Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
DEFEAT UTAH UNIVERSITY BY
SCORE OF II T05
RESULT PLEASANT SURPRISE TO
LOCAL FANS
Experts Call Contest One of the Best
Ever Played on Local erIdIron.
Heavy Men on Both
Teams
BY r.. M. BEERn


versity 5.
In one of the greatest games ever seen
In California or the west, st. Vincent's
yesterday dragged proud Utah's colors
In the dust of defeat and demonstrated
beyond peradventure Of doubt that 1t Is
the fastest, headiest and grittiest eleven
west Of the Mississippi river this season
After conquering every opponent in the
Rocky mountain region for the last two
years and taking the Colorado Miners
mute by Maddox, one Of America S
wisest coaches, met its Waterloo in a
most humillating manner at Fiesta park
yesterday afternoon before 5000 rooters.
The stand was blaze of color, and a
mass of femininity added beauty to the
scene. Society turned out In full force,
and the right side line was packed with
automobiles.
U. S. C. Roots
The University of Southern California
was represented by big bunch OF root
ers who waved the visitors crimson and
silver flags and yelled for. Utah, causing
a good deal of unfavorable comment from
friends of st. Vincent's, who consider
that U. S. c. committed great breach in
backing a crowd of strangers against a
California team. Coach Holmes of U. s.
C. made himself unpleasantly conspicu-
Gus by coaching Utah from the side lines
until he was forced away.
When the teams trotted onto the fed
at o'clock murmur of encouragement
went UP from the local rooters. Utah
outweighed st. yincent's fifteen pounds
to the man, and the Mormons bore an
obvious expression of confidence. But
St. Vincents players looked like deter
mined soldiers, resolved to die before
they would give way to the larger and
heavier eleven. Just before going on the
field Coach Walter Hempel and Attorney
Mott, an old alumnus, addressed st. Vim
itent's, and when the circle broke up for
tue starting OF the game many of the
bors were crying like babies. When
Utah say those faces they knew they
had the fight of their lives on their hands.
st. Vincent's constantly outplayed Utah
in the modern game of football.
n Locals Superior
The locals were far superior in kick
ing, forward passing and open forma-
tion, while Utah was utterly routed in
attempting mass plays through the line.
st. Vincent's outbucked the giants in
red from start to finish. AS matter
of fact st. Vincents played in hard luck
in the first half and should have gained
two more touchdowns on straight foot
ball. The first time was when st. Vim
cents got The ball to Utah's four-yard
line, Gait was given the ball twice and
fell each time.
1t developed that the cleats had been
knocked off his shoes and he was COM
PEELED to change between halves This
accounts for Galt's slipping in the first
half when Utah's goal was within four
feet The other time that st. Vincent s
should have scored again was when, In
two instances. both of which were meant
to ee forward passes, instead of passing
the ball to an end, who was waiting for
it, Gait tried to gain on his own hook
by running, and was downed both times
after making a short advance. This was
a great mistake on Galts part, because,
in all probability. that double forward
pass would have resulted in another
touchdown.
st. vincent's was there all the time
and had more men in every play than
Utah.
All Are Stars
The entire St. Vincent's team played
such surprising football that 1t is al
most unjust to pick out a small coterie
of stars. Every man played a fine
game. But some did marvellous work
There was Casey, who made gain after
gain for from six to ten yards and also
tackled like demon. Stoney was strong
on handling punts and running ends.
Little Yuberrando, who took Huppert' s
place at quarter in the second half even
opened the eyes of Hempel by the way
in which he led his team and made
great gains through the line, often alone.
Rheinschild and Leffert did some great
tacklng. Leffert went on the field after
a physiciacn had examined his leg and
ordered him to the hospital because Of
water on the knee, and yet he played
wonderfully. Casey used his head and
was best on defensive, getting through
the Utah line every time
Taylor broke up ali plays that came to
his side and piled up his heavy opponents
like bags of wheat. He was the man
who was after the ball all of the time.
Galt's performances were, as usual
startling, and he smashed through the
crimson line ike a catapult. 1t was i'm
possible for Utah to hold the Indian full
back.
Utah's Best Players
Cuddy, Russell. Richardson and Ander-
son played Utahs best game. ConviII
went ir at the second half, but his kick
ing leg had Deen knocked TO pieces liz
the game against the Miners, and his
puntir was ineffective He suffered great
agony from the injury, but remained in
the game Red Morris at center dis
played aggressiveness and was by far the
fastest man on Utah.
The visitors tried numerous trick plays,
but none of them succeeded and several
were broken ip ard missed SO badly that
Utah suffered costly losses az critical
periods.
Utah came out hers With record for
swiftness. bu, ST. Vnnents pla yed all
around the ldcrmNps at ever stage.
Utah undoubtedly had some III trick
plays, but the men were fatally slow In
executing Their
1t was a rel rkahly clean Gafe, both.
teams conductins themselNes We except
III one instance wlier Anaeis1n Of Utah
wag thrown OIL me Hold ny ne referee
for s.ugging Rieipsclud cf S Nincent's.
Anderson made L'tRhs touchdown