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Show fine save, and Whittle was applauded for some good work. Shannon made a good attempt, but again Wharton relieved. Cresswell saved from Carr and Mannion kicked outside. Salt Lake pressed, but the home defense was safe. Half time arrived with neither team being able to score. On the resumption of play, Bingham Bing-ham at once pressed, but Carr failed. Crow shot over. The Salt Lake defense de-fense were put to a severe test, but the home forwards were too eager. The wind rose to a gale, and play was all on the left wing. Whittle was kept busy, and when the visitors became be-came rough, he was fouled by Wil-kins. Wil-kins. Shannon broke through the Bingham defense and E. Gaythwaite made a great clearance at the crucial moment. Bryan shot outside, and Cresswell saved from J. Bryan. Smith then took up the attack, Cresswell saving. The locals applied more pressure, and M. Gaythwaite placed a perfect center, F. Bryan making a great but unsuccessful attempt. Whittle and Warren were ordered off the field for striking. P". Redmond and Chapman taking their places. J. Bryan intercepted a kick from Cresswell and worked his way past Liptrot and Clapham and sent a terrific ter-rific shot through the goals. With but five minutes left to go, both teams put forth their best efforts, ef-forts, but the Bingham backs proved impregnable, and the Salt Lake went home on the short end of a 1 to 0 score. COPPER GRABS ANOTHER GAME Local Soccer Stars Take Salt Lake Into Camp 1 to 0, in Great Battle SOCCER FOOTBALL LEAGUE Standing of the Teams Coals W. T. L. for. agst. Pts. Utah Cop. 7 0 0 17 S 14 Vikings 4 0 3 13 10 8 Rangers . 3 2 1 6 3 8 Callies 2 1 3 11 13 S Salt Lake 1 1 5 8 11 3 Rovers 1 0 6 6 19 2 Two points for a win, one point for a tie. The fast Utah Copper Soccer team again demonstrated its superiority, when it won a hard fought game from the Salt Lake team 1 to 0 at Utah Copper ball park Saturday afternoon of last week. Th game was marred by a high wind that made good play impossible, although both teams made the best of it, and gave the fair sized crowd plenty of thrills. Bingham was without the services of Whitton, while Mannion played the entire game suffering from an injury in-jury to his neck. Mannfon lost the toss, and. Carr started hostilities against a strong wind. The visitors, aided by the wind immediately pressed Wharton, making a wonderful save from Wil-kins Wil-kins in the first few minutes of play. With the enemy pressing, Denver and Smith were the two busiest men in the state, the wind aiding the enemy en-emy materially. Wilkins forced a corner, and Wharton tipped the ball over the bar. The flag kick proved fruitless. Bingham, at this point, rallied, the left wing being prominent, F. Bryan's center being cleared by Clapham. Carr was injured, and J., Bryan gathered gath-ered the ball and beat Cresswell with a dandy shot, but the goal was disallowed, dis-allowed, the whistle having been blown on account of Carr's injuries. This livened the play, and Bingham looked like a sure score from a center cen-ter from Rryan, Mannion just failing by heading over. Wharton -made a |