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Show Utah State, and Denver), and take all the rest." Polish Off Derense Tn addition to scrimmaging against the frosh today, the Sons of Brigham spent a diligent session polishing off their defensive and offensive attacks. Considerable time was spent in ironing out mistakes mis-takes committed during the Utah game Saturday at Salt Lake. Tuesday night, the first meeting of the squad this week, was spent chiefly in running exercises and signal drills. The greensward was still coated with snow, and the crisp weather made the griddeis work hard to keep warm. No scrimmage was held due to stiffness stiff-ness of the players and the slippery slip-pery condition of the field. Paul McBeth, antelope quarterback quarter-back from Payson, was reported suffering from a bad cold, so he may not be available to play against Western State. Aside from McBeth and Ken j Soffe. the squad will be in fine shape for this week's combat. Soffe who re-sprained his ankle against Utah, will be kept on the sidelines until next week. Coach Romney's starlers Saturday Satur-day will be practically the same as those which faced Utah. However. How-ever. Reed Crane, wno played a spectacular role at end last week, will likely start in place of Merrill Mer-rill Waters. Waldo and either Allen or Knudsen will handle the tackle posts. Gerald Gillespie is a sure guard starter with either Mark Murray or Burt Asay slated as the other. Chad Beckstead, who has filled the center position in remarkable fashion this year, will undoubted-M ly start at the snapper-back post although Captain Melvern Wheeler's Wheel-er's injured knee is coming along in fine s'hape. Either Charles Roberts or .Inclt Christcnsen wil; start at quarter Jackson Jewkes, Mack Dow, Mel-' don Warner, and Stan Watts will all see action at halfback, and Jack Stringham will handle the fl' fallback assignment. y The Cougar-Western State game is the only collegiate football encounter en-counter in Utah this week, what with Utah and Utah Aggies both traveling to Colorado for important import-ant games. A generous turnout of-:' fans is expected at the "Y" Sta-in dium for the game, especially if;c' weather conditions are favorable ? Oil COUGARS DRILL FOR SATURDAY Coaihes Ott Romney and Eddie Kimball today pushed their Brig-ham Brig-ham Young university gridders through a snappy scrimmage against the frosh. The Cougars are pointing to their clash with Western State at the "Y" Stadium Saturday. Although Al-though ousted fi-om Vne conference championship race, the local squad still has a chance to finish close on the heels of the leaders. By winning the rest of Iheir games this year, they can fulfill the promise they gave in early season when they said: "We'll win .one of our big three games (Utah. |