Show f PRANK FRANK K BAKER BAKER- Colorado university more than any ther other school wants waits to b bring ing about an end to De Denver's ve stay at ho home e football policy policy because C. C Us U.'s pocketbook is seriously affected by bt having D. D U. U at home almost every Saturday U. U has found that unless it has a major attraction at al Boulder 9 der only a handful of fans ans will drive away from the Denver Denvert area t raso aso so long as D P. P U. U Is Js at home borne Teams ea s like Colorado Mines Colorado college Wyoming anc and Greeley State ordinarily play both Colorado and Denver in hi the saine nine came season There is therefore no point for Denver fans to go goi goto i to toBo Boulder to see sec them play when they can be seen closer to home An anyway the gener general l public is not usually interested in W watching these lower ranking teams twice in a season t. t t M Although though Buffalo authorities would not c care re to admit so publicly in Colorado the heavy henvy traffic traffic much much o of it e cool coal nl trucks on ks-on on the Denver Denver- Denver Boulder highway frequently dis- dis fans fau front from from driving out to to Boulder when another can be seen in ID the D Denver nver stadium I- I x According to reliable sources I understand three of G c Us U.'s games gancs failed to make money last fall all In fact the Buffalo B athletic council had to dig into the bank account r toi the tune tunc of 1 1300 00 to pay expenses on the C. C C C. game which c w was played in disagreeable weather C. C U U. also failed to make a profit on the game wi with h Mines which Has hs as been mai maintained si simply ply because it is the oldest rivalry in m the R. R M M. C c. and the Buffalos dropped some extra money ncy as 15 well a as a chance to gain a championship ij ui the thC loss Joss to Wyoming 1 S Tho 1935 situation on this type of game was was little w worse tJ than dhan ari it normally is which means that tho the Buffalos have to y Upon only three games y yearly arly t to pay pay the freight ri One of these games is is with Utah which is played at lS Boulder o on ternate alternate years Fans yi will 1 walk n out on n a n pretty good attraction n at Denver if need be to see sec the Buffalos i lay the Utes Colorado State and Denver arc are the th other two most reI reliable reliable re- re I liable le foes roes fro from a money making making viewpoint and C. C U. U tr treks ks into Denver's own backy backyard d for the thc Pioneer game gamo ca each h year t This is explains largely arge y w why y t the e Buffalos have sought home and home arrangements with Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri of th the Big Six C. C Us U.'s graduate manager pointed out to me meI me I last st fall during my tour of the confer conference that the Buffalos can canI I r reach ach most scho schools ls in the Big Six virtually as conveniently as they can come com to Salt Lake City The trips are about the m in hours hours' taken and costs he pointed out fy And Big Six teams C. C U. U officials believe are arc far better d drawing ving cards in Boulder than Mines C. C C. C or Wyoming I In some som r respects C. C U. U has speculated upon its cha chances ces of ever ve- vebe be becoming a seventh member of the Big Six even though no hint of an invitation has ever been made From a football viewpoint i point a and and eyen deven jeven in basketball C. C U. U might be able to join forces s s with Jl The heBig eB Big g Six but suc such a plan does not lend itself to tottie r the 8 e other ther sports so hap happily f ft t C. C U. U needs the e economical competition on the tIe other Colora Colo- Colo ra rado o members ers of the R. R M. M C. C can can provide in baseball lI wrestling gymnasium swimming tennis and aDd its other less r publicized sports Traveling expenses arc are negligible in the eastern castern divisi division n compared t to what C. C U. U wo would ld have to meet In in sending these teams to Kansas Oklahoma Missouri 1 or orT T Nebraska N W Big Six Six competition however as s intersectional play ply in f football affords the Buffalos Buffal some attractive trips and helps C. C U. U enhance its home schedule as a drawing counter card io Q what is being offered in near-by near Denver Last year year Denver Denver played all aU it its conference e games gaines at homo and this year was on foreign soil only for the Utah J-g J e. e If U D. D U. U play played d. d a few e n more o e of f i its s games away from borne C. C U. U could pr profit fit by booking good home attractions Ds f I on the dates Denver was traveling And the rest of the i conference o of course cours w would u d be happy to se sc sec Denver D r lose ose the advantage of being huits own bac backyard yard for all its mip Jmj im- im j p g games mes I t j Whereas Denver Denver manages to keep most of its major games 1 home at-home h me Utah will have to meet the majority of its chief rivals on i reign foreign fields From this long distance viewpoint one m would say that Utah Utah's t t four chief chief foes next year year will be Utah Colorado Denver Denverd and d Colorado State Stale And Utah meets three of them on n the theother theother other ther fellows fellow's field where the opposition has a definite adt ad- ad vintage t ge F Smart schedule making would balance this situation a little of of- its tough at home and better nd et er and nd give a team two games two vo away |