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Show Pafjc 4 dders Will Jaunt '1 y Wildcat Footballers Will Make Jaunt To Honolulu For Home-and-Home Series Weber footballers will Jaunt to Men May Travel By Air Honolulu for a home-and-homo j No definlte plans have been series with McKinley Alumnus ! ma(le concerning the number of next fall, and will be host to the mpn who wM, maWp ,h -,riri or Hawaiian team in 1917, it was revealed last Saturday by President Henry A. Dixon of Weber college. Final word that the trip would be oKayed was received Friday night at the State Board of Control meeting at Salt Lake. Al Warden, Sports editor of the Ogden Standard Examiner, was In Honolulu last week overseeing the signing of thp contract. The date for the Hawaiian game has been set tor November HO and possibly another game will be played December 6. Not a College Team Weber and the McKinley Alumnus teams nnened nlav in Ill's and again in 1932. The Mc kinley team Is made up of men who attended McKinley high School earlier and Is not a regular school team; however It plays In an organized league, comparable to senior colleges and the gridders took second place In a five team Hawaiian league in 1945, Al tolotal Deserves Credit For Negotiations Al Lolotai, a former student at Weber and a member of the ath-letle council of the Alumni Ath letlc Association, deserves much Ol the credit for the successful negotiations for 1he contests. Al Lolotai conferred with Coach i 1 summer icgaiu- - ing the matches, and it was t through his Initial efforts that I lie plans went through. i Other former Weberltes who are oYi the council include Jimmy Ing, George Zane, Clifton Davles, Verne Spackman, and Bill Baker. Lolotai was highly pleased with what had been accomplish, ed, remarking, "This trip will be educational. It will give the school national recognition, the students a greater school spirit, and the team a pleasant reward for their sacrifices and efforts." HOEDS SLATE SWIM MEET TOMORROW; REV FARR YINS BADMINTON TOURNEY After many weeks oi postponements, the basketball schedule is once again underway. Three rounds having been played off, the scores stand as follows: Iota L. in the lead having won all three games; Chanodo and La-Dlaneada are tied for second place with two games each; Kal. amata and Sophvita are tied for third place with one game each. Beverly Farr Wins Badminton Tourney The badminton tournament w as met with great entnuslasm. Badminton seems to be one of the most popular sports with tt e Weber coed. Beverly Farr of Otyokwa took first place In the s-.mgles. Her final opponent was Fae Cramer of Iota. The doubles tournament is in the final round with the merry maids, of Chanodo, Maurine Martin and Kath-ryn Hackett. thc winners of squash doubles. and LaVell Smedley and Mary Talbot of Iota playing Friday. Because ,of the many delays and postponements' this year, our sports programs is being cut. Tennis and Softball will be eliminated. Arrangements are being made for the archery tourna-met to be played off in three weeks. Swimming Meet Tomorrow The swimming meet, wheih is eagerly looked forward to each year, will be held April 11 at our own pool. Contests will be for front and back crawl, side stroke breast storke, elementary back, diving and a relay race. Hylda Olley, Intramural man ager, and her assistant. Lucky j Jippets, are very busy with the I Intramural records. Five quar- I ter awards, given to the fifteen sophomore girls with the most points at the annual WAA banquet to be held May 14. Kathryn Hackett, vice-president, is in charge of the banquet with the assistance of the other officers and the council. VFF.nF.R COLLEGE SIGNPOST Wednesday, April 10, UM6 i This how they will travel, pending enrollment next year and the price of transportation. The excursion may be by air, but ncth. ing definite has been planned. Funds for the trip have been obtained partly through the rental of the Weber gym for wrestling matches sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign vVar.s which have been run off ever" Thurs- .i..,, iv, v, f tur, -jio ! k mn h,v hP tn ,,r, '-, nri ' take clown the ring. The money received went into the athletic Hind. Return Game is Feature of Centennial Exposition I he return game is slated lor the fall, of 1947 in conjunction With the Centennial Exposition, Chairman of the executive sports committee, Thornton D. Morris, revealed last week that the committee has voted to underwrite the game for the sum of S2500. Three other athletic contests have been arranged by this committee. In 1947 the National Clay Courts Championship Tennis Meet will be played at the Forest Dale Tennis Club at Salt Lake. The National Downhill and Slalom Skiing Championships are also on docket as part of the exposition. The downhill event will be run off at Snow ba- sjn am, thc Slalom at Ata. Tne National Horseshoe pitchlng championship has been ol t ,,a,.,,,., oQn t ' City in 1947. Fans