The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
ROUGH STUFF NO;
ROUGH STUFF YES
Aggies and University Fans
Differ About Thanksgiv-
ing Day Game.

The Tribune has received during the
past three weeks numerous signed state
ments bearing upon the sportsmanship
displayed by the members of the utah
Agricultural college football team IN
their game on Thanksgiving day with
the University of Utah. These state
nents were made by men who saw the
game and who are well acquainted with
football. Some of them assert that the
Aggies used rough tactics which were
entirely uncalled for, while others are
inst as firm in their assertions that the
Appies played perfectly sportsman
like game. The reasons for these state
ments is that some reports IN descrlo.
ing the game accused the Aggles or
beInn unnecessarily rough. These as
sertions were denied by the A. q, sup,
porters, but were confirmed by ssneo
statements OF different members Oh the
university team
This brought about an Investigation
of the charges by President John a
Widtsoe of the A. G. His inquiry
bronpht forth several statements which
contradicted those made by the uni,
yersitv constituency. The essence OF
these will enable those interested 70
draw their own conclusions from the
evidence thus far dlsclosed'
Admit Aggie Superiority.
In the first place, those Utah sup
porters who have seen fit to SPEAK ais-
paragingly OF the sportsmanship OF the
Aggies, have done so IN each case WIZ
the preface that they are by no means
attemptinr 10 belittle the .prowess OF
The Accie team They all willingly
admit That the Logan boys were vastly
superior in their scoring ability to the
IJfah team. They simply assert EN-,
phatically that the Aggies employed
tactics which i'll football vernacular
are called "dirty.'
Jack Travcrs, fullback OF the unlVer-
sity team, and the man around Whon
much of the discussion has centered,
had this to say concerning the conduct
of tho Aggies: E'Early in the game
Snow, the big Aggie, guard, plunged
through the line and planted full arm
swing onto my nose. The bone was
shattered and ] was forced to leave the
game.
In confirmation Of this statement
Vadal Peterson. formerly member or
the Aegie team and now freshman at
the University Of Utah, made the FOL"
lowing assertion: .'I was on the side
line watching the play most carefully,
aud saw Snow break through the line
and strike Travers square on the nose
with his clenched fist. 1t was no little
lab, but full-grown slug
Kicking Charged.
LIE Roy Warthman, who played end
for Utah against Egbert for the Ag-
aies, was very vigorous IN his denun-
citation of his opponents s playing, which
he described ss being Every dirty.
Warthman said. "On nearly every
down Egbert threatened to get me,
and on many occasion went after me
with his fists clenched, using the most
vulgar profanity. He went so far on
one occasion to kick my head guard
almost out of the field after he had
failed to land his foot on my head
while ! was down.
A. C. Callister, editor Of the Utonian,
which is the year book of the univer-
sity, was on the sidolines taking pic
lures and was in the dressing room with
the Aggies after the game, he com
mented thus on the game: 1.-The at
titude OF the Logan players and the
rooters as well was Of such charac-
ter that I should be in favor of sev.
cring athletic relation with the A. @. -
Coach Fred Bennion of Utah spoke of
the game in this way: "Since the Ag-
cies had much the better team and
Since Utah was defeated / am reluct-
ant about saying anything. but think
there is no question that the Aggles
opened up with rough work that was
wholly unnecessary. 1t is true that ouI
men attempted TO retaliate."
Some equally prominent men who