Show BACKSEAT DRIVING Another Came for Provo Welters Save S Wrestling Smith Pr Proves Popular r c p t By FRANK BAKER Sports Editor Cougars May Play Cowboys In Home Stadium Brigham Young university un will find it a wise move to kJ change Its Thanksgiving day gam game with Wyoming next year from Ogden to Provo as lS part of a homecoming pro gram According to present arrangements the Cougars are to play only Montana Montan State at home In 1933 but Coach Ott Ot Romney has hIlS already Indicated that tha the school Is considering plans to play the Turkey day tussle at Provo The Y played three games a ahome at home in the season just closed Horn Home games have been most discouraging from a financial standpoint at th thY the Y Y Y for years cars and even the 1932 season season sea sea- son seemed headed for just another recurrence of fan disinterest until th the final game with Utah In that encounter however the people of Utah county count and the s state te proved I by turning out str strong rig that they V can be e drawn to football games gaines a at Provo especially when an Improving team such as this years year's Cougar ag ago was playing there AH AU three Utah colleges are discouraged discouraged dis dis- dis over the prospects for playing In Ogden Oden They have tried It repeatedly In the past three or four foor years with disappointing pointing returns return Even the Ale Ale- Cougar r battles there with their promotion of a neutral field half halfway halfway halfway way between the two campuses failed lIed to draw the attendance they deserved Utah played to toa toa toa a disappointing crowd there this fall when it met Nevada and the mere handful of spectators who turned out ont to watch the Y and South Dakota in their Turkey their Turkey day battle was emphatic proof that Ogden den is not football minded Cougars Should Draw Better at Provo It tt Is logical to assume assume that the Cougars Cougars Cou Cou- g gars rs will vill draw better bettor at Provo especially especially espe espe- on a holida holiday than they did a at Ogden against the So daks and 1 if It they continue to improve the power of their team they should fill the stands to overflowing again At th the same time the Cougars would be spared their traveling expense to the June Junc tion City Romneys Romney's announcement that the game will probably be slated for forthe the home stadium shows that the school is trying to keep faith with its home bome fans The Y has already billed three games at home for the 1934 season season sea sea- son In anticipation of a still greater demand for home appearances of the team Building up home schedules is slow business A team cannot book four or five major opponents opponents' on the home lot with big guarantees cs in a a single sea sea- son These games have to be worked in gradually as the popularity of the team increases Similarly it took the Y a long longtime longtime longtime time to crash into the Big six of the theR R R. 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C for games with Denver and Colorado college as well as Utah and Utah Aggles as it has scheduled for next fall Perhaps In time with a still stronger team the Cougars will be beable beable beable able to play four games at home borne with profit Light Grapplers Popular With Arena Aren Fans The welterweights are arc stealing the show from the bg big fellows at McCulloughs McCullough's McCulloughs lough's arena In fact they are doing doing do do- ing much to main maintain tain the popularity V of the weekly wrestling shows This is partly because three of the welters are local products ts Hy Sharman Sharman Shar- Shar man Ralph Morley Morley and and Ashley Smith all alt being from Utah Smith in particular particular par par- is largely responsible for the new interest in the ISO An earnest worker this newcomer to the professional ranks with his his- fine clean methods has risen to popularity in a hurry The customers are eager cager to see him pit his assortment of grips with either cither Sharman or Morley The rough stuff with its clowning hippodrome qualities as ably portrayed portrayed por- por by Leo Papiano Bill Longson and some of the husky chaps brought here to kick and paw with Ira Dern has its place on the card it is true for the fans ans roar their approval or disapproval with some heat but the bou bouts by these welters have ha been the attractions that drew the spontaneous applause Morley and md Smith drew such uch a high bit of tribute as they left the ring last Friday after a thirty thirty- minute draw the applause lingering even after they had ducked down the tunnel to the dressing rooms Their two out of three fall match this week Is sure to be a popular attraction with the customers The speed and cleverness with which the welters do their sling makes a 3 big biff hit with the fans Inns A like no has baa huno no better stock In trade than his ability to absorb bruising pun pun- as h he plays the part of the villain and Incites the wrath of the spectators Papiano trying to wrestle without his hb rough tactIcs tactics tac tac- tac- tac tics would be like bread without butter In fact he would likely go bO without his butter for tor his demand demand demand de de- de- de mand as as' as asa a a. wrestler depends upon his ability to pose ose as a tough guy for the entertainment of the fans taDi Under the present policy polley of good rood clean dean fast action the welters have lave outgrown the rankin rankIng rank- rank Jug Ing of of preliminary men their men their have become real features Lets Let's hope they he keep them that way V |