May Travel Together Concerning students a n d townspeople who may plan to be on hand to witness the mixups in Hawaii,- Coach Bob Davis slates that it is possible for them to make travel and accomodations arrangements through the athletic department. If this is done the group may secure better ratps and go as one party. Women's Wrestling Match Postponed Coach Reed K. Swenson has announced that the proposed wrestling match between Miss Marian T. Read, English Insruc-tor, and Miss Eva Browning, librarian, has been called off indefinitely because of an appendectomy sustained xby the book custodian. Swenson. widely known on the campus for his quiet humor, bandied the scheme back and forth in his head for a considerable period before getting the popular contestants to sign. The brainstorm came on when a veterans' organization cleared several hundred dollars in a bout in which two women went to the mat for grunt and groan honors. Swenson made his initial announcement April 1. For An Exciting Week End Alan Ladd Veronica Lake WILLIAM BENDIX BLUE DAHLIA Orpheum Eat STAMEY - 432 - 25th i i Snappy Service Fall Coach Davis Is Pleased With Players "Spring football workouts will wind up with an inter squad game at Ogden statium April 19. Movies will be taken of the fray for future study," it was revealed by Bob Davis, football coach. "Although the date set is tentative, there will definitely be a game. Practices are now in ses sion each night." The squad roughed it up a bit in a scrimmage last week and the results were gratifying," he went on. Davis explained the object of spring tootoall as neing nor iu form a team, but to improve individual play. ' "In the spring more time can be taken with each man and faults can be ironed out. In the fall, with league games staring you in the face, the object is to work on weak points of the team's offense or defense in order to win those games," he explained. Will Captain Track Team Dick Williams, former Army sergeant, was elected to captain the track team last week. Williams runs the 100 yard dash and holds the sate high school re-for this race vas 22.3. He is also out for a backfield spot on the football team. Williams was a first sergeant in a tank destroyer outfit and spent 14 monhs in the Phillipine Islands. He attended Utah State Agricultural College in 1943 where he played half back on the football team. Time for this race was 22.3. On Your Mark-Get Set and go! Willis Wynn, returned Medical Corps officer, gets in trim for the open swim meet slated for this evening. At S LUNCH Street Fine Food j i Linemen of Weber's first postwar footballteam are pictured above in a practice blocking session before settling down to scrimmaging. Tom Clawson and Glen Hig-ginson are hitting the dummy held by Le e Wendell. I .'I":,.! . Dick Williams 1 1 Watson Tanner : ) : Clothing Co. j j "Smart Apparel" j OGDEN BILLIARDS 2408 Washington Blvd. (Upstairs) WHERE FRIENDS MEET FOR FINER INDOOR RECREATION. Linemen Brush I p On OPEN SWIM MEET WILL BE UNDERWAY TONIGHT; CHAMPNEYS IS TOP ENTRY Final heats in the open swim meet will get underway tonight at 8 p. m. in the Weber pool. Trial heats will be conducted this afternoon at 5 p. m. This meet will see the participation of Utah State Agriculural College, Ogden high school, Box Elder, Weber high, and it is expected that some entries will be made from the Deseret pool of Salt Lake City. Weber college entries who are expected to place in the open events include Floyd' Champ-neys, Willis Wynn, and John Murphy. Novice races are also slated. Novice Defined A novice is defined as one who has not won first place in a Junior or Senior A. A. U. meet, or who has not won a college or high school letter for swimming. Novice class swimmers may enter open events but any swim Kenny Walks Off With Show V As Sigma Stages Production Famous "Vagabond King" Sigma Delta Pi, the Veterans' ' the stage until she left amid the club of Weber, set a new pace in sighs of an appreciative aud-assemblies yesterday when the , ience. Donna enthralled assem-boys revised the first act of the j bly as she did one of her many. "Vagabond King" and threw it : dances to the ever favorite mel-to the public for comparison. The ! 