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Show Financial TroubleWas I Big Obstacle For Early I FootbalS At University I Frank Groesbeck, Crack End of 1892 Eleven, Gives Interesting Data on Difficulties; Aggies Wallop Crimson in First Tussle ti , BY A L WARDEN. I I inanc sJ difficulties hampered ih-advancement ih-advancement of early football in Utah, oHt of uniform and expense? 01 ravel 'o various cities being borne CtnJrely by the players. Despite thlg hardship and setback Hie lovers of the sport.- I "gathered and organized competitive1 elevens. Football 30 years ago was far dif-l ferent from that now set before the fan?. That in the opinion of frank Groesbeck. left end on the famous eleven of iseiiv Groesbeck, a Salt Iaker now. was considered ono of the best wing men In the west during his days as a football foot-ball player. Here is what he has lo say with ref crence to the game as played during his days as a football player. "I have a very vh i 1 reollection of the financial difficulties we enroun tered at that time, a I was treasurer and left end of the team, and I will never forget the way we had io go to the other studen's and beg them to (donate B little, in order thai the game imigh be successful PAY FOR SUITS. "We all paid for our own suits, which we had a tent maker make for us. and as Seth Thoma has said, there was no padding in them, and a head gear was unknown. "It seemed impossible tor us to gel together money enough to pay our ex pcDses. to Logan for iho Thanksgiving game. We had a number of boys on the team who could not afford to pay their fare, but this did not hamper their spirit in getting out for thf- team. 1 well remember a meeting we had in the assembly room at the "F" and the wav Captain Wright urged the students stu-dents to support the team. ' "He helped us a lot and coached . us as much as' he could when this j work did not Interfere with the tad' iwork at the school. It was his in flu-once, flu-once, I am sure, ihal made it possible j for us to make ihe trip to Logan. Wi played bat Thanksgiving day ! game In about a foot of snow and mud, and ftve minutes after play start j ' ed ou could nut i ell one player from anothei The Agglea licked us 12 Lo ". ami I coiihi never understand why It was not 112 to 0, an they out weighed us about 30 pounds to the ' man. We were Just a bunch of mer j kids, but our right, and determination played a big role in our success. "Wc had i wonderful time, in fact almost too wonderful, as training regu- I latlons were never heard ol and eome of our bovs were entertained entirely too well the night before the game by the Logan b,oys. HERE'S LINEUP. "Our i rain l ha1 year was composed I of the following players: W. D. Riter. .i U Bldredge, Jr. Harry Jennings, ' Al Cunningham, C'hristensen. Joel Gro ; ver, Dod Mclntyre, Frank Croesbeck I Thomas, Williams, Oeorge Dow, Ray Navlor, and Wallace. "Al t'unningham. fullback of that team was on of the greatest lins plungers and open Held runners in tbU section He was a consistent, bril-liant bril-liant performer I "If I remember correctly, we also flayed several games with the Y. M C. A. team, and the Crescents. A i great deal of our success was due to j the efforts of the late Bert lloldcn a) 1 I well as a man named McGregor and George W Helntz. "In 1893 and 1895 the 'U was nor, i represented by a team" m |