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Show AGGIE GRIDDERS LEAVE TO BATTLE DENVER PIONEERS I Twenty-six Utah Aggie grid-isters grid-isters boarded the train in Ogden Thursday night enroute to Denver where they were to test the vaunted Denver Pioneers, current big seven favorites, in one of the intermounta-in's top weekend billings. bill-ings. Coach E. L. (Dick) Romney, declared de-clared upon departure that he : Vlic was apprenensive as team will perform in their first counter away from home this season. The game is "crucial" for the Utags, whose conference hopes depend upon the outcome wit hthe favored Denverites. Romney is counting on a strong defense to stop the Pioneer's fleet backs, not forgetting his vaunted "T" offensive which is centered around quarterback Marv "Dingle" Bell. The smiler has put finishing touches on the formation, and if previous performances of the Farmers Far-mers is any indication, the Aggies may be able to give Denver an interesting afternoon. The traveling squad consists of Centers Clark Jenkins and Reiver Rei-ver Jankovich; Guards De Mont Walker, Dale Nielsen. Bob, Bates and Dale Panter; Tackles Howard Hansen, Edscn Preece Carvel Jackson and Ray Anderson; Ander-son; Ends Captain John Put-nick, Put-nick, Mickey Hluihes, j Don De Witt, and Nephi Schaub: Quarter-. Quarter-. backs Marv Bell, Garth Bel-' Bel-' liston, and Dale Blackburn; Halfbacks Ernie Grolk Cliff Hoopiana, Ronald Thomas. Norm Smith, and Farrell Itircell; and Fullbacks Nick Caputo, Paul McCloy and Kline Purcell. Making up the group were Coach Romney, assistant coach Deb ; Young, trainer George Nelson, Dr. W. B. Preston, Chris Leston, student stud-ent manager and a representative of the secretary's office. |