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Show Romney Greets Gridders as I Fall Training Camp Opens Wln-n the band strikes up "T:io .Scotchman" in the Utah Aggie j.Udium this fall, the followers of Coach Di k rtomney'a Blue and White-dad grlddtrrs will see a good fooLball team. ThLs wits evident today it the opefiimc of the fall training camp when 35 gridders had checked out huILh. liecau.se of the holiday, the officiuj oiyning Monday was post. ! poiied one day, but prospective ; team members still were arriving late in the evening und the count probably will reach 40 or 50 this wvk end. Three .states were represented by Koine high school stars who have made sport,; news in recent seas-; oils, others included veterans from Uncle Sam's various fighting team.; and a sprinkling of good material, I from la.it year's squad. The gridders on hand were is-1 sued uniforms and spent about two hours running through a condition- ing drill and receiving a brief in-troduction in-troduction to Romneys famed T-formation T-formation system. First serious workout is slated for Tuesday at 3 p. m. The parade of frosh stars to file through the Aggie stadium j gates included many "all-staters" from both Utah and Idaho. Mickey Hughes, a gerat all-round st.i r from Menan. Idaho; Carvel Jack-! j son and Pau Nielsen, a pair of top-notchers from last year's great ' South Cache tram; Dale Blackburn, j Ogden high quarterback; Keiver I Jankovich, a hard-hitting lineman. I and Kline Purcell, backfield star from Toole, and Jerry Anderson, a huskey west high tackle. About the only disappointment, which is temporary, was the fail, tire of Paul Sanders to check in. The great all-conference lineman of the 1942 team informed Romney Rom-ney thaf he would be on hand Thursday, however. John Putnik, veteran end of several sev-eral years experience; Cliff Hoop-iana, Hoop-iana, Ernie Groll, Bob Jensen, and Jack Donovan, all have played with the 'Staters before. Nephi Schwab, understudy at center to Ralph Maughan in '42 has switched from war , uniform to grid togs and will be a big help on the line. Utags on hand initiated the training table at Utah State for the first time ' and from sll indications indi-cations it will be a sucess. Those who drew suits Monday include in-clude Nephi Schwab, line; Ernie Groll, Logan, back; Mickey Hughes, Menan, Idaho, halfback; Keiver Jankovich, Toole, lineman; Clark Jenkins, Grace, Idaho, Center; Dale Painter, Weston, Idaho, center; Ronald Thomas, Downey, Idaho, halfback; Paul Nielsen, South Cache, end; Carvel Jackson, South Cache, end. Dale Blackburn, Ogden, quarterback; quarter-back; Tom Dennis, Roosevelt, halfback; half-back; Norman Smith, Grace, Ida., quarterback; Klien Purcell and Dale Smart, Toole, halfback and end; John PUtnik, end; Cliff Hoop-iana, Hoop-iana, halfback; Jerald Anderson, West high, tackle; Owen Thomas, ogan, center; Bob Jensen, Logan, end, and Jack Donovan, Casper, Wyoming, back. Members of last year's squad who will check in during the week include in-clude Lyle Hale, Udell Wankier, Keith Whitsides, Joe Anderson, Dean Nield, Pat Condie and Bob Hansen, linemen; Garth elliston, Bert Hardy, and Nick Caputo, backs. |