Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-12-28 | Page 8 | Ex-Salt Laker Founded Raisin Bowl in Fresno

I ANOTHER AGGIE ROOTER Sx-Scolfc GLaker Founded Ekoisiir. Howl in (Fresno !' ''"'' ' ', . V'- - " . . . , .. t .. . . ' .'' ' ''. . .' V:.? 'r ' ' :i !- " " " '.:') .-,, . -' .,;. I;' " ; ' ,..'.. ... . ; ... ... ..' ; t. ' . f By BILL COLTBIN A transplanted Utaha ba given th Raisin bowl la Fresno, Cel., one of It biggest plum, and a a result will have an old bom state team to cheer for on New Tear' day, Utahne who have been wondering just why Fresno was so anxlou to get Utah State college to play In the bowl now can learn the reason behind the reason for the campaign to. get the Aggie to play San Jos State college. Of eourae, the main reason was that the Aggie have a colorful, powerful pow-erful football team ... but ao have several other eligible schools, and the Retain bowl committee practically practi-cally Ignored then to beg the Aggie to come down. Feuaded by Vtaha' Well, the reason behind the reason li that a former Utahn founded the Raisin bowl about two year 'ago and ever atnee haa been waiting for an opportune time to insist upon a Utah team playing there. The transplanted Utahn Is Taylor C. (Bud) Nuttall, M-yeai-old nephew of Sen. Elbert D. Thoma and a former Salt Laker and graduate of Brlgham Young university. For the past several years, Mr. Nuttall haa been office manager of a win company com-pany in Fowler, CaL, a suburb of Fresno. Cemmittee Bead As chairman of th Fresno Tear. Around sport oommlttee, he was the leader In launching the Raleln bowl, and thia year he served aa sort of an adviser to th Raisin bowl oommlttee Itself. And In suoh a position he talked loud and long for Utah State, according to friend In Salt Lake City who have juat returned re-turned from a visit In Fresno. Beeldea hla duties on the sport committee In Fresno, Mr. Nuttall has been extremely active in junior chamber of commerce work and last year waa cboaen "man of the year" in Fresno. He didn't forget Utah In the national Jaycee convention last aummer, spending moat of hla time at the parley oampalgnlng for Orant Thorn of Spiingvllle, who waa a candidate for national Junior chamber cham-ber president. Taylor C. Nuttall, former Utahn, who founded the Raisin bowl la Fresno, CaL, will be a Utah Aggie rooter In the game) January L,