The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-07
GRANITE SCORES
FIRST, BUT LOSES
Contest for State Championship
Is Fiercely Waged by
Teams.
MILLER'S ARM IS BROKEN:
ASHTON BREAKS ANKLE
HIGH School Has Now Clear Sail
Ing for the GridirOn
Title.

The Salt Lake high school football
team won n decided victory over the
Granite high school team Saturday aft.
ernoon on tho Granite campus, by il
score Of % TO 6, thereby clinching the
state championship. The game was a
mixture of straight and kicking foot
ball 1t was the Granite team s last
chance for the state championship, and
it fought hard the entire game. The
day was ideal for a game and the side
lines were crowded with rooters for
both teams. The condition Of the field
could not have been better and the
fastest playing in any high school game
this year was pulled off.
Considerable time was taken out, es-
pccially by the Granite team. Only
once did the high school team call for
time, due TO a man out. The Granite
bows were IN every play, and as n re-
sult, several were injured. FulIback
Ashton, who had been PLAYING a great
game, was forced to leave the field, ow
ing To a broken ankle.
In the latter part Of the game, Mil
Ter at lett end, trying to break up in
reference. received a broken arm. Ry-
nearson was knocked out on the last
down and was carried from the field.
Granite Scores First.
The game started by the high school
receiving the kickoff. The ball was
returned twenty yards and the high
and Granite began an advance from
Tho center of the field. They were
forced to kick and recovered the ball
The high school players threw them
for loss in the first two downs aud
on Il kick the high school back field
fumblcd. which gave Granite the ball
on the liveyard line. Leggroan car
ried the ball over on the first down
on short end run. Sutherland kicked
goal and the score stood TO q against
4 the high school 1t was the first time
this season that the high school team
had been scored against, and the Gran
lie supporters went wild, offering big
odds on their team.
This touchdown only stirred the high
school boys on to victory Granite
kicked off and The high school started for
the goal, and in seven minutes reached
II, the last twenty yards being made
by forward pass to GALLAGHER, On
8 kick-ouG from the side line the high
school missed the ball, and therefore
J lost u chance TO kick goal Granite
again kicked 10 the high school. but
the next few minutes of play was near
the center OF the field. The high school
braccd and started for the goal, but
was. held for downs on the three yard
line. Granite kicked out Of danger,
but the high school could not be stopped
I. on It's PUSHES until the lve-yard line
was again reached. Granite again
q kicked. but the kick WAS short. Rom
ncy kicked the goal, and the score
stood 10 u, IN favor Of the high school.
No further scoring was made during
this half. which ended with the ball in
the center Of the field.
Down TO Work,
The poor showing uf The high school
Team gave Granite heart, and it was
with considerable fuhting that the |
hrst scoring Of tue half was made Rom
/, ncy made thirty yards OH a split /
buck. and Wheeling ON baifback |
run mndc twenty. The remaining eight |
Yards was covered BY Goodspccd on a
buck. Romncy kicked goal and the
%orc stood IL to 6. in favor Of the |
nlsi school This was the first time
dniing the game ihat tho high school !
4 PLAYED its od-Iimc form. and ms a
result another touchdown was quickly !
made. After the kicll.o 10 high |
srho9l, The bali was PLAYED around the !
center Of the field. Ou recovered !
punt the high school was on the forty |
yard line and on every down ncarcd |
INC goal, which was crossed by ROM |
~ iic Kicked goal, which increased !
'"r nigh school 5 score TO 20 points
Granite received The Kickoff and |
4 uuade desperate effort To score on |
! iancy w!dc.shift play, but could gain |
4 pur ltlIc, The high school success |
!ully played a forward pass. netting |
! ,wenly yards, and nj this point Rom |
4 1el ADDED three points by drop kick !
II ,lon ilIe thlrlv-yard limo and at a |
r:osltlon close 10 the side line The |
H f'Sh fn,rh was MADE Two minutes before the !
4 tlmc was M