Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-07-27 | Page 10 | San Jose State Plans to Become First All-Flying Football Team

San Jose State Plans to Become First Flying AU-Flying Football T Team earn SAN FRANCISCO July 27 INS San INS San Jose State college football team this year will de desert desert desort de- de sert sort railroad for airplane to become the first grid squad in history to fill all its town out engagements by air tion This was made known today in an announcement that United Air Lines had chartered two I Mainliners to the state college i l. 4 t l for use on six occasions during 1940 football season Primary reason given by Tiny 5 Hartranft San Jose director of physical education for the use useS S of transport planes was that teams would arrive at their destination destination des des- in better condition and with minimum fatigue He disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed the athletic association was toying with the idea of r I r 1 oj i fit 7 coining the phrase Flying Spartans If present plans go through at San Jose State the scoring high-scoring Spartans would fly to Salt Lake Lale City and then motor to Logan forthe forthe for forthe the Utah Aggles' Aggles initial contest of the season September 28 against the coast team which ranked as the highest scoring club in the country last year on the basis of games played S SS tt S