Show Ii t. t FOUND IN THE ARCHIVES IN THE YEAR 2558 t And now behold it came t to pass that in the days when Wells was Governor in that l land nd the and the Utes did become exceeding exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing jealous one toward another a an and d did accuse one another of many things Therefore the Utes did send a messenger to tp t the e saying Select from among among your strong men eleven o of the he mightiest est and let them come conic down into our land and contend in the noble game of football with a like number number number num num- ber from among us and thus it shall be determined which of us tS is the greatest tribe Now the being swelled in the head because of th their ir great strength did reply in these words We are much astonished at your presumption for are w we not th the greatest tribe in this lal land d And do you think yourselves so SQ powerful powerful powerful power power- ful as to overwhelm us its N Nevertheless less because of your great confidence confidence confidence dence and surprising a audacity we wc weare weare are anxious to shatter your pride and hence we will do as you have bidden us Now when the appointed ed day was come the mightiest did come down into the land of the Utes and the whole tribe did come also to cheer for their braves i and they did also bring a man skilled in the use of herbs and of surgical instruments The Utes came out also in iri great numbers hoping to see their rivals i u i go down to utter titter defeat and many from surrounding countries assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled on that day to witness the fierce contention And now at a cert certain in hour eleven from each tribe c did id stand opposed to one another and began to battle fiercely At first the seemed to prevail for the Utes were feigning feigning feigning feign feign- ing weakness and were being pushed steadily before their Then did the tribe from the north cheer w wildly even so much so that they did throw their hats into the air and jump madly up tip and down and act in a manner most un seemingly But now the tide of battle changed quickly The Ag Ag- gies being over-confident over lost the ball on a fumble and it passed to the Utes And behold these did at once play a curious trick on their opponents for during the excitement excitement excitement excite excite- ment Cuddy the footed fleet had sneaked unobserved to the side of the field and was fixing the latchet of his shoe Suddenly Bennion did hurl the oval far into the air and Cuddy arising quickly did gather in the ball most beautifully And now behold a cry of despair arose rose from the Aggie camp for Cuddy had eluded his pursuers and had placed the ball squarely between the goal Now after this stunt the warriors warriors war war- from the north seemed to lose lose- heart and they could not contend with their wonted vigor Then was it well that their medicine man was wasat wasat wasat at hand for now he lie was kept i rushing rush ush- ing to attend first one man and then an another t for after every down two or perhaps three of the Aggie braves would be found groaning with twisted necks or dislocated hips or paralysis of the respiratory organs Nevertheless the Aggie rooters did not stop cheering for their crippled bunch but but- continued to scream loudly Hold em hold holdem holdem holdem em In spite of these endeavors the Utes did continue to scatter Ag Ag- gies before them like chaff on a threshing floor and the score grew rapidly Twice did the rally from their dismay and almost almost wrest the ball from the Utes but j each time Bennion with his mighty leg took four points on a place kick And thus tIntS the struggle continued until until until un un- til the confessed their pride prid was broken Let us make peace they said for we are finished N Never ever again will we look upon you with scorn for you have shown your shown your su superiority superior superior- ity both in strength and in head- head work And sorrowfully they d did d wend their way into their own land and nursed t their bruises and mourned for the space space- of many days Ever after they were a weakened tribe and though many times they met the Utes in friendly contest they the they did never again regain again regain the 1 J |