The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-19
By Writ Mecarty In Denver Times.

Colorado had no license to lose TO Utah
last Saturday in the Mormon metropolis
After having the victory tucked away
they quit. This with other factorial ele-
ments. which are not all excusable, caused
the downfall. But lose they did, and the
wearers of the silver and gold are dead
game sportsmen when IL comes TO taxing
a defeat manfully.
1.-THE score stands Utah 81 Colorado a.
There's no use crying over split milk The
honors go to Utah" That's the sentiment
of every player. Coach Folsom and Grad
uate Manager Blocker. The battle Is
over and the victory won ana II Hol lno
players nor any member of the state uni
versity that are whimpering over the
chewing of the Salt Lake dust.
Had the writer not been there ana
watching the detail play of the game II
might never be published in Denver that
Referee Santschi. who officiated III the
Denver Utah game the last time these
warriors met farther west. gave the MOT
mons four downs when they were on the
two-yard line. This resulted IN touch-
down. L am not saying that Lieutenant
Santsch did this with any prejudice, or
tint of malice, but the indisputable fact
remains that the Utahans were given an
extra down in which to make Eve points
and add one through the mighty Conville's
toe The ball was fumbled. Utah recov-
cred il and Santschi said the down re-
manned the same, which Is wrong
Went Outside.
On another occasion did the visiting del
egation get the short end OF a decision
that should not have been at all close
Grant got away for sixty-yard run AS
he neared the goal line, about ten yards
distant three Colorado men intercepted
his progress He dashed across the side
line and left his footprints there But
he ducked back within the chalked lines
and when Halfback Roberts said TO the
referee along with several other Colorado
hot -Crl nIlf
YOU going to bring the ball back? his
only reply was. Il should say not; this
is touchdown"
can name at least one other place
where the rules were not lived up to. That
is when the Mormons would leave Con-
Vile and the dread warrior and one other
behind the line and put all the rest or the
team on the line of scrimmage- In THIS
play Conville invariably stood TO one side
Just before the pigskin was snapped the
center would switch so as to get straight
throw to Conville, thus changing the an
gle OF the ball with the line of scrimmage
as provided in the code.
Santschi Did His Best.
Lieutenant Santschi apparently had nc
iIl-feeling toward Colorado. despite former
reports here regarding his unfairness- He
worked hard and faithfully. Coach Joe
Maddox and not a Utah player or col
legian is in any wise responsible for any
errors of Judgment on the part of Off
Gals. nor would they encourage such
knowing they were in the wrong. In the
wild furore of fierce battle like Satur-
days mistakes will happen.
Colorado Crippled.
Just forgetting the above and bearing
only the most friendly feeling toward g
great institution in a sister state, let's
see some of the reasons why Utah wor
the game regardless of the decisions.
Utah repeatedly recovered punts far
down the field and on fumbled forward