0dy, "Begin the Begeieno." revision was brought forth with j The finale was breath takingly-striking color as Dave Minoch : production came when Champ and his band set the mood with j neys and Malan indulged in corn-hot jive and soft melody. The bat; a result of a two men and curtain was uiawn uui. w.ui. "The Drinking Song, some what varied from the original number, but according to public opinion will survive through the ages. Willard (Red) Winward brought the plaster off the walls with his version of "Mother Ma. Cree," however, as he attempted a second verse his companions overcame him and ceased his beautiful rendition Huggett, alias Joe Kenny, literally walked off with the show as the lyrics of, "Love Song" es- caped his ruby lips. Joe proved to be a natural dramatist as well I as a singer as he lived the part oi Huggett on the stage. Time stood still lrom tne moment Donna Wilkinson entered I Blocking mer who has left the novice class can enter only the open events. Races for both men and vo-men will be slated. Girls will be able to swim in the 40 yard free style, 60 yard back stroke, and the 60 yard breast stroke races Men's open events include thc 100 yard free style, 160 yard breast stroke, 300 yard medley, 100 yard back stroke, and the 300 yard individual medley. Champney Clocked Under Record Buzz Champney is expected to place in the 100 yard back stroke event. The national junior college record for the 150 yard backstroke in a 20 yard poo was made in 1940 in 1:48. Champneys has been clocked in the Weber pool at 1:45.6. James Farr, Pete Lafon, and Lamar Robbins are also expected to bring home honors. onl one wcmcn entantrlerncnt. y one The heart break of the scene came after Malan had subdued Champneys. It seems thc w inner had fought in vain for the fickle beauty walked off the stage with another man. The finale was breattakingly beautiful as LeRoy Sessions, a fair damsel, joined irubadorc winwarfl in a duet, entitled "You two timed me one time too often."Merlin Hall, pianist for the production did a marvelous job trying to stay with the boys and Keeping them somewhere within the original score. As the curtain fell Dave Minoch made the assembly complete with several more popular dance numbers. FELLOWS! COME HERE FOR Sporting Goods Hunting Supplies 0 Billiards $ Pool 0 Magazines The Mecca 338 - 25th Street Men's Intramurals Still Progressing Thinclads Are Handicapped, It Is Learned With meets looming ever clos. er. the Weber college track team is virtually stymied, it was learned last week. Three meets are anticipated. 1 one with University of Idaho, i Southern Branch, the Brigham Young University Invita ional. and the Conference meet. However, the thinclads are handicapped by lack of training facilities. The college runners have been using the Ogden high school cinder path, but it is not always available. On top of this, the Student Board of Control has failed to allot any funds to die track team and these factors have held down the development of runners. According to Ferron C. Losee. Coach, the boys are coming along in fine shape, with Dick Williams and Bob Putname look, ing especially good. "However, it is still early and they have not really stretched out so I can't predict much about the abilities of the candidates" Losee concluded. John Vernieu Is New Head Of Exeelsior John Vernieu, former army man, was elected as President of Excelsior club at the regular John Vernieu weekly meeting last Wednesday. Ray Adams was chosen for the I vice-president post, Carlos Mar. ! tindell for Secretary, and Gene ' 'H OGDEN'S FINEST Men's CLUB! BANK SMOKERY 2513 Washington Blvd. Bank Smokerv Lunch j 2313 Washington Blvd. Open from 6:30 a. m. to 11:30 p. m-Serving Delicious 9 BREAKFAST LUNCHES DINNER SANDWICHES, SHORT ORDERS Managed by Jerry Fowler Five-Way Track Meet Is Thursday Ai Ogden High Highlights of the Intramural activities next week will be the five way race meet Thursday on the Ogden high school path. Sigma. Excelsior, Pheonix, Alpha Rho. and Faculty will trot out their spiked shoes in - vhis Contest which may see Sigma knocked from the lead position, which they now hold. This meet was originally scheduled for April 4. but rainy weather an$ a soggy track made it necessary for the date to be advanced. Events will include the 100 yard dash, 220, 440, and the mile run. Also the broad jump, pole vault, and the high jump. Points will be awarded on the basis of five for first place, three for second, and two for third. Postponement of the meet will also enable men who received bids yesterday to participate. In Tuesday's volleyball match es the Faculty and Sigma won over Excelsior and Phoenix. A ping pout; doubles team from Sigma composed of Kenny and Wlnward took the measure of Pulsipher and Thompson of Phoenix. Present Standings Sigma 571 Pheonix 493 Excelsior 490 Alpha Rho 416 Faculty 385 Frcdsham was named treasurer for the rest of the Spring quarter. Phil Kenny was retained as club reporter. Vernieu is a veteran of the Army Air Corps, 5th Bomber Command. He was discharged with the rank of staff sergeant. Before entering the service in 1943 he attended Weber and was active in debate and speech. Vernieu outlined the events which he had planned for his tenure of office. Next Saturday will be the frivilous for the pledges of last quarter. A week from today a small number of men will take the pledge oath at a banquet in their honor. Along the social lines Vernieu relates that a series of informal parties are being planned, and will be climaxed with a formal dinner dance. The activity of the moment ii ; centered around the production : of an assembly which will be thrown at unsuspecting students I May 2. |