The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-28
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
HAS CLEAR TITLE
Finishes Football Season With
No Defeat Marked
Against 1t.
BOYS FINISH SEASON
WITHOUT SINGLE INJURY
State Record Is Broken for
Scoring, 3O6 Points Being
Total Made.

The most successful football year IN
the history oil the Salt Lake high school
has passed into history and the school
holds the undsputed championship Of the
state. having gone through the season
with a clear record with no defeat
against IT, This is the second year that
the school has won the championship
since tho defeat by the Ogden team three
years ago. and by so doing, the team has
won for the school the handsome Mayo
Thc football season opened the latter
part of September with Che largest squad
that has ever turned out for first praG,
tic". Twcuty-thrce students. somc oid
players and some green al the game,
were sIvon suits and turned over TO
lanes, O. Couvil TO round into shape.
The squad Increased 10 three teams. but
before the close al the third week tle
original twenty three wore tho only poES
out each afternoon. Since that time not
n single bov deserted The squad. and the
Same boys wore in suits Thanksgiving
day all anxious 10 play against Ogden.
The two teams ptact!Ccu "aCh afternoon
and changes were Wadr back and forth
between the first ara second teams ac-
rorIina 20 tho work. Tire high school has
had the best Of coaching. ''prd ConNlll
crew up 4 ST OF :jri,J training rules, and
each candidate was made 60 SlEH them
CunVll'S nainStay was -. y. Callahan,
father OF high school atllrugs, ana as IL
was Convill's FIRST year as a coach; nc
received valuable information aud advice
that enabled him 10 make the great sue
cess he did Callahan WAS unnhlc 10 h3
on the campus every night, hut Whcn ne
lld como the hovS were instructed in TIC
ljInr points of the game which won Tor
iicm. Along with Callahan came FRED
FcuucSv. substitute 10 Tad Jones OF Yale,
and the Yale system OF playing was m
Structed owing to The great progress
~ The squad q number OF old football
players gladly gave aS much OF their itHc
rs possible.
Practice Spirit.
The presence cf eight old players In
creased the spirit Of practice. because In"
new boys got down 10 hard work and in
y number Of cases showed great abilllE.
rhc first game waS against Granite. ana
the results OF the contest were dreaded
oil account OF the strength OF the farm
srs. hut good training soon made IL cVi-
dent that the high school team was more
than a match Tor Granite. The team
showed milseason form and IT was cVi-
dent that the state championship would
bc won by the Rcd and Black. Tho boys
played one throughout the game. This
characteristic was the fca turc throughout
tlic season. After tho first gainc TN"
I am supporters expected great season.
aud they We're not disapppointcd.
The "Dld lnNucihlr' team has been
considered the gres test team the school
has ever had, hut it is no longer con-
sidcrcd as such, for the record this year
far exceeds that of the invincihlcs. Seven
games were played and 4 total Of 3p5
points scored. against by opponents.
This is Ne largest total Of points ever
scored by amy team i'm the state. Al
though the team did not break tho state
record for the largest number of points
scored in single game. II established
record for the scoring OF points FOR
high school team. Tho pride NJ the
school is the ll-to-0 score against The
Payson high school, champions OF south
cru Utah. The Il-to-0 score against the
All Ela,ows college team Surpasscs any
previous high school score. The total OF
points woud have been close to the 100
mark had all tho games been played ON
u dry field. Both ogden games were
played I'm 3 sea "f mud. which made aG-
Vancing OF the ball almost impossible. one
noticeable fact this season WAS the un
just attitude that the majority ct the
football fans held against the high school
team, In spite OF the fact that fast foot
ball was played, the team was condemned
on every side. The school support was
poor. and the attitude OF tho ma iorltv
al the officials WAS that the high school
would win ana they did not need TO en-
force the rules.
Emblems Given.
The regular players are always given
sweaters. pins and AN athletic letter.
which is block III" The letter is the
coveted emblem among the boys and they
strive hard 10 win il. II is given only
TO the boys who play two fmll halves in