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Show Page March 13, 1953 Ydd Cat 4 Cats Scooped By A. F., Pioneers The B.Y. Wildcats lost their second game to the A.F. Cavemen Friday, Feb. 20 in the field-housby an overwhelming score Coach Dixon Looks For