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Show FOOTBALL SEASON Captain Hack Davies ? Captain Harold "Hack" Davies assumed a difficult task when he took over the assignment ot upholding a Ute reputation which had seen such famed leaders as Frank Chris-tensen, Ray Price, Bob Davis, and others at the helm. ? Not a flashy player, Davies was easily the outstanding end of the conference this year. His wing play, coupled with his kicking ability, made him an ideal captain. His sound judgment, and leadership gained and held his teammates' confidence. ? When Davies came to Utah he was an all-state prep performer. At the university he gained a regular position in his junior year, when he was also named on many all-conference selections. A javelin thrower of ability, "Hack" won the conference championship in this event last year. ? The 1933 season saw the Utes lose more games than in any since Ike Armstrong came to coach nine years ago. Nevertheless it can be looked upon as a distinct success. ?Faced with the toughest schedule ever experienced, the Redskins went through with only one conference loss, the first in five years, and two defeats in as many intersectional games. The fruits of the intersectional warfare have begun to bear, with Oregon University, Pacific Coast Conference co-champs, booked for an appearance here November 3 against the Armstrong proteges. ?The Utes rolled up a total of 126 points to their opponents combined 78, winning five games and losing three. Compared to the totals of over 300 recorded in other years, it hardly seems that the Indians possessed the power of the teams of yesteryear, but when one considers the fact that every conference opponent obviously had "pointed" for the Utes, and the teams met in intersectional combat were the best on the coast, there is no denying that the 1933 schedule was the toughest ever faced by an Armstrong machine. ? At the start of the season, Captain Christensen, Tedesco, Johnson, Beckstead, Howard, and McDonald, every one an all-conference performer, had to be replaced. The returning regulars were Captain Davies, Sleater, Carlston, Savich, Richins, and West-phal. In addition, Windy Croft, all-conference guard of two seasons back, returned to school. ?With this nucleus, Armstrong set about to mould another train of conference champions. Although bowing to Denver, 0-13, the Utes came back in the game of the season to down Colorado Aggies, which coupled with Denver's loss to Colorado U, threw the race into a three-way tie. "The first game of the season saw every man on the squad taking part in 61-0 rout of Shubert Dyche's Montana State Bobcats. ?Two weeks later came the 21-0 setback at the hands of the University of California at Los Angeles. Then the Indians remained at home for the next two One Hundred Eighty |