| Show 4 ©ft He'll Watch Front Lines — STUDENT LIFE AUGUST 12 1960 Wtafr h TTdk As He Fires From Rear Team Balance Overall Speed Could Buy Upper Berth By KARL KLAGES The Utah State University Aggies may have what winning football takes for 1960 Skyline Conference play If development of the quarterback situation is fully achieved and the end problems solved the Aggies will better a 6 record of 1959 and should finish in the upper division Utah State’s bench will be more lavishly populated this season with qualified reserves The Aggie backfield will be vigorized with more flexibility in personnel and system Strong asset is team balance and overall squad speed Depth is still questionable in a number of three-dee- p positions where inexperience is a factor But with 20 letterized players 11 along the line USU replacements will get veteran help Eight of the 11 top backs in 1959 total offense statistics return p depth at all positions prompted a “50 percent better” tag from Coach John Ralston in a comparison of 1960 spring manpower to Aggie units of a year ago Utah State has spiked the variable T offense with more variety to both running and passing phases of the attack Some minor changes in defense theory are also forthcoming The ends are weak in depth on both sides but not completely last deplete of ability BILL DAIIME (205) blitzing season as a sophomore returns at left end He’s backed by converted fullback RON HALL (200) junior squad member who closed out 1959 on the terminal Another squadman CARL HUNT (180) got tested in several positions and hangs tough best on the corner RON MAUGIIAN (180) stubby veteran does many things at right end in special delivery style Here the Aggies also have a dandy 3 sophomore quick and ambitious LIONEL ALDRIDGE (210) An unassailable left tackle is MERLIN OLSEN (240) a virtual n candidate Olsen started 11 games gang An as a sophomore seven at end when injuries demanded a switch and the final four at tackle 4 CLYDE BROCK (240) junior has been impressive in spots and may have the edge pn another letterman senior NAT SOLOMON (230) The Aggies at right tackle have to replace twice tackle Len Rohde JC transfer CLARK MILLER (240) played tough in spring practice CIIARLLES DINE (200) monogram senior and veteran JOHN FERDERBER (225) also fill the position 5-- A i'Y Two-dee- ' first-string- er two-ye- m ar I iranriar - RON tf' ' i— t ’T L ! - POINDEXTER senior guard p from Fowler Calif will be the expected defensive leader along the line for USU this fall from his linebacker position and as lie’s expected to give Tackle-en- d Aggie Merlin Olsen a run for 205-pou- rough-’em-u- lineman-of-the-ye- ar honors an 6-- an two-ye- A Energetic Cagers Travelers In '60 Perhaps the most ambitious basketball schedule in USU history will be undertaken by the 1960-6- 1 Aggies putting them in two major national tournaments and plastering travel stickers from New York City to Louisville Ky on their suitcases According to the schedule released by Coach Cec Baker the nationally Aggies in 1959-6- 0 will open on the country’s most famous cage court with a game against New York University at Madison Square Garden Dec 3 Only Team In tournament play they will defend the crown they won last year as champions of the tourney at Oklahoma City in 0 games Dec The Aggies will also participate in the famous Blue Grass tourney at Louisville Ky Dec 3 with some of the nation’s top teams already signed for the 7th-rank- ed All-Colle- ge 27-3- 12-1- affair The complete schedule: Saturday Dec 3 — New York University at Madison Square Garden hard-hittin- wide-rovin- g g ar line- - backer named RON POINDEX TER (205) heads the left guard regiment Another prospect who likes action areas is transfer BILL DICKEY (205) junior college junior Utah State will be fair at center with two-yeveteran lARKY i DOLPII CAM I LI I JR son of former major league baseball great Dolph Camilli will make g Mel Montalbo work to hold his quarterback post at USU this year Camilli is a His brother Bruce a superior halfback will move up from the freshman squad first-strin- field-gener- al Footballers Open In El Paso Slate BYU For Homecoming ar A gunfighter is one of singer ANDERSON (190) pulling a helmet-full of offensive tactics and Marty Robins’ western ballads State University at Ft Collins guard ROGER FISHER meets his end “out in the West Friday Jan 20 — Montana State converted (220) maneuvering as linebacker Texas town of El Paso” at University Logan Sophomore RANDALL TYSON Utah State’s football Aggies Friday Jan 27 — Brigham (210) is expected to develop will be heavily guarding against Young University at Provo strong such an occurance and in fact Thursday Feb 2 — University of Sharp cleavers in the Aggie will be Denver at Denver gunning for a “start” backfield start at left halfback Saturday Feb 4 — University of with to a season - - in the successful junior TOM LARSCIIEID New Mexico at Albuquerque town Texas according to Coach Saturday Feb 11 — Brigham (170) John Roning Sophomore BRUCE CAMILLI Young University at Logan Friday Feb 17— Colorado State (182) is a churning halfback University at Logan II stop as a runaway tractor Sophomore CHARLES Sat Feb 18 —University of Wy(175) is a slammer on Sophomore RAY HARWARD oming at Logan defence and transfer RAY JOHN- (180) and VINCE DARONE (190) Thursday Feb 23 — Montana SON (205) a newcomer of could press letterman LAMONT State University at Missoula MILLER (190) promise Saturday Feb 25 — University ERNIE REESE (185) saw plenty Quarterbacks the Aggies hope of Utah at Salt Lake City of action in ’59 as evidence by a to jell and solidify the squad are — Friday March 3 University of 42 yard rushing average With juniors DOLPH CAMILLI (180) New Mexico at Logan him is JIM SWINDLE (180) and MEL MONTALBO (185) Fullback DOUG MAYBERRY a sophomore JIM TURNER (190) Saturday March 4 — University of Denver at Logan 215 pounder could be hard to and senior PIUL LARSON (175) -- CLAY-BAUG- The Aggies open their schedule Paso September 17 meeting Texas Western in a night game The complete schedule: at Sept 17 — Texas Western El Paso (night) UnSept 24 — Montana State Missoula at iversity Oct 1 — University of Denver in El at Logan Oct 8 — University of Idaho at Boise (night) Oct 15 University of New Mexico at Alburquerque (night) Oct 22 — Colorado State University at Logan Oct 29 — Brigham Young University at Logan (Homecoming)Nov 5 — University of Wyoming at Logan Nov 19 — University of Utah at Salt Lake City - Cec Shaping Same Secret For 61 year ago at this time the National Invitational Tournawrote Utah State off as ment at Madison Square Garden Monday Dec 5— University of a for champion- in New York City Detroit at Detroit or even To top it all they took sevenhonors ship Wednesday Dec 7 — University in their ' th in the nation! In both naearly looks at 1959-6of Nebraska pt Lincoln basketball tional press service ratings Friday Dec 9 —South Dakota Skyline Conference If not for their suddenly-gaine- d prospects State at Logan The Aggies had lost Bob Ipsen prestige this year’s basketball 3 Monday and Tuesday Dec — Blue Grass Tournament at the top center in the conference Aggies might be viewed in very Louisville Ky They had lost Hal Theus prob- much the same way as last year — 16 New Mexico ably the Skyline’s most eolerful by sportswriters Friday Dec telescoping the State at Logan 1960-6- 1 player season — Two top men subtracted from Tuesday Dec 20 Los Angeles Two Are Gone State at Logan the first five of a team that tied This year’s Utags have lost Jer— 21 Kent for second place Wednesday Dec e equaled a fifth ry Schofield Skyline reState University at Logan or sixth place team they reasoned bound champion and one of the 27 Tuesday Dec through FriBy A Hair best forwards in the day Dec 30 — 25th annual But the Aggies didn’t take fifth Skyline in recent years Tournament at Oklahoma They A sport-write- rs er first-divisi- 0 12-1- or sixth They tok second — and first by a hair They took Saturday Jan the- championship Utah at Logan the nation’s Friday Jan 13 — University of oldest basketball meet - the Wyoming at Laramie Tourney in Oklahoma Saturday Jan 14 — Colorado City They took third place in 7— University of missed o-- 6-- 8 ® all-arou- All-Colle- ge Aggies The report is that the o are bringing in more transfersman strong plug the gaps A sum from Arizona State atended Saze mer school at USU and year w‘n ° Transfer talent longingly through the fie ‘ Nelson Cornell Green dubbed “The at the dusty George Green Hornet and Tyler Wilbon house floor More are said ° a defensive genius transferred on the way from Contra Costa Jr College That’s Question Agin California right onto the AgWhether calm Cec Baker gie first string and eventually gie cage coach can put toge into the Aggie record books a combination that will PlaY i Green broke all USU offensive ketball like the team thate scoring records with a 211 sea- year came to be knownknov son average and Wilbon batted Five Iron Men — and s na away just about that many op- such on most of the remain ponents’ points a game sports pages — will have lost Ralph Cullimore a grityet months Those two and Max Perry answered for strong Arizona ty ball hawking guard who kept that But like last year 8 are the home fires burning whenever comprise this g man most Aggie fans year’s the rest of the team couldn’t of that at the George longingly strike a spark That leaves two holes fieldhouse floor and hearing suap But according to early re ketballs bounce in their drea ports the Aggies hope to undermine the dopesters again with much the same secret weapon uncovered they last ane-tim- City fi " 1 '! 6-- one-ma- j Little-All-Americ- an first-strin- unfilled |
