The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-04
SAFETY WINS FOR
GRANITE SCHOOL
Salt Lake High Defeated on
Field of Slippery Mud Du-
ring a RainSt0rm.

In game Of football under probably
the worst conditions a game has ever
been played In this city, the Granite high
school defeated the Salt Lake high school
at Cummings field yesterday by a score
Of to o.
a safety within ten seconds of the call
of final time in the last half gave the
FARMERS the two points necessary to score
victory over the Red and Black
Inc conditions could not have been
worse. A steady rain poured down on
the players during the entire game The
water made a soft, slippery mud. and aft
er the first couple of downs the ball and
players were as slippery an eel. 1t
was almost impossible to hold the ball,
and IL Is safe to say that there were not
three consecutive plays made without a
rumble. Then would come a grand scram-
Bile, in which half dozen players would
alternately get hold of the ball. only TO
drop il again. The players were unable
TO run on account of the mud. and when
tackled they frequently slipped from the
grasp OF the tackle like CREASED pig
does from the small boy on the Fourth
of July.
In justice to both teams 1t is only fair
to say that yesterdays game does not
IN any manner give a line of the playing
abilities of either team. At times the
SAT- Lake high school would have
streak OF luck and would seem the strong
er OF the two. Then luck would turn
TO the Granite high school, and this team
seemed capable of easily defeating the
Salt Lakers.
The game should never have been
played and aneffort was made before the
start TO have II postponed Both teams
were willing, but the Salt Lake high
would not agree to set date to play the
game off, and the Granite boys were
afraid they would be passed up for the
season and would not overlook the chance
TO meet the west siders even under the
adverse conditions.
The outcome of the game gave the Gran
lite high all the better of 1t as far as
scoring goes. At one time they had the
ball within two feet of the high schools
goal, but failed to get It over. At an
other time a Granite runner got by the
high schools goal line, and 1t looked safe
for a touchdown, but the officials decided
he stepped out of bounds with one foot
just he passed back of the goal line.
lance of the Granite goal during the
game.
On the little line bucking that was
done, Salt Lake showed better work. They
made their downs three times during the
game on line plunges, while Granite high
succeeded only once. But 1t is hardly
fair 10 either team TO compare their foot
ball ability on yesterdays game, as the
conditions clearly made football playing
out of the question. Neither team exc
cuted a forward pass. Granite tried it
twice. but missed out a mile on account
of the slippery condition of the ball.
There was considerable discussion over
the safety before the officials announced
their final decision. Salt Lake had the
ball within her own five-yard line and
was unable to advance IT, so resorted TO
a kick. Granite broke through and
blocked the kick which bounded back of
BILE. in which both Salt Lake and Gran
tie players tried to recover the ball,
Salt Lake man finally held it
Gle IL Granite IIieb