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Show VNIVERSITY OF VTAH ¦t.'i'--*<'/>/,:Aw:,--/. :,¦', ., jHS««to»5.T; promise of a successful year on the gridiron. From this combination of veterans and raw recruits Coach Fitzpatrick built a strong, well-balanced team to represent Utah during the season's encounters. Playing on a hostile field and without the services of its star halfback, the Crimson was beaten in the opening game, 20 to 2, by Colorado College. Utah completely outplayed the Tigers during the first three periods of the game, but the punch was lacking to put the ball over. Twice the Crimson had the Tigers fighting like wildcats to prevent a score when the ball was advanced to within twenty-five yards of the Gold and Black goal. TT IS evidence of the irony of fate ¦** that one of the greatest elevens which has represented the University of Utah in many years should have black marks of early season defeat written across its record. With four veterans reporting at Cummings Field for the preliminary training, Coach Fitzpatrick with this handful, supported by thirty hard working candidates recruited from the last year Varsity reserve and Freshman squads, moulded a team that gave great It was fated that the season of 1920 was to see a Utah football team bow down to the football superiority of the great California machine, and so at the close of the game on that gloom-beset day the Scoreboard showed the figures 63 to o, with the initial of Utah above the o. The Utah followers were left without a shred to cling to. No cry of luck could be raised as the Bruin eleven, champions of the country, had clearly outplayed the Red and White team. No hint of what fate had in store for the team, on the next Saturday the Utah boosters again saw their I Page 118 |