF Utan defeated the
Agglcs of Logan by q score of 80 TO
on Cummings field Thursday afternoon.
The game was for the State champion
ship, and it also fully demonstrated
that the University has proven itself
one OF the best teams in the Rocky
mountain States. 1t is doubtful if there
ls team in Colorado that can defeat
our boys today, The game was never in
doubt, and but twice during the entire
the Varsity goal The Logan team
showed some ginger during the last part
of the first half and were taking the
ball down the field by line bucks and
punts. and il looked like sure touch
down for them, hut the whistle for time
of the first half stopped the play.
Fine Game.
From the spectator standpoint of
view, 1T was the best game played this
season, and both sides resorted to all
known tricks in the game to make their
advances. The University eycellcd IN
this, inasmuch as there was not so much
fumbling which really cost the Aggies
at least two touchdowns In the game
more against them. The ball was fun
bled at critical times, especially when
the ball was in danger, and the Varsity
was not slow in taking advantage when
ever such mistakes were made. The
field was so muddy and sticky that 1T
was impossible TO buck the line very
much, and puntlng was the eh'ef fca-
ture. Both teams were able to make
their gains at various times but the
Varsity showed up especially well when
the ball was near the goal line, in which
instances II was invariably carried over
for touchdown.
The Logan team was not used TO a
muddy field, whereas their opponents
had two weeks practice III mud sling
| ing, and were there with the goods.
The ball was very seldom fumbied by
| the Varsity. and only once was 1t lost
near the goal line, and then on double
| pass
In the last half of tho game five Of
| the Logan men were Knocked out and
| had to br taken off the field. None of
| the Varsity players was injured. Rus
| sell made a sensational run Of seventy
| five yards. but he stepped out of bounds
on the fortv-yard line and the ball was
brought back after he had made a
| touchdown.
The largest crowd Of the season was
| present TO see the game, and the colors
of both schools were well represented.
both irving To outdo the other in college
wells. The crowd was swclled by nine
hundred and nincty-nine small boys,
who found it impossible to get over the
fence and who got together and made
a center rush on the "cOps The
obrass buttons" were taken by sur
prise. and every boy got in free, The
police were helpless and could do moth
ing.
The game started promptly az } p;
m Peterson of the Aggles kicked
off TO the University. Russell aud
Brown missed the ball, but Pitt fell
on il on the iftceu-yard line. Russell
then took ii for fifteen yards Bennlon
two wards. and then Bennlon punted
10 the Aggie forty-yard line. The Ag-
gies puntcd back 10 the Varsity
forty Gve.yard line. and Nelson fell on
the ball The Varsity was penaliZcd
five yards for an off-side play. Aggles
returned the ball TO the Varsity forty
live-yard line by punt from Peterson.
in forward pass 10 Bennion, me
in the next down Andrews hit the line
for five yards, and the ball was
rushed down to the thirtE-yard line.
where il went TO the Varsity on
downs Bennion made long punt,
reaching the thirty ard hne of the
Aggies Aggies punted back to the
Varsity FORWARD line. The Varsity
Quit punting and knuckled down TO
line PLAYING. and rushed the ball down
the field. and finally Brown was pushed
around left end from the fvc.yard
line for touchdown, Just ten minutes
from the commencement of play, Ben
mon kicked goal.
Peterson. in the kickoff placed the
leather on the ten yard luc. and the
Varsity puutcd back TO the center
of the field, where Andrews fell on the
ball Nelson pushed IL ahead for three
wards, and the Varsity secured the
ball on downs. Bennion made short
punt To- center, and a CriSs.croSs play
failed Bennion then pun,cd 10 the
6ve-yard line, aud Andrews recovered
the ball 1t was showed over in the
next two downs for a touchdown, Ben
Mon taking it over in a split buck.
The VARSITY punted out for goal. Rus
sell caught the ball on the twenty
6vc-yard line in front of the goal posts
and Bcnnion successfully kicked goal.
Bennion Gets Mad.
Peterson kicked off and Russell ad
vanced the ball from the twenty yard
line to the center of the field. Auder
son took five Yards on right end. and
IN the next down the Varsity made
no gain on hukc pass. Bennlon
punted for twenty yards. and thc
Aggios got the ball on their thirty
fivc-vard line. Peterson punted back
to center, and the Aggics got the ball
on tumble. Peterson puntcd 10 the
forty,vard line Bennion got mad and
lined ont Il punt across the field. pun
ting the bail on the o.yard line
in Aggies territory. Peterson pun.ed
back to the twenty. y.five-yard line.
Brown. who up To this time had not
Il one much, caught left end mapping,
and took ten Yards. The Varsity
then lost the ball on downs. this