Show STUDENT UFC Racket Swingers Begin Workouts Coach Gordon Porter that his charges this year able to better last year’s Tennis ic ing wiU be Jark of one triumph as against defeats in conference dual Jneets issued a call to all for the varsity racquet to the courts for iquad to report at 2 p m practice every day aid this year s To materially ts the addition squad of netmen east of the courts new of five stadium Minor work still has to but it is be done on the courts be will that ready they expected month’s time a about in for use Returning lettermen are: Ivan No 1 singles player Christensen Glenn Peterson Don of last year Larson Kent Payne Clint Ilalc-Wortley and Sid Jones who two years ago but was es can-didat- s WAYNE SCIIOW Skylclimax of the 1953-5- 4 ine Eight hoop season finds the Rams of Colorado A&M firmly By first place This is the in seated basketball conference initial championship ever to be won by a Colorado A&M team The Bill coached crew Strannigan finished season two full games ahead of the Wyoming Cowboys preseason two full games ahead of the the preseason Cowboys Wyoming favorites Young Brigham Univ- ersity finished in the third spot The fightin’ farmers from Utah State after a slow' start finished 7 strong with a record good enough for fourth place in the 7-- year ago with a the Aggies finished in A standings third 7-- 7 place Final Conference Standings Team Colorado Wyoming 1954 — 7 TEVE'S Starts Spring Football Ebert at PORTS COPE out last year because of an operation Only three players— Phil Flam-me- r Bruce Clyde and Ross n-left the team via the graduSo this season's ation route squad in view of their experience coupled with the loss of such stars as Jerry Glade from Utah and Harold Christiansen from BYU should fare a little better than usual Other players out for the varsity team are Dow Woodward local star a couple of seasons ago who just returned from a mission Ken Woodward converted trackman and the following freshmen: Carlos Smith Ray Jones and Ronnie Dorst all of them former prepsters and men at Granite Ogden and gan respectively Maso- Colorado Aggies Take First Title The MARCH IS During regular season play the University of Utah was the only team in the conference to beat the Aggies in both their encounters Last week the Utags got the last laugh though when the round ball specialists from both schools mot in the AAU tournament in Salt Lake Although it won’t go on the conference records it was really a moral victory for the Utag hoopsters Two nights after the Aggies who are playing under the name of Associated Grocers of Ogdon won the Utah AAU crown and went to Denver Colorado home of the national AAU tournaments for a crack at some national honors The team is made up of Butch Brown Bart Johnson Lee Boothe Pat Dunn Boyd Adams and freshman Joe Lockyer The Aggie team defeated the highly touted AFROTC unit also from the Ute school for the championship The Air Force team is composed of the two Kansas stais Gary Bergen and Art Bunte who are sitting out their transfer year and past Ute greats lead by Dol-o- n Condie Paul Shrum and Bob Fulton Honors Post season honors came to two of the Aggie basketeers as the team as a whole had to settle for a tie for the fourth place slot in the Skyline conference Bill Hull although picked for second or third team on most squads was placed on the United Press honorable team Bill mention ranked alongside such stars as Bob McKeen of California on chosen Bob Harbertson most of the conference second teams was honored with a position on the Little second five The Little team is picked from players State however allowed the ten and unposition to record a 321 percent- - that stand fivebefeel a dist‘nc' would der It Fort quite from Rams the while age ten bes the be to among to a lion Collins held their opponents men for your sue in the country 303 mark Despite the loss of 12 members from last year’s second place team Coach John Roning was well pleased Tuesday aflernoon as he greeted 80 varsity football candidates out to spring drills from last year’s Returning team which won eight and lost three games are 14 lettermen And of that number five were regulars At present the 1934 edition of Ihe “big blue’’ looks as if it will be exceptionally strong in the line and better than average in Ihe backfield Charlie Hatch and Matt Trontel will be hack at ends Dave Kragthorpe and Carl er Harris will return at quarterback and Tom Lorenat at right halfback The fullback and left halfback slots are wide open in with Dick Toner who has been shifted from halfback holding the edge in the former position and John Kainiek and Jim Maiiott in the latter Five weeks of practice sessions are scheduled Anil on Saturday April 17 the squad will engage e intra- in the annual squad game Blue-Whit- Fred's Flowers " Distinctive Flowers n 29 West Center Phone 227-- W Does Year Cor Need A Spring Tune Up? 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