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Show Co-Captains Rinaldi, ArnettAlthough the past custom of electing one man was discarded when Glen Arnett and Joe Rinaldi were chosen to serve as co-captains of the 1934 Redskins, these two backfield stars proved the innovation a success when they provided an invaluable, unified leadership.Arnett, a cagy veteran of three seasons, was a brilliant kicker and an elusive open-field runner at his halfback position. Rinaldi, powerful stalwart of the secondary, was handicapped by injuries, but proved a dangerous threat when he returned to active play during the latter part of the season.RESUME OF VARSITY FOOTBALLFor the first time in six years, Coach Armstrong's Redskins found themselves eliminated from a conference championship and relegated deep into third place in the final standings. Two successive c'efeafs while invading the dangerous eastern sector of the Rockies were sufficient to end the Crimson's long reign as undisputed monarch of the R.M.C. gridiron.Although the season was the most disastrous Armstrong has suffered since he began his coaching duties here in 1925, the campaign was a definite success. Two stirring inter-sectional clashes, bringing victory over Drake and a close defeat by the ponderous Oregon Webfeet, proved the extent of Utah's prowess, while, in the Thanksgiving day classic, the pennant-poised Aggies were upset for their only loss in seven games. These three momentous contests alone were ample evidence that the Utes were as powerful an adversary as they have been in many years.Four consecutive victories, beginning with a 6-0 triumph over Drake, and including Colorado College, the Cougars of B.Y.U., and a valiant Denver Pioneer as victims, stamped Utah as a formidableTwo Hundred Fifty-four |