Show PROM PROMISING IS NG N NEWCOMER ER By Robe Robert t Edgren I St St. I i y i r 1 ot- ot 1 r I Ji Ai q t 7 i I qt J T I DT I I PIt Lt To I H JI AND 35 S K 0 G I OThE I EC S SI SEC RE READ To OCK OC f w lO Th CL Af A f- f k 1 s I 1 S t 1 j. j G r ei T I let f A. A MAN MANc c eR 30 T F Q tEAR oN 9 A r L L. t t ca et our vIM dit Co tt E-tt I e T HEA tiTLE 0 Pleasant Grove to Meet Bitter Rivalry in Provo Lehi Quintets Alpine Champs Will Find It Tough Going Aga Against Bolstered Title Contenders I PROVO Dec 2 29 Pleasant 23 Pleasant Grove Gro i is th the team to beat in the Alpine I division bask basketball race raco this year according to preseason impressions of the six contenders in this strong hoop section Provo and Lehi Lehl are the teams appearing appearIng appearing ap ap- ap- ap to have a n chance to end the supremacy pf Coach Conch Harry Richards Richards' Richards Richards' Rich Rich- ards ards' Gravers Grovers B. B Y 1 high school Lincoln and American Fork are not likely to tobe be championship contenders contend contend- I ers era although all aU three teams are dangerous and may be expected to stage an upset here hero and there throughout the season The Alpine championship chase starts Friday Frida January 4 with four of oC the six teams in action One week later the P. P G. G champions face facea a severe test test Invading Invading Provo for what seems likely to be a n crucial game despite the earliness of the season BACK Pleasant Grove has lost three of oC the five fhe men who carried Its Us banners banners banners ban ban- ners to second position in the state last year However er two of the 1928 re regulars ulars are on hand to form a nu- nu cieUs for another state title Contender contender contender con con- tender and considering the class of the team early this season they willbe will wUl willbe be hard to stop Lee chunky little forward who won an I state all forward berth last season season season sea sea- son is Ig on hand band once more as is his younger er brother Vera Vern who plays pays I Ia a a. running guard position Lee needs no introduction to Utah hoop i fans and Vera Vern has ha m made de such i startling improvement this season s-eason that he is being compared to the older member of at the family i t Cullimore Cullimore Cullimore Cul- Cul limore at forward Halliday at center center cen cen- ter and Gammett at guard are the theother theother I other lother pro regulars Cullimore and n Halliday lUda were subs last sea sea- son Coach Glen Simmons has a team team- at Provo Prove high which looks far tar better better better bet bet- ter than last Jast years year's outfit which took the Nebo Alpine runner up runner up berth in the state tournament Buke Robison lanky center center cen cen- ter is the scoring ace with BiddUlph Biddulph Biddulph Bid- Bid Beelar and forwards forwards forwards for for- wards Snell Giles Zabriskie and C. C BIddulph guards ards Most of these men arc veterans LEHI POWERFUL Lehi Lehl with Coach Ross Nielson at atthe atthe atthe the helm Is very strong with Whitman Whitman Whit Whit- I man Evans Trane Gray and Fox all aU veterans looming as the regu u lars These youngsters have played together r for two years and this season season season sea sea- son the results are showing Whitman Whitman Whit man is the he key ke- keman man of Lehi's team B. B Y high school with Joe Buys a as coach appears to have it its strongest strong strong- est team in man many seasons The Wildcats have smothered Nebo teams consistently in preseason tussles tussles and m may y make trouble for tor the Alpine favorites For the first two games gamed of ot the season their regular center will wm b be ineligible but they should be heard beard from from the start Smith and Smart forwards for lire are the lettermen but splendid n new W material material mate mate- rial has buoyed up Y high hopes considerably Lincoln high is decidedly dangerous danger danser- ous to Its Us opponents Conch Coach Carl Swenson has a team of experienced performers with an m attack centered centered cen con around Huntsman sta star for for- ward Nebo teams have been unable unable unable un un- un- un able to topple Lincoln which should be a a. tough foeman feman for tor the Alpine favorites Ar AMERICAN RICAN FORK GREEN American Fork has the greenest s team of or the tho lot and on th the face tace of it the Cavemen seem likely to bring up the rear of the procession However however How how- ever Coach Hy Berrett's boys bos are Improving rapidly and they may pre present nt a formidable front before the season is far tar advanced Ingersoll Inger- Inger soIl soll guard and Anderson forward are the veterans Everything E points to on ono one of the most spirited Alpine division lon races I in years |