Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-23 | Page 15 | Denver Holds Lead in Yardage for Two Conference Tussles

Denver Holds Lead in Yardage For Two Conference Tussles 1 Utah arid Denver are raci racing g for leadership in total yards gained in conference grid play with Denver holding a yard two s j edge D. D U. U gained the lead in its g game me with Wyoming Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day by piling up yards from rushing and 47 from passes while Utah was held to in its game with the Utah Both teams have played two conference games Denver piling up yards as against counted count count- ed by the Utes Colorado State has the best percentage percentage percentage per per- in the passing department department department depart depart- ment having attempted 45 and completed 15 Colorado is second with six aerials completed in 19 attempts Colorado State also has the best punting average of 45 yards per try but has suffered 13 penalties amounting to a loss of yards for infractions of the rules Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming has fumbled the ball 13 times times' to lead in that department Colorado has shoved the ball I into pay dirt nine times in its two conference contests to beat out j J Denver which has scored eight 1 times k