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Show ence. Despite this fact, development was slow and a wet field prevented an Alumni victory/ The week following, a large score was run up against the Soldiers. Colorado College was the first Conference team Utah met away from home. The College was stinging from the 66-0 score of the year before and played like fiends, making four yards to Utah's one, but they lost 6-7. A placement from field hit the goal post and bounced out. The first home game against the Miners proved that old story that the Mines shift has to be solved on the first few downs. Utah solved the play but not until after a touch-down had been scored.The Boulder game was the queerest game Utah has ever played. The heavy Champions made Utah look like grade-schoolers in their endeavor to hold the score down. Utah played fossilized football. Coming from behind in the second half, a pummeled and squelched bunch of men, Utah opened up on the fastest over-head football ever played on the campus and scored twice, but her efforts were too late.The trip to the coast was full of interest, most of the boys having never seen the ocean. During the Occidental game, Utah players were somewhat handicapped by the heat, but Utah should not have lost a 14-0 lead in the middle of the third quarter. Pomona College played even harder than Occidental and had a 7-0 score at the opening of the final quarter. Utah Came to life and on a final stand resorted to fast open field plays that tied the score during the last half minute.Thanksgiving Day at Logan was Utah's downfall. The "Aggies," overburdened with fighting spirit, simply outplayed Utah and won 21-0. "Aggie" spirit beat Utah.168 |