The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-03
OGDEN TAKES
= HARD BATTLE
FIRST Game for High School
Championship Is Stub
bornly Contested.
FINAL SCORE is 10 TO 5
VICTORY AN EARNED oNE-To
MEET AGAIN THANKSGIVING.
FINAL SCORE is 10 TO 5

VICTORY AN EARNED oNE-To
MEET AGAIN THANKSGIVING.
The first battle between the Salt Lake
High ana ogden High for football ST.
premacy has been fought won and lost.
The tiger striped youngsters of the We
ners end of 10 TO 5. From now until
Thanksgiving dag, Coach Blakesee's
men WILL proudly carry their honors.
s wnen once again the ,i Two teams viii
II waA a desperate struggle the win
nsrs putt uD 10 win the highest hOnors
in the high school division of Utah ath-
letics and equally as desperate a stand
the loserSi made TO retain the honors
held for $50 long by the red and black,
which means so much in Utah's football
ogde,i won the game and won it de-
servsedly. Ii won because ii played the
hetter game and was entitled TO win
The score tells the story of the relative
each other yesterday.
Both Make Fiuke Scores.
The fluke clement in football entered
strongly IN the game. and one of Og
den's touchdowns came through this
source Salt Lakes single score came
the same way. and with both scores elm
mated Ogden is still to the good with
q touchdown, one that was deserved and
made only because OF hard playing by
the Junction city lads,
When Salt Lake entered the arena the
crowd, largely composed of red and
black rooters, cheered to the echo A few
seconds later Ogden walked slowly in, To
the far reaching bugle call, taps, the
low ering of the coiors," played by a Salt
Lake High student near the gate of en-
trance. The Salt Lake High bugle corps
took up the call and with il the local
contingent scented victory. and would not
give up hopes until final time was called.
Ogdens victory can be attributed to the
fact that the team is an older one of
morei experienced players. They were
faster, played a snappier game. and were
much quicker to take advantage of the
opportunities offered. Ogden tackled bet
ter. handled the ball much better, espe-
cialiy the punts, and used a more diver
sified attack. The players were much
harder to stop. and fought harder to gain
a few extra inches after being tackled
than did the wearers of the red and
black.
Salt Lake Exeelled in Line.
Salt Lake excelled in the line. 1t was
heavier than Ogden's and proved stone
wall of defense. in the first half Ogden
hammered the line for a greater part
of their plays but in the second changed
their tactics and relied more on end runs,
forward passes. trick plays and kicking.
This style of play gained more ground.
Both teams put up remarkable de-
Tense. and on every occasion where the
enough TO rally and repel the opposing
eleven. Perhaps Salt Lakes one gravest
fault was the running Of the. interfer-
ence. While a player Aas frequently
well protected. his protection played too
close To the runner. and when bumped
= hv an Ogden tackler. stumbled into the
man carrying the ball, both going down.
Only Earned Score.
The first score came for Ogden at the
end OF thirty-three minutes. after the
teams had fought each other back and
forth across the gridiron, each being COM
PEELED to kick to make any material ad
vance. Then Murphy caught a kick and
skirted his own left end for thirty-five
Yards. being downed as he fell across the
goal line. missed goal. 1t was hard
attempt gave Ogden a score of to 0,
which remained until the end of the half
In the second half. both teams scored
and scored on rank flukes The first
came to Ogden Salt Lake had the ball
on their own ten-yard line on the first
down. and fumbled as the ball was put
in play. IL wac a clear tumble and r.
Campbell grabbed the ball while ii was
stil in the air. dashed across the line
without any interference from the Salt
goal but was missed. A few minutes lat
er Salt Lake pulled off the same play
for their only score.
The locals advanced the ball down the
"a field on two recovered punts and. after
heing held tried the third one. This
time Ogden fumbled ii on their own four
ward line. and Stephens quickly picked up
the ball and Jumped across the Ogden
goal for a touchdown. The goal was an
easy one. aud missed fire.
Salt Lakes Lost Opportunity.
Salt Lake had only one chance i'm the
game to earn score but was unequal
10 the occasion.
II was early in the second half when
Richardson broke through the Ogden
line for the prettiest run Of the day. go
ing full thirty yards. He brushed aside
The Ogden team and reached clear ground
and started for the goal line In an
instant X Cambell was after him and
ran two yards TO his one. diving and
catching the Salt Lake runner within
two yards OF the much-cOveted goal 1t
looked as Z Salt Lske would surely
score but each of the succeeding three
downs was hurled back for loss of two
Yards. and Salt Lakes greatest chance
of the day had passed.
Almost the same conditions prevented
Ogden from scoring later in the half
TaVsy recovered punt on Salt Lakes
three-yard line and Ogden rooters began
hurled its mass plays against Salt Lake
and each time they were thrown back for
a loss, the ball going over on downs
Field Goals Failed.
ogden tried field goals on several oc-
casions. but all went wild. In the for
ward passes Ogden was by far the more
successful and carried off several for
good gains
Murphy of Ogden wos easily the star
of the game. 1t was this big half back
that made Osden's best gains, almost
always around the end. Tavey and X
Cambell did good work. both being fast
on their feet In carrying the ball and in
tacklfng For Salt Lake. Richardson
played the best game. At times his work
was brilliant and again 1t plainly showed
the lack of experience.
The game was not a rough one. al
though II was a hard one. Welcher of
salt Lake was taken out of the game in
the second half and II was stated at the
time that he had broken a rib.
The Lineup.
Ogden. Salt Lake.
A Cambell. Stefel.
Johnson. ..........L. E....-....-..... Davis
Douglas. ..........L. .Welcher. Miller
Nauer. Il G. Eckstein, Korns