| Show p 1 Ie Ie Ie w Ie II JIt T R Ie Ie k All Traditions Assembly and Social To Be Held Tomorrow TEAM EAGER FOR REPEAT OF LAST YEARS YEAR'S VICTORY t Coaches Leave Today Line is Ei Eighteen Men and Weaken d by Absence of Gillespie But Backfield Backfield Back- Back field Remains Steady With Good Material Material Has Has s k Shown Up Strong in Scrimmage With Frosh 1 Crimson athletes with Coaches Tommy E EIGHTEEN h Fitzpatrick and Major l Prince manager Harvey Hancock Hancock Hancock Han- Han f cock and trainer Nielson will leave today for the initial of their 1923 s schedule which is to be played at Walla Valla Walla WaLa game Washington with the Vh Whitman College eleven Just which men the Utah mentor will take with him on his first trip are somewhat unknown and the little Irishman has probably been worrying about this for the past week or so This condition arises because of one factor the numerous aspirants out for each position This season the Utah grid prospectS prospects pros- pros have been cons considerably bolstered bolstered bol bol- by the addition of ot a largo large number of ot high class players This 1 coupled With ith the fact that practically practically a all the men nien of oC last season seasons season's a r squad with OHO or two to exceptions I lare are back In the old togs has b- b been beena 1 a great aid to Tommy in his work 1 so 50 far this season eason Athletes of or The men who are out this 5 year ear Ore iron ro In n large athletes tes of ot no small They are men who have a o tarred starred in college football other cars or who have hae starred in high ball or f freshmen ball last season Such men as as' as those ho who ate re out are certainly certaInty a great greal h help lp to any coach hut but that coach has nas a tough time whipping them Into shape instilling his style stylo of ot play in their theil workouts ot and them so 50 theIr best or co-or- i efforts are arc d directed in tha I roper proper roper channels channels channels-channels channels s. s that t nl-t other her conference title T t. t Last t week eek the first string men ren went ent up against t th the freshmen crew the varsity playing offensive antI and the they showed then that they were capable of oC in an unlimited amount of t in that line of or the game E. E The rha varsity backfield plunged through the line Une for tor good gains land jinA nd at times Umes circled the 1 ends for br substantial or 5 gains Tuesday night the varsity line lne was as given i a l I good food test when it bucked the l I fin fina n a defensives scrimmage Two of ot the boys bos who this year year- ear I make the line tine a a. powerful forward for for- ward iward crew are Kent Evans and Wank ank Hurren Those These boys bos h have v vl played varsity vanity ball for three years band and in all branches of ot the game are are re well ell learned In addition to 10 II that t at both men are arc husky hitting around the mark t. t Clark Big DIg Man Ian Ian t L. Jk Ike Clark who played end and ackle on last year years year's squad looks good for the pivot position this sc season teason son Ike Is la only tipping tho the scales at and is 15 in the be best t possible shape Clarke ib is a q man who iwho trains all the year ear and for fort t this reason his condition nw now is practically the best of ot any iny member on the squad Theron Tiny Tones Jones Is I IB also bidding high for tor a berth berthon on n the squad as pivot man Jones Janel is ts another Giant who is capable of at much in the center Clare Hagen shifted from th the backfield to a line Une position Is goIng goting go- go ting Ing great this year Hag Hagen m has i been showing a world arId of ot speed peed in III inthe inthe I Ithe the tackle position and h he h i during the tho h he will hold down that berth borth permanently nother man who Is knocking them over is Llewelyn Liewelyn Van tran Cott Van has only been out outa out a II short time and although he ho is fairly Ight ho he is fast and heady McCarthy Mccarth is also aspiring for tor a f tackle position Late ife Reed Is another another an an- I other ther tackle On the wings there are a n. nur num b ber eer r of at tara itara of at other years rears and andi nd i iso 1 so some new boys who are do do do- lag ing well Among the tho athletes who will probably snatch tho the majority of ot forwards this season aro Francis Gillespie Oscar Moyle Harold Harod Stevens teyen Thornton Morris and anti Larry TArry Lar TAr r ry All AU of at these boys re r showing real class clau t t Gillespie Absent The team will be handicapped a tl short time by the absence of at un- un le lespie from tram the lineup Francis w was u Injured last v vak ak in a workout Ho No has a a. I knee nee which is badly out of ot proportion but he ho expects to be In first class shape next week Harold Stevens will be he unable to play because of ot his scholastic standing being In question In Th tho backfield Utah has hda a gal gal- aI- aI of at stars of ot all types The n. n arc aro Q fast tast hel heavy hitting hitting hit hit- ting Ing plungers s shifty open field runners hooters passers and atut speed demons emons in all 1111 branches brunches of or the pame ame asne Chief among the backfield is Leo Richards Rich Rich- has never played for the of ot Utah before but thIlo hJo attending West Vest Point ho he played on the Army team for tor two I f ars That alone is enough to qualify him as one of tho the best U tY acks a s. s I Beside Richards there aro are Neil Nell Cal Dobor Vero Vere Cham- Cham ton on on Reid Bold Jewkes Glen Watkins a Ca Gene HI ill 1 ot of are men of ot the hight high high- t hat Utah fm b s but short of ot backfield men with such a crow crew as this A lineman who Is new In varsity football but who is traveling some Is Glen Anderson This lanky h boy bov bovis v vIs is trying out at end and BO so far tar he has baa shown wonderful speed and ab ability III t in hi position The Utah fans tans all know what a D tough bunch the aggregation of ot Whitman College Is Tho The mm men on the Whitman team are athletes tea who nd their summers carryIng carry carry- Ing lag giant lant pines pine and Or Oregon gon fire on their shoulders for or warming ui exercises The result in is that fh the boys need no shoulder pa pals pal Is or head guards guard Perhaps It would woul b bl be j best for the safety of at the tho Utah players should they thov lose th the gome to the Whitman boys b because if It th they y win they will pro probably have i t. t os ch h. h o rova fn to get out |
