Show SPORTS FLASHBACKS Uintah Utes crush Union Cougars in football game A football story follows as it was printed in the Vernal Express on Oct 22 1959 UINTAH STEAMROLLERS UNION Uintah's powerful grid machine Thurs day of last week rode over the Union visitors to gain three touchdowns in the first quarter and chalk up a final victory of 46 13 This keeps the Utes as high team teamon teamon on the Region Seven totem pole The Utes hav have just two more league games to play At the Homecoming game Friday they will act as host to Brigham Young High School and Friday Oct 30 they will playa play at t Pleasant Grove to wind up the regular league play Uintah opened the game by kicking to Union and after the visitors failed to gain they were forced to kick and Uintah started Its march for the first touchdown Lee and Roberts both picked up a first down Uintah had a holding penalty place the ball on Unions Union's 28 yard line Lube car car- carried ried to the 38 18 then Lee carried the ball ballon ballon on three tries and on the third one he scored standing up The try for the ex ex- ex extra tra point failed and Uintah was ahead 6 to O 0 kicked to Union and Terry Bas Bas Bas- tamn carried the ball back to the 25 yard line On the next play fumbled ed and it was recovered by on the Union 22 yard line Lee carried for tah and Union was offside placing the ball on their B 8 yard linE On the next play Dick Roberts carried the ball over for another ute touchdown and the score 13 to O 0 Lee again kicked off to Union and Bud dy Holgate returned the ball to the 38 yard line and when he was tackled he fumbled the ball and It was recovered by y Britt Horrocks for the Utes on the 38 yard line Lynn carried the ball to the 21 yard line for a first down on the next try carried to the ii 11 yard line for another down Uintah was caught holding and a 15 yard penalty was imposed Imposed ed Lube passed to Wright to pick up 15 yards and then Lube passed to Jim McNaughton for another touchdown Lee kicked the extra point and the Utes were ahead 20 to O 0 Lee again kicked off to Unions Union's Hut Hut- Hutchings and lie he carried to the 48 yard line George Clines Glines hit the Uintah line for a first down on the 37 On the next play John Merkley hit Glines over the goal goal line for Unions Union's first touchdown They missed the extra point and the tally was 6 20 Clines Glines kicked off for Union Roberts fumbled and Union recovered the ball Union took to the air and on the third try Lee intercepted Merkley's pass on the 25 yard line After successive ground plays by Roberts Lee and Jim McNaughton they fumbled the ball on the 25 yard line and Harmston recovered Union made first down to the 45 yard line Merkley passed to Glines for another first down But here Uintah held and Union punted to the 28 On the first play Lube dropped back to his 20 yard line and passed to Roberts on Unions Union's 30 yard line and Roberts was clear and scored another touchdown for the utes Again Lee converted for Uintah 27 to Union 6 o oThe The second half opened with Union kicking to Uintah Lube passed to McNaughton for first down on the 44 Lube passed to Roberts for or first down on the 30 Another pass from Lube to Wright carried the ball to the 3 yard line Lube carried it over on the next play for a touchdown Lee again converted and the score was Uintah 40 and Union 6 On another play exchange Union pass pass- passed ed and Roberts intercepted Merkley's pass on the 30 yard line Lynn car tied ried for a first down to the 15 and then George Lee bruised his way over the pay stripe fora for a touchdown Lees Lee's kick for the extra point was no good and Uintah was 46 and Union 6 Lee kicked for Uintah and on a suc drive down the field with Unions Union's Merkley Bastian and Glines carrying the ball went over for Unions Union's second touchdown Gordon Harmston kicked the extra point and the board read Uintah 46 and Union 13 Union tried to score again by taking to the air but the game ended with passing to Bastian Both coaches substituted freely in the closing minutes of the game Uintah was able to pour on the power when it was needed Luf Lubes Lufe's es e's passing was outstanding and the running of Roberts Lee and McNaughton was good On the Union side Merkley Glines and played good ball in the backfield and Harmston Hutchings and Dudley played well on the line l-J l 1 u n Yr u v 4 9 Y IOA p a a Rb r T kr Ib L w f t Ai R aP i r i i q Y 3 I g l E r rd d rC 1 1 t VERNAL SWIMMER Brandon Miller darts through the water while performing the backstroke |