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Show U. OF II. MAY HAVE POOTBALLSEASON Other Colleges of Rocky Mountain Collegeate Con-Season. Con-Season. SALT LAKE, Aug. S White futuro athletic plans for the University of Utah havo been dormant ever since Lowell Romnoy, prospective coach, was ono of tho Utah boys Included in the selective draft, other colleges of tho Rocky mounLaln collegiate conference con-ference aro preparing for a buny football foot-ball season. Whatever might be in storo for Utah football fans is shrouded In mystery aff such things usually are at that Institution. In-stitution. Some of the redblooded persons per-sons among those who preside over tho edatlnles of our slate university, however, how-ever, shod this ray of hope on to the situation, "there is to be football h- e this fall If oondltlons will permit." The Logan Aggies aim to give their athletes even' possible opportunity to play jfootbailicand,, with -that end In view, are preparing what looks like an attractive schedule for this fall, war or no war. Over In Colorado plans for an extensive ex-tensive sot of football schedules are well under way. several of the colleges, col-leges, in fact, have announced that they will maintain football schedules regardless of the decisions of the oth-or oth-or schools. Coach C. H. Wingender of tho Denver university Is one of those who favors tho usual gridiron season. seas-on. Information from Colorado also is that the representatives of tho Rocky Mountain conference are slated to hold a meeting at Denver during the first week in September to detormino how much of the gridiron sport will be Indulged In-dulged In. Present plans are to put up to tho conference a scheme to play games for the Red Cross with tho colleges col-leges getting only expenses out of tho gate recolpts. Most of tho Colorado colleges have declarod themselves -in favor of playing play-ing off tho schedulos this fall regardless regard-less of tho caliber of the teamB. It is highly likely that Colorado Mines, Wyoming and possibly Utah Aggies may be permitted to use freshmen, fresh-men, but that the other teamB will adhere ad-here to the freshman rule conforming with resolutions adopted at tho United Unit-ed States Intercollegiate conference last year. Tho University of Wyoming will have a new athletic mentor this fall as Coach Corbett Is In the service at Fort Riley. Colorado will have three letter men back In harness. Tho Colorado Aggies Ag-gies and Mines will be without a 191G man in the lineup. Wyoming has two old men in lino and Denvor also has two. ABSENT-MINDED. "Where aro you going?" the now boss ono day demanded of two negroes, ne-groes, who were snuffing along aH It bent on nothing in particular. "Boss," I said one, "wo is goln' up to the mill mm. with dis heah plank." SM "Plank 1" Plank! I don't see my flj plank" roared the now superintendent. flj Not at all agitated by this display of WM temper, the speaker looked down at his hands, then over his shoulder. fli Finally, to his fellow worker he oalm- jfl ly observed: "Well, don't dat beat all, Mm Tom Ef we ain't gone and clean fer- S git do plank I" Atlanta Constitution. JU |