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Show TTteJSference University of Utah Will Back Bennion in Efforts; Marshall Representative. Pr. H. Loo Marshall was appointd at a. mnotinif of the athletic counrll of i he University of I. tan yesterday lo repie-pent repie-pent the JocaJ Institution at (he meeting of the Rocky Mountain conference, representatives repre-sentatives ai Denver on .htnuary 6. At the saiue meeting yesterday it was decided to support t'red Hennion. coach of the .Montana slate college and former coach of tho 1'nlversitv of I'tah, in his attempt to have the Montana, institution recognized by tho conference. No attempt was made to draw up a complete, schedule for the 1017 football season, but it was announced that the offer of the Colorado Anuies for a pame on Novemoer 7 had been accepted. Other games will he playc! with Colorado college col-lege and the University of Colorado, but no dates have been set. NothinK has been heard recently from the Universiiy of California relative to a trame next year. The authorities believe that the Jinancenients will be made. The w council nie.mberH are hoping that the local lo-cal Institution and the I'tah Allies run come to terms for a fjanie here next Thankspivirur day. It i.s thought that it would t'C better for each institution lo have the panic played on Cummins field next year sineo the pro-efds would practically prac-tically assuro each institution of a .successful .suc-cessful financial season. Coa.ch Norpren, instead of p"inp to Denver Den-ver for the conference, meeting:, will slay in Su 1 1 L-alie and whip his I a s k e t ha U Players into shape. Many of the men will leave town during the vacation, but a ' fcufficientlv larpo so, fad will be on hand to make practice possible. Norpren announces an-nounces that those who turn up will have an advantage later on. It Is rumored a I The university that Happy Van Polt, the star center, will not ; try for the team this year, but close friends of the bip athlete Pay that he will bepln training during the holidavs. Van Pelt has taken pari, in practically every branch of athletics fit the institution without with-out a letup since he entered as a freshman fresh-man four years ago and he now thinks that he deserves a rest. When il becomes apparent to Hap that he owes a dutv to the school he will a rain be found in a uit. Van Pelt's friends say. |