Show I BACKSEAT BAC KS EAT DRIVING Star Back at Payson first Downs Confusing Payson Loses Game Came 1 1 By FRANK K It BAKER BAKERi i Telegram Sports Editor Payson ayson Fullback Maye May MayBe Be ae e State All Man ManAll ManAll Man All the way y from Payson Pason comes high praise for orthe forthe the general all around playing ability of the high school fullback full fulI back Gerald Simmons ns n's fine lne showing the the football 1 b bugs there and In the camps of ot clubs beaten by the Payson team this year tell one one one-is is a creditable ble reflection upon the thc tine fine play of Simmons Of course everybody knows ws 11 men to complete a football lineup but Simmons so the report has it it Is the difference between a mere lineup and nd a n dangerous f foe e. e Coach Stan Wilson undoubtedly has hns hasa a strong state all candidate in his full tuU back Simmons who tips the beam at pounds without h his Is' Is a triple threater kicking passing 0 and nd plunging with ability The The boy boyi recommendation does oes not end with 1 his offensive threat however Defensively vely he Is a abear bear bear Spanish Fork is the only team to make more than two first downs against Pay son Payson son and Sim Sim- mons' mons fine work In backing up the theline theline line Is I largely responsible Some Idea Ide of his physical prowess m may maybe maybe y be gleaned cleAned from his success success in irs other fields He lie throws the 12 pou d shot better than 42 feet and nd placed second In the hurdles in the district track meet last Just What Must Be Done Done To Deserve to Win Ever since some baseball club back bacic there ere in the days of ot handlebar mustaches mustaches mustaches mus mus- and trousers got more snore hits than the opposition but still won experts and sport bugs have been trying trying try try- ing jug without success to determine when victories are deserved Came along g then the game of football foot foot- ball all with its complicated statistics t to add further confusion to the question queston ques ques- tion ton until now now the spectator has begun begun be be- gun to believe that figures do lie lic after alL 1 Every week therefore brings numerous nu nu- merO 1 occasions in which some dear dearold dearld dearold old ld alma mater lugged the pigskin at least a half halt farther up and down the gridiron than their opponents on scrimmage play only to have the opposition op op- op position sneak neak off oU with the laurels of Victory r r Statistically speaking has become an introduction of myriad explanations of how the home boys made madea a dozen first downs against three I or orthe the invaders but could not overcome the Jinx of f pass or or just plain breaks sO sa were Humbled in questionable defeat r r 1 From Cleveland 0 O. comes an 5 amusing ex example mple of how fickle victory really Is Two of the city's oldest Case ase and Western Reserve recently Reserve recently met md In their 5 r t traditional encounter Ca Case 50 I rolled u up 18 first downs to R s 's 4 0 made 51 yards to 85 85 completed 5 S passes passe to 1 I suffered red 25 S yards Int in r t- penalties to 70 and kept the ball baIl ballf f in jn Reserves Reserve's erve territory ry for 55 mm- mm ute ties of the 60 minute game and rame and yet lost 13 to 7 1 Reserve scored I It its touchdown on the one pasi past it f 1 completed and a a. yard 55 return of a punt Payson Loses Only One Game Came Thus Far Utah Aggles were similarly on the short lort end of the Uie statistical summary against Colorado although Aggles although not hot as emphatically as the Case grid- grid doss den yet were were yet they downed their Agricultural rivals from Colorado Payson almost ran into the same thing against when Coach Wilsons Wilson's crew accumulated 18 first downs against 2 only to win by the narrow margin of ofa a point after touchdown touchdown touchdown touch touch- down 7 1 to 6 The Payson boys gathered 10 against 8 I first downs downs' against Spanish Fork only to lose 13 to 0 their in-their only defeat de de- feat of the year They made 11 against 2 in beating Lincoln 14 a to 0 15 against 2 in lacing Bingham 26 to toOf toOr Of Or 11 against 2 in n smothering L Lehi hl 46 45 to 0 and 14 against 2 in downing American fork ork ork 9 to 0 |