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Show JACK STRAWS ill I ty Jack Schr: Claor Up Confartmca Picture) Saturday's game between the University of Utah and Brigham Young university will settle a lot of things in the Skyline Six conference. con-ference. . For by this single game can easily he told the real strength f the Ules ia the rale f defending chimps ef the conference. It will he aa opportunity for the Redskin to get hack in their league for soma down to earth cempetitioa. The first two games that the Redskins took prt in wer with teams from the Pacific Coast conference. Against Washington the Utes presented a good defense and held the Huskies to but two touchdowns. Meantime, the Tribe got one of it own against a Washington Wash-ington defense that was plenty good. Both the offense and defense fell apart against Oregon State a team that looked pretty good to the Utah fans. A good test of the Utah power on both offense and defense couldn't be had by this venture against a potent Beaver club. Utai Must Do tatte And needless to say, Utah is a better ball team than it showed against a mediocre University of Arizona team. Actually the Utesi looked like a good ball team during the second quarter of the game, but after that point the Redskin attack couldn't click to any respectable advantage. New the real problem, se fsr a the Utes are concerned. I to get a well functioning attack that can he divided equally well between raaniag snd passing. A glimpse ef whst it ceuld ha wss seen la the Arizona game, but still the Redskin are a toaf way away from their potentialities. Meantime, BYU has bees chosen almost unanimously as the team most likely to be the doormat for the 1949 season. The Cougars i aren't too happy with such a future and have let such be known. They believe that Saturday night could be a logical spot to pull an ; upset J Good Sackfiald Material BYU has food material is the backfield and very little depth in the line, Utah will overpower the Cougar forwards on sheer numbers num-bers alone. But the Cat backs may make a great deal of difference. Last season Utah Bunked off with a 38-8 decision la a gsssa played at rreva. Aad the year before the Redskins get a 284) decision on the basis af a lad aasaed Frankie Nelson. This season, sea-son, without a patent break away back, t'tah may have to depend on its superior line play to rack ap a victory. Coach Ike Armstrong is going to be plagued by injuries that may even things up considerably more than he had hoped. Wes Gardner, Gard-ner, the bruising center, msy miss the BYU game, providing his sore leg doesn't heal faster than it has during the past week. And now the Utes are faced with the possible loss of Grsnt Martin !at end. Martin is. out of action with a shoulder and neck injury that may keep him sidelined for the B Y U fracas. |