Show Air Base Bits By By Al AI Rothenberg Plans Flans for tor a contest between the University of Utah and the air airbase base bae ase Wings Ie seem em to have fallen by y the wayside The Wings were late ate In announcing their plan to play football this year but it seems a shame that Salt Lake City's gridron grid grid- Iron ron fans will miss what might easily eully be the hottest pigskin classic of 1943 1913 A Wing Ute contest would bring together two natural rivals Not wishing to take anything away y from rom Fort Douglas or Kearns Keams Wing teams have provided the chief competition for Salt Lake City ity clubs dubs during the past year We Ve have only to point to the air airbase airbase base ase and softball teams to bring ring home our point Salt Lake PInney found the Wings to be their chief competitor while Market Inn and the Wing always provided a fast game for Salt Lake fans ans We Ve feel certain that the Utes and the Wings are missing a good bet by not tangling on the gridiron this fall Coach Don Galbreath Intimated that he Is ready to meet the Utes on their home grounds but the university university university sity has not definitely decided whether they would be able to schedule an ars air base game From all reports emanating from rom the Utah campus Coach Armstrong will have a pretty fair team earn this season It wont won't compare compare com corn pare with Armstrong coached clubs lubs of yesteryear but will be a credit to the school All AU colleges are hard hit this year with the loss of several key men from the lineup This scribe admits that the air base will haye have hayea havea a good ball club After a rather dismal ismal start start- the Wings are beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning to look like a formidable out- out fit it If the vote were put to Salt Lake fans we bell believe eve that they would be overwhelmingly in favor of the two outfits scheduling a game The beauty of the affair lies In Inthe inthe the he fact that b both th elevens are in Salt Lake City and would have no difficulty In complying with the governments government's request to cut traveling travel- travel ing ng to a minimum Notwithstanding ing the fact th that t the Wings are primarily interested in providing entertainment for their soldiers the he air base would still stilt be a Salt Lake ake ball club destined to have its share of followers among the civilian populace Now that Utah State has joined a score of other colleges throughout through through- out the nation In abandoning their program for the current season an in opening has cropped up on the Utah schedule for Thanksgiving day On behalf of the air base and It its its- football team we hereby challenge the University of Utah to meet the Wings at the bowl come Turkey day in November How about it Coach Armstrong The air base is frank to admit that their football schedule has run into a snag At the current writing tentative contests have been jeen arranged with Kearns Logan naval laval base and Bushell general hospital The Douglas game Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day afternoon at the fair grounds makes a fourth tilt leaving six dates on the Wing schedule open open Chances are that the schedule will wilt not be completed for some time The way matters have developed during the past month the Wings may go on a play playas as you go basis Headquarters squadron with two legs on the Colonel Frank W. W v. v Wright trophy will nill seek eek to take permanent possession of the cup donated by the commanding commanding com corn manding officer Wednesday night in inthe the monthly ring jousts As the squadrons go Into the stretch headquarters leads the aviation squadron perennial contenders by a mere 10 points Notably lacking from the Wing grid roster is a list of tongue tongue- names Sports writers and radio announces will wilt have an easy time with like Price Holmes Smith Wilkinson Senno Johnson Moore Weiss White Bailey Miller Zeller Hull Abrams and many more Community parks park's star all-star major league baseball attractions attraction on October October Oc Oc- tober 10 is 13 destined to attract a large number of soldier fans who will have an opportunity to see their home town stars in action again There are a number of soldiers sol 1101 diers from major lea league e cities clUes who haven't seen their diamond favorItes favorites favorites favor favor- ites for more than two years |