Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-24 | Page 18 | Western States Expects Improved Team over Cellar Outfit of '35

Western States Expects Improved Team Over Cellar Outfit of of 35 GUNNISON Colo Cob Sept 24 AP Although AP-Although Although Coach Paul Wright football team looks somewhat stronger this season than the outfit is extremely mely taciturn about his prospects the Western Vestern State college which went through the 1935 campaign without a victory j The current edition of oC nin M Mountain f t m-t should be heavier and speedier than last years year's team but also more Inexperienced Approximately 30 players are battling for fir first t team posts Coach Wright starting his second year in the Rocky Mountain conference conference conference con con- ference probably will send an amalgamation o of seasoned lettermen lettermen lettermen letter- letter men and reserves and nd looking able-looking sophomores to Fort Collins for Western States State's opener with Colorado Colo Cob Colorado rado State September 26 On one hand band he has about 14 experIenced experienced ex ex- players player seven of them backs Joe backs Joe McGuinness Roy Lomax Lomax Lo- Lo max Red Fox Gerald Lamb Kenn Kenneth Kenntth th Pearson Jake Accola and Anthony The others arc Sam and George Morris guards Roy Turner and Cecil Giles tackles and Willard Villard John Brooks and Bill Cre Cress ends On the the other other hand he has ha several eager eager recruits from last t years year's freshman team in Bob Clifford AlIan Allan Al Al- Ian lan Smith Howard Hopper George Rout and Leroy Mueller in the backfield backfield backfield back- back field and George Williams Olen Crews Albert Tiny Gray Bill Paulino and Bill Hintz Hints in the line Among his backs veterans backs veterans and newcomers alike Wright alike Wright is pushIng pushIng pushing push push- ing a search for a successor to the big gun of ot the Gunnison backfield eld for the last lost three years years Captain Captain Elmer BrIttain stalwart fullback Other outstanding players not re reporting reporting reporting re- re porting for action this year were Brian Shipley a back and Marvin Thompson Eugene Hansen and Edison Harld a trio of forwards V Western stern States State's six game schedule schedule sched sched- ule uk appears to tc be the toughest it has bitten ot off In years Only two to games will wilt be played on home soil oll Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado Mines coming here hero October 3 and Colorado college November 14 The Mountaineers Mountaineers' only ference fray will wUl be with University of ot Idaho southern branch at Pocatello Poca- Poca tello tehlo October 16