Show 2 GAMES HOLD KEY TO TITLE I Utes Battle Pione Pioneers s Face C. C U. U Utah and the Utah were scoreless near the tho end of the first quarter The stopped a Utah drive on their one foot mark By FRANK K Ii BAKER Telegram Sports Editor Between and fans are expected to jam the foo football ball s stadiums stadiums sta sta- 1 at Salt Lake City an and D Denver Denver Den Den- nver n- n ver Thursday Th afternoon to s see e Utah Aggles play Utah university anc and Colorado university tackle Denver in hi the two games that will conclude the conference season and determine determine determine deter deter- mine the destinies of the four championship championship cham charn- contenders involved Prospect of a a. spectacular title contest between two powerful offenses offenses of of- lenses Is expected to draw frenzied holidays fans into the Ute stadium for the game beginning at 1 30 p. p m. m Ideal football weather with a bright sun was expected to grace the occasion Denver has hopes of entertaining the largest football cr crowd wd ever assembled assembled as as- I as-I in the predictions predictions based on n good football weather of course running as high as Virtually all the reserved seat tickets tickets tick tick- ets eta in both stadiums were sold the day before the game according to the respective graduate managers Both schools expect an early rush for general admission ducats in case good gridiron weather continues I The largest crowd ever to watch a conference football game was the throng of at the Denver Bison-Denver game in 1933 and Denver are now nosy tied for first place with five victories and one defeat each Utah and C. C U. U are deadlocked for third place but would go into a tie tio for tho the championship championship cham chain if both came camo out of ot the holiday program with a victory Coach Dick Romney has brought the strongest Aggie team in a decade decade dec dec- ade ado to Salt Lake City ready to play inspired ball bail in an effort eUort to gain its first triumph over the Utes since 1925 If It the Aggles win they will I capture their first Rocky mountain football championship in 14 years for b by beating the Utes they can cando cando cando do no worse than tie Denver for the crown If It tho the Aggles do triumph and Denver loses or ties C. C U. U the tho Logan contingent will gain an undisputed claim to toT tho the title which was held jointly last season by C. C U. U Colorado Colerado Colorado Colo Cole rado and Greeley State Teachers Utah on the tho other hand can hope lope for nothing than a tie with C. C U. U for the tho title title and and that only in case it bc beats ts and C p U. U whips Denver but Denver but a share of ot Continued on n Page Two Two Column Four 2 GAMES HOLD KEY TO TITLE l i. i Continued from Pigs Pap One the title would d bo be a glorious ending f for a season that seemed so 10 completely com wreck wrecked d three weeks ago when the Utes Ute bowed to Colorados Colorado's stampeding Buffalos here on a a. snow w swept field AggI Are Confident backed by a tremendous group of fans arrived for the tho game In Irs A highly confident mood fully believing ving that they at last have the power to beat the Utes They have every one of their conference foes lacs this year and andIn andin in Kent Ryan they have a human battering ram whose prowess is best told by the statistics showing hehM ho he hohas hohas has hM scored more points than anybody anybody anybody any any- body else o in the Ryan and IlLs his backfield teammates work behind a a. hard charging set of I forwards and for the first time timo in years year the tho Aggie Aggles have havo enough material material materm ma ma- term to afford atford the added luxury of ot somo some capable substitutes in their forward wall Although Utah Utah's running game Isn't regarded any more than an equal for the A A. C. C scrimmage attack at at- tack the Utes are counting on their air game game- to gain the tho balance of power If there is any material weakness in the Aggie Aggio team it is in the passing game both defensively and offensively although Aggie Aggie Aggie Ag Ag- gie partisans stoutly declare the Ithe teams team's air defense is better than it ft has appeared on occasions against weaker foes foe and that Dallas Greener an understudy halfback has the ability to put a punch Inthe in inthe inthe the teams team's own passing attack attach Quarterback Battle Tho The game promises promise an interesting battle of wits of-wits wits and personal playing achievements between two of the best quarterbacks in the tho conference namely Floyd of ot the A. A C. C and Delmar Larson of ot Utah fleetness makes him particularly effective in returning punts and Larsons Larson's triple threat capabilities add considerable deception tion to the Ute attack And Utah has two able passers in Larson and Bill Cowley The Ute defense Is considerably strengthened by the return to full physical fitness of Harold Roberts at center and its power poweI attack has been bolstered by the return to action action action ac ac- ac- ac tion of ot Gerald Lunnen hard hitting fullback C. C U. U goes to Denver fighting mad after atter the surprising loss Joss to Wyoming Wyo Wy ming last Jast week 6 0 0 but there is grave wonderment as to whether tho the Buffalos Buffalos' can shake off oft the gloom their lethargy against the Cowboys Cowboy brought not to mention the ability to overcome the inspired forces D. D U. U will send onto the tho field Tho The Buffalos were low in both morale and condition after the Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming mingo game and will probably have to play to-play play the game gamo without the tho services services ser sor- vices of ot Dave Davo Murphy one ne of ot the best running guards in the league Murphy sprained an ankle Saturday and is not expected to be in togs Denver on the other hand has had an extra week in which tp tc gird for tor t the tho e conflict and with a stubborn defensive line Una and a a. pair of fine kickers In Joe Fena and Bill Young may elect to wear the tho Buffalos down in a a. punting duel Colorado State goes to Albuquerque Albu Albu- querque to play New Mexico and Montana State tackles Montana Mines in two tilts but neither is of is-of ot of major Importance Utah also goes goel to Honolulu for a game with the University of Hawaii Ha Ha- wail December 14 but for the moment moment mo mo- ment that glorious trip is pushed Into the background by the title aspects to tho the Turkey day scraps Probable starting lineups Utah Utah Aggles Name Pos Poe Name Hoggan ler McKenzIe l Wade Atkinson gr Peterson Roberts c c Grames Mabel fabel rU Simmons Swan rel rel Bunker Larson Kramer Magnusson Lovino Ryan Lunnen fb |