I Cage Outlook I Appears i Bright For 39 I Five lettermen form the n nucleus cleus around which Coach Vadal Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son hopes to build another championship championship championship champ champ- basketball squad this year at Utah Graduation of four of last years year's I regulars makes it necessary for I inexperienced men or those having played only a few games of varsity competition to take over the re responsibility responsibility responsibility re- re I of defending the championship that Utah won last I year Returning lettermen a around r o 0 u n d whom the team will be shaped are Captain Jack Hardy Merlin Ahlquist Ahlquist Ahlquist Ahl- Ahl quist Nick Watts Harry Empey and Hugh Bird This array of letter winners although they are quite inexperienced forms a scrappy scrappy scrap scrap- p py fast group of ball rustlers Fast improving sophomore material material material ma ma- such as Blaine Elaine Openshaw Bob Melroy Gene and Dick Kramer coupled with Waynard Vaynard Waynard Way Way- nard Lowe and Rulon junior college transfers from Idaho wil be counted on to plug up the remaining holes left by last years year's graduation j I Utah's t team am which appears to be lining up with Merlin Ahlquist at center Nick Watts and Blaine Elaine 0 Openshaw p e n s h a v or Harry Empey forwards and Jack Hardy and Hugh Bird or Bob Melroy guards will play playa a vigorous schedule including in including including in- in an extensive season pre schedule in the northwest and mid- mid will be expected to put up a good fight for conference laurels garnered by last years year's team