Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-11-24 | Page 49 | Boulder's Defeat Gives Utah Championship

ioiilder 's Defeat Gives Utah Championship I f i : : . ' JIT boulder Loses ' i I ALL CLAIMS 10 I HIGHEST HONOR : I Golden. Miners Effectually j H ' Squelch University of polo- H i,yMo' Pretensions -.'lo f H , ;-?CIiajiipio'nshi'pl " f :;' J - H 'UFl,SvtJINX, SCORES . i feNLY THREE-POINTS , I Unable to4 Add to- Solitary H v 'Fields Qpal; Ore 1 Diggers i ( 1 ; ' ; Roll- Up Total-pf-24'. ' ' 1 H Points. ) H . ; ' Special, to. Tho Tribune. . . 1 BOULDER, Nor. 23. Miners from i jH Golden today effectually squelched (ill claims lltn University of Colo- ' . i . rndo football team had for i Rocky Mountain championship I honors. Tito gamo played on Gamblo field this nftcmooti was a lino contest. Through tbo tlrst and second perlodn thcro wait -Jllllo to. chooso between tho two eiuvens. Colorado, had gained, tho i advantago by a goal frtim the Hold, but ' that told nolhing e:cc A that tho unl-vcrsity unl-vcrsity hud. been fortunato. It was in HH tlio third iiorlod tliat tho Golden Mlncr.-i ' bian tho hammering that brought Tic- Tho Miners oarnod ono touchdown by lmrd labor, while two camo aa the re- i ard of quicker Wits lu an cmorgcuuy. ( Terrific Battle. Tho tlrst quarter w:ta a torriric battle. Tito Miners got tho hall on the klckoft and rusliwl it ip tho Held to tho untvor-hlly untvor-hlly twonty-llve-yard lino, whero it was ' lost on Wolfs fumble It was kicked to center luid then rushed baclc Ivers fail-ing fail-ing on it kick for goal at tho twenty-five- , yarn line, -flic period ended with tho ball in Boulder's possession on the Mln- HH urs' thirty-yard jiilc; o to 0. jl Colorado began a. ltarjl attack at, the opening of tho second, period, but could not -make material advance. Glendcn- ' nlng Jclckcil a -Held goal from placemenC irom the twcnty-yanl lino, boing Colo-rado's Colo-rado's first and only points. Though tho Milners worluI manfully, thoy wcro un-able un-able to equal tlio scoro in this period: Colorado, 3; Miners, 0. Miners Take Brace. The Miners opened the third, period with, the llnoat display of offensive foot- ball shown up to this time. Tlio attack was steady and could not be stopped. A fumble and one holding for downn Interfered with progress or delayed U- H Tho defense of tho University was Jes pcratc. us tlio M.incrs wcro outplaing 1 Boulder. Ste:ullly up the field-marchnd the ore j diggers until Harper was pushed over i for the touchdowu and Dc Lalttro kicltcd the goal. Again the Miners worked pon- 1 sisteutly up tho Held. Boulder got tho ( ball within the shadow of lior ov.'n posts. where a 1,-1 ok was blocked by tho Minors ff'i glvitur Boulder thu ball on tho University " tlvi-yard lino. Three plays pushed Har- por over again, Miners, H; Colorado, 3. Colorado Fights Desperately. Colorado made a braco at 'tho opening BVH of tlm fourth period. Ivcrn klcJced off lo Wolf, wborraturncd. ton yards. Harper fumbled and Colorado cot tbo bull, to loso . HHH Jt on an Intercepted forward pass. Colo-rado Colo-rado again got the bail on a fumble, but tho Minors' linn held and took It back. i Then tho ore diggers advanced rapidly to the Colorado- thirty-yard line, whero Dc Uilttro kicked a goal from placement. . Colorado kicked off again und tho Miners began a rushing advance. After getting to tho couCor of the field, Harper of the Miners kicked to tho Colorado ' ten-yard Hue. McCounolI fumbled on a J play started around the Miners' left end. Hlumtin seized (ho dropped ball and J dashcil over the lino for thu MlnerC third touchdown. BBS Miners' Defense Firm. Aftor this--the play wA3 largely in tha confer of tho Held and there were no features. Colonido was unablo to break through the-Miners' defense or to got I arouni), the ends. The Minors stopped all 1 ' atteinptb at the forward pass, and i) J kicking tlio vntvJtY vasoaeily put in .MHc-onu place In fact., aftor tho nocond f period tlio superiority of tha JMJncrs, both - J In offense and dofenso, was such that I Colorado could only hold on doggedly, ' tiyliur to keep tho scoro from getting; , VJ too large. i , Tifo uttcntlanco AVas largo, coming from. ' J all parts of thu state - Tho School of ' J Minus hud nut Avon from Colorado sineo I ' J U07. Score: Mines, 21; Colorado. 3. This J Ik Uic. largost score for a winning team J between tb". two schools since 130. J Tho lineup: . Minos. Colc-ntdo. . Pen roc... ,...rr.. Glr.ndenump - J Mey'ers.. ...t't Gatlapd ' .:, cudot -tg..N cy.ILcr Young... .-.....c Kckol Gregg.. I?-- KpowloH , -Do Lailtrc... ... ......AndruK b Stringliuih..., rh Slottery , f UlnmnJi rb- .......l.ver.! u McKnlght...-. lb.,.. ..DonoVun v Harper ob ..:McCary J . Oflb'lulsr Dave Main of Darthraouth, ' rcforeo; Loufs llansbach of Stanford. uuiplro; Jamerf Po.roo of Untvorsity of , Callforpla. head Jlnciiman.