Show Thanksgiving Day Football ABOUT 1500 people tramped through the mud and slush to witness the University University University Uni Uni- v. v Y M. M C. C A. A game last Thurs Thurs- day It was a perfect day overhead but the grounds were wet and sloppy so that after a few minutes' minutes play the spectators spectators spectators spectators' spec spec- were unable to tell one side from the other in a scrimmage 1 The Y M. M C. C A. A chose the east goal and Ensign kicked off for the Varsity sending the pigskin far down the field Cross captured it but Stringfellow w downed him Cross' Cross men at once began bucking the line and Allan was sent charging through gh with terrific force making good gains After a number number of these charges the ball was was' passed to Allan Allari who crossed criss-crossed with Taylor and John went flying down the field with Kimball after him It was a beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- race but Kimball nailed him six yards from the goal A few minutes later the ball was pushed over for a touch Taylor missed goal Ensign again kicked off The ball ballA A was c captured by Rishel but Varian promptly stopped him For the first first time the boys of the triangle failed to tomake tomake tomake make their five yards and the University got the ball but hut could not keep it and were wen again put on the defensive A fum fumble ble by the Y M. M C. C A. A gave Kimball Kimball Kimball Kim Kim- ball an opportunity to secure the oval but it was soon lost on downs and the whistle blew just in time to stop another touchdown Score 10 IOta to 0 O. The second half was much the sama same sam a as the first The Blue and White giants went through the schoolboys' schoolboys line making their five y yards on every three downs but the gritty University players did their best against the thet t terrific battering ram and several times the linesmen had to do close measuring to determine who should have the ball The Y M. M C. C A. A succeeded in making two touchdowns on o one e of which t Taylor a again aIn foiled goal Score 20 o tf to to 0 O. II r Y Our team showed that they were made of the right stuff as never for a moment momen t did they falter although from the first firsti i it was plainly seen they could not hope to win They did their best hest to hold the theline theline they y line but the onslaughts of the powerful Christians were too heavy for them k x The line up was as follows 1 U. U of U. U Position Y M. M C C. A A. A 1 Stringfellow R. R E E. Reading Van Cott R. R T T. Axton J Jeppson eppson R. R G G. 1 Short Larson C C. Murphy Hall E E E. G G. G Lyn Lynberg berg Stringfellow J. J E. E T T. Rishel Ri hel Kimball L L. E E. E Taylor Caldwell R. R H H. Allan Varian L. L H H. Price Q B B. Cross Ensign F F. B B. 0 OBrien O'Brien Brien Y Casey referee Peabody umpire Hyde and linesmen NOTES The Y M. M C. C A. A directors director came came a e down lown downin in a carriage to witness the game Little Ensigns Ensign's punts made the old timers op open n their eyes C Casey sey s says ys r II Sunshine is the coning coming full back of Salt Lake Lake and and Casey knows f Varian played hard and the way he brought brought big Bill Rishel to earth caused a general lau laugh h at Rishel's Rishel exp ex ex- p pense nse For the first time this y year ar our students turned out in force girls force girls and andall andall our all and the sig sight t of that sea of crimson and silver was what made the boys play j the gritty game they did Every time timea a player looked over to where our pretty pretty 1 y eds co-eds were his look said Girls we 4 can cant can't t win for you to day to-day day but well we'll die game i iThe 1 The Y M. M C. C A. A are anxious f for r another game Two weeks more of i practice wo would ld pu put t our team in shape to hold them down Lets Let's have another trial Caldwell is the coming half Heis Heis He Heis is built for a football player and has the nerve to back it What have we to be thankful for That the score was not larger That T hat the m ministers tried to stop the game and thereby h reby insured us a large large atten attendance ance That the ga game e was ws played without j accident and with no unpleasantness That Marshall Pratt sent two officers d to awe the the toughs It who it seems will congregate in in spite of everything J That we have at last succeeded in j scraping the mud from our faces if not from our suits That we have the the- ambition to pay the Associations Association's d debt bt by our own efforts and not by contrib contribution tion i I 1 C. C Haslett |