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Show FROSH PLAY...The Freshman athletes . . . We philosophized and called them "the hope of future varsity teams," or we were practical and called them a bunch of tough, rugged high school graduates who had jumped into the realm of intercollegiate athletics. They were green and new, but they were confident. Playing separately in football and basketball, the frosh were eligible for varsity competition in all other sports, and they showed that they were ready. In swimming, track, baseball, golf, and tennis the greenies made their appearance.Frosh football started off as big as the men who were trying out for spots. Loaded with talented backs and a few big ends and tackles, Coach Andy Everest started his first year at the U by teaching the kind of football he had learned while playing under Jack Curtice in Texas. Assisted by Marv Hess, Everest ran 46 frosh through tough workouts. Scrimmaging the varsity was their sudden immersion in big-time competition, and the frosh looked good. Led by such high school stars as Martin Starr, Jack Raynor, Gary Knudson, Ken Strong, Dick Morley, Dee Lloyd, and Paul Tanner, the frosh lost a close opener to the Aggie frosh. But despite a small season slate of games, the Papoosesreally rolled, and future Ute varsities had some top material on the way.In the cage sport, Ute frosh also shone. Curtis Jensen, Jerry McCleary, DeLyle Condie, Tom Curtis, and Larry Maxwell were only a few of the lanky, fast bunch working under coach Frank Brickey and a new system. Going through a hot and cold season, the cagers got some valuable experience against the AFROTC team that had the three transfers to the 1955 varsity. They also managed to knock off a Hill Air Base team, the Utags, and the BYU Kittens twice. Track and field was probably the most freshman-studded sport. Such men as John Grundvig, miler, Ken Strong, shot, Jim Wood, polevault, Dick Morley, sprints, and Melvin Ward, polevault, were only a few of the stars who placed high in meets. Morley started fast and gave promise of developing into one of the top Ute dash artists. In tennis, at least four men joined Coach Parmelee in hopes of making a future Skyline tennis championship team.The frosh were the future . . . they knew it, and so did we. Freshmen took their place in the great intercollegiate community along with the other athletic greats of Redskin fame.FROSH FOOTBALL TEAM |