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I J FRANK K BAKER TELEGRAM SPORTS DITO S Experience and blocking was the difference between i the Utah and Br Brigham Young university at Provo i Saturday when th the Aggles downed the 13 0 in inthe inthe the Ys Y's homecoming game before fans the largest crowd ever dra drawn n to a Provo football game From a physical standpoint the Cougars were as well forI fortified for- for I lifted as th the In fact they probably would have been a match for the visitors rs in some test where physical strength and power is the only requirement requirement- requirement requirement-i a tug of war or a weight lifting contest for example The Cougars many Cougars many of them sophomores were sophomores were not so pol- pol 0 shed in their football fundamentals however and in one instance in- in tJ stance tance t nce when a bit of imagination or strategy might have put v J over oyer a touchdown wn the Cou Cougars ars were not as crafty as they might r Ey 9 have been ii t. t p The incident took place in the third quarter when the were vere ahead only 6 0 6 a and a the Co Cougars gars had hammered their way to the yard six-yard line They had two downs in which to score or gain a first down d on the yard two-yard line in which case they would have ave earned fo four more downs in which to try for the touchdown i It was the big moment of the game If the Cougars J a scored they would at least be bo tied and they might possibly ead 7 6 after the touchdown No gone a ahead alcad by converting c knew it better tha than the as they marshaled th their ir i defenses while the Cougars rushed Fullback Jack i into the game 1 I 1 is the best plunger the Cougars have The J knew that and they were forewarned hen the ball balli i went to the Cougar fullback and he tried to crash straight i through the line Harvey England a a former Tooele high I school hool ace met at the line of scrimmage and andI I 1 stopped him for no gain Then the Cougars tried a pass and Bernard Magnusson 1 batted it down easily The took i the thc l ball all on downs and Paul Blanton the southpaw kicker f- f stood deep in his own end zone and punted out ut to midfield 4 I I In that stand the probably saved themselves a victory for the Cougars never really got close to pay lirt again un until il the final minute of the game and the were two touchdowns ahead by then The faced a similar situation late in the first quarter after a yard 20 run by Dallas Greener and a yard 19 pass from Kent cent Ryan to Magnusson produced first down on the yard two-yard line J Ryan crashed the line twice without scoring missing missing by inches on the second try Then on third down while 1 the Co Cougars gars were girding themselves for another plunge i by Ryan Ryan just just as the were prepared for Bringham on Ion the B. B Y U. U threat threat the the gave the ball to little i Magn Magnusson and let him dart through a a. tiny op opening ning before be- be fore the th defense realized that Ryan didn't have the ball all f J Throughout the game the had a abig big edge in blocking fV sand land frequently gained much valuable ground because the Cours Coui Cou- Cou i rs rs on n d defense f tried t to reach ov over r or or get around ro ro nd the blockers in- in stead of knocking the interference e down so the se secondary could come up and take care of the ball carriers r B Y Us U.'s acting captain pulled a boner oner during the second half which kept his team in a hol hole for a while while- although it did pot not lead to any scoring A yard 34 34 run by Greener had carried the well into territory and straight a first down on the 20 line Magnuss Magnusson n then fum fumbled l d dand and nd the Y UY recovered but the held on the play l The Cougars then had the option of ref refusing Using the pena penalty ty and v taking the ball or accepting the penalty in which case se the would be penalized 15 yards As the referee explained ined the sit- sit big Ed RedL Wade of the spun on ort pit his heel in dis- dis st and muttered something g about Why of course ourse hell he'll ell refuse z the penalty anybody can see that r Y t The Ys Y's acting captain looked at Wade with suspicion apparently figuring the big Aggie tackle was was- trying to put one over on n him Anyway be said Well take the penalty Two of his teammates rushed up explaining his m mistake b bui it was too lat late by then and the Agg es kept the ball in in- scoring g territory y Four passes failed however as the captain sighed with relief that his his is mistake h had d not c contributed a score for lor the invaders 11 e eThe The se second ond Aggie touchdown touchdown made made on the last play of l the third third quarter quart r by Ryan on a ru run around right end from the yard four line also line also produced another controversy jt The gained first down on the y yard five rd line with 1 i t Continued on Following Page Backseat Driving I Continued from Preceding Page less than two minutes left in the quarter Ryan gained a yard on one lunge lungo at the center of the line and then lost it back on a second try Blanton then hit left tackle for a yard making it fourth down and four to go The timers timer's gun sounded and the play started almost si si- si Most scribes and coaches in the press box said they thought the gun sounded before the ball baIl was snapped Two of the officials got the same reaction One official said that in his concentration on the play he did not hear the gun so the referee asked the head timer f for r a n ruling and the latter said the play should count At any rate the timers were in error on the play be because because because be- be cause the football rule book ook under supplemental notes on R Rule le 13 Section 5 specifies specifics if a pistol shot is used to notify the referee of teof the expiration of time the pistol must not be fired until the ball has lias been declared dead In other words if time had not expired before the theall ball all was snapped the timers should have withheld the signal until the play was declared finished The reason for this interpretation is obviously an attempt to protect the defensive team because it is natural for players to slow down or stop the them moment ment they hear such a signal In firing the gun while a play is still in progress the tuner may unwittingly help the ball carrier cartier get away for a substantial gain ain I would not attempt to say that the Cougars let up when they heard the gun for in their concentration they like one of the officials might not have even heard it The fact remains however that only one B. B B Y U. U player was in Ryans Ryan's vicinity when he galloped wide around the end And with the gun sounding as it did the referee under strict to the rules would have been perfectly justified in ruling that time ime had ended before the ball was snapped And in that hat assumption he would have recalled the play the ball at the opposite end of the field and permitted the to o run the their r fourth down as the first play of the fourth quarter when they might or might not have scored The national rules provide for timing to be done by the field judge who is right on the field Local college coaches however have encouraged the plan of putting a n timer on the sidelines on the assumption that with no other duties to draw his attention he lie can do a more proficient job of it The Thc scheme may be all right but the tho timers must be more fa familiar familiar fa- fa with the rules than Saturdays Saturday's timers were at Provo |
