The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-19
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UTAH BOULDER GAME AS VIEWED
BY COLORADO SPORTING WRITERS

the enemy's camp and that ii was due
courtesy they let the home boys
win Colorado didn't play the game IN
the second half by any means tnat
Utah came back strong and after start
ing things got the Boulderites somewhat
confused and the stuff was Off
On punts, the MormOns recovered them
because the whole team. with the excep-
ton of two. were on the line OF scrim-
mage. These exceptions were none otner
than Dad Conville, whose name VIII 1--we
as long as the University OF Titan en-
dures. and one man to guard the back
field. The halves were swung onto
either end and went down the field I'M
interfered with usually. because there
were at least two Utahans in this play
who got down without Colorado having
men to Sc much as try to stop them
Conville punted the best he has ever
punted. He raised his shoe to the ball
in the style taught at Michigan during
the day that Joe Maddox was there.
The spheroid sailed high and far and
when it came down little army of red
usually lay in waiting. And this little
army of red sweaters, with some white
stripes, usually did what they were there
to do Several long runs were made on
wasn't done the catcher was, with three
exceptions. downed in his tracks or back
of them. Utah's touchdowns were made
on flukes-
Utah Had More Ginger.
Utah played much faster and harder
than in Denver. The Mormons performed
so much better on their home grounds
that some who witnessed the Denver
Utah game. including several MOrmOns,
freely uttered, Utah played 100 per cent
better than when in Colorado"
Conville and %. Richardson were the
stars for the Salt Lakers. Here is q
pair who worked together like piece of
c1laf Qfal,-
ardson got into the plays it only added
a few more well-oiIed and easily running
wheels to gigantic football machine. The
Colorado backfield averaged fifteen
pounds to the man less than did Joe Mad
docks. d. Richardson kept his feet even
better than did Conville and Denverites
all know what that means. The former
made spectacular run of fifty yards. and
Conville finally pushed the ball over from
the two-yard line.
In the line there seemed to be but little
difference in weight when the two lines
stood up in the center of the field. One
MIR Olson, guard. and another tackle.
looked about a foot taller than big Heinie
Barr. But Bill Rishel said they wouidn't
weigh over ton. and whatever he says
you can depend upon.
u. of c. Made Four Passes.
and got away with all of them. though
one 10 Kimmel came close to being lost.
A pass to o Brien was made over thirty
yards and then the Irishman covered the
soil, nipping off fifteen more between the
line of scrimmage and the goal. Roberts
carried the ball four yards on a cross
buck and then Murray Reid smashed
Utah's right tackle for Colorado's only
touchdown. carrying the ball five yards
One pass to kimmel was fumbled. but
recovered, and ten yards were gained A
forward pass to Roberts netIed fifteer
yards, and one to Morrison ten.
During the first half Sterritt made two
beautiful kicks from field for goals Onf
was from the thirty-two-yard line and tht
other from the thirty-five-yard line
These were treasured as feats of fame
until the hero of the game got busy Hs
kicked the prettiest field goal | have eve
seen. 1t was from the fifty-five- YARD
I line. The ball sailed far above the up
rights and right through the center. HaC
| the posts been ten yards farther back the
score would have been made just til,
| same II was truly a remarkable kicl
and has been unsurpassed in the west TO
precision.
The crowd was not large. only $500 PAL,
admissions, counting 5e-cent fares, being
| collected But they were there with thu
| roofing and loyalty. and when their team
was being walloped so numerically Il
/ the first half, when if looked like a cinci
| for Colorado. the yelling didn't cease TO
/ a second Their team won. and after tn
game<they were more than Justified il
celebrating. But not a Colorado playe
nor visitor was accorded any impolte
ness during the Italians almost Sublim
/ joy The whole state of Utah can justl,
be proud of the university nurtured Of
the splendid brow of a sweeping range o
Rockies. OF the real American spirit dis
played by the students, of their football
team. which played clean, exception
ally sportsmanlike game: of their coac
and of the whole college. Colorado want
nothing to mar the friendly and cordia
! relations which now exist. The u of c
boys have only praise for Saturdays vic
tors. They have only the best wishes 70
1 the future. Whatever breach of friendl
relations that might have been threatene
! is now forgotten and the one cry of Colo
! do ST. and tc