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Show Buffs Leave Sunday for FortrWorth- BOULDER, Colo., Dec IS UP Colorado - university's undefeated gridders wind up affairs on the home lot today with a final practice prac-tice session amidst familiar surroundings, sur-roundings, followed by a "scrimmage" "scrim-mage" session at the banquet board. Coach Bunny Oakes said he planned to direct his players through a light workout this afternoon after-noon their last one for this season In high altitude and then load them aboard, a bus for a trip to Denver and the alumni "victory" dinner tonight The squad of 36 players will climb on a Colorado Southern railway train at I a. m. tomorrow for the run to Fort Worth, where Colorado will prepare Itself In Texas' milder climate for the Cotton bowl tussle with Rice at Dallas on New Tear's day. To Honor Team Alumni from all- parts of the mountain section are gathering for the dinner to say nice things about the Rocky Mountain conference champions, but their all-America hero won't be there to hear them. Byron (Whixxer) White, hia mind set on Oxford rather than the Cotton' Cot-ton' bowl, is on a tough assignment with no blockers to help clear the way. He wants to win one of the four Rohdes scholarships which will be awarded after judges examine candidates at San Francisco Monday. Mon-day. White won one of the two places allotted Colorado Wednesday and is eager to follow his brother, Sam, to Oxford. He will rejoin his teammates team-mates in time for plenty of workouts work-outs before the meeting with the Southwestern conference tltleholder for the Cotton bowl crown, Sammy Baugh and Christian, won last January Jan-uary 1. In Top Condition Coach Oakes said his team Is in top condition, but made it clear he will be glad when the Buffs reach Texas and get a chance for outdoor workouts again, after fighting mud, slush and cold in drills her the last two days. Seven of the Colorado first team, in addition to White, say farewell to Boulder football today. Laving-ton Laving-ton and Davies, ends; Brown, tackle; Smith and Stevens, guard; Moore, center, and Cheney, fullback, full-back, will graduate in the same class with the Whizzer next June. Nuttall and Antonio, backs, are juniors, and Brill, left tackle, is the only sophomore In the first string. Moore, Smith and White were placed on the all-conference team this season. Against Rice, as against their other major foes this season, the mountain champions' offense can be summed up in one word. White; its defense in another, Moore. Have Strong Center Colorado's attack will stand or fall with the blond Phi Beta Kappa who is its ball runner, passer, punter, punt-er, play caller and safety man all wrapped Into one. It will be up to big Gene Moore, the Rockies' best center since Rut Volk of Colorado Mines and Marvin Jonas of Utah to hold the outweighed out-weighed C. U. line together against the thrusts of Ernie Lain and Ollie Cordill. heavy Rice backs. With Colorado will go the hopes of other Big Seven elevens for a good showing on the Buffaloes' part to the end that the mountain teams will be offered other juicy intersectional dates in seasons to come. |