Show FIELD GENERALS NEARLY EVEN w w w w Sr UTAH TAH IS S' S ACC ACCOE SLIGHT EDGE EDGE 1 By Steve either Tommy FItzpatrick coach of ot the Crimson or Rom Rom- HAD u. u ne ney coach of the a fast man to play ply at quarterback Dic they c could uld easily grab off or a a distinct advantage In tho annual Turkey Da Day classic to be played at Cummings field next Thursdays Thursday But while both teams have heady quarters both of whom show stellar stelar work on theof the of offensive and defensive both lack the speed that is usually a requisite of the pilot of a team tem HardIn Brick Whitney of the Crimson played at t halfback last year and played that position we well weB l He He lie was responsible for tot for the tho most j i r play of the year rear ear At half he would be one ot the out nut handing stars of the team thia year ear At Cuart quarter r. r however r. r he is I pretty hea heavy and a rather slow show starter r for Cor tle the pilot position He Is a I plunger a good passer passe t st geat great geat general good kicker but i is ia I. I t rather slew lw on runs Likewise he he Is Inclined to h 14 erratic His hits ng of ot Interference is one of the big features of his hI play I is slow Leddingham of the Is even oven slower I lf He Jacks j. j the weight of Whitney for tor line lne plunging and while their i passing and kicking is Is' Is about a n standoff Whitneys Whitney's running of ot interference inter inter- ference and his line plunging give him an edge on thu tho Aggie man 1 Clarence Claence Shorty Leddingham Quarterback Previous Previous' experience experience One year Weight r Age i. i 22 2 years 1 B By BILL ILL BOWMAN I I d I stocky weighing pounds s as field general forthe for forthe tr the 1 cUns tills season Leddingham Led- Led dingham several valuable qualities such as accurate passing and stelar ability but he heIs heis heis is handicapped by being unusually slow He Tie le had a a. bad year last season and and was of ot a great deal of criticism crit cri- cri icim especially following the Utah Utah- Aggie game which he played in place of ot Wesley Vesley regular Quarter quarterback ack Leddingham's greatest great great- est difficulty was in playing safet safety diC 1 The Tho I where he made a a poor showing responsibility of passing calling signals ind nd turning punts bothered Leddingham and he constantly worried wor wor- ried ned about his game w which In turn wor-I wor made him exceptionally erratic I Coach has however shifted I his lineup to take care of the difficulty dif dl- dif dif- Floyd FOyd Thomas homas right halback hal halfback halfback half half- back plays safety now Leddingham Leddingham Ledding Ledding- I ham has la a ch char cha e to devote more more which has made his plays time to I him show up in a much better beter light hight So far son he has baa played I a very heady game and has showed wed sh ver up better average player in the beter choosing of plays and the di directing di- di l. l of or IlLs jUs team tam eam- eam Is 1 a a southpaw and at pA forward 1 passing The Tho fact that excels h hi pt pas d is a cOnstant constant constant con cOn- stant worry to o opponents and Dakes his throwing more effective His passes are low and Ills defensive work and line lino lne plunging plunging ing are of ot the best test caliber calber and o e ehas ehas has plenty of ot nerve The Farm Farmer Farmr r rI quarterback pl picks s holes in a a. line lne with judgment etna runs nice I wib I interference good judge t Hardin Brick Whitney Experience 1 1 year Weight 15 pounds Age 2 22 years By PAUL CAFFEY Due to an to Champion Champlon Coach Fitzpatrick was forced to tolf Kift ift lf Whitney from front halfback to tarter arter In U the te e Colorado game Brick directed the Utah team in a manner and proved to be bean bean bean an able field general genel There Is I one fault which Whitney luis his and that thatis is in lit calling signals lie He does not get them off ff ff In the snappy way way that Champion did r r and does not pronounce pronounce pronounce pro pro- them tem as clearly cearly i Whitney is an erratic player one day clay he will wJ put hut up tip a flue fie game and tho next he will wJ look like The san headed sandy y youth win I long hong be remembered for lor his spectacular run against the Aggles last Thanks Thanks- giving This year ear Whitney seems scents to have o lost some somo of his which is probably due to the tho excels s weight that he ho is carrying Up Ull to the tho pre present time the tho to has failed to display the style of t he dl di year ear earOn On interference Brick Brici excels This had always been one of tho the strong points of his game AVith his added weight he has huts developed Into more of a line lino plunger than an open field feld runner Ho lie le hits his the line lino lne low and with great force With Vit men like Iko Jewkes and Watkins Utah has hasa a good trio of line Une plungers On several se formations Whitney does passing which is done tione well wel Ho lo does not always alwn's get Gel the ball bal off with a great reat deal of ot speed Jf U f necessary necessary necessary I essary he ho c can n kick and is able to hold his own with wih the best ort on hem hemin in this department He lie le can get his punts oft off for Cor a a good distance Summing up all al his qualities he Isa is isa isa a valuable man to a team because of his ability to direct tho the team and his sp splendid e Interference running I |