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Show LIST YEAR'S STAR ON VARSITY SQUAD Oil Romney Reports to Coach and Begins Training for Season's Games. Teetorday was tho first day of registration regis-tration at the State university, and it brought out more football huskies. Rivalry Rival-ry for places on tho team this year will be greater than ever before, and tho man who Is in tho best condition will stand on tho sunny side whon the coach makes his final choico. Further, those who are staying away thinking that this week's work amounts to nothing aro liable lia-ble to light with a dull thud when they seo how far a fow days' training can put a man toward the proper condition. It was with great Joy that those interested in-terested in the team greeted Ott Rom-noy Rom-noy when he appeared in a suit last evening. Ott Is one of the finest ends that Utah ever has had and it was thought by many that ho was entitled to a place on tho AU-Rocky Mountain team. Ott was a good man on defense and was always among the first to get under tho kicks, It was on offense, though, that he made the big hit. In fact, he easily outclassed any man In tho conferonco on defense. Tho open style which was employed last year mado it necessary for tho team with the ball to employ numerous shifts and fake formations. In turn, the opposing team had to shift Its line of defense to meet these plays. This made It necessary to have a man stationed behind the contcr for tho purpose of divining tho play of tho team with tho ball and thon shitting his men to meet L It was In thiB capacity ca-pacity that Ott rtomncy proved himself to be In tho samo class with his famous , cousin Lon. Another man whose appearance boost-! boost-! e3 Utah's stock wnn "Happy" Holm-stead. Holm-stead. "Happy" Is tho only man who over won a ''U" in four different branches of athletics at the university, and football foot-ball Is not tho least of his achievements. Ho Is a long, rangy fellow who looks as though ho were all sinew and who comes pretty near being so. Ho was used at halfback last year, and when given tho ball was suro to gain. Ho Is larger this year than last and should make a good fight for tho fullback position. posi-tion. If he falls In this department his strength and speed will aBsuro him a place on an end or at halfback. Dow Young, who played sub end and half last year, was given a suit and from now on will batUo for a regular place. Dow has been putting In tho summor in Davis county and looks husky enough to give tho old men plenty of work to secure their old places. The weight ond of tho proposition was given a decided lift when big Bill Ncbe-ker Ncbe-ker registered and asked tho coach for some football paraphernalia. Neboker Is a perfect giant and looks as though he might act as half a team himself. He Is 6 feet 4 Inches tall and weighs 237 pounds, stripped. He attended school several years ago and at that time gained considerable experience. Thero was an especially strong eleven at the school at that time and It was necessary for him to play tho bench most of the time durinc regular games because of tho greater experience of tho regular men. |
