Show Tuesday Morning -- TIjc Salt £akc Tribune -- Plans for College Football Attendance Slumps 1943 Football Leaders Make Biggest Shown on Coast Brop-Of- f Statistics on Big Seven Grid Teams i NEW YORK NoV unanimous Average Decrease at Major Schools Of Nation About 19 Per Cent By Orlo Robertson NEW YORK Nov 30 iP)— College football attendance hit the down grade this fall showing its first big decline in recent years as every section of the country failed to match 1941’s high figures five games but the Trojans have A study of the home attend- not completed their schedule and ance of 82 of the nation's leading if the expected turnout for the gridiron schools showed an av- UCLA game on December 12 erage decrease of nearly 19 per their attendance will not be far cent from last year when the off last year’s 370000 Up to the are for teams listed in left column with their opponents listed at the top Statistics - shown —— attendance was up 4 per cent over present the biggest crowd 95000 1940 The west coast only sec- saw Notre Dame beat U S C at tion of the country to show a drop Los Angeles last Saturday Kart last yeaj led the 1942 decline with falling off of nearly 30 per cent Next to the west coast came the east with a decrease of 23 per cent The southwest was off 21 per cent the south 20 per cent and the Rocky Mountain region 15 By Bill Maugh&n per cenf The midwest was the The state universities of Coloto come to section close last only rado and Utah the two teams to year’s figures and it was down 7 2 per cent share the 1942 Big Seven conference title also share honors in the Big Difference statistics compiled for the s i x The 419 home games tabulated league battles the Buffs tucking hv the Associated Press showed away honors on offense while the an attendance of 7025560 Utes finished the season with the as best defensive record Colorado compared to 8637890 for 402 congests in 1941 piled up a total of 1935 yards 1431 from rushing and 504 from forVarious reasons were given for ward passes to lead all seven the decline including the usual one teams f bad weather but without a Utah limited its six opponents doubt the biggest factor was the to total gains of 995 yards 714 war For example it was responfrom rushing and 281 from comsible for a 90000 drop In Navy's home attendance since only 11700 pleted passes The Utes finished third in total gains with 1518 saw the Army game at Annapolis whereas in other years upwards of yards while Denver came in second with 1608 yards Colorado 100000 have witnessed the service showed the second best defensive contest at Philadelphia record holding its opponents to Here and there some schools showed slight increases thanks gains from rushing of 689 yards and gains from passes of 452 yards to the playing of more games or Colorado’s opponents made less key contests at home gains from rushing by 25 yards Georgia drew 106000 to four than did Utah’s opponents 689 to games asr compared to 68000 for 714 the same number of contests last Further comparison of the final year but one of the 1942 games was last Saturday's sellout with figures indicates that the two elevens were about even in other deGeorgia Tech Boston college its partments The Utes completed 38 perfect record spoiled bv Holy 0 Cross had a good year with passes from 79 attempts for 48 per cent while the Buffs connected witnessing seven games in 24 times from 51 attempts for 47 comparison to 153129 in one more last season per cent accuracy Utah led the conference in total Holv Cross thanks to last SatRICHMOND Va Nov 30 LTi— ' Summit district basketball play gains in both 1940 and 1941 In William urday’s home game with B C and Mary’s Indians who will open January 8 1943 with 1940 Coach Armstrong’s crew also ouidrew last year 108000 to won their playing Wasatch totaled 1932 yards 1533 from rush- ence footballfirst Southern confer- North atSummit 53 000 Heber City Morgan inhighchampionship this 399 and in from and passes ing Show Gains 1941 they gathered 1635 yards season placed four players on the vading the Judge Memorial court in Salt Lake City and Park City 1942 Associated Press from rushing and 552 yards frem loop’seleven In the midwest Wisconsin Ohio traveling to Kamas for a tussle 2187 for of total passes State Marquette Iowa Purdue gains for South Summit high with Duke's titleholders deposed Notre Dame and Illinois all showed yards Colorado’s total this year is a decade a dominant school in the The Summit district schedule 252 yards of last year’s mark by gams over 1941 but with the exwere given as drawn at present is as follows: selections honor squad 252 of yards short last year’s mark three berths by the coaches and ception of iMarauette all plaved January 8 North Summit at Wasatch Morgan at Judge Memorial Park City at more games on their home fields by the Utes North Summit of koutn writers Maryland Utah led all teams in total first sports 15: Judge Memorial at North Vanderbilt Alabama and Auburn January Wasatch and Summit Carolina and South Virginia at Park City couth downs with and also 8L had the along with Georgia showed the in at Summit who participated Morgan Washington best defensive North 22 record Summit at South in aouth while January the by limiting b:g jumps AP poll Summit Judge Memorial at Wasatch Park its opponents to 43 first downs theThe