Show I PRANK FRANK K IC BAKER BAKER- It t is unthinkable that tha the three colleges of the state should permit ermit a discord like the present Utah-B. Utah Y U U. rift rift to threaten th the harmony and good goo will which is so 60 t essential to to o the he development of the tha states state's athletic pro pro- m. m i Whatever the real or fancied wrongs are are they should be paired red openly at the car earliest iest possible moment lor for until the actual reasons for this break are rectified i d the ugly rumors rumor and d will s set t u up barriers toward towar i sportsmanship that may take pears years ears to destroy Instead of fighting each oth other r with unwarranted jealousies nil all ll three schools ought ought- to stand side by side with a com common on purpose because whatever benefits one from a sports viewpoint also will help the others to the degree that it improves the general gen- gen l eral eral athletic setup in the state j 4 tt 1 UTAH SCHOOLS COULD BE BIG POWER PO f If IC these three schools really stood by each other they could materially increase their ill influence for lor improved sports in this part of the country Together they could be a dire directing direct direct- tt t- t t ing ng power in t the e destinies destines of of the R Rocky Mountain 1 confer I r. r ence or whatever org organization takes its place t If Ie they quarrel like a gro p of stepchildren they're f fery ery very likely to wake up some bright morning and find them them- f I selves boycotted b by th the theother other Important schools in this this' region t t i t. t If I h have ve a a quarrel with University of Utah's Utah ath ath- Jc c ic council for for proposing g to break gridiron relations the Y ny its it's more Inore with the tactless way it was pro- pro Li than with the fact that a moratorium was sugg sug sug- sted g I Second lieutenants left behind d as instructed Spokesmen while three of the chief off officers cers went to Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Ha- Ha with the he football team evasively implied that rela- rela relations were were being broken because the Y played to too rough and nd too much This led to a lot of denials charges and counter charges which c certainly have not helped the situation especially with the nothing ing to say attitude j attitude which has since been adopted on the Ute campus i PROBLEM SHOULD BE DISCUSSED FRANKLY I If that is the real reason the Ute officials should ia e come out ut frankly with wit their opinion n a a. a lo lot earlier arl C than f h h they did instead of timidly breaking their silence in inIa m fa Ia schedule meeting N i jJ Utah might have diplomatically m b brought about a gridiron holiday between the two schools on the he grounds that h t the game was no long longer r a paramount attraction that hat the Ys failure to win a single game in all ll their conflicts had taken taen the edge off the game that the he Utes wo to discontinue the game gameS until B. B Y Us U.'s build build- e h had d taken k d definite f. f f form The Th Y tY ving program en more e I ute orm e 4 d h hardly dIy ly p hyc vc r refuted I- I f ed th tha a ment as easily a as it itT It T met et the r reasons aso s expressed although on several occasions occasIOns J 1 the h game with The he Y yn drew one ope of Utah's largest larges crowds v r On the same grounds r I 1 believe the Y has been mistaken in it its demands for fora a game with the jUtes Utes which was was to have haye been changed in 1937 with the therY rY Y holding October October 9 open pen for the the Ute the game The Cougars held to the theory that they would be better able to cope wi with h the more thore powerful ful Utes in ih Cut but I 1 believe their best bes opportunity to upset Utah under present v p pcs cs t co conditions would l be to catch the the Utes at the beginning beginning be- be of the ginning g campaign EARLY GAME BEST BEST FOR COUGARS I With limited manpower the Y is frequently handicapped greatly eaily by with injuries to a few key men as as was the situation a year ago when ago when Frank LaComb was put out of action Jn n the Utah game t t The rhe Ys best chance i it if appears to me would be to key themselves to a high pitch at the start of the the campaign and pos- pos catch the Utes a little off off stride before some of Utah's new had fitted well i into to the team machinery J T There ere may be one happy con conclusion lusion to the whole ep epi- epi i d j code ode iode If the powers that be should get together and arid the pipe of peace they might clear dear up a alot lot of little differ about practices a and d game relations which y have culminated after several years cars in th the pr present s nt break No doubt doubr there are arc a few tew grievances on both sides of t the 1 fence That's w why y I I. I believe it would be wise for the officials of- of of both schools to go into a h huddle and t talk things z 1 ov over r frankly and calmly before el re the situation grows out of c control t Unfortunately some absolutely unfounded rumors h have ve grown gron to grotesque grotesque- proportions as they were told and md retold retold retold re- re told by partisan folkson folks on the sidelines sideline For the good of athletics athletics ath ath- the schools cannot permit these unofficial and offstage off off- ff- ff stage rumors to grow row any uglier Z t Utah's athletic council met in regular session Tuesday a but 1 took no action about the the rift according to Jo authorized spokesmen n the campus t r While Telegram reporters ran into a nothing to say an an- iwer we they also found found Ute Ute officials trying t to pass the matter oil off lightly on lightly on the ground that thit no actual break existed But one does Cougar spokesmen declare declared i the Y was as sticking to its lits 1 Continued Continued on Following Pace Backseat Driving J JS I S Continued from Preceding Page Pace ultimatum that if ii the difficulty is not aired more satisfactorily the basketball competition this winter is off too so far f r as as' the Provo institution is concerned ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TAI IMMEDIATELY Il I dont don't care eare who started this business of calling each cach other names That is not the point and anyway I have too much confidence confidence confidence con con- in the officials of both schools to believe they want any- any in their athletics that is not kosher Right now there is only one thing to o do That's to put an end to all this veiled controversy els and the thc quicker somebody some seine body makes a move the better For or the good of sports it l must be done |