Show FIVE PACKS POTENTIAL POWER t t. t d Devils evils Show Improvement I In jn n ii Preseason Hoop Contests Two Tourney Veterans Return I I. I I l' l bo Champions Miss liss Scoring Eye of Beanpole Sc Se- Wilkins and aud Rowland Are Nucleus of off 4 i I f Rugged d A Aggregation in In N Nebo e J 0 D. D Division l ISIOn L twelfth of series in jr which The Telegram sports f Note te i Is 15 the tie a 1 the b basketball prospects in the state He is personally or IS schools and watching the teams teRms in action before writing these the ie Tod Today's Today's ys y's article is written from Ironi On Friday he will rt line iles ne Ute the prospects at Tooele By FRANK K BAKER Telegram Sports Editor I spRINGVILLE Dec 21 Dont Don't Don't Dont bet against th the Red Devils ey are coming slowly but I believe like the tortoise headed somewhere 1 boys have played I preseason g games mes They split with Fillmore beat North Sum Sum- then he nosed out a vastly im-I im im- im TB 8 B Y high gh team from rom Provo afternoon 47 I of last seasons season's regulars who it through rough an unbeaten season in have graduated bo division Max Senior who had a dis- dis kt habit babit of camping under the C iet t. t Jack Cherrington flashy e Sand and nd Perry Holly HoUy a forward tat t leaves two regulars regulars Captain Captain Rowland Rowland at guard and big Bill Billins ins at center center and and four other let let- en ST pee to carry carryon on this winter Ii t passing and team play i ost st 1St B. B Y yesterday certainly art mt indicative of so much but the Red Devils are just ung iDt started I N Need ed Conditioning is a big problem with wilh the Devils 1 They are slow and showed I strain considerably as the B. B Y j 3 put on the pressure and forged the lead with only two minutes I 10 Jack of condition is in Wilkins It takes it Jl rat of f mighty hard work to get this fellow in trim for basketball Tow- Tow af fc feet t four inches tall and andi i hinI bing pounds the veteran veterans s n lit be in perfect trim before hes he's dy to move up and down the he floor should other lettermen men are areMiller areMiller Miller and Gene Livingston f forrd for for- or orris rd res ris and Max and Bill rt Irr guards Four of the veterans filler Livingston Wilkins and are ue k are six feet or more tall Thorn will probably use usel l ler r and Liv Livingston at forward Jaia kirs at center and Rowland and mien on the defensive line in his ular lineup Clark however beof be- be of his bis height will probably al al- rate ate much of the time with Sumi Sum Sum- i who Is only five feet six inches l' l but tut ut is is last as 35 a greyhound and 3 s i the the ball well r f r Hardest to Fill FlU FlUis t is Cherrington's is-Cherrington's berth at guard ieli is perhaps the hardest for om to fill Miller saw Miller saw considerable vice as Hollys Holly's understudy last jiw so is fairly familiar with his tits les Cherrington however teamed let cally all aU the time with Rowland i ithe the boys knew what to expect a Q each other tiller idler is a good rustler and has a atje at t- t eIe for the basket It was his goal y-goal d roal and another by It Slaved the game against B. B Y he final minute esterday alor's alors graduation brings about a aage ange age In tactics Max MaxI I sed chiefly as a sleeper down fc Iter the basket while the ball was up court by his four mates Gs a 3 Ie Season Mason on though Thorn is devel devel- J g i a man five offensive in which guards will alternate in going into uj rug I territory Yesterday th the Red Devils em- em a pass 3 S and repass system beta be be- ta Q fa three men usually men usually the center IUd Pard and one forward who forward who came cameTO TO Q the floor on an even line The Ther tar r guard trailed at a discreet dis dis- dis- dis Ct and the other forward tried to 4 an an open spot well vell down under e DuCket bucket B. B Y however usually ke e thi this play up just outside the thee e t throw throwing n circle l In Walt SlIck the Red Devils have Merman from Midway Idaho early fy aix ix feet tall taU and weighing jaw he plays a sturdy and deMable deM de- de M Mable We game Iame on defense but has to I how to fit fat it into the teams team's Enviable Record ille has an enviable record r s coaching Caching Unbeaten in division lut L season ason the Red Dev Devils ls rfd ply only three defeats nil all 11 year r. r Dixie beat them at St. St George j in the campaign n and Granite 4 C Cyp Ns nosed them out in th the state tournament The season before Springville was twice wice beaten by Nephi and therefore finished second to the Wasps Then I Lehi from the Alpine loop won in a I playoff for a tournament berth Thorn has an intimate connection with Springville athletics Hes He's one of the he few high school coaches for his alma mater He captained the Red Devils in 1923 when they won the state championship and represented the Ue state in the national tournament at Chicago He was on the team again gain gainin in 1924 when it earned a berth in the state meet Graduated from B. B Y U. U in 1931 he was immediately engaged to coach the Red Devils Devils- Heres Here's the statistics on this years year's squad Name Pos Hat Wat Witt Age Ace CL Bud Averett Averet I S 59 SV ISO 0 18 Sea Sen Rex Blanchard g 61 0 o 17 11 Jun Dick Bowman Bownan f 5 SV 59 9 0 17 Jun sill Bill Clarke 1 61 1 19 IV lien Sen O. O Livingston LI I. I 62 82 1 17 Sen Joe Miller f S 6 2 18 Sen R. R OAtley Oakley f f. f 0 17 Sen Ben Max Rowland md e 2 18 15 Sen Ted Rowland r. r 59 I 9 0 17 Jun Max e 56 Us lU 2 19 11 Sen Ben Bryce Thorn c 61 0 15 SOP Dill Bill c 64 2 17 11 Sen SenWood Woody Wood Wei Weicht r 0 a 15 Sop Walt Volt Slick e Sll 9 IB 19 Sen |