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J t rot r. r r I-r S L s t Jy r 11 1 O I t rf tJ ti b rt t. t 4 i'S p pl I I f ff 10 1 l t tt I I I I f f RANK K BAKER BAKER- t The fh fact that Utah and nd Colorado university did JE no not meet on n the th 4 gridiron this fall faU as s th they y climbed uc up up separate prate te ladders to the Rocky Mount Mountain in championship championship champion champion- ship ought to be a a. a significant reminder for the confer confer- J 1 i ence e to 10 ins insist t upon specific sch schedule dule requirements from all aJl ff the football powers each year J t Aft After r. r three successive years of having two and d. d three teams team deadlocked d adlock d for th the championship conference officials should b be bel l t t thoroughly dissatisfied with the present condition which does doe 13 F t t. dem demand n more equitable schedules for all all teams or provide provid j J I r for for a definite val value e upon a tie game II I 8 Under the pt present sent system tie tie games ames ar are ignored when i it r peonies comes to making the title reckoning A teams team's final standing i is isI I figured i O only y on the percentage basis of games won on and lost t If is therefore possible for a n team to play six games I I j win only tw two of them n and d tie tIc nil all the rest and walk ak off olf with I i I tho championship credited with n a perfect record I A hypo- hypo I tactical the cas case you say ay Yes IJ know it is but nevertheless absurd the arrangement a a striking example of how present is js really reaDy r I i I If If a game 1 e is to be cO counted e if won I see no o reason 1 1 i for for l ignoring it altogether if it IS isn't t won N Nearly arly every I J. J organized rg sport makes some provision f for r taking care of oftie oftie I tie gam games s. s In baseball ase all leagues where a another other game can be be worked readily into the schedule tie tle g games mes are ret re- re t I play played d. d t i i I F In many other sports soccer for instance th the final i 1 standings are are arc computed on a point basis as follows A vicI victory victory vic vic- I tory is worth orth two points a tie tic is worth one point and a aI lOSS Joss is IS W worth rth no points Such an arrangement could be I applied to fo the R. R M. M C. C football race handily f A more equal schedule is perhaps one of the gr gravest vest needs I in in the conference and it can be brought about only by setting forth a definite list of requirements every team must meet to qualify as a championship contender I ISi 1 Si Since e the conference cant can't be pared down into a more compact compact com com- 1 pact organization say to six or eight members so so that that- each team I K Joc c could uld play lay all other teams every year the football powers should w do the next best thing and agree to at least carry out the idea ide J among themselves t 4 i One can name Utah Utah Colo Colorado ado uI university ivers ty Den- Den j er and Colorado and be reasonably sure of their being l the big teams in the conference year in and year out I believe a therefore that these five schools could wisely select a sixth school fr from m a trio including B B. Y U. U Uj Colorado college and Greeley l' l State State and and agree to play each other every evry season That would automatically give each of the so called t L big six five games after which they could schedule one or tw two games games' with the other six members as they des desired t And there would be no incidents of ofa a a team avoiding an n l important foe roc on the excuse that they coul couldn't nf get tog together ther l. l n dates as a's was wa's the case between C. C U U. and this year V Moreover tl the conference should require each of the other six schools to play at least two and possibly three J of of the Big Six in order to qualify for the title Such requirements would prevent one of the weaker teams from fattening its average by winning from the t i other ther five of the Little Six and walking into the chamI championship cham cham- I with little o or no competition against the stronger ji lubs clubs j jS S- S Au All this sounds like Jike a lot of red tape but it co could ld be I f worked out ut handily if the conference bad had a schedule arbiter I who was invested with supervisory supervisor power in drafting the j yearly schedules J 11 Under those conditions a championship would mean I It i everything the word implies and of unsatisfactory unsatisfactory tory ory ties would minimized I J r Now that crowds of to be the he o order der at Utah stadium every time the Ute officials give the I fans a wo worthwhile t attraction the Utes must make adeSt ade- ade St i qua quate e provision SlOn to handle such attendances The Utes have been rightfully pr proud ud of the efficient effi effi- j Clent way they hey have manned the adult ticket booths but butI I j ih in ih moving the thousands of adult spectators through the gates Agates gates so smoothly they have neglected the student and kid gates r J Two lines varying from 45 to 65 boys to a line were were vere formed in Sh front of of the kids' kids ticket windows 45 minutes before game I time last Thursday and the crowd grew larger as game time ap apI ap- ap I I pro ached Reliable sources sources' have advised me that there have be been n instances of b boys ys in line outside the gates because the ticket sellers couldn't move the crowd fast tast enough This congestion is disappointing to the kids Worse Vorse it prof provides provides pro pro- f vides a rank inconvenience ce to many of their fathers and mothers people who buy the best reserved seats in the stands stands stands-be- be because I cause the parents have hav to drive to the stadium from 30 to 45 mi minutes earlier than necessary y in order to give the children amI ample am am- I pl pIc time to fo get through the student gate before the opening i kickoff I Addition of two or three ree more ticket booths would be eco- eco t means to say say the least of eliminating this unpleasant i situation r 4 t I Pedestrian tunnels through the north northend end of the earthen bowl l and increased res restroom room facilities ought to be included I 1 t among the tho much needed improvements at the stadium I I 1 i If one tunnel could be bo bored at the north end and nn- nn I t along the west stands the incoming g crowd cou could bo be 1 I 1 handled more eon conveniently and the added exits would move 1 ji the the outgoing fans fan much faster ast r than they can cnn be moved now ow i I with the st sleep p climb to the top of the stadium 1 1 The T Reason Reason- c it I r No State lost a football S ll game t to University P ity of Washington W a this season for the first time 1 I I ih jn four years The Cougars had to get along with simple d i names names imes like Smith Jones Ball Bates Brett Allen McI Mc- Mc I 1 I Gee Terry and McBride in their lineup whereas Wash Wash- Ii 1 jB ton had such jaw breakers as Washko- Washko I Avitz l Lazarevich and nA n c I S I M if S 1 d k R 5 S d S |