Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-02 | Page 19 | Spector Haunts Ike as Utes Get Set for 'Y'

Haunts Ike as Utes Get Set for Y V r Most of us consider a specter to be a ghostly elusive whisp which floats through the air haunting and annoying citizens and Coach Ike Armstrong of the University of Utah is one citizen citi- citi zen who knows just how haunting and annoying these specters specters- can be especially if the under consideration happens t to answer to the name of Izzy It isn't the presence of thi th which has Ike in his breakfast oatmeal after roll rolling rolling ing and tossing all night its it's th thi decided absence t of The Spook 11 in the Redskin up line-up w which h I c h hhas has upset the Utah mentor as ashe ashe he maps strategy strategy strategy strat strat- egy for turning back the B. B Y a U. U Cougars in inthe inthe the traditional blood battle at Ute stadium Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- at 2 p. p pm p.m. rn m. For Izzy who picked up the L Spook cognomen cognomen cogno cogno- II men from his ability to to ghost pee tor his way through defensive traps wont won't be on the gridiron Saturday to haunt Eddie Kimball and the thc loyal Cougar supporters thanks toa to toa a crafty precaution taken by the conference at the instigation of B. B Y U. U No Spook Rulings It seems that Izzy lazy did his ghostIng ghosting ghosting ghost ghost- ing for B. B Y Us U.'s freshman team and in those early days there were no precautions at least in n Provo But Izzy being being- an active active active ac ac- ac- ac tive specter decided t to move northward for his haunting choosIng choosing choos- choos Ing ng Utah university for his home base It It was then that the the conference conference confer confer- ence fathers moved in causing Izzy to work on just a time part-time basis asis and causing Mentor Ike to devel develop p 17 new gray strands in his thatch hatch along with 13 new wrinkles in n his forehead Although not a specter in the true sense of the word Bob Johnston Johnston John John- ston has bec become me a worthy companIon companion compan- compan ion on to Izzy in Ikes Ike's nocturnal goat riding since his ankle le injury is very apt to limit the appearances of the hard-blocking hard quarterback for or this very important tussle For 18 years B. B Y U. U has been visiting and entertaining Utah football elevens without once tasting asting the victory cup although two wo tilts did end In ties This year the the Cougars Cougars enter the fray ray at least an even money betto betto bet beto to o end the Redskin victory string but ut theres there's little jubilation at the Cougar camp Reports from Provo indicate that B. B Y U. U realizes that this his may be the year but even at that theres there's going to be a whale of f a ball game before that last whistle sounds Cougars in Shape Coach Kimballs Kimball's charges weathered weathered ered red the storm and invasion of Nevada last week with about equal skill kill finishing the game In a 6 tie ie and incurring sever several l pesky colds olds for the participating grid- grid ders ers Art Gilbert and Tailback Tailback Tail- Tail back jack Reserve George Jackson are both oth back in harness again indicating Indi- Indi eating aling that the Y will wUl be at full strength for the Utes