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Show FIELD GOAL IS LONE TALLY IN BRILLIANT TILT Captain Neil Smith Boots Ball Between Uprights for Utah Victory By TOMMY FITZPA TRICK. B U'LDER. Colo., Oct. 21. Captain Noil Smith's drop-kick from the 30-yard 30-yard line In the second quarter of the game here today brought home a hard-earned victory over the University Univer-sity of Colorado on Gamble field, 3 to 0. With weather conditions in groat shape at the start of the contest, Boulder Boul-der started to got the Jump on Utah, hoping to get over a kick and then to hold the Crimson team for the rest of the game, but thoy failed. The scrappy little Utah eleven did Just what they were supposed to do. when (Captain Smith kicked his goal and then kept the ball in the Boulder territory ter-ritory throughout the contest Smith was taken from the game Immediately Im-mediately after on account of a flight knee Injury and Coach Fltzpatrlck would not permit him to go back Into the game, as there was no reason for It. Vere Champion. who replaced Smith, ran the team -well and brought the fans to their feet time and again b his clover return of punts and end; riini In these two men Utah showed tho conference a real pair of backs. Big Harvey Hancock played the en-tiro en-tiro game and showed that his past experience was a big factor in the Utah playing. This Crimson star i passed well and was appointed leader Of the squad, when Smith went out of tho game, the Utah boys kept up their fight and try as they would, tho home team could not get near the Crimson goal. There was no let-up at any tlmo in the game and both teams fol-1 Lowed the ball well and looked for thO breaks, it may be claimed that Lady Luck favored Utah when tbreo at-umpted at-umpted kicks vv.ro blocked and aj Utah man recovered, but this kind of w.rk showed that the Utah boys were I on their toes at all times and nailed any fumble that came their way. M1R SCORE HF.RE. Colorado thought that its chance had come, when with 2 minutes to go. Hagen fumbled on tho Colorado 35-yard 35-yard line and Boulder recovered, but (juarterback Champion Intercepted a trick pass and nearly got through with ih pla This was the end of Boulder's Boul-der's chance, as Utah killed tlmo during dur-ing the next throe plays and kept the ball away from the Colorado team. While the football fans of Colorado feel that the Boulder team did well thev are singing their praise of the work of the Utah team, which ran Its plavs off Well. The slippery condition ot the field made it Impossible for th e plays on either side to get started, start-ed, but the Mormons can be given credit for making tho most number of first downs In the game. Nation and Taufer handled the punting for Utah and their kicks went for larger gains through the ability of Champion and Smith to return Losler's punts. Losler got off some great kicks, but try as In would h" could nut oi- with tho kicking of the two Utah men. Iosler was the slipperiest man on tho Boulder eleven and threatened to i get away tlmo and again, but there were too many red Jerseys for him to get by When one Utah man missed a chance at him there were usually two or three more to null him and thev did. Kaln fell throughout the third and fourth quarters and this favor went to the Houlder ebven. Smith of Utah and Whitney of Utah were able to get started In the open field a couple of times, but the heavy condition of tho field held these men bnck. Henry Eiurren, Utah guard, played a splendid splen-did Kame for tho Bed I (evils and Nation, Na-tion, playing his first varsity ball away from home performed well, Utah's ends were down under kicks well, but they were not Up to their standard on their tackling JACK IS STAR. "Dutch" Taufer also worked well In tho Crimson backfleld and held the team together tlmo and again. Captain Cap-tain Jack of tho Houlder eleven stood out as one of the best men on the field His tackling was vicious and be broke up play after play of the Utah team McLean and H. Smith also worked well In the Boulder line. Losier was tho only Colorado back who was able to make any headway over the Bed Iievils, who certainly won a name with the Colorado fans. No serious Injuries occurred on the field ami both t.-ains were able to Stand the paces. The Utah squad left Boulder Immediately for Denver and are staying at the Albany hotel. Coach Fitzpatrlck will work his men out Monday and Tuesday morning and expects ex-pects to have them In shape for the new eleven that Coach Corbctt Is building up at Laramlo. Tho Cowboys Cow-boys have been working hard for the coming game and Utah will have Just as hard a time of it against the Cowboys Cow-boys ax they did against Boulder today. to-day. The Utah players were In fine trim and prepared to take on the Cowbov.s even after the Boulder game Win them as they come In tho way the Crimson eleven takes things nnd none of the players feel that their work Is over while they are on their invasion of Colorado and Wyoming I The Crimson squad will return home j from Laramie Wednesday evening, arriving ar-riving In Salt Lake at 8:15 Thursday morning. The lineup: Boulder. Utah. Dunleavev le Jeppson H. Smith". It Peterson Kelm lg Nation Stillwater c . . Hancock Alexander rg Hurren McLean rt Moyle Berger re ...Stevens Blllbrough. . . ib Smith Touhy Ihb Whitney Jack fb Jevvkes hosier rhb Taufer Scoring Utah field goal. Captain Smith. Substitutions Utah Champion for Smith; Hagen for Jewkes Boulder Vldal for Stillwater, Helmer for Blllbrough; Blll-brough; Beverage for Kelm, Sample for Alexander. Officials Dana. Nebraska, referee; Crowley, Denver. Umpire Shafer, Ohio State, head linesman nn |