Show Utes Prepare For Season Opener with Mth ith UCLA Sept 21 A squad of ot 49 men determined LO 0 o get in shape for tor th the toughest eason opener In Ul University of ot Utah football history reported for tor Saturday morning on the Utes Ute's CUmmings Field I IQ Q Coach ach Jack made It I to his squad that the first wo weeks of ot practice would be beough beough ough and tough and that the they had better er be In top physical con cone for lor the September 21 date UCLA at Los Angeles After looking over over his squad o oster ter Curtice had this Ws to say oncoming the 1956 season Were We're facing lacing one ot of the toughest In 63 83 years of ot Utah and well we'll have to be beough beough beough ough If lf we expect to have a sue- sue season Our line situation situations 1 s not Dot too rosy We have a definite ick of oC depth at tackle our ends re Inexperienced Roger Butler Butlers i s a 3 question mark at center with lis Is us i shoulder problems and our guards are smaller than Utan I like e. e Otherwise were we're In fine rine shape As Asfor Asfor Astor for tor our backfield I It Ithe the two sophomore soph amore becks cb Pete Fete Haun trAun and Wally SUN Sub come through well we'll have a fine tine set of at backs bacu Larry Fields tl It a good lood fullback Stuart Vaughan Is a fine tIne breakaway break away runner and Merrill Douglas will do a Job at right half alt We have depth In the backfield The lile Redskins will wilt hold bold two a day practices starting Saturday and Curtice will wilt Introduce his boys to the new Smorgasbord Offense The Ute heed head man explains explains explains ex ex- ex plains this offense as being A little bit of everything Were going to pass a little run a little mUe lateral a bit and hope to keep the fans lans opposition and ma maybe even ourselves guessing as u to what will come next Curtice has 22 lettermen reporting report ing but faces the task of oC replacing the big three from Crom last years year's backfield Gone Cone are Herb Iter Lou Mele Mete and Dave Dungan all of oC whom were starters and top performers let on the 55 club The tackle spot Is la a real pus Only Larry Amizich and Don Greenhalgh are returning as veterans and with the schedule the Utes have ahead Curtice will need need to find a lot lotof of replacements Some outstanding sophomores who could help Include tackle I Ralph Carter halfbacks Don Gunderson Gun Gun- Gun I derson and Don McGivney ends Dick Rampton Bampton John Reilly and Jack Tack Suel and quarterbacks Pete Haun laun and Wally Suba I After the tough tough UCLA fray the Utes open their conference season against Montana U at Salt Lake Then Its It's BYU at Provo on October October Oct Oct- ober 6 Denver at Salt Lake on October 13 Wyoming at Laramie October 20 Idaho at Salt Lake October 27 Rice at at Houston November Nov November ember 3 Colorado A M at Fort Collins November 10 Colorado U I at Salt Lake November 17 Utah State at Salt Lake November November November Novem Novem- ber 22 Curtice feels that Wyoming and Denver are going to be real powers powers pow pow- ers in the Skyline this year and that hat the whole league Is stronger In n fact the Ute mentor says Any team in the Skyline can beat any other team this year To be tops a club will have to play fine ball every Saturday Saturday no one can aCford afford afford af aC- af- af ford a a let letdown down |