| Show U- - as By Jack Schroeder Tribune Sports Writer PROVO— Floyd Millet a popular alumnus and former member of yie coaching staff at Brigham Young University3 Saturday was named new athletic director for the Cougars to the surprise of no one The announcement was made late Saturday by Dr Ernest L Wilkinson president of BYU The naming of Millet was hardly a surprise He wanted the job and BYU wanted him He had been rumored as the most logical man to succeed Dr Edwin R Kimball Kimball has vacated the post in order to assume the job as coordinator of planning for the College of Physical Education a new administrative assignment at BYU in Announcing the appoint- administration of a large athletic program” Millet was an athlete at BYU during his college days He returned here to serve as backfield coach for the Cats in ment Dr Wilkinson noted that the administration had carefully considered a number of capable ’ candidates “Floyd Millet was chosen because of his experience as a coach of several sports and former athletic director at BYU” explained Dr Wilkinson MILLET SERVED on the BYU athletic staff from 1937 until 1949 He received his BA degree from BYU and MS degree from USC It is expected that Millet will waste no time in taking over the jiew post He will be here Monday but likely will have to wind up some personal business affairs bee fore he can take the job’ He is in the insurance business Floyd Millet athletic tah Appointed 1937 ruling For a period of three years during World War II he served as BYU athletic director in the absence of Kimball In 1942 he coached the Cougar football team to a defeat of Utah which marked the first victory for the Cougars over the Utes in modern grid history He took over the head coaching job in basketball in 1941 leading the Cougars to the Skyline title in 12-- 7 record as a was 102 wins 1948 His over-al- l basketball coach against 69 losses ne left the coaching field in 19i9 to enter private business in Salt Lake HE GUIDED the Cougars to a season in his first year as hoop mentor His team was invited to the NIT but could not accept the and dynamic leader director at BYU invitation because of a conference d “He has had experience as a basketball track and football coach as well as businessman full-tim- the 17-- 3 “All are extremely important in to He has since remained active in the school’s athletic program serv ing as a member of the athletic council He has directed many tournaments and athletic programs for the YMMIA At present he is chairman of the ath- letic committee of the general board of the LDS church HE IS MARRIED to the former Vera Jackson of Provo and they have three sons and a daughter Jack is a medical student at the University of Utah Michael is serving an LDS church mission in the New England States Robert is attending Highland High School and Colleen is a junior high school student ory Ute Defense 'Sports Minor Stars in by John Mooney UTAH 2$ UTAH STATE 23 Last Canto Tribune Sports Editor By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor LOGAN — You may scoff at the idealist who contends “a team that won’t be beaten can’t be beaten” and you may preach that “all gamblers must die broke” but the University of Utah’s gallant gambling football team showed the Aggies a few things Saturday afternoon LOGAN—You’d think at Utah State University where the riddle of “Which “Ag” college carries a lot of weighfrthe age-olcame first the chicken qrthe egg?” could be solved-- ? — JBecause that’s the problem the Aggie board of trustees and athletic department faces— whether the first step is to build up the average attendance so a new stadium or stadium expan-’- l sion s necessary or to build the Ah new stadium or expand the old — jSdr I r one first so it can accommodate THE UTES upset the dope larger crowds? b u c k e t completely rallying Obviously the Aggies have from a deficit early in to get their attendance up at the fourth quarter to snatch a home on a par with their road victory in the traditional "draw” classic that drew 15520 grid The Aggies aren’t the only fans to Romney Stauniversity in the area that needs dium to beef up its attendance by any And the Utes won it the hard means way getting their two touchThe University of Utah condowns after falling behind 20-of its sidering drawing potential at the fans within an at the half and )y W:XY'4W a hour’s drive of the stadium is a start of the fourth quarter d L vlYlJ j) t XV 25-2- 3 r " V r " half-froze- n “"V V I Brinto i X ! Mattson ! 7 23-1- 3 i iN ldnVvAJfar cry from a good example of attendance The Utes with their poten-5- 0 stadium— instead the crowds a year Redskins are fortunate to have two against BYlJ and the Aggies and sometimes Wyoming if the Cowboy fans follow their team to Salt Lake Brigham Young University is constructing a new stadium but until the Cougars their football considerably fans will be able to buy tickets to see the Cougars play at home But the Cougars and Utes have one advantage over the ’Aggies in the attendance struggle— the first two are “in” the Western Athletic Conference while the Aggies must prove themselves to gain admittance 000-se- THEN WITH an Aggie victory within grasp and the climax of the season in the pocket near-capacit-y jY- J - If Nv f Nil1) ? x i t e -- —almost— the Utes rose up to hurl the Aggies back twice after desperation Aggie drive and penalty had put the ball on d line with 35 secSince Coach John Ralston brought the Aggies into prominence Utah’s onds remaining Utah State has been one of the better teams in the area in drawing Twice the frenzied Aggies crowds on the road J surged against the lighter Utah Whether the game be played at Tucson Tempe Albuline and twice the Thin Red Line held querque or Laramie the Aggies lure the fans Into the stands ' XL This Is a Beginning ! two-yar- with their showing here Saturday the Aggies have the necessary Wclge to bid for a larger or expanded stadium Of course a larger stadium is just the beginning Now When time ran ont after the second plunge the football still was an inch or two short of the goal t ' i t eaX - Gelling some added help from downed official (see 3 EVEN A RECORD CROWD of some 16000 isn’t sufficient to make much of a showing in the WAC where the average of the For the Utes this was a vicsix members was 21303 a game for last season tory worth almost a season of But if the Aggies could get their season’s average next year frustrations It gave- them but up to Saturday’s crowd the USU gates would compare very record for the year against favorably with Utah (16474 average) BYU (15966 average) or Utah State’s flossy 2 mark feut it was a big one for the Wyoming (13604 average) for last year who rarely have enRedskins AT LEAST IF the Aggies could get their attendance average tered this traditional game such Aththe and Western Utes the around Cowboys Cougars up letic Conference would have one less reported excuse for definite underdogs ignoring the Aggie bid for membership AS IT TURNED out the Utes maintained their record of beatBigger Stands Bigger Games ing the Aggies at Logan Last Because of their limited seating potential the Aggies have time the Utes lost here it was been unable to schedule better teams in Logan and this has hurt in 1940 the home attendance The Utah victory wrhile putBetter opponents mean more interest and larger crowds 1 ting a damper for a major bowl e So in the case of the Aggies the egg (a larger stadinm) bid also snapped a the over streak come chicken can the before winning Aggie crowds) seems necessary (larger Utes and preserved one Utah Speaking generally there isn’t a university in the mark of never having lost three Area that ijas more than scratched the surface of its years in a row to a Utah State potential in attendance team in football It’s easy to point the finger at the Aggie crowds but the THE RECORD appeared Ute fans who clamored for “name” teams in the Ute stadium haven’t set any records in the two games with UCLA or the one doomed though Saturday as the Ags snapped back from a with California in the Ute bowl’ Utah lead in the first quarIF THE AGGIES really get behind their athletic program ter to dominate the game with it wouldn’t take too much to average as many fans as the Utes a sparkling three - touchdown and wouldn’t that be a feather in the cap of the Cache Valley outburst in the second quarter boosters? and 20-- halftime edge And when Chris Pella booted Observation Ward field goal late in the third a It rominheont of Litton fight build-u- p - The Cassius e lead the uranium boom— good for m lot of oxeltomont quarter for a Utah’s panny-itoc- k D-- 3 1 Column Page start until thoy digging University halfback Merrill loweiLleft)Utah ton picks his way carefully through a liny hole for good gallop against Utah State U Saturday afternoon Brin- - I —Tribune Staff Photos by Borge Andersen Ross Welser In Romney Stadium Utah State fullback Bill Mattson sets to make stop on speedy Redskin pigskin packer in 24-- - 6 8-- r VVi p J V RobinsoiL Baker Fire Cougai’S to Triumph - By Jack Schroeder Tribune Sports Writer " i “ Sc ? two-gam- Inter-mounta- in 7-- 0 w vi fr'1 t r ft- - ? ’ 1 a - J vrn If H ' KryXv V' 4 f - mobile 5 i ALAN I ‘a "' J : - ! V ' V 7 24-2- 0 ROBINSON Colorado here Sat- who has nursed an immense potential through an inert period this season blossomed forth with the biggest day of his life as he carried the ball 13 times for 148 yards Doran Merkley a fugged physical speciman was another vital weapon as he racked up 86 yards and John Malarsie another member of the senior contingent gobbled g Clay-Son- 23-1- 3 to gun down State University urday afternoon xVrrv Hv r" s - :i — Brigham Young University hauled out some of its offensive guns that had been relegated to the scrap heap and some others that had been im- - i a 7 N - ' ” PROVO J "ft- Ag-Se- game — their only other victory of the season BYU is now and has a game with New Mexico next Sat urday at Albuqurque Only 4000 fans saw the encounter on a chilly gloomy November day tinged with the stark reminders of President Kennedy’s assassination 2-- 7 and halftime commemorated Jate President Pre-gam- e monies cere- the Dr Ernest L Wilkinson president of BYU and Dr Stuart Grow director of the BYU Institute of Government Services gave short speeches before the game began Taps were played and two minutes of silence observed Then the encounter began AFTER STOPPING an initial CSU threat the Cougars took BUT IN THE end It was the over the ball on their own 38 accurate toe of Frank Baker that put the Cougars out of danSTATISTICS up 39 Na lion ’s Grid Scores Illinois at Michigan State ppd Nov 28 Notre Dame at Iowa canceled Wisconsin at Minnesota ppd Nov 28 Miami (Ohlolat Cincinnati ppd Nov 28 Tor Writ Utah 25 Utah State 23 Brigham Young 24 Colo State llverstty 20 Air Force at Colorado ppd definitely Washington State at Washtng-- n Nov ppd Purdue at Indiana Nov ' at Southern California Nov 30 id Vyomlng at West Texaa Jew Mexico at Arizona ’allfornla at Stanford Dec 7 Dec 7 ppd 30 v Iduho at Arizona State U of Pacific at Han Jose Oregon State at Oregon can-le- can-le- d ppd 30 3V Mldweat ' Nebraska 29 Oklahoma 20 Kent State 23 Dayton 0 Bowling Green 26 Xavier Jhloc 15 Ohio State 30 UV i f— " d at Michigan ppd 30 Idaho State at- - ppd Wichita can- celed Missouri at Kansas ppd Nov 30 Iowa State at Drake ppd Indefinitely Detroit at Toledo canceled Kansas State at Oklahoma State ppd Dec 7 East Harvard at Yale ppd Nov 30 Dartmouth at Princeton ppd Nov SO Penn State at Pittsburgh ppd Dec 7 Boston U al Boston College ppd Indefinitely Colgate at Brown canceled Columbia at Rutgers ppd Nov 28 Holy Crosp—t canceled Lafayette Nov 30 Delaware s Connecticut 'g at Lehigh ppd at Bucknell can- r t ' f Iit- - celed - u V Jit j v South Vanderbilt 31 George Washington 0 Tennessee 19 Kentucky 0 Louisiana State 20 Tulane 0 Auburn 21 Florida State 15 North Carolina at Duke ppd - X-- y -- 'J Virginia Furman Nov at Maryland 28 at Weat 28 Florida 27 Miami 21 S Mississippi 37 The ppd ppd at South Carolina Virginia Citadel 12 Southwest Arkansas 27 Texas Tech 20 Southern Methodist at Baylor ppd Dec 7 Rice at Texas Christian ppd Dec 7 — Ag defender ended a Ute drive with rerovery during Saturday’s football game in Logan A At BAAAAAAJ AAA AAA AAAA'AAAAJAAAAAAAAJLAAJAALAAAAAAAAAAbAAAJAAAJAAJLJAJlAJAAA I Rushino yardag Passing yardaga J00 BYU 12 321 ss Passes Passes Intercepted by Punts Fumbles lost Yards penalized 0 3 t 1 3 3 15 1 45 From there quarterback Jim Ballard turned the corner for four yards gave Robinson a handoff and he sprinted outside altered his 7--0 XfUmemura Utah State halfback Bob Umemura pounces atop fumble just ahead of Utah player as the CSU First downs his end for 17 Then Merkely was given the Y Saturday by moving pigskin and he sprinted the final his fullback farther back from 42 for the touchdown Baker the quarterback It formed al- kicked the extra point and BYU most a straight T formation al- was in front with 11:20 left though the fullback was one step to play in the quarter closer to the line than the two The lead was short-live- d halfbacks as CSU came back to take over IT MARKED the first time the advantage this season that the Cats had a real offensive threat of any conIt was ah march that See Page D-- 2 Columa 2 sequence since the Montana Hal Mitchell t Coach offense Nov 28 Nov 28 Clemson ppd Nov ger when the Rams threatened to win the affair field Baker booted a goal and an extra point to run his team leading scoring total to 23 for the season The victory was considered an upset despite the fact the Rams have been in the gridiron doldrums this year AAJLAJUUtA AAiAMAAjk AAAAAaA AAj |
