Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 15 | University of Utah Regains Ricky Mountain Grid championship

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH REGAINS REGAINS' ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRID S CLARK OF COLORADO i DUTCH COLLEGE LANDS BERTH ON i SE SELECTION Fails Fads Season Early er Sea Den Denver FInIsh in In Third PosItion j Champs Chaps k u Coach Ike Te Armstrong's Armstrongs Armstong's r rampaging mp Utah Uth U 1 team took the Rocky moul momI taut tain talf c conference H crown own I in ii 1928 1923 and thereby brought the second see sec ond title tie in n three years ers to the p Redskin Red Red- skin school The Utah team tem plainly the ca class s of th the conference I during moSt most of ot its Us games barnes and the I Victory wa wafe w well l carried earled as the Utes defeated the four teams right rish be below below below be- be low them in itt time the conference standing stand ing Tl The me season Was as featured b by man many stirring gat games s and nd hampered by by at j at-j t m most st invariable Itt week tad end n b bad di weather which v Ich cut the time crowd cowd at attendance at- at at attendance II considerably All AU of the d Big nl SIx Sis te teams m o of th thc till c conference Were ere at nt one tm time of op r an another I other oilier counted in as a championship contenders and nd favorites were being bing I dropped d front from the time running almos almost 1 I every ery e w week wk tM f from ln the start of th jl season The dope handed th the j conference cham championship to DeT Denver University where the soPhomore ero crop was d deemed med to be unbeatable The lohe lost a a tough one n to I tho Mines tn s i 1 IS to 1 12 In the first frt game nam of ot th the season They were unable unable un un- able blo to defeat Utah Aggles the J foll fol- fol l lowing week th the game ending In a 7 to 7 tie te and turid subs subsequently th they y lost los to Col Colorado r do Aggles Colorado university mini uni varsity and ard Colorado college ge Denver Den Dan ver was the only important team t treman ta to remain out ut of the first division reman C COLORADO LORADO HAD J THREE CONTENDERS G Colorado pr presented s nt d th three ee othe othet ch championship m contenders rs i in Cold Cob rado Aggi s tolor Colorado do college and aM d Colorado University University- Co Coach h Harry Ham Hughes s at t Col Colorado ColOt ado ggles Aggles ld had Bad ai a 1 v veteran tern team but it did h hot t tun fund fund- tion ton at at top sp speed cd throughout t the season and losses t to Ut Utah l t. t si sity and Colorado university prevented pre prevented pre pee vented the AggIe from r repeating e C A. A C. C finished third Graves Graes t. t t ck and VIckers center were ere bulwarks of a powerful J edul Aggie line Une and 11 named on The Telegram al- al aln all ton n- n I j team It I was VIckers' VIckers eee ond selection i Coach Van de tie Graft Graff Graf at at Clord Colorado c le had hind one 00 of ot the most CJ ful teams In the conference n The entire e entre team tenth was built buit around Eire it Dutch Clark Cark who played 4 k on offense and fullback o or ore defense Clark was picked on The Telegram c an-c conference all nr re ce tea team 1 he also rated the Associated Pe American all American al-American eleven eleEn the time first Uma Urns Um a n Rocky HockY mountain pher has ha bee beeso so honored There is little ques question ques-j ques been tion n but hut that he deserved It t it I. I as critics unanimously selected him hi a ath as th time the greatest around round player eve ee even to perform In the nl mountains Th Tigers had a a woefully weak line but Clarks Clark's play lay bay mado made hem them serious threats until near the seasons season's end Belr Berry erich end was the th real rent star ot of the th lne line j BOULDER RALLIES RALLIE 3 IN LAST LAT GAMES lAMES 4 Colorado do U came hl along J Jat at the tho el close se of the finishing i in second place Wace l c and losing only to tOI Utah Bill Bil Smith Was selected asi as aJ cont al-cont all conference r nce fullback and Busier i rated a gt gUard rd position on l 1 son mythical t teams at Buck Duck Smith was W another Colorado offensive c a-c ace Both Utah Aggles Aggles arId and rd B B. B T 1 tT tt pla Played ed good goM football during the Season Sea son Coach Dick Romney t a gre green greCu l Aggie team into a real threat Which lost host anI only to Colorado Ag les and and Utah The Aggie gala garni gam Was as lost b by a a point one-point narin Af After er an injury to Captain Then Therl I Smart Jo Joe Call Cal quarterback cans cam through ugh with s some m b beautiful ive football and arid fine ne generalship t to SIX o gi e th the Aggles an outstanding start str Call all J-all was 5 pl placed ced Cl 1 on The Tel t team a l. l Th The s engaged the gan tD- tD of ot Southern engage California W lit Wan litan I an earl early game and nd through Bom costly pave gave ae the Trojans a 3 high score The Aggles themselves them themselves fu selves 1 Sc scored red twice tie being one ot the tho three e teams in the country t ts s score ore two to t touchdowns against Tr Trey ROMNEY HAS GREAT SEASON 0 ott att Romney at nt B. B t. t h had nad d a great year yent and his t team hs Fi Planet ec sev ai tU impressive b tte though Ih they Y wo von t but one ne conference confer confer- ence gar game The high light ligh of ot th th season was ret reached h d Wh when t the tle Cougars Cougars gars Coil Cou Cou- gars hell lieU Utah In a nO 0 O game axne- axne Of p the remain remaining In n teams Mon Montana n J tana tat State and Colorado Teachers both had hind goo good seasons Coach B Bult l Saunders Bunders at nl Greel Greeley did wonders wonder with fair falt- fai material and Coach Schurl rl bert D Dyche che lost m w Iii wms his ms only tw t Q Sms ZU 11 first year as coach conch at Montana HIs us w Fred Chez Cher WaS i proW r bly wy the time outstanding guard l in th the and find W was selected luar b by Th TM W for tha that Position DJ-ct DJ moved d hint him from fullback to th tM the ii 1 M post poM St St. S. S j Miries WM sn not nut impressive but bOt bt tA I erl early season victory over D nT wJ t Uns r cut CAM ng i the c e l t A AIH I of ur th the t vm States anti and t failed 1 to Win VIi II IH tr Wyoming l ot Oft off of U a I bat gt lU start f bat tAking Sf er severe d koi om university find And t It ttA Aggi Th rum rum-md th the they v n never fl t material j just sl simply v fet at f West Western rn State Tl The championship t s f t r hp a a- Powerful low off ort tackle offense offenseTh l wb functioned in practicably an t nl o samp ant and a stone ton Oh 1 d captain carman tn M A a. I Kanio nt tackle and Ma Wise on one une Wf of tho the outstanding of Ai tho i his JUs conf rn n Goodwin bW f bt hl hit hi olev clever r o op n n field running t S was a given Jinn au an berth v r omoro nd n nd WI t the hf I In ln the I j JOha r II brilliantly Esi at nI nIl end ll r had a ret rete 1 net e in xh the t h I