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Show mE ..yM fawcseD) to raw T Pack Battles Greeley Saturday in Provo Event; Redskins Invade Bozeman - 9 , Jy BILL McCREA Another Rocky Mountain conference football race, the last under un-der the old 12 school regime, will be launched Saturday for two I Utah schools when Brighsm Young clashes with Greeley State in the "Y" itadium at 2:30 p. m. and Utah's Redskins tackle Montana State at Bozeman in the Bobcats' homecoming program. Utah itandi a two-touchdown favorite fa-vorite over the Bobcat machine, while the Cougars are rated only Probable Unrupa on Tw?nty-alx the itinhteat of favorites over an ever dangeroue Greeley clan a team which held Utah acoreleu for practically three period hut year in Salt Lake. Coach Ike Armetronc and hit 'tm band lire taking the Montana Mate came In a nwt eerious man-nrr man-nrr and true to form. Mentor Ike I reported just before the train pulled out for Boteman Thurt day night. "We'll be lucky to win by one point. Much a statement Is not uncommon by the Redskin tutor, although In this particular game the I tr are really looking for a tough scrap and they may get It, too. In recent years Greeley State has been a "cousin" for B. Y. U. and some of the best football the Blue and White has played waa againat Greeley teams, snd for this reason mors than anything clss It would conference. Ken aoffe and Jackson Jack-son Jrwkrs are two splendid blockers and Jack Strlngham can block and lug the apple aa well. Jack Ihrlslensen and Charlie Roberta are both better than average aver-age tailbacks, although rather inexperienced. in-experienced. Speed Merchants de Luxe For open field running Paul Mo-Beth Mo-Beth fills a definite need at ths Cougar camp and hs will probably see some, srtion Saturday against the Hears. The Cougars hava good backfield replacements in Dan Thomas, Stsn W alts and Alma Jensen, Jen-sen, only to mention a few. Greeley's forward wall is topped hy ths 2M-pound Frank Bernhardt, one of ths most capabla guards and colorful, players in ths confersnes. Barnhardt moves around with unusual un-usual agility for a man his sise. Ths invaders will be outweighed both in ths lins and backfield, but have much better line reservs material ma-terial available for ths "Y" gsme than do the Provoans. Greeley can make several changes in ths lins without grestly weakening ita attack. at-tack. Cromer Passer Elmo Cromer Is a mighty clsver forward passer and the Greeley machine ma-chine may be expected to do considerable con-siderable aerial work in Saturday'a fray. John Hecomovich is said to be a powerful line plunger in ths Bear backfield and sometimes when the going gets tough and ths Colo-radoans Colo-radoans need a couple of yards for a first down, they send Barnhardt and his 200 pounds sgainst opposing lines. UTES, COUGARS BOTH PICKED With the R. M. C. football race opening Friday night. Ths Telegram Tele-gram herewith presents ths first of ita 1937 selections after having finished, the 1936 campaign with an average of ,7M. Denver 27, Colorado Mines 0 (Friday night.) Utsh 20. Montana State 0. Brigham Young 13, Greeley Stats 7. Ths gams here with ths biggest big-gest chsnce for an upset is ths "Y"-Greeley encounter st Provo. bring Greeley's Coach John Hancock Han-cock much satisfaction to spill the Cougsrs in ths opener. Gapa at Tackle Coach Eddie Kimball of the "Y" will present a fair ball club in this first game one well drilled in the fundamentals of blocking and tackling. tack-ling. Injuries to Eddie Allen and Moyle Knudaon have left a. tough gup to fill at tackle, but Kimball is counting on Forrest Bird and John Weenig. ths latter a sophomore, to start at ths tackle posts. The Y" needs mnke no apologies apolo-gies for ita hack field, which looks like one of the heat In the entire |