Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 11 | R. M. C. Grid Laurels Go to Colorado Aggies for Sixty Time

R R. M MB B C C. C GRID LAURElS O TO COLORADO FOR FOR SIXTH TIME HARRY HUGHES' HUGHES POWERFUL ELEVEN COPS SEVEN GAMES IN RECORD-BREAKING RECORD YEAR Highly Touted University of Utah Team F Fails to Defend Pennant U. U A. A C. C Surprises Surprises Sur Sur- on Turk on-Turk Turk Turkey y Day C- C Buck Smith Tops R. R M. M C C. Grid Scorers Player and and Team Team- Smith J U. U 10 1 7 70 William C A. A C. C 9 0 1 65 55 Clark A. A C. C g sro r o s 6 63 FIeld CC C S 0 n 17 47 Specken D. D U. U 7 0 0 1 43 Brown o C. C A A. A C. C 7 0 1 f 43 g ROWE 3 Y t 13 6 0 1 37 C. C U. U 6 0 0 36 Devan Bevan C. C C 0 1 31 Mashburn Teachers 4 1 3 31 DickeyS Dickey Mines 6 0 0 30 ItA HAWLEY WoLEY U. U 6 5 0 0 30 Gardner Mont State 6 0 0 30 C. C D 3 Y U. U S 6 0 0 30 Carr Mines 4 0 2 26 D. D U. U 4 4 O. O 2 26 Forest Phelps C. C C. C 4 4 0 00 0 24 Caldwell Caidwell C A. A C. C 4 0 0 24 MO HOWELLS UTAH U. U S 3 0 6 24 Ketchum D. D U. U 3 0 1 19 HarkIns Wyoming 13 3 0 0 13 IS U. U 3 0 0 iS 18 SMART u U. U AGGIS 3 0 0 IS 18 George Georte Wyoming 2 0 4 4 16 Davis C. C A. A C. C j I 0 S 8 14 Derell Beresford ord C. C U. U l 0 1 13 LINFORD U. U 1 1 4 01 13 Albers D. D U. U 2 0 0 12 Whitman Wyoming 2 0 0 12 R. R Thompson Wyo 2 0 0 12 2 COLVIN Il D. Y U. U 2 0 0 32 12 REEVES BEEVES D. D Y U. U 0 o 0 12 Trus Mines 2 0 0 12 Rice MInes 2 0 0 12 WELCH U. U 2 0 O 0 32 2 Cashmore Mont State 2 20 0 0 0 12 Eads Mines lInes 2 0 00 0 12 POMEROY U. U 2 0 0 12 Stanton 2 0 0 12 2 LA WRE UTAH 2 0 0 12 Mont State 2 0 O. O 0 12 C. C U. U 2 0 0 12 Hamilton I r D. D U. U 2 r g 0 0 g 12 W W. ThOmpson Thomps n. n Wyo 2 0 0 12 Bond Dond 1 Mines lI es 2 0 0 12 32 12 Mines 2 0 0 O. O 12 Heneghan C. C U U. J. J 2 0 O 0 12 Abbott C. C A. A C C. t 2 2 0 0 12 Crawford W. W S. S SC C. C 2 0 0 12 X Ament tr C. C X A A. A C 1 1 1 i 10 UTAH U. U 1 0 0 0 3 9 S Carruthers Ca Mines 1 0 o. o 3 a 9 Williamson C. C C C. 1 1 0 0 0 8 5 8 Chapman D U. U 1 1 0 1 I 7 Huggins Teachers 1 1 0 O. O 1 7 Bill Smith C. C U. U 1 it 0 1 7 7 Collins B. B Y Yo U. U 1 0 Ol 01 1 7 7 Down Downs V W. S. S C C. C 1 0 01 1 1 7 Spencer C. C U. U 1 1 0 0 6 6 Fatten Patten Mines I 1 0 0 6 Lloyd d B B. B Y k U. U 1 Lg i 0 0 g. g 6 Gilchrist Teachers l' l 1 0 0 0 6 Herstrom C. C C C. C 1 1 0 0 6 DOW UTAH U. U 1 i 0 o 0 oVAN 6 VAN LAW UTAH U. U 1 1 10 0 0 G 6 ii H g. g g Berndt r dt D. D U U 1 I 0 0 6 KInzle Kinzie Teachers 1 0 0 6 C. C A. A C C. 1 1 0 6 Olsen sr lIi Mont o State t ie i 1 g 0 g 0 6 Hurd Mont State 1 1 0 0 0 6 Wellington n Mont t est State t i 1 0 g 0 6 It Hoag oa g. g C C C 1 1 0 O 0 0 6 BERGESON U. U A A A. C C. 1 O 0 0 6 Gernet Mines 1 0 0 6 Stafford W W. H. H 4 C 1 I 0 0 6 Ormsby Wyoming 1 i 0 0 0 6 Bagnall gnall C. C U. U 1 1 0 O. O 0 6 I Defeating Colorado colle college e 20 to 7 7 at Colorado Springs in the final contest of the season played th the Saturday following Thanksgiving day Coach Harry Hughes Hughes' powerful power ful ul A Aggie gie football machine took th the th 1927 championship of the Rocky Mountain collegiate for tor forthe forthe the sixth time In the history histon i ef f the school This contest brought to toi n close the greatest season of football football foot foot- ball ban ever enjoyed by schools of this mountainous region Teams throughout the entire circuit were remarkably well weIl matched was keen in every game and at attendance attendance attendance at- at records at every field inthe inthe in inthe the conference were broken I IThe The Colorado had an ex ex- ex eX-a eX successful sea season on wIns win seven seven games and losing only one that to Denver U. U 6 0 ort oil what might well be called caned an unlucky un lucky break This single reversal occurred early in the season and anti with one exception the Aggles played markedly superior ball to that of their opponents and well de deserved deserved deserved de- de served their championship laurels Colorado college and Denver U Ut I on We were e the strongest aggregations the east side of the slope with th the exception of the champions the University of Utah state and confer conference nce champions of 1926 ap ap appeared to be the strongest team in inthe the the western loop although Redskins were held to a scoreless tie by Utah in the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks- Thanks giving day classic Denver U U. played stellar ball throughout th the with season and won every game the exception of the first number of the schedule which it dropped to the C. C C. C Tigers CONFERENCE TEA TEAMS S LOSE Several e games were played throughout the year and in most cases the mountain elevens were bested by bigger and better rivals The Utah Aggi Aggie's S their season to a brilliant conclusion sion at Honolulu where th they y lost to the powerful University of oC Hawaii eleven leven by the count of 21 t to td 20 The Brigham Young U. U Cougars Cougars Cou- Cou gars held the California Aggi i to a a. scoreless tie in another feature ln in intersectional tilt U U. of U. U lost to Creighton and Northwestern Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana Lana State was defeated by Purdue Idaho d ho and Montana 1 U. U and Denver U. U dropped a a. close one to Iowa Wyoming defeated Spearfish and Chadron Normal but lost to 10 Creighton while Colorado Teachers Teach Teach- ers won from Hastings and lost to Chadron The season saw the entrance ot of ota a atrio trio of new head coaches into the conference brotherhood They were were McLaren of who succeeded succeeded suc sue Lone Star Dietz at Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming U. U Allen Anen of Dartmouth who WilO took ook over the reins at Colorado Mines and Van Liow of who directed the destinies of Vestern Western West Vest em ern State New assistant coaches were Marsh of Drake at Teachers Stiner o of of Nebraska and Potts of Oklahoma at Colorado U. U Ryal of Valparaiso and Wagner agner of Colorado Aggles at Colorado PERFECT WEATHER BIG HELP The fact that perfect weather weather- conditions prevailed for nearly every ev ev- ev ery cry contest pla played ed throughout th the entire entre season co coupled pled with the tile fact fact that three schools U. U of U. U Utah Aggles and Colorado Teachers were playing laying in newly completed stadia helped the tIlo 1927 attendance and gate receipt totals total to completely sha shatter ter all previously existing records records rec gee of the kind It is c c conserva 1 lively estimated that the total attendance attendance attendance at- at at throughout the conference amounted to something like liko w lil the r receipts were estimated at over a quarter of a million dollars Final standings Teams Teams- W. W I L. L T. T Pet Pt Pt OP 07 Colorado Aggles' Aggles 7 j 1 0 Denver U. U S 5 l' l 0 33 G. G Utah U. U 3 3 1 I 1 Sf 80 1 Montana State 3 1 0 IS 38 fO 49 Cob Colo College ollege 5 2 0 14 51 Colorado U. U 4 4 0 11 Utah Aggles 3 3 1 1 30 0 Brigham young 2 4 0 33 3 limes limes' 2 5 0 Wyoming I 1 4 g 0 Ig 35 Western Vestern Stats State 1 6 5 0 31 10 Teachers 1 6 60 0 27