The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-24
GRANITE ELEVEN
OUTPLAYS OGDEN
Junction City Boys Fail to
Score Against Veteran
Team.
OPEN PLAY USED ENTIRELY
LE6eRoN AND SUTHERLAND &C
COUNT FOR SCORES.

In one Of the greatest games of football
ever witnessed on the new Granite field,
the Granite football team Saturday after
noon defeated the Ogden eleven to the
tune of u to 0. 1t was spectacular
throughout with pretty plays, ana the
knowledge of the game was exhibited by
both teams in splendid style.
The VictOrs made their first score by q
goal from placement after thirty-three
minutes of play in the first half. In the
second half they made one touchdown ana
made another goal from Placement
Ogden played good football, but was
outclassed in the fine points. In the first
half the visitors succeeded in getting the
ball on GRANTEES twenty-five yard line.
A trial at a placement failed In the
second half the ball was in the visitors
territory in all but for few 'econds of
play when they again succeed in get
ting the oval within range of placement
goal The attempt failed, like the first,
however.
The game throughout was run on the
open field work. Except for a split buck
I'm the third down of the second half.
which netted the Granite school 80 yards,
all the gains were made by forward
passes and short kicks. Granite worked
the forward pass 10 perfection and
showed a great deal of Improvement over
the play against the Salt Lake High
school the past week.
The back field of the Granite team is
the best that ever represented the school.
III 14eETtOu lile SGilOUi mas one OF the
most consistent ground gamers ever seen
in the high school class in the state. He
IS a hard line hitter and advances the
ball through mixed field with wonder
ful skill. In Ashton the Granite team has
Il man who will make a hard fight for
first place in an all high school team the
coming fall. From the time the ball is
snapped until the referees whistle stops
the play, he is fighting and is never down
until the opposing team is piled up several
deep,
Granite won the toss and kicked TO
Ogden. The style of the game was shown
when on the first play Ogden tried &
forward pass which went wide, and Gran
tie was given the ball on Ogden's 30-yard
line After a few line bucks Granite at
tempted forward pass, but missed Og-
den then kicked to Granite. On the first
down Sutherland of the Granite team
made a 45-yard run from a forward pass
from Ashton. On bad pass Granite lost
the bail, which went rolling down the
field for a tOuchbaCk.
Granite kicked out to Ogden, and this
gave the visitors their only chance for
scoring during the entire half. Oldham
tried a goal from a placement, but missed,
and Granite received the ball. BY three
successive long runs Granite advanced the
ball to Ogden's 25-yard line and Suther-
land kicked goal from placement, max
ing the score 3 to O. With only three min
utes TO play, Granite tore through the
visitors line at will. and succeeded in
getting the ball on their 10-yard line when
the naI ended.
Second Half.
The second half was filled with SEN
satiOnal plays and long runs. Ogden
kicked to Granite. LegGrOan advanced the
ball 50 yards through a broken field. On
the first down Ashton carried the ball on
split buck through Ogden's line, netting
a gain of 45 yards. With one more line
buck Granite placed the pigskin on Og-
dens 25-yard line, and Sutherland
kicked a second goal from placement
making the score to @.
Granite kicked to Ogden. On the first
down, Ogden returned the kick. On the
first down for Granite on a double for
ward pass from Ashton to LegGron. tn
colOred boy carried the ball for a 45-yard
run to a touchdown Sutherland kicked
the goal Score u to D.
The next few minutes of play gave Og-
den their only chance to score during the
half. Moran tried for goal from a
placement. LegGTon grabbed the oval as
IL passed a few inches under the cross
bar and by knocking the ogden players
right and left carried the ball for a IS
ward run. Granite again tried for goa
from a placement, but missed. The hall
ended with the ball in the possession OF
Granite on Ogden's 20-yard line.