The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-25
Clean the slate.
Scnro annIher for Ocdeni

Score another for Ogden!
Twenty minutes for new book.
Bring on your 'Buttees. Their
turns next
Ogdens gridiron Gladiators demon
strated concluSively yesterday AFTER
noon that IL there is anything to be
said aneDt the championship OF the
secondary schools of the intcr-moun'
cain region they Will have TO be con-
suited.
Playing game that was sensation
al In its brilliancy. Coach Browns
boosters swept Jordan High off It's
feet-literally, figuratively and legal
ly-givlng positive proof that they are
Lot "in and cutters" but consistent,
clever. scientific football players, and
clearly entitled to the coenomcn OF
champions. which they have SO yali-
rntly tried to annex all season.
The bright, scintilating star of the
whole fray was Quarterback Dan
Moran. This little mite OF chap.
weighing but 12O pounds. has made
namo for himself that few high school
football heroes have attained Many
give him credit for being the premier
quarterback of the state among the
secondary schools. and II yesterdays
work is a sample OF his usual play.
then he has Justly earned the title
His end runs and lodging through the
opponents line were marvellous.
"Stuffy' Evans. right half. and Cap
taJn Fred Stone. left half Cid wonder
fuzzy good work, while Boyle and w.
Smyth performed in such manner as
10 bring the plaudits of the throng
Fitzgerald, Jordan's right end, was the
only visitor whose playing incited ad-
miration,
But the fact that Ogden beat Jordan
g. to was only an incident OF the
afternoon. For instance, there was
the band of pretty young girls who
stood on the sdeline and made siren
uous efforts TO cheer their fighting
heroes on. 1t was quite surprising, TO
say the least. TO hear such sounds as
GIVE 'em the aX! the AK the AK
emitting from such sweetly curved
lips, while they shouted and jumped
about iu wild enthusiasm
But these girls are loyal to their
Goys-and colors. Every one OF them
was wearing a broad band or pennant
OF orange and black while they shout
ed words of cheer TO the lads lighting
their way to victory In the center Of
the field
Waving their banners Strenuously
and shouting gleetully all the while.
they were a source of menace TO Prin-
cipal o. Cross. who Yainly tried to
keep the playing territory clean. II
we are not mistaken, il is recorded
somewhere that, as punishment for
some offense. fellow was once con-
demned TO roll huge boulder TO the
top of mountain and to Keep on re,
peating this job for ever So long.
Well, his task was like doing in Il
pile of feathers compared to the work
Mr. Cross mapped out for himself
When there are a bunch OF active
Young people massed about the side
lines, it is u job equal TO the finding
Of the lost equation 10 keep them
back. Perfectly sane. knowing full
we'll that the men did not put the white
lines on the ground for the purpose
OF admiring their handiwork, they Will
always persist In treading within the
forbidden precincts.
Professor Cross may learn this
some day. Surely yesterdays expert
ence ought to be a lesson. But be
tried hard, yelled himself hoarse.
tiI iIcdleutut Sod&Su, ldu6utu, SlOIlu
and pleaded; but all his efforts were
wasted. The crowd did surge on the
field and. furthermore. poked playful
puns a.plenty at their honcred prncl-
pal, which would have meant expul-
sion were they spoken in classroom
But Professor Cross took his work Sc
riously, so there was some satislac-
ton in knowing that they did not
agree with him.
But the girls, God bless en-, with
their warhoops and unbridled glee.
saved the day. Had it not been for
them the afternoon would have fallen
flat. for the game. being too one-sided
was uninteresting, and the spectators
needed something TO insti.l some en-.
thusiasm in them
Jordan won the loss up and chose
TO defend the north goal When the
teams took their places on the field
they seemed TO be evenly matched as
far as weight was concerned After
the second down. Jordan lost the ball
on tumble and Ogden. after adyanc-
Ing the ball on the first two downs.
also lost the ball on n tumble. .Jor-
oan was held for downs and kicked
the leather out of danger, alter which