Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-17 | Page 4 | Colo. College, Wyoming, Boulder Show Strength in Eastern R. M. C.

w V Q 1 r COLO COLLEGE WYOMING BOULDER SHOW STRENGTH IN EASTERN R. R M. M C PIONEERS TO SUFFER LOSS f OF SPECKEN Ii j b Bard F Farrell Boosts Cow Cow- f. f boy Stock Cob Colo Ag Ag- gies Are Real Threat t 1 j By y Paul Montgomery t DENVER Cole Colo Sept 17 reports trickled from every camp In III the eastern division of the L Rocky Mountain conference with th the exception of Denver as the curtain cur cur- tam tain rung down on the first week of ct hard practice Saturday night The announcement ment that Dave I Specken Denver's conference all quarterback ek last season would not return to school tills fall l a knockout blow to Coach Fred Dawsons Dawson's hope ot of winning the con con- championship TWO SUCCESSORS GROOMED Roy Byers and Swede Ander- Ander eon lion a former pair ot of Denver all all- city quarterbacks are being groomed to replace SpeCken Byers Js the logical successor to Specken bu but t a trick knee that Is likely to tofaU tall faU him at any time will wUl make it necessary for the PIoneers to have vO Tt tw first string signal callers this tall Head I 1 Myron ron Witham ot of Colorado university Is highly en- en over the tho chances of at the Silver r rand and Gold Cold A squad ot of fifty by Captain Buck Smith reported re- re ported for the Initial practice last Monday And as Coach Witham un put it a lot ot of big tough fellows who act like they wanted to play football FARRELL REAL STAR IN IN 1925 Stock In the Wyoming Cowboys took an upward trend during the theS theP S rast P t week when it was d that Bard Farrell the greatest halt halt- back that ever wore the colors of Wyoming had returned to school F Farrell rrell was about tenths nine of the Cowboy team In 1925 Ted George fullback and enter may not return to Wyoming this fall Both w were re married this summer Bummer and as neither has reported yet Coach George McLaren is lookIng look look- jog Ing for men to fm fill their places Coach Harry Hughes readily admits ad- ad mits nits that Colorado wont won't have much of a team this fall faU and andIn andin In the next says his backfield backfield back back- field will be just as good as the championship quartet of a year ago II although his line will be lighter A check up shows that the Farmers lost only one lineman from last years year's championship team TIGER LINE TO BE HEAVIER BUT GREENER Coach Bully Van der Graat Graaf is working his his' green squad h hard rd for forthe forthe the first conference game against Montana State October 6 The Tiger tIne alne this this' fall will be heavier but less ess experienced than the one ot of the 1927 team Dutch Clark halfback halfback half half- back Vandenburg quarterback and Hinkley a sophomore ball form the nucleus for the greatest backfield Colorado college eV ever r had Mines Western State and Teachers Teach Teach- ers all have large e squads at work worl b but t their strength will be more or orless orless less an uncertainty until after atter the first game or two Reports from Western State In- In that the Mountaineers are going to have a pretty fair team this fall In fact If Coach Stuart Clark Isn't badly mistaken the Pioneers Plo Plo- will wUl have their hands full disposing dis- dis posing of the Mountaineers In the l cason's opener here hee September 29