Evening star., 1938-08-05
NEW PIRATE BACK
IS SGAME-BREAKER
Pro Recruit From Colorado
Equal of Great Clark,
Armstrong Holds.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

special correspondent OF Inc StdI.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-"How good a
footballer is this 'Whizzer' White?
you asked Ike Armstrong. who has
coached numerous Rocky Mountain
champions for the University of Utah
That was last spring, before "Whizzer'
decided to take the $4,000 and play
with Pittsburgh in the National Pro-
fessional League Armstrong gazed
for a minute at the rain pelting across
Salt Lake City's Temple Square and
replied:
MY friend. you are talking to the
leading authority on 'Whizzer' White
See that gray hair along the temples?
White caused that in 1896. And the
little bald spot?-well, charge that to
him in 1887. White is everything you
can imagine and then some,
Let me tell you about the 1896
Utah-Colorado game. Utah made Ia
FIRST downs to Colorado's three. The
closest Colorado ever scrimmaged to
our goal line was the 35-yard mark
Yet the final score was Colorado. 81.
Utah. I. And you're asking me about
'Whizzer' White.
One Man Grid Team.
THE game was doing nicely for our
side when White punted out of bounds
on Utah's l-yard line. My punter
kicked out so yards and White ran
the ball back for touchdown. A
short time later Whizzer punted
again-out of bounds on our s. We
returned the kick and White ran 45
yards for a touchdown. Then he
threw a 5O-yard pass for a touch
down. Next. he cut back and ran IS
yards for a touchdown. And just to
show us some open-field running and
lodging. White caught kickoff and
raced 95 yards for another score.
I'll tell you. young Ike Armstrong
came very close to being an orphan
that night. could tell you lot
more about 'Whizzer' White. but
what's the use. He's the nearest ap-
proach to a one-man football team
any one ever saw
How would you compare him with
Dutch Clark"
We'll. White played with stronger
team at Colorado University thar
Clark did at Colorado College: ano
Rocky Mountain football is lot bet
ter now. White cannot drop-kick with
Clark, but he is stronger runner ano
tust about as good a field general
I'd say he was every bit Clark's equal.
White Is Real Game Breaker.
"Whizzer" is a real game-breaker
likely to run for touchdown from
any spot on the field. He is thick
chested and big-hipped and runs with
tremendous power and elusiveness
Going at full speed, you think his bls
hips are hung on swivels. He can kick
you into a hole from S. yards and his
passes are poison. How will he go lr
professional football? How did he &c
in college football?
It will be something new to see
Phi Beta Kappa and Rhodes scholar
calling signals for professlonal
eleven It's rare enough to find Pm
Beta Kappa calling signals on college
fields "Whizzer' is taking the i;
grand from Pittsburgh as means tt
an end. He will start his Rhodes
scholarship at Oxford next winter
and the money will be a handy item
when he starts out in the legal profes'
sion. "Whizzer" did not make his de.
cision to play professional football
until his brother, also Rhodes scholar
rame home from England and Byron
the boys Christian name, by the way
learned he could defer starting hi
scholarship until January.
Boost for Pro Football.
Art Rooney, owner of the Pittsburgh
team. went high to get White, ou'
''Whizzer" will mean a successful sea-
son for the professionals. Sammy
Baueh made the 1887 season for thu
National League, and, with White al
an added attraction, the cash ane
carry boys should do big business thi'
autumn.
It may be a bit difficult for tn
Pittsburgh players, should White star
discussing Xenephon or ethography
but they can stop that any time D!
handing "Whizzer" a football. Or
II White becomes too erudite, th'
Pirates might put him in room witt
George Preston Marshall. sage Of th'
Washington Redskins. If "Whizzer'
never has met George Preston Mar
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