| Show Slow Field Will Hamper Open Brand of Ball BaIl for Evenly Matched Rivals By BILL McCREA l A powerful band of Utah Farmers who have not won from from Utah In eight years must beat or tie the Redskins in inthe inthe the university stadium Thursday at p. p m. m in their traditional traditional traditional tra tra- Thanksgiving day battle to gain their first football championship since 1921 The game is of vital Interest to football football foot foot- 1 ball enthusiasts from eight to 80 here hereon on top of the and md promises to to be one of the most colorful conflicts conto con con- 5 5 0 filets between the s two schools since rr- rr they the began meet meet- 5 on the gridiron in 4 1 S 1900 Never before has i 1 Salt Lake City's traditional Turkey day clash attracted attract attract- ed more feverish excitement on the eastern side of the conference Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- 1 rado Teachers and md andS S Colorado A ie t a-t for sure and Cob Colo- lo- lo l ado rado university ity if ift it t can beat D Denver nver in the other c con conference colt colt- n. ference game will tie tic for the cham 1 I cham-I C The Aggs Aggis will will present present their strongest possible starting lineup and with the exception of ot Jerry Lunnen the Utes will be intact Lunnen has hasa a shoulder injury which will prevent his lis appearance at the fullback post Utah's ends Swan ends Swan and Hoggan Hoggan- look ook a little stronger than the starting start start- tart 1 ing inI Whitesides and Bunker but expect to inject more defensive c power pow er on the flanks by substituting Carl Captain Elmer Ward of the is 3 conceded an edge at center over Harold Roberts but the younger Redskin Redskin Red Red- skin is 15 offer Ward his most formidable opposition of the year Utah's forwards particularly forwards particularly on defense have defense have outshone the Aggie lineup wherever comparisons could be made this year but their hope of proving a superiority in actual com corn bat jat d depend pend largely upon how well navigates with his broken to toe os and how well vell McKenzIe can withstand withstand with with- stand the a bruising rib injury injury in in- jury in the Colorado Aggie game I A merry battle is in prospect providing Utah can spill the from the undefeated ranks Utah will be s seeking king its twenty twenty- third victory over the A. A C C. having won 22 2 tied three thre and lot but seven of or the 33 games played A 77 7 tie was played in 1912 n a scoreless tic tie followed in 1927 and a 7 7 d deadlock in 1924 Seldom before in the history of the two state slate institutions have the teams appeared so evenly e matched Betting odds give ive the Utes a shade the better better bet ter of the argument but this means little in a football game Look at the hearted broken Princeton fans who gave 4 to 1 odds on the Tigers over Yale It was in 1925 when Coach Ike Armstrong was making his debut to the conference that Coach Dick Romney Romney Rom Rom- ney and his boys spilled Utah 10 6 to knock them out of a conference title Wouldn't Armstrong like to retaliate S I Little ODd ODen Football in Despite a straw covering which will be pulled from the field shortly I before game time the stadium turf is already thoroughly soaked This means either a field that can be easil easily churned into a quagmire or a frozen gridiron i if the temperature falls far tar Wednesday night The uncertain footing and soggy ball aall will wm be a general equalizer offering of fering an ideal setting for another tic game The slippery r field will slow up moving fast shift and put puta a damper on their reverts reverses On the other hand such conditions will take some of the zip out of runs off the flank by Arnett or Call and cut down on RInaldi's driving power Into the line Because of or the smaller pigskin this year passers on both teams may be able to throw the ball bali pretty well e even en though it is slippery I but the heavy ild ld will wm keep the receivers receivers re reo re- re from getting down the field fieldin in a hurr hurry The weight factor wont won't count much as both bolh squads average about the same Except for their record of never having b been en whipped cd in the stadium by a conference opponent the thc Utes have no great reat prestige at stake Psych Psychology favors the Aries from I nearly every angle They arc fightIng fightIng fight fight- I Ing tag for a championship and are arc in a an arf ideal frame of mind although theres there's theresa a big question of how well their sophomores will stand up under the strain should a break put them in a ahole ahole ahole hole early in the fray Their smashing smashing smash smash- ing 6 27 triumph over D. D U. U in iii the first game of the season though indicates indicates indicates in in- that the are really a money t tsam am j S in Tiptop Trim for Game though with Grames and Pugh battling White and Peterson at guard and Jeppson Johnson and Mc Me- Kenzie opposing Wade and Simmons at tackle bac backfield Is given an edge In RasmusS n they have a steady field general who can kick pass and carry the ball with fine precision Larson is 13 perhaps equally equall as efficient as Ras Ras- mussen but injuries have kept him from much participation this season ason He is is therefore something of an uncertain uncertain un un- un certain quality in this game Hadle Hadley Had Icy Aggie fullback is a demon Jemon emon on defense backing up the line in admirable fashion and doing yeoman blocking duty on offense Rinaldi is isa isa isa a powerful line plunger but weaker on the defense than his Ms Farmer op op- Wardell and Ryan Aggie halfbacks are given the thc nod over Arnett and md Kramer although the advantage is slight Ryan is a genuine triple threat ace while Wardell is used chien chiefly In the blocking role although he has triple threat throat qualities Arnett's ArneUs specialty is skirting the ends cads while Kra Kramer er does most of or the blocking Capable Alternates Alternate in Ute Ute Backfield I I Ut Utah h is iJ a bit stronger on backfield reserve strength chiefly because of Cowley and Call the former the best passer in the coherence and the latter latter lat lat- latter ter one of the most slippery open field the he Arizona youth because of his blocking excellence If Ie Larson is in inform inform form orm he need not bow to Blantons Blanton's punting If the condition of the field lends itself to a passing game Larson and Cowley Rowley will do most of the throwing for or the Utes The A. A C. C will depend chiefly on on and Ryan although although al ale al- al though both WhitesIdes and Blanton have d done ne some of the passing in previous previous previous pre pre- games I It 1 would not be at all unlikely to see a field goal provide the margin between victory and defeat between the teams Wardell and R are excellent placement kickers while Grames Kramer and Rinaldi will vill handle this assignment for Utah Both Bolh teams have been woefully weak at times on pass defense Colorado Colorado Colo rado Ag Aggles ies p passing sing their way to a victory victor over the Redskins and to a atie atie atie tie wi with h their Colora Colorado o brothers Both have practiced diligently on this phase of the game during the week It looks like an even game any way you look at it one in which those all all- important breaks may decide dedde the winner I runners Paul Blanton reserve Aggie Ag gie gle halfback Is an outstanding pun ter ler while Lockyer reserve fullback is a fine understudy to Handley Should a punting duel develop Ag Ag- gies gics may have hav an cde especially r with Blanton In the lineup Wardell gets ets the starting call caU over |
