OCR Text |
Show A for Bclho r ' v m r r? (o ISK t v vy fl - x me-;v;j- - . :. S ,'. ,' j,- - , ,4. r- -. j ( - , Bffh Knr WHEN morning to collect f . .. ;"fr"" ' - ' ' ,vi '. v w " . i J!3 11 " ,IU b f tii Private library, of was trenmirrr, she bud no lI', be wn about l meet tti nnt trying lerliMj of her life. The doctor! wife. Mrs. Penny, J""l f"t promptly brought out nnd paid her due, with a rhrery site hud laugh nlmut sm bonk that recom-m-i he wldeli nnd recently read, ndrd to the pretty young irvunumr. Mr. Itleulc bad gUen Belli dnlniyof Mu check to cmer the amount her due n a library member, and when nho liud received Ihe receipt and h hud reput It away. In her lok, turned to her rhnlr and leaned confidentially toward Beth, hs began in a low tone, My dtMir. to I understand that yu re engaged marry fmnuld Blnker Beth blushed nnd admitted that It was true, at Ihe eame time rememberMr. Bleakl ing that I Ktnnld worked In IHce. quite lovely, my tif enume. that hut dear," mid Mr. Bleak cordlully. f course )U "lit not bo gett.ng I v. A married Just yet?" We did speak of next winter mine time," murmured Belli, with a sudden, horrid feeling that Mr. Bleak did not quite approve f th engagement. hand Ho soon?" the lutly lifted her In horror. ! ; , t" v'.ja'.W'- a1? , - . J, X ,j ? ' ... --- - .fc , , w-- . CAPTAIN MOESETL, piZZLJNCZTON Michigan us the opioting team. A crowd of By ELMO SCOTT WATSON 67,000 had gathered for the event (The photo- ooolnesg HERES a touch of autum haze In the air and the faint p 11 that hangs over the die1111 hills hand. tells that Indian BUintner U concrete A mammoth structure olC U19 3 and steel, gleaming whilt I Iolds October sunny afternoon. vibrant mass of humanity"- - " 10,000 50,000-0.0- 00. songs Hands --and the measured cadence of dera sharper explosion of sound as contor vishes In white break Into a new set color tions. A shifting, changing kaleidoscope stilled and motion and sound which is sudde1 whistle in that breathless moment before tin brills, A thump and a soaring ohjec high in the air the pounding of cleated shoes ie turf rihe Impact of human bodies two Hues of ! and husky young American manhood that riveted way. Then with the eyes of the 00,00 on that little group of 22 down 0,1 tlie lines rectangular patch of green, one of runs shifts and spreads. A crouching fl grew back from the mase-anthe ball shootsi over the line Into the arms of a player far to the 111 his right As he turns and takes the first d 60,000 flight down the field, tT1 come to their feet In one mighty roar- Touch down I And thats football! time Such was the scene that was repea 1926 after time last year and If the season more Is any criterion It will be repeated times during the season of 1927. When Akie curtain went down last November, an east- sports writer declared that Superlatives only ay be 1920, used In reviewing the football season In matters of attendance, stirring cor3?t,tlon no thrilling Incident and amazing form season In the more than fifty years of gridiron play approached the ten weeks which recently passed into history." were If only the matter of attendance considered It would be sufficient to shotfr what a hold football now has on the America labile. Time was when Vox Populi knew but of rah, rah, rah." He left that to the collegians and regarded with a tolerant eye the riatumnal madness which afflicted them early In Ser ember, and reached Its high fever point late In In then cooled off with the first snow Into November. But In late years this virus the body politic and, before he realized fit fall American was troubled with restlessness which had heretofore afflict on,J bis sons and daughters as they began packing their trunks to go away to college." a.ssert Perhaps It is not saying too much t that there Is one Individual principally responsibfor this change in the public attitude toward football, and that individual Is the erstwlHe ce" man of Wheaton, 111., young Mr. Harold range. The young Mr. Grange began playing football 411 the under the tutelage of Coach Bob ziipph University of Illinois in 1923 and iin:ieJiatelJ gave promise of being an unusual backlit 5 man. was Then the season of 1924 opened, with dedicating its new million-dolla- r su.tl.J rr' a plnyJS hcxai1 h, o-- I ther' the re d chalk-marke- niay revsa,s alce little Octter flisrles got the le 3 aa , graph of that crowd Is shown above.) Michigan kicked off. The agile young Mr. Grange received the ball and ran through the whole Michigan team for a touchdown. Michigan kicked off again and after one play grange took the ball and ugain ran the length of the field for a touchdown. In fact four times during the first quarter the Illinois hulfback danced across the Maize and Illue goal Hue to score and just to complete the afternoons work he made another touchdown later In the game. But It was not until the season of 1925 that this youngster became a national figure. Illinois was scheduled to play Pennsylvania, one of the strongest teams In the Blast that year and undefeated up to the time they met the western invaders on historic Franklin field. The East had heard of Grange, of course, but it was a bit skeptical of the Middle West's boast that be was a gridiron superman. thousand people saw that game saw Grange, despite tbs handicap of s muddy field, carry the ball 32 times, average 11 yards on every play, run through the whole Penn team twice for gains of red-heade- d Sixty-thre- e 50 yards each time and score three touchdowns. But more Important than the fact that Ited" Grange was one of the greatest football stars that ever sped across a college gridiron aDd that his entry into professional football gave it new life is the fact that he was the dominant figure In giving several million Americans a new major sport Interest which promises to give baseball serious competition for the title of the great national game. For after the seasons of 1924 and 1925 the American public had tasted football and found It good. So it was prepared to make the season of 1926 the greatest in every respect that the sport had known up to that time. As early as the third week of the 1926 season, the various stadia in different parts of the country, seating from 40,000 to more than 60,000, were reporting capacity crowds. By the end of the season the larger colleges of the East reported that at least 5,000,000 had seen their games. In the Big Ten the game had drawn a total gallery of more than 1,500.000 and on the Pacific coast seven college teams had played before 1.250,000 fans. All In all, it has been estimated that the 200 or more colleges which had football teams drew Into their football stands the amazing total of 15,000,-00- 0 persons. Since the tickets were priced all the way from 75 cents for the small colleges, to the top price of $15 for the Army-Navgame, it is estimated that the American public was willing to spend a minimum of, $30,000,000 for its Saturday afternoon diversion and that figure may be y increased by several millions when the activities the speculators are taken Into consideration. It was a season of thrills and upsets, too. Dart- of the undisputed champion of the country In 1925 and without a defeat on its record for nearly three years, failed to win a single major contest all season, losing to Tale, Harvard, Browu and Cornell. Again and again the little David triumphed over the giant Goliath. Harvard lost mouth, of the season to little Geneva college; early in the season little St, Marys, out on the Pacific coast, humbled the California the first game CAPTAIN WILSON, AIU1Y Benrs; Knute Bocknes Notre Dame team, famous for its Four Horsemanship," seemed to be riding easily to national honors until they came a cropper at Pittsburgh and Carnegie Tech won by a score of 19 to 0. But they took their turn in upsetting exercises when they Journeyed out to the Pacific coast to meet Coach Howard Jones Southern California eleven. Except for a defeat at the bands of Stanford, U. S. C. had been clicking off victories at a regular pace. Then Notre Dame came along end handed them a 13 to 12 defeat In the game which rang down the curtain on the 1920 season. Thrills and upsets, upsets and thrills I At Ithaca, Cornell, trailing Dartmouth 7 to 23 In the last period, unleashed a sensational attack which carried Dobles men to a 24 to 23. victory over the Green. At Annapolis with Colgate leading Navy 7 to 6 in the last minute of play, on the Middles 3 yard line and headed for a touchone-poi- down, a Colgate fumbled and Lloyd, a Navy end, picked np the ball and ran 97 yards to a Navy 13 to 7 victory. At Minneapolis, Michigan outrushed 20 yards to 1 by Minnesota and trailing O to 6. scored a sensational victory in th last period when Benny Friedman kicked the goal to make a final score of Michigan 7, Minnesota 6 But the climax of the season In Interest and in attendance came on November 27 when the Army and the Navy met In the Soldier field stadium at Chicago. Jt was the first time the annual service game had ever been played west of th Alleghenies. It was the first time, too, that crowd of 110,000 had ever gathered to see a football game. Early In the game the Navy raD roughshod over the Cadets for a lead of 14 to 0 Then the Army rallied, tied the count at 14 to 14 and scored a touchdown to give them a 21 to 14 lead. Then the Navy came back with a volley of passes and Halfback Shnpley skirted the end for a touchdown. The score was then 21 to 20. It remained for Halfback Hamilton of the Navy to decide the issue. He kicked the goal. Score i Army 21, Navy 21. Such was the season of 1926, the "season of superlatives. What will 1927 bet It also may be a season of superlatives In attendance or hi thrills when Harvard meets Tale, when Californ'a meets Stanford, when Pennsylvania plays Cl H cago or when Notre Dame and Southern California meet on Soldier field On November 26. For this and next week and for the next five or six weeks 15,000,000 Americans or more will be crowding Into college stadia all over the United States to await the one big thrill In the game, to come to their feet In the mighty roar of Touchdown 1" For thats football I Beth bluntly. Why md?" "I My dear," purred Mr. Bleak. JOKt thinking iitmut whut my suld nlH.nt Donald's career!" d "Whnt about It?" I am really quoting my hudmnd. and he would be very angry with me If h know that I had told whut ho confided to mi tiut I feel Unit you should know, Beth It Is S woinnns duty to nink sacrifice, you know!" I know," said Belli dully. "Well. I will tie perfectly frnnk with you. trusting thnt you will not mention a word to Imnnld Aznrlnh told me lust night thnt lie was mu'h pleased with Donuld'a work during the pnst two years wild that Im wanted to advance l.lrn to a Junior partnership provided Donald enn raise the necessary money for Investment In the Ann merely a mutter of form, you know, my den r I" g'llnil.v. Tes, of course," said "Tou may have heard that Mr. Bleak dors not approve of young men marrying when they are too young, or before they are really settled In business, and he went on to sn.v thnt If DonRld really Intended to marry very soon, that he would not offer him the partnership hut give It to Ferdinand Piper, who. ns ynn know. Is a confirmed bachelor!" Another moment nnd Beth was out of the house nnd going down the prim walk, her mind a clinos of doubt. Why, she had planned to he the greate.-- t help to Donald! Beth was an accomplished housekeeper, and she had always worked at home with her mother In the way. Her fatlmr had a very good business thnt provided a comfortable living for the three of them, and a balance In hank Thnt night after she arrived home, Beth talked with her parents. She never told a word of whnt Mrs. Bleak had suld to her,, hnt she suggested that she would like to go to the moun. tains where her aunt had a summer school, and tench there! And they consented, and when she told Donald the next day, and casually explained that she wanted n chnnge, he, too, cordially agreed with her and so Beth Raynor went, and left Donald free for his promotion. Toward the end of September, when the summer school ended, Donald Blake got Into his motor car and with a word to Mr. and Mrs. Raynor, started for Beths mountain retreat. Beth was walking in the woods, when the trees were flaming with the first frost touch. She had In a way enjoyed the summer, though she had missed her parents, and she had cruelly missed Donald. Donald had already saved the money for their house, and the first yenrs living had been planned with the thriftiness which had been a birthright Had Mrs. Bleak really spoken the troth or was It only a womans silly gossip? It was then thnt Donald Blake appeared and took Beth in his arms. IV e want yon at home, he told her gravely, and when at last she had taken farewell of her aunt, and they motored down the mountain roads home, he told her how he had missed her. When they reached the town, Donald insisted on driving her through the business center, nnd suddenlv he pointed up to the new tall brick block thnt had grown during her absence. My offices are up there. he told her. During the summer, I decided that I could do better alone, and tn.v offlee Is rushed. Old Bleak was furious told me I was making the mistake of my life to get married just now, nnd so I Just went ahead and had our house built according to our plans ' and Jnst then they turned another corner nnd there was Beths old home, and next door was the prettiest new bungalow, watting for the finishing touches and Beth's opinion. As for Beths duty It seems to he own lim-iaid that of entirely In her parents is zariah v !,? !? p maid's yep ten t to List in Utah UACKIB (CorrnsM i : . s; Vi . i,., tj CLARISSA News Notes It' i a Prlvihgt Duty '&&& -- ; tint of MT. PLEASANT Two II better, caught eat of Ktlrvlew by P, A. Poul-iodeputy im commUiloner, and William Brewer, wert lent to the state I me farm at Hprlngvllle, They will b leal to tbo Mata fair for exhibition. PANOL'ITt'H County Agricultural Agent M. P. McKay of Pluto and Garfield, report in xrellent crop of certified eed potaliK-- i far lb two coun-tle- . r 250 acre to bo cerThor tified In the loclluo and in irtrngi yield of 300 buelndi per icri'li expected. Tbi crop li of two virletlei, lrlb Gobbler and Huuel While tbl lection of tbi itati hu an Ideal mil and cllmati fur poluto cullun, tbi crop bai not received much mention t for local purpoiei, until recent yeari. SALT LAKE rtub'l Hat road a on June 30, 1920, ww 3313 mile in length, of which 3233 mllei wit maintained mllena and 37 mllei wu yet uncontrurted, but lilted proposed milage In the existing lyniom. LOGAN' Good weather condllluno throughout the entire county brought thousand of people to the opening of the Cache county fifteenth annual fair held here. With all ichooli In Logan dosed for "icbool day" at the fair, the i Included large crowdi of hundred! of echool children. Eren larger crowdi nr expected Wednei-diand Thuriday, which will be merchant! day and Cache valley day," respectively. VERNAL Intermittent rain throughout the Uintah bailn are keop-Inhighway! and roads In a muddy condition. 71)1 government mail truck leaving the railway at 11 1. m. Monday arrived In Vernal the lime evening, two and a half bonre behind schedule. The main cause of delay In arrival of mail the past few days, when th' truck did not arrive here until ttu following, Is due to obstruction caused by other traffic on the muddy roads, especially In Price canyon. LEI II "Some third crop of alfalfa bay and a little alfalfa seed that was cut were damage by showers, and seed cutlng and seed and grain threshing wore delayed to a certain extent. Plowing Is beginning generally, except where the ground Is too hard; and more or less grain seeding Is reported; this latter work Is well along In some sections, and earlier sowings are coming up nicely. Most farm soils are now mellow with moisture." PROVO Construction of a $70,008 L. D. 8. church building at the corner of First East and Second South itreets, Provo, was announced Wednesday by Walter P. Whitehead, bishop of the Provo First ward. VERNAL Heavy damage was done to highways east of Vernal Monday night by one of the worst storms that has ever struck that section of the I ate since It was settled, according to reports received Tuesday at the offices of the state road commission. While details of the damage done were not available at the road offices late Tuesday, it was understood that brlges and parts of the highway between Vernal and the Colorado line had been washed out OGDEN A strike of 2000 sugar beet farmers In the Hooper district has been declared as the result of a report that the Amalgamated Sugar company, which has taken over the personal property of the Interstate Sugar company, plans to discontinue the use of the factory In the Hooper district and take its beets to another point, PROVO Warrants Issued on the road fund of the state by state auditor during the month of September aggregated $312,334.58, the largest expenditure of road funds for any month In 1927. At this rate, the auditors offlee believes the expenditures for the cur rent year will aggregate nearly lyi-ter- n falr-goer- y g BRIGHTON Fall of ten Inches of annw at Brighton was reported Friday morning of last week by Harry Hamond, observer, to H. K. Burton, city superintendent of waterworks. It was still snowing when the report waa made. It had snowed four inches dur-I- n ,'he night, and shortly after 5 o'- clock the second fall occurred, leaving six more inches. The snow had a water content of .49 of an Inch, MYTON Growers of alfalfa seed in this portion of the Uintah basin have been greatly handicapped during the past week because of unfavorabla weather conditions. For several days they have been delayed in the cutting, stacking and threshing of alfalfa seed UTAH It will be eight glorious days glorious because the general economic foundation of the state wai never in a more substantial condition, in the opinion of state fair officials. For many weeks directors, supervisors a assistants have labored gathering exhibits. Saturday, the vast assemblage of products of Utah soil, Utah mountain ranges and Utah factories was ready. The gates opened at 10 VERNAL The first frost of the season occured in Vernal and Ashley valley early on Tuesday morning. The official government weather observer, A. Theodore Johnson, that reported his thermometer recorded 29 degrees above zero. In Vernal and other parts of the valley some minor damage was done to garden products. The last killing frosts In the spring were on the night of May 28 and 29, the span between the late spring frosts and the first autumn frosts being just one day less than four months. |