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J I Is p o r t H I L By JOHN MOONE Telegram Sports Editor Utah's football team held to its claim of being the outstanding club In the Big Seven Se conference and one of the tho J leading ading offensive machines in the nation final statistics statistics sta sta- statistics resulting from a nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide ide survey revealed today In total offense ottense Utah trailed only Duke Arizona and Georgia on the basis of eight games played for 2803 yards almost a mile and anda a quarter total offense Bill McCrea Utah publicity chief In relea releasing the figures pointed out that the Utes ranked high in most offensive e departments In total defense e enone none of the tho conference clubs club were mentioned in the list lid of top 1 15 IS elevens ens which was headed headed headed head head- ed by Duquesne university In rushing offense alone tho the Utes were tro fourth trailing Duke and Minnesota Utah tried scrimmage pla plays s 's ru rushing in it Its eight games compiling compiling- 2054 I J yards arils for an average a of 2 2368 68 yards Iuds a game me In defense against rushing Utah was as ninth trailing Duquesne Georgia Texas Tech Navy Y Texas Tulane Santa Clara and Notre Dame In eight games Utah surrendered surrendered surrendered sur sur- rendered yards to opponents in rushing plays for an average average average aver aver- age of yards per game The rankings this year are believed believed be be- to be be- bethe the best Utah has hasI I ever done in the national onal listings Arizona completely dominated S the passing offense registering 1777 yards ards through the air in 10 games James In passing defense A Purdue university was as the leader followed by Boston university uni uni- o Denver Demer university and Idaho Clemson led the team puntIng puntIng punting punt- punt Ing with Colorado university seventh and Denver's ers Pioneers fourteenth of Washington university university university sity St. St Louis led the Individual performers in total offense Earl Earll Shadow Ray flay Wyoming's great sophomore back was the only Big Seven listed in the first 15 men throughout the nation in total total total to to- tal offense finishing by carrying car car- carrying the ball times in 10 I games for 1001 yards which will willbe willbe willbe be a surprise to most grid follow follow- ers era Hank Hk Stanton of ot Arizona was head and shoulders above the nation na na- naI na- I tion in pass catching snagging 50 SO aerials for yards Utah remembers re- re members this fellow in the seaon's seasons season's sea- sea sons eons ons on's finale at Tucson Lindow of of Washington StLouis St. St Louis was second with 39 catches for for yards Irry Izzy Spook Utah's 5 twice conference all-conference wingback was v in the country in rush- rush Ipg offense alone carrying the ball 38 times in eight games for 39 9 yards an average era of yards ever every eQ time the tho Spook lugged lu tho the leather In punting Vera Vern Lockard of ot Colorado ranked seventh se on 27 punts for an average era of yards ards per boot Bob Riddell of Denver Demer was kicking an anaC C a average of yards for the season eason Utah's tou touring basketball team arrived home early Friday witha with ith witha a a record of three wins and a losson losson loss losson on a holiday road trip through the midwest losing only to a strong Creighton quintet The Utes felt they played their best beat game against Wayne university at Detroit De De- troit Perry Gillette former TrIbune TrIbune- Tribune Tribune- Telegram carrier mailed a column by Bob Murphy in the Detroit Times which praises the Utes very ery ery highly Murphy com t ts men 5 The games themselves should have ha satisfied our basketball hungry citizenry You will wiil look a long time before you find a classier outfit than the University of ot Utah club that whipped Wa Wayne WayneS S last lut night The Utes presented a collection of marksmen who sho ho specialized In flipping one hand S 1 ed tosses from every ery angle and andS S every enry position Their floor work and maneuvering maneu were masterpieces masterpieces master master- I pieces o ot art Wayne was s as a trifle trine Jittery in Its first start in the Ol S court There was another good i reason to explain the sided one-sided defeat which the conquerors of Oregon n absorbed The bo boys s 's on the Wa Wayne team are just a bunch of youngsters who sho arc are Interested primarily in getting an tion Most of them are working their way vay through college and ando ande o We e mean menn working All but three members of the squad worked several hours at the post office before reporting fo for br dut duty Hence they were a a. trifle leg weary and they lacked their usua usual bounce and go Anyone Anone who saw S them upset Oregon however knows the brand of basketball that can be expected in the future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture ture Murphy concludes 7 Well Brother Murphy no doubt doub both of ofa us a Shanty would woul be leg leg- weary too from chasing those Utah speed merchants o on that at evening e |