The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-14
SALT LAKE HIGH
WINS FAST GAME
Granite and West SiderS Play
Each Other to StandStlll-
Score II to 10.
GRANITE BOY IS SLUGGED
HIGH SCHOOL WINS BY KNOCK
ING cOLORED PLAYER OUT.
GRANITE BOY IS SLUGGED
Lake. Il: Granite. le.

Salt Lake, Il; Granite. l6.
And il was football game. just as
close as the close score indicates. and a
game IN which the Red and Black may
consider themselves mighty lucky in win
ring. When these two teams left Cum
nlings field yesterday afternoon. at the
close Of two thirty-minute halves, it IS
safe to say that the large crowd had
witnessed one of the best games OF the
great college sport that has ever been
played in Utah As a result OF the game
Salt Lake viii now claim the high school
championship. Granite. on the other hand
viii probably dispute the claim BoIh
teams have good arguments, and there
the matter stands.
As the score indicates, it was mighty
close game. salt Lake scoring the win
ming points in the last minutes play.
Granite thought they had the West Sid
ers beaten. and so did the crowd, but the
Red and Black boys did not quit. and
PLAYED IL TO a finish just before the final
time arrived Salt Lake was lucky, and
this luck. all part of the modern foot
bail game. gave the West Siders VIC
tory.
teams will argue over the relative merits
OF that game and. as luck cuts a big
figure in the outcome. there is plenty OF
food for argument. Here is how the
scored points were scored
How Scores Were Made.
One the first score, Granite received the
ball on the 55-yard line. Two forward
passes Melted them - yards. Here Salt
lake suffered a l5-yard penalty and on
the next down Granite was penalized 5
yards. A forward pass carried the ball
20 Salt Lakes 5-yard line. where Ashton
carried il over on the third buck The
goal was kicked. These six points were
earned. In the same half LaggrOan i'll
tercepted a forward pass and carried il
seventy-five yards for the second score.
which could hardly be called a fluke. al
though TO some extent the element of
luck entered into the play In the second
half Granite dropped a kick for a goal
from the field right after having a place
kick FOR field goal blocked. This score
was also earned and gave Granite total
OF sixteen points.
Salt Lake Scores.
Salt Lake scored its first touchdown in
the first half. Salt Lake recovering a kick
for forty-yard gain on GRANTEES four
teen-yard line Salt Lake then recovered
2 fumbled forward pass on GRANTEES /
yard line. Wheeling tried to go over
into Yates arms. who stepped over for
d touchdown. This was luck pure and
simple. Salt Lakes second score came as
the result of one of the prettiest forward
changes Of kicks Salt Lake secured tie
ball on GRANTEES 20-yard line. The for
ward pass was made TO Warthman. who
completely fooled the Granite players.
Salt Lake missed an easy goal This
score was earned Salt Lakes thirI
score came from a reco yered fumbled
kick. Granite missed the kick and TIL
ball rolled TO one side. when Gallach"-
picked IL up and with a clear field easi.-
carried il ~ yafds for a score Aeain
luck scored for Salt Lake
The game was full of features. such as
sensational long runs, forward passes and