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Show Utes Plan to Vent Ire Against Buffs ( ( :. K y . - Redskins Investigate the Cause of Feeble Pass Attack There as no weeping Monday, but there was plenty of gnashing of teeth as the Utah Redskins cast aside haunting memories of last week's 7-7 tie with Denver to prepare pre-pare for the Invasion of the Colorado Colo-rado Buffs Saturday In the annual homecoming battle. Although none of the grldders would admit any semblance of an alibi, there was a definite undercurrent under-current Monday that all would not go well with the Buffs or any other crew which dares cross the Ute path from here on out Eager te Play Agala From Rex Geary, who was robbed of a certain touchdown by a technicality, to Chuck Turner, who played gallantly although suffering with an upset stomach only to turn up as the goat of the game the Utes are definitely priming for Buffalo. Utah's usually potent passing attack, at-tack, which has carried the Utes to an average of over 156 yards per game, was almost completely stopped by the Denver Pioneers. The Redskins attempted 13 passes and completed only four for their worst aerial percentage of the season. Bearing this In mind. Coach Ike Armstrong conducted a lengthy offensive of-fensive and defensive passing drill Monday In order to probe his aerial attack and see what kept It from clicking at Denver. Colored Chief Barrier Colorado now boasts one of the toughest teams In the conference an eleven which may well decide the ultimate winner of the Big Seven conference title. If Utah can tame the Buffs, a comparatively compara-tively clear path lies ahead to the title. Utah then will only have to keep Its nose clean of defeats while praying for Colorado to turn the tables on Denver later In the season. sea-son. In Denver, meanwhile, alt la not too rosy. Although the Pioneers won the hand-engraved palm Sat- Mae Speedie ... Has been playing a fine game as aa end, although al-though only a sophomore. His punting has been a bright spot for Utah whenever be baa been called upon. urday for tying Utah. Coach Cae Hubbard Monday stressed to his grldders that B. T. U. has had two weeks to prime for this game and should be ready for an upset Down In the lair of the B. T. V. Cougar. Coach Eddie Kimball stressed Ms passing attack la an effort to find a suitable foil to use against the stalwart Pioneer line. Coach Dick Romney spent Monday Mon-day trying to show his Utah Aggies that a pigskin does not have to have handles on It to be lugged, but Romney was dubious as he drilled his fumble! tls boys for a noncon-ference noncon-ference game with Idaho at Moscow. Mos-cow. Aga at I ramie Wyoming and Colorado Aggies have been going a lot of places this football season, but most of the "progress has been of the negative variety. In spite of the poor records of these teams plenty of fireworks .should be exploded when they meet In Iramle Saturday. Satur-day. It Is possible, but not at all probable, that Colprado could perform per-form some gridiron legerdemain and turn back Utah Saturday and then whip Denver later la the season. sea-son. If such were to happen, though, the conference race would be so messed up that It would take a complete university faculty several sev-eral weeks te uncover the winner. |