The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-18

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Football today on Cummings ncp'
Came begins at ? o'clock sharp.
II University OF Utah's football t"am
wins tho game today it will he utah's
frs, championship eleven. Coach Bennion
believes he can win. Loyal supporters
have instillcd that belief into the team
and the rest is the fortune Of war.
II the University OF Colorado loses
today there viii .bc waling and Gnashing
of teeth all over tho Centennial state,
but Utah seems 70 have the advantage in
playing AT home, II looks as If tonight
will be the NEST glorious in all the
annals Of Utah football mammoth
celebra ton has already been arranged. so
Utah really has To win.
Tho University or Colorado football
team arrived in salt Lake yesterday,
twenty-five strong. accompanied ny
number of loyal supporters. II they lose
30 Utah on Cummings field this afternoon
II will ne a terrible disappointment 10 all
Colorado. For II long time Boulder was
supreme In Colorado athletics but IL has
been several years slnce the teams has
earned a clear title 10 the Rocky noun
tain football championship. Year before
last the early season form favored thcm.
but the University or Denver defeated
Them for the FIRST time In the history OF
Tho two schools This pidued the Boulder
people and they were determined To win
last season. with n spirit OF do or die
they started the season oul strong and
cleaned Zip all their opponents tncludinC
l-tah) until the final game Thanksgiving
day. On that day ,hey met the Colorado
college team In Denver and were de-
foated.
At The beginning Of this year Boulder
was determined Ia win The conference
Championship This year they have sub
dred all their adyersarics. except utah.
n the penEant Is taken out Of their
hands today they will have 10 be taken
on the field on strctchers.
Championship Needed.
Utah has never won the title To the
Rocky Mountain championship withouI
dispute. and both the students and the
team appreciate that they have the
chance or their lives 10 do so today. IL
is not the superior strength of the Utah
team nor is II their experience which
has resulted In itshs success. hut reth-
rr the spirit with which they play and
the speed OF the hoya.
Todays game win settle the question
a. 10 which team shall bear the title
of Rocky Mountain champions. IL seems
impossible that anyone can be uu-
sporismaniikc as to d"ny Utah the title,
II Utah wins today. Utah has played
ali the teams in the conference with the
exception OF Boulder. and has won all
Of the games but one This game was
played early IN the season with the Uni
NpTSltN OF Denver Inc AipfnCnS MeTc
not well organized and were working
under the disadvantage OF being away
from home. However, they managed TO
comc out OF the game with a TO o
score.
Since then they have played tho Golden
School Of Mines and tho Colorado college
teams Nwo of the strongest In ColoradcJ.
and have defeated them dccisivcly. They
slso beat the Colorado Assics by the
score CT II to q.
Utah Scores Are Larger.
Boulder on tho other hand Was only
able 10 win from the AgGics by the score
or 81 TO q. Furthermore. they were un-
able To score a touchdown against the
Tigers. Ohcir points resulted from two
field goals and safetvl. while tho Nor
mons crossed tho Tigers goal line thTee
times.
Utah also won from the School OF Mines
by larger score than did Boulder.
Another thiuH In favor OF Utah TX tho
fact that Boulder does not rncct Denver.
30 that ~ tho end of the season Utah
Will have played one moro conference
game than has Boulder
After practice last night all tho uuiVcr-
sitv men reported themselves in good CON
dition. although Captain Romneys knee
still bothers him n little and Winners
cold is aEgravating. Both mon will bo
in tho Samc.
Colorado " not SCI fortunate. Captsin
McFsdden has been suffering from an