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Show Sports Here and There by Al Ablett The talk of the week is of the great football game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Chi-cago Rockets to be held Saturday night in the University of Utah stadium. This is one of the big events on the centennial program and will give the fans of the state a chance to see two of the nation's na-tion's outstanding teams in action. ac-tion. The Dodgers are coached by Cliff Battles and after about three weeks of training he has announced his starting oackfield: Walt McDonald, former Tulane star, at quarter, all American Glen Dobbs of Tulsa and Monk Gafford of Auburn at halves and Mickey Colmer of USS at fullback. full-back. "Sleepy" Jim Crowley of the Rockets will counter with Bob Hoernschemeyer, former all Am- erican from Indiana at quarter, Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch of Wisconsin and Walt Clay of Colorado Colo-rado at halves with Bill Daley of Michigan in the fullback slot. Allen Dekdebrun of Cornell, a great passer, may break into this combination. What college coach in the land wouldn't drool if he could put his hands on ony one of these, never mind all of them. Because a coach that could come up with one man the caliber of anyone of the boys mentioned in the starting backfield of these two teams could turn a good team into a great one, and a medium one into a winning combination. The Dodgers under Battles i used a single wing offense built around Dobbs' great passing and Colmer's power. They have a line that will average about 225 pounds to the man led by Martin Mar-tin Ruby, 260 pound tackle. Ruby Ru-by was picked last year as all-pro all-pro tackle. Colmer is 6 ft. 2 in. and 224 pounds and he can move. The Rockets operate from a T formation and they depend on the speed of "Crazy Legs" Hirsch who is one of the greatest running run-ning backs in the history of the game. Hoernschemeyer is a great passer, and it takes two men like this to make the T click. Both teams are in top shape with every man ready to go, and as thus is the game that will be the final test before the coaches ! cut their squad you can be as-j as-j sured it will be a contest worth going miles to see. (This game will be broadcast over KNAK by i Al Ablett starting at 8:15 p.m.) While the big pro game is occupying oc-cupying the center of the stage, the two all-star high school teams are going through their paces every morning getting in : shape for their big game a week from Saturday. Coaches Santis- tevan and Vranes are handling the North with Ferguson and Dixon holding the reins for the i South. The two big name coaches I will take over Monday. Howdy j Odell of Yale and Jim Lokka-! Lokka-! baugh of Oklahoma A & M. At ! first glance it looks like North will have the backs with the South holding the edge up front. The game is being sponsored by the Utah Coaches association and a football check will be held in connection. They plan to make it an annual affair. Football is holding everyone's attention in Utah this week, but the eyes of the nation has been focused on Brooklyn where the Bums and the Cards held a four-game four-game series that may have been the turning point in the National I league race .They broke even and over 120,000 fans went through I the turnstiles. The Cards have the Giants and Braves yet to ' meet in their eastern swing while Brooklyn is playing Phil and Cinn at home. But come September Sep-tember and the Bums will be on the road and the Cards will be i home, so Brooklyn will be trying i to build up their lead before em- barking for the west. The odds are 6 to 5 so take your choice. See you next week. AL |