Texas playing the same number Citv at Morgan 1942 Press Associated Summit Denver university made most January at 29 Morgan at North of home games was the lone southconference football team: Wasatch South Summit Park City at west institution to show an ingains through the air completFirst team — End Boh Gantt Duke andt Judge Memorial 5 North Summit at Park Pat Prerton Glenn Knox W A M tackle February crease Utah did the same of the ing 33 passes from 80 attempts Wake Wasatch at Morgan South Summit Forest and Marvin Bas WAM: City 634 for of Memorial at M Tom A Judge and three schools reporting from the gains Ramsev W yards Utah Bums Garrard Wasatch at North Sum February 10: Louis Sossamon renter Duke showed the best forward pass de- guards mit south Rocky Mountain area Judge Memorial at Morgan Tom Davis Duke South backs Carolina fense Summit at Park City to its Muha Joe Southern California Forest holding Joe Wake Cochran Opponents annually 12 at North Summit Jude February Johnson WAM I and Harvev Memorial Park City at Wasatch Morgan gains of 281 yards an average of V MKecend the attendance leader on the Pa— Btiiwell N C End South Summit 47 yards per game They also led State andteam Gilmore cific coast pulled only 240000 to Maryland: tackles at February t North 19 South Summit Fields WAM and Wolf North Carolina in pass intercepting with 15 an cnerds Summit Wasatch at Judge Mem trial Jones Wake Foret and Minton at Cltv Park Morgan V M I center Hlrhsmfth North Carolina average of 25 per game February 26: North Summit at Morgan Mont Austin North Carolina hack South Summit at W’aaatch Judge Memorial Brigham Young touted at the Marvjand Citadel and Proctor at Park Victor City n first of the season as having a danMarch 5 Park City at North Summit: team — End dnn'ev Wake Forest Morgan at Wasatch Judge Memorial at gerous passing attack completed and h’d WAM tackles Moer South Summit but 28 passes from 80 attempts N CVendewrKhe and Nannl Duke ruard 8tat North CaroHna and Caton N for 35 per cent completions Wyo-in- g CFtrpvhom Warrtneton WAM centerWAM Mvers North was low in this department harksStateLonearre Fiitler Clemson and J Perrv with only 20 completions from 84 r’arolina Wake Foreat attempts N Utah had the most punts with COALVILLE — Coach Bill Cow48' while Utah State kickers had Bob Feller Reveals ley’s Cyprus Pirates opened their the best punting average with 39 1912 hoop campaign by nosing 8out yards from 46 punts The three Wedding Plans Summit five a North tough Utah schools were called for less CHICAGO Nov 30 — The en- in an extjra period battle here Monviolations of the rules Utah and day' Brigham Young losing only 145 gagement of Virginia Winther 24 ROBES Bob Grow and Dick Smuin from Mrs Utah Mr State and of old vears yards penalties In the and winning daughter looped ball most Martin P Winther of Waukegan baskets in thetying juggled the beng overtime period charged with 28 fumbles while to Robert Feller former Cleveland after the gallant Bulldogs had for lounging of travelUtah led In opponents’ fumbles Indians pitcher was announced overcome an lead In the recovered with 15 a gift that is Feller also 24 is a last quarter td knot the score at Monday ing Colorado led in total touch- chief petty officer in the navy and and send the game into downs with 25 to 21 for the Utes is stationed at Norfolk Va always welcome overtime Feller who spent the week end Brigham Young crossed the oppoThe line-upnents’ goal line but five times in iit Waukegan now is in Van Meter North Summit Vy pru 1 s e G T F P Gabardines Flan n five games and failed to convert Iowa visiting his father and moth- Q T 2F P4 Shepprt'k t 3 f Beech a single goal point 1 1 9 Bowen f 4113 512 'n O in Orw I Mr and Mrs William Feller er ' 3 7 5 c c 2 0 0 Smuin 5 10 Gardner Fine "Quality Rayons The statistics for the s e a s o n fy O O O Moore g Geary g 3 3 1 7 1 0 0 2 Turpin ft 0 0 2 B row n g show that Denver registered the O O O f Neilecn 0 poser t 0O O'O 0 OO tailored and Celanese most first downs in a single game Roman Boy Wins 0 Vrvid c 2 0 0 4 Brow n f 0 2 0 0 Krv'honi HUllerc 0 0 0 0 22 against Colorado State ColoO O O O Sot er g Doncaster by rado had the best record in total Track Opener 0 O O 0 Philpot g gains for a single game 502 yards 4 2 l(T TotaJs 11 10 6 28 W Va Nov 14 Score by quarters against Utah State 446 from rush- 30 CHARLESTOWN a 8 12 24 — 2$ — 0 Roman 750 to 3000 CP Fauconer’s H P Prpm The 1 ing and 56 from passes 9 13 24 — 25 North Summit Buffs also had the best single game Boy led all the way to win the record for pass gains 181 yards feature race Monday as CharlesCrane Drops Match y Utah town’s track opened its against Brigham Young PAJAMAS DETROIT Nov 30 ('D— Irving was held to the smallest total gains meeting The veteran son of Ha Ha rid- Crane of Livonia N Y dropped for a single game registering but 80 yards from rushing and 37 from den by Willie Turnbull scored by his second match in defense of a- - useful gift for every the world pocket billiard crown forward passes against Brigham a length and a half over R C here L T man Davis’ Rolls Monday night by the narrowRough 117 a total of Young for yards Cavu was third in the field of est possible margin bowing to AnColorado State made a meager colorful Philadelphia a Ponri drew and Willow-Spu- n half 39 yards from rushing against eight sprintirg four Rayon in cueist 125 to 124 in seven Inwas Utah furlongs limited 'Colorado solid colors Slipon nings to gains from passes of only four coat and while styles the Utah yards against i Buffs although running up a big BYU Plays Temple ft I score of 48 to 0 registered but On December 15 GUHS-Gun- s 750 four first downs against Brigham 3 Young PHILADELPHIA Nov 30 JP — Other Pajamas $250 to $10 and Brigham Young university State are new rivals L A Race Hopes Washington on the 1942-4- 3 basketball schedHighest Cash Prices Paid anBlacked Out ule of Temple university Fownes Fine Gloves 400 to 750 for Rifles Shotguns LOS ANGELES Nov 30 (INS) nounced Monday of five or Pistols all — Hopes for horse racing in Los but will Temple play with home at the longits were ‘‘blacked games completely Angeles out” Monday for the duration est trip to Syracuse university on whtn a spokesman at Hollywood January 6 The schedule i” ’ludr3: park declared the navy would December 15 Brigham Young move in shortly and use the Ingle116 SO MAIN 152 MAIN SL wood track as an induction cen- 26 Washington State 30 Southern California ter -- Cochampions Monopolize Grid Honors 5 30 (INS) — Athletic directors coaches and other representatives of a dozen eastern schools Monday expressed belief that Intercol- legiate athletics would be continued next year and revealed that they will make every effort to that end In session with the New York Football Writers’ association they agreed that competitive athletics’ value in wartime ha's been proved and that they are prepared to carry on their programs with whatever material is available Schools were represented as follows: Asa Bushell Princeton Ogden Miller Yale Colonel Lawrence (Biff) Jones Army Captain Lyman T (Pop) Terry Navy Jameson Schwartz Penn Jack Coffey Fordham Robert F Kane Cornell Ralph Furey Columbia Thomas Taylor Brown Gar Griffith United States Coast Guard Herb Kopf Manhattan William McCarter Dartmouth Andy Kerr Colgate Lieutenant Commander Tom Hamilton of the United States navy division of aviation expressed his sentiments in a letter Rose Bowlers Happy PASADENA Cal Nov 30 CP — The Rose bowl folks think they’ve hit another jackpot They got just what they wanted in Georgia and Frankie Sinkwich and his understudy Charlie Trippi for the New Year’s game here and gasoline situaregardless of the y bowl in tion the the Arroyo Seco stadium should be 90000-capacit- jammed December 1 1912 17 Winners in Last Grid Test Named MSI AC Opens Important Meet Friday' Athletic and faculty leadof the six remaining schools In the Mountain States Intercollegiate Athletic conference will gather at the New house hotel Friconfab to day for a two-da- y determine the future sports policy in the circuit The major Item of business will decide on the basketball program to be carried on by the schools this winter but many other problems will be presented It’s the semiannual meeting of the conference leaders er The heavy firing of the 19t2 football season ended Saturday in typical 1942 style with upsets again wrecking the scores of grid guessers who had a last fling in the Tribune-Telegrafootball prem dicting contest Comparatively low scores of 14 and 12 won first place in the two contests H W Brown 665 East Twenty-sevent- h South street won the contest by calling 14 of regular the 18 games played Saturday correctly and Joe Davis 857 Bryan avenue won the “expert” contest by nicking 12 winners Brown will receive first prize of $10 and Davis wins the $25 special prize in the contest held for former guessers who had picked 17 or more games correctly during the season Four other entries tied for second with 13 winning selections They are E B Wallace 837 Marker avenue: Amelia Sinclair 150 West South Temnle: A H Crabbe 864 East Third South street and Private Allen C Anderson Army Air Base Brown had another entry that was good for secord place money The five will divide $15 second prize money equally Holy Cross’ unexpected rout of Boston College was the big stumbling block of the final 1942 contest but many contestants called Navy’s 14-- 0 upset victorv over Armv and Stanford's surprise win over St Mary’s Preflight Ogden Slates Granite Tilt OGDEN — With Gilbert veteran football coach in the driver’a seat as the new hoop coach at Ogden high school the Tigers will open their series of preseason maple court contests December 8 when the perennially excellent Granite high quintet will invade the Ogden camp Play for the pennant in region one will open December 30 when the Tigers will visit their neighbors at Weber high school The Tigers’ complete preseason schedule follows: December 8 Granite at Ogden December 11 Officials Meet South high school at Ogden DeThe Salt Lake Basketball Ofcember 15 Ogden at Davis De- ficials’ association will hold its cember 21 Ogden at Granite and regular meeting Tuesday at 7:30 December 23 Jordan at Ogden p m at the Deseret gym Moe-sing- er - Once-beate- n 155-15- Southern Grid Summit Quints Stars Named Draw Slate - all-st- ar rn — Fli-a- Cyprus Cagers Edre Bulldogs Christmas Gifts for the Men at Home Keep tires correctly inflated Just try pushunder-inflate- tires someing your car on time Then push it after tires have been tires you pumped up On 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