OCR Text |
Show UTAH AND WYOMING MEET ( , ON THE GRIDIRON TODAY "Contest Between the Unlrcrsitles of the Two States ! ; ) Takes Place This Afternoon. : The first gridiron fight of the aeaaon begins this afternoon at Curamlngi .field at 3:30 the University of Wyoming Wyo-ming and the University of Utah taking ta-king the ends of the argument. The former, eighteen strong, are now , domiciled at the Kenyon, and a likely vr.- looking bunch of huskies they are. If (V the U boys think they have a waik-OTer waik-OTer it would be well" for them to turn over and quit dreaming: This game will start football enthusiasts to talking; talk-ing; the game is of especial Interest from the fact that it will give the public pub-lic an opportunity to form some Idea of the merits of the local team, which cleaned up everything worthy of their prowess during the past season In the West. Confidence in Maddock. Maddock and his huskies nossess the entire confidence of Salt Lane; by both the people at large and the student body he Is expected to wrest victory from the Laramleltes this afternoon, but those who have seen the Wyoming rah-rahs have concluded that that body of youth are not easy marks even for the redoubtable U's. Admittedly the latter are In excellent form, and If the U's should look upon defeat this afternoon after-noon there would be consolation in the fact that it was a good and likely-looking likely-looking bunch of huskies that digged, their pitfalls and pulled them in. Coach McMurray Talks. Coach McMurray, who needs no Introduction In-troduction to Western football enthusiasts, enthu-siasts, has the Wyoming aggregation under his wing.. He says that while the projected game will be the first of the season and the result on practice cannot can-not be foretold, yet he is confident that the present aggregation of men is the best he has ever gathered together at Laramie. He says that, with the exception ex-ception of a couple of men, the line-up Is identical with that of last year; therefore It is not a mass of green and unwieldy material with which he is working, but men who have training, skill and experience. The changes In the line-up are Merts of last year's School of Mines, Colorado, one of the best kickers in the State, and Tldball. The Wyoming boys were accompanied to the city by a number of "enthusiasts. Capt. J. W. Heavey, U. S. A is In charge of the party. First Game of Season. The local team. It may be said, will also cross the gridiron in its initial game of the year. Save for Ray, at guard, the team is in splendid shape. Ray has been on the sick list for a couple of days; he may not be able to play the game through. "Herbst, at quarter, is a new -man; he will try to make good on the position which has been the property of Jimmy Wade the past four seasons. Varley Is a new man at center; Curtis at tackle: Harris at half; Ray was not on last year's line-up. Follows the line-up Vi weight of each man: Here la the line-Up. Utah. Wyoming. Anderson. 146 L. E Jones, loO Curtis. 162. Brown. JS3 L. T Delario, 1fi5 Barton, 202 L. O Kelson, 163 Varley. 171 C Afcerson. 165 Ray, 171 R. O Tldball. 170 Peterson, 171 R. T Ott, 17) Pitt. 13 R. E Kennedy. In5 Herbst. 128 Q. B Corthell, K9 Russell. 170 L. I. B.... Lohlein. 1C7 Harris, 167. Brown. 163 R. H. B.... Gillespie. ICO Bennlon, 180 F. B Merts, 1C8 |