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Show lfUteUTEP,Y;:49er;lgTexa alt nkt Sfibtntf Saturday Morning, October cconl A :o Sports Mirror hr John Mooney Tribune Sports Kdilor Theyre Playing for Keeps Exhibitions Are Over The exhibition games are over; now we are playing for keeps," a veteran on the Texas-E- l Paso football team said this week in preparing for Utah This is true. While no team likes to lose any game, the conference games offer the ultimate challenge for the teams. And with Wyoming knocking Arizona State off the top perch, the whole WAC race carries more interest that usual. There isn't a team, save Colorado State, which cant have championship hopes, and even the Hams have a bit of interest as a spoiler capable of upsetting the dreams of another rival This is what piques the interest for Saturday afternoons meeting of the Utes and Miners in the stadium Utah and Texas-E- l Paso generally wind up in a This contest. time, despite the unimpressive pitching nonconference records of each, theres a touch of title in the fall air. The wanner of the game certainly is very much in the championship picture, and even the loser still has hopes because with Arizona State playing one less game than five rivals, its a case of "double elimination before a team is out. Saturdays game will offer a new look" for the Utes in many ways. Ixok Utes New John Moonev Tribune Sports Editor "I don t expect to see a better college quarterback this Paso said Texas-E- l fall, coach Bobby Dobbs of his Miner star, Gary Keithley. Utah football fans arent saying too much, but there's every indication they expect Dobbs to see a quarterback every bit as good as Keithley Saturday afternoon in the football opener at the University of Utah First, therell be the AstroTurf on the field. Many of the stadium decorations have been changed. Therell be a new concept in a pep band with new uniforms and the gals wall have new uniforms as cheerleaders and songleaders. Lastly, the Utes will unveil a new program, which will be tabloid newspaper size. The old slick paper program will be no more at Uteville, but the new format from game to will enable the program to be game, with more pertinent information. Big Eight Push Most everyone concedes the Big Fight to be the best football conference at present, although the Southeastern conference may raise a bleat. Kickoff publication gives the Big Eight an overall power rating of 104.2, with the Southeastern tabbed at 102.6. The Pacihc-rates 99 1, the Southwest 98 points, 10 is 96.8 and the Atlantic Coast B2 points. the Big rated The WAC is down the list, with an 88.2 rating, which confermay be fair. But I will argue the ence should not be rated 89.7. 8 Mid-Ameri- these power points, Kansas State is points, after being whipped by Arizona State, and BYU 32-According to this power system Kansas State could beat every team in the WAC but Arizona State, Wyoming and Utah, and Utah State of the area independents. Kickoff picks for Saturday include Arizona State by 16.8 over Oregon State and Air Force 37.5 over Colorado State. Also, Texas by 15.2 over Utah State, UCLA by 19 4 over Arizona, Utah by 7 6 over UTEP and Wyoming 2.2 over New Mexico. BYU, playing Long Beach which just became a major" team this fall, is not listed on the handicap As a fallacy in 90 56-1- 4 sheet. Observation Ward Utah States Tony Adams has said he couldnt wait to get at Texas. Of course. Touchdown Tony is too young to remember Bill Terrys remark, Brooklyn? Is Brooklyn still in the league?" Webers Title Hopes In Basket Today Missoula is that the Silveriips secwill test Weber's green more passes than with ondary This segment of the Wildcats' game was an obvious soft spot a week ago as the Broncos went to the air tune after time with favorable results True, the Wildcats got their collective hides whipped last Saturday but several Weber elseplayers were hurting where Center Doug Smith, who was a picture of dejection while watching Weber practice Thursday, is probably out for the season due to a dislocated Doubtful performers elbow for the Montana game include comerbuck Mike Mannott. quarterback Dean Corbridge, split end Paul Clark and Dan Kriedler Mannott and Ct,. bridge both have knee injuries while Clark cdffered a hip pointer (bruised hip) and Kriedler an ankie usual sprang Special to The Tribune - The MISSOULA, MONT. Weber State Wildcats, redfaced to a man after the embarrassment at Boise State, must pick up a victory here against Saturday afternoon Montana or its going to be awfully difficult to win the Big Sky conference crown. A loss would just about eliminate the Cats, giving them two conference defeats and not much hope considering the resurgence of the Boise State 49-1- Broncos. Wildcats and Grizzlies square off in a 30 p m game which will become a battle of wushbones Both dubs run the wishbone but the word out of The 1 offense r jrf Longhorns Seek n Me J ;v n tirr 3$ -- pr :: : Tv flYur nal Stadium since the Steers in 1967. Each has won a single game this year against two losses and both w.m last week, Utah over Washington State over Paso. and Texas-E- l New Mexico State 44-2- 5 The Miners lost to Lamar and to PacifUniversity, while Utah was blown ic, out of the stadium by Texas Tech, 45 2 and beaten by Iowa State, All thiee Utah games were on the road and all three UTEP games were in El Paso. 44-2- Other Firsts Saturday not only marks Utahs home football opener, but also it maiks the debut of AstroTurf the in Athletic Conference. Western The turf, purchased through a gift of $1 million from Robert L. Rice, will be viewed for the first time by the crowd m excess of 22,000. For UTEP, this will be its first appearance on the synthetic sod. also its first game away from home and its first daytime game this seacon. Actually, Utah should be favored m this game, because the competition faced by the Utes must have been superior to that faced by Texas-E- l Paso. However, the Miners may have a more balanced attack than the Utes, who have been shy on rushing yardage m the three games Only David Atkins and return from last Keithley year's backfield, but At Barrett at fullback and Lonnie Cnttenden at flanker are super athletes. Last week, Keithley passed sparingly and lost his national leadership as the Miners were able to win running the ball on the ground that Pass But Dobbs didn't get the name Flying Miners by hugLove ging the turf and Keithley has good receivers in Cnttenden, a 9 6 sprinter, wide receiver Greg Taylor and tight end Sylvester McKinney, a who was an in the junior colleges and who can run a 46 sprint. Utah has good passing in Van Galder and great catching in Willie Armstead. Lance Robbins. Gene Belczyk and Steve Odom, the latter with four TD passes caught this year. Utah's rushing has not been Steve' Marlowe, satisfactory the strong fullback, has averaged 4 3 yards ror 17 carries. Texas-E- l Paso remains something of a football enigma. even after three games The main reason is that 40 some were transfers brought to camp last fall and 27 of the top 44 players expected to see action against the Utes are playing their first major college football this year The game, in addition to being a conference opener for both squads, has added impor tance now m the WAC race. wide-ope- favored Arizona State beaten, any team has a good shot at the championship, even though Wyoming has the best edge now, with that victory uver Arizona State The weather promises to be pretty good for football, after The storm midweek the crowd will depend on the sale of general admission tickets Saturday before the kick off With The Utes will have a pep band and new uniforms for the cheer leaders and song leaders Also, at halftime the stadium will be dedicated Robert L. Rice stadium. beat Chance to Be Close 1 Utah, which will be counting on the quarterbacking of Don Van Galder to offset UTEPs passing attack, is favored by .wo touchdowns TCU .vnd no one figures Texas will lose this one, either. sft Paso Utah and Texas-E- l 30 clash in a pm game which may prove enlightening in the conference race ahead. d rated ft. ttys.. By 7, 1972 tion Utah Opens Home Go With 'Nod Today setUnlike their back to Oklahoma, the Aggies, their fciowers and even a few folks here give Utah State a good chance of playing nationTexas ally-ranked fairly close. considered by the rabid Texas fans as the finest lineman to here dunng Larrell play Royal's tenure as head coach which spans 15 years. linebacker On defense, Randy Braband is rated one of the best m the country. Royals teams have won 127 games and lost 32 here. He has won an unprecedented four straight Southwest Conference championships. While many teams now use the awesome wishbone offense, Royal and the Longhorns were the ones to make it famous. one-side- d Don Van Galder, Lte passer, battles WACs leader in Gary Keithlev Satur- - day in dedication game for Robert L. Rice stadium and its new AstroTurf. Cats Meet Long Beach Home-Grow- n BYU Goes Home to California By Marion Dunn Tribune Sports Writer ANAHEIM, CALIF. Judging from the number of people who met the Brigham football University Young team at the Santa Ana aira sell-oucertam w'hen port Friday, t is al- the Coumost State Beach battle Long gars m Anaheim Stadium here Saturday afternoon It will take 45,000 to fill the stadium and that might not happen, but this game comes close to being an contest and this should add to the turnout. The kickoff is scheduled for 2 30 p m. MDT and even a program wont make it perfectly clear as to which is the home team. Half and Half Imagine At least ers on the sive units are from 35 percent this: half of the 22 startoffensive and defenof the BYU team California Roughly (27 players) of the entire BYU team calls ma home. And the entire starting backfield for the Cougars will be from the Golden State. It comes naturally. Of the 25,000 students at BYU, 20 percent are from California. Thats 5.000 Californians, enough to make up a complete university of their own. So it becomes a big game for both sides and a homecoming of sorts for the Cougars. Heres College Radio Slate four major Utah football schools will be in action Saturday afternoon. Following is the radio broadcast schedule for the duels: AH That was the weather forecast late Friday as some The game will be aired by the Ute netwoiK, anchored by KNAK (1280), at 1.30 p.m. Utah State vs. Texas Utah-UTE- U The Utah State University of Texas game at Austin will be carried by KVNU (Logan) and KMOR (Murray) at 6.30 Weber-Montan- pm. a U. The Weber tussle will be broadcast over KLO (Ogden) at 1.30 p m. Beach State State-Montan- a BYl-Lon- g The Brigham Young-LonBeach game will be carried by KSL immediately following the LDS Conference session at 4 05 p.m. g he said. added Johnson that he doesn't expect a red hot bombing shoot by any means, but predicted many limits will be taken. Officials again emphasized made ready to open the duck season Saturday that shooting does not become legal until noon. Both state at and federal law enforcement men will be patrolling in force .40,000 hunters noon Good Forecast Actually, from the duck hunting standpoint that is a good forecast because a little rain and some wind should result in a better shoot And again, hunters were warned that the goose season dot's not open until a week later, Saturday, Oct. 14. But from the elk hunting standpoint, and there are apriflt men 15,000 proximately slated to be out on that one. the forecast could make things a little tough. Some rains are heavy expected in the southern Utah mountain areas and that will mean extremely bad traveling on high country roads. Enough Birds Duck experts late Friday scoffed at rumors being circuthere arent lated that enough ducks around to hunt The opening may be slower at such places as Farmington Bay and Ogden Bay because recent cold fronts did scatter the birds," said John Nagel, chief of law enforcement for the Division of Wildlife Resources. But there are still birds around and when the shooting starts the birds should be circulating around so that everyone should get a few ducks, ho added If there is some wind shooting shouldnt be too bad at Farmington," he predicted Private Club J. E. (Doc) Johnson, managof the New State, a private club adjacent to Farmington er Bv, concurred with Nagel. Shooting could be a little slower right at the start Saturday. but before the day is out the hunting should be gjiod," 2 Quarterback Alan Lowry makes the team click. He has passed for 272 yards on 15 of 27 but has had no interceptions. Lowry also is the top rusher with 184 yards. Backfield Mates 28-2- The 49ers have a first team m Terry little Metcalf. Metcalf is considered one of the finest running backs in the West and the 49ers have a strong ground game built around the fleet BYU Starters Utah vs. UTEP For Duck Hunters Considerable cloudiness with occasional ram mostly in the south. and Long Beach State is is going into the game. The 49ers lost their opening game to Western then beat Michigan. North Texas State, downed Grambling, and' beat BYU 24-2- Cloudy Day Looms By Don Brooks Tribune Outdoor Editor ' Utah State would have to play its finest game in recent years, however. But as coach Chuck Mills told his squad earlier this week during practice: Look, men, we know Texas is great. They keep coming at you and they have great athletes, but I dont think they are in Oklahomas class. The Aggies were unable to Ok.ahomas wishbone stop attack, giving up 617 yards to the Sooners. Texas, on the other hand, has not done that well so far this season, but the Steers have had good balance running and passing. BYU might not play its run- Pete VanValken-burg- . Fleet Pete received a hip pointer against Utah State star. ning two weeks ago and didn't play last week. Friday, coach LaVell Edwards still hadn't decided about using him against the 49ers And fullback Wayne Bowers is also doubtful as is backup quarterback Bill August who had a concussion against Oregon State. The Cougars starting back-fielwill probably have Dave Terry (of Newport Beach) at d Should the game be close the Aggies will have to guard converagainst the sion string Texas has compiled. two-poi- The Steers have successfully made seven straight two-poi- conversions and 10 out of the conlast 11 It was a last week which version brought Texas from behind against Texas Tech. The won that one, Longhorns at one but Tech led pomt. two-poi- 12-- 7 25-2- Texas other victory was a 23-1- 0 win over Miami of Florida Top Players Texas, ranked 10th in the UPI poll and ninth in AP balloting, has two bona fide candidates. Jerry 260 a huge pounds) offensive tackle is (6-- Joining Lowry in the wishbone attack are runners Lonnie Bennett, Don Burrisk and Roosevelt Leaks. Leaks, just a has gained 154 sophomore, yards rushing in 38 carries, while Bennett has 107 yards in 16 totes and Burrisk 63 in 13 Lowrys Jim Moore messenger every play top receivers are and Pat Kelly, the boys. Royal calls from the sideline The crowd is expected to be 60,000 and the weather should hover near 80 degrees. near Utah State probably wull test the Steers through the air with Tony Adams looking for receivers Tom Forzam, Craig Newell Roche and Clark, Jerry Hughes. Hughes and Butch Sawyer w'dl try to run on the Texas defense, neither something Miami nor Tech could do this season. Dan Taylor quarterback; (Anaheim) at tailback; Steve Stratton (Auburn) at fullback, and John Betham (Lynwood) at flanker. Logan Hunter, second leading receiver in the WAC and sixth in the nation, will be at split end and he is from Hayward. The game will be the last rence battle of the regular season for BYU After this game the Cougars play seven straight W C rivals. non-co- Signs Grid Pact - The St. ST. LOUIS (AP) Louis Cardinals of the National Football League signed defensive tackle John Richardson and placed him on the active roster, the team announced Fridav n gCrHt6FIS$tOWAfSy MR7BRAKE A WADES INTO WINTER SNAPPER WITH THE SNOW Its sub-ier- o two-stag- e THROWER will work time weather, under the most severe conditions, the Snapper and again in al! kinds of snow. In , E1' system will throw snow up to 40 feet away. is completely winteriied. And Snapper's slut and rust protected against corrosion, too. Its sealed chain and gear transmission is is properly balanced for easy handling. 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