| Show PT WP a 1 1 r i ri l 1 Utah 24 Denver 24 Denver 0 O. From The Denver Post Hats off to Fred B Bennion ennion and anda a tiger for his bunch of husky Utahans Under the direction of this crack fullback the boys from Utah university performed a feat yesterday afternoon that will go godown godown godown down in the history of Colorado football as a remark remarkable ble stunt The latter consisted in lowering the colors of Denver university so decisively on D. D U. U field that there remains no question as to the superiority of the victor over the loser Twenty-four Twenty to nothing was wa the score The day was anything but ideal for the gridiron game at least from a spectators spectator's point of view The entire game was played in a snowstorm that at times was blinding and the field well field well that portion of i it t that was not a sea seas s of mud carried from one to two inches of snow Denver was completely demoralized demoralized demoralized demor demor- by the sharp and snappy playing of the Mormons the conr contrast contrast con con- between the article r they put puti i up against the Colorado College rt Tigers eight days ago and that of yesterday being so great that it literally took Coach Koehler's boys off their feet I Coach Maddock l is a Michigan l boy a disciple of Hurry Up Yost He believes in playing the game without an idle moment Yesterday he put his belief into execution While the Utahans slashed and hammered and fumed and fought their way to victory the Denver boys played a listless slow and at times stupid game At no time during the contest did they put much vim or dash into their work and while the visitors rolled up four touchdowns and andas as many goals their goal line was never menaced by bythe the Denver eleven The Mormons' Mormons backfield was simply invincible N Never ever in the history of of local football has there been witnessed such an exhibition exhibition exhibition tion as that given by Bennion Russell and Brown Brown and and later McKenna who succeeded Brown Brownin in the second half The real hero of the day was Capt Bennion He was 1 1 there and did he te Y 1 line Ene forcing himself f through repeatedly repeatedly re re- for gains from ten to fifteen yards but he blocked one of Willeys Willey's kicks in the middle of the field running the length of the field for a touchdown The four touchdowns of the Mormons were were made by this thi cr crack c fullback ck and h he kicked the four goals goal after making them them never never missing one As for punting the work of Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben- Ben nion was one of the features For Denver Deaver Sabine seemed to todo todo do the best work he making a number of long runs Whittle and Brusse also played good ball for the locals Utah won the toss and Capt Bennion chose the north goal and the wind Willey kicked off to Utah and Bennion returned the kick placing the pigskin on DUs DUs D. D Us U.'s yard fifty-yard line Utah then did some whirlwind playing Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion and Brown tearing through the Denver line working the ball to Denver's yard ten-yard line where they lost it on downs for Denver then made madei i twenty yards by two remarkable runs around Utah's right end but buta a moment later the locals lost the ball on a fake line buck Utah then i taking the ball and by hammering hammering hammering hammer hammer- ing the line and making gains through tackles worked the ball to Denver's yard thirty line but were penalized twenty y yards for offside play At this juncture Denver took a r T Jl h 11 c J Ic decided brace and Sabine after making a remarkable catch of a punt made a yard forty-yard run to Utah's yard thirty-yard line before he was downed Losing the ball on onan onan an intercepted forward pass Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion punted and Denver a moment moment moment mo mo- ment later secured the ball on Utah's yard forty-yard line ine on a fum fum- ble Utah then got the ball on downs and by a series of smashes through the line by Russell and Bennion and a right end run by Bennion the visitors worked the ball to Denver's yard ten-yard line It sure did look like a touchdown for Utah when the referees referee's whistle blew saving Denver During the first half C. C H. H Smith the referee in the absence of Umpire Richards also acted as referee When Richards failed failed fail fail- ed to show in time for the second half it was decided to let Brown finish in the dual capacity who was badly used up in the first half retired it being feared he had sustained internal injuries Clelland took his place Bennion kicked to the yard ten-yard line but Clelland advanced twenty twenty twenty ty yards before he was downed Brusse punted to Utah's forty- forty A yard line Bennion then forced himself through Denver's line for twenty yards and then punted to Denver's yard ten-yard line Clelland advancing ten yards before he was downed Brown Brown on on account of Li J I i f injuries uries retired in favor of Mc- Mc Kenna Ienna Denver secured the ball ballon on a blocked punt on their own yard thirty-yard line By steady assaults assaults assaults as as- on Denver's line McKenna Russell and Bennion carried the ball to Denver's yard ten line and Bennion was then forced over for forr fora r a touchdown He easily kicked the goal The next touchdown was made by similar playing Such great assaults did Bennion make on the theline theline theline line that he simply demoralized the local boys Ten and fifteen yard gains were the order until Bennion was again forced over oyer for a touchdown He kicked the second goal as easily as the first putting the ball square between the goal posts The third touchdown and goals were but repetitions of the first The last touchdown however was made by Bennion unassisted he blocking one of Willeys Willey's kicks in inthe inthe inthe the center of the field and running running running run run- ning the sixty yards to the Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver goal for a touchdown The Thelast Thelast Thelast last goal was ready money for Bennion The half closed with the ball on Denver's yard forty-yard line in possession of the Mormons l The up line-up Denver Utah Steele Renick-Steele 1 e. e Peterson r. r e. e Ashby 1 t t. t Bryant r r. r t. t Bowler 1 g g. B Barton r. r r. r g g. j Hardine c c. c Varley c. c i- i c. c r t tr L t Palmer r. r g g. Oslen 1 g gLieber gLieber gLieber Lieber r. r t t. t Ray 1 1 t. t Sabine r. r e e. e Anderson 1 e. e Willey q b. b Sutherland Pitt-Sutherland Sutherland Pitt-Sutherland q b. b Doesch-Clelland Doesch 1 h. h b bo b. McKenna Brown-McKenna r. r h. h b. b r. r h. h b b. b bRussell Russell 1 h. h b. b Brusse f. f b b. b Bennion Bennion- f. f b. b Summary Final score Den score Den Denver ver 0 Utah 24 Touchdowns Touchdowns- Bennion 4 Goals from touchdowns touch touch- downs downs downs-Bennion Bennion 4 Referee and umpire C. C Henry Smith of Brown Head linesman William linesman William Foley of Denver Time of halves Thirty minutes n |
