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Show Weber vs. Westminster WEBER 34 WESTMINSTER FOR Weber's second contest, the team journeyed to Salt Lake to meet the Westminster College on Cummings field. Westminster who had never defeated Weber, boasted the strongest team in their history. They were primed to their capacity to defeat us. Immediately after the kick-off the "Fighting Parsons" injected a big scare into the Weberites by taking them back to their five yard line. Then the old Weber Spirit was called into action and down the field our team went for a touchdown. In the second quarter, the morale of our team was considerably lowered when Pete received a sprained ankle and was taken from the game. Several other players also received minor injuries. The Westminster team then took advantage of the breaks and scored a touchdown. At the end of the half, the score was 13 to 7 in our favor but it looked as though the odds were against Weber because the Parsons were outfighting us. With the "pep" and "ginger" which Coach Stevenson instilled into his men, the Weber players appeared as an entirely different aggregation during the second half of the game. They were able to completely outclass their opponents in all respects. Taking advantage of the splendid sod field, the Weberites "pulled" their new trick play which resulted in two touchdowns and many other long gains. The final score ended 34 to 7 for the Purple and White. Thus they defeated the boastful Parson team by a larger score than the one recorded in the previous year. Weber vs. Idaho Tech. WEBER 6 IDAHO TECH 3 OUR third game was the big sensation of the season. Because of the unpleasant memories of the fifty-eight to zero defeat of the previous year, Weber's team fought all the harder to humble the Idaho Tech by a score of six to three. This game was truly one of the hardest fought battles in the school's history and our team proved its right to high rank among Weber's traditional fighting teams. Weber entered the game primed for a desperate struggle. Time and again Idaho worked the ball to within easy scoring distance, only to have Weber's defense stiffen, and to cause "Tech" to lose the ball on downs. Weber would not be beaten. She fought the heavier Idahoans gamely and made them work for every yard. Both scores were recorded in the second quarter. In this period, "Tech" worked the ball to Weber's twenty-eight yard line. Failing to gain through the line, Sells, Idaho's fullback, stepped back and put a drop-kick through the standards tor the first score of the game. Weber lost no time bewailing this score but determined to balance it. Halliday returned the ball to midfield on the kick-off and then hurled a pass to Barker, who raced forty-three yards for a touchdown. Success or defeat then became a matter of who could hold the other best. Idaho hammered our line and forward-passed but to no avail; they could not put the ball across the line. The Weber defense played beautifully and fought hard. Altogether "Steve's" organization proved itself a team of which Weber can be justly proud. They were indeed revengeful "Wildcats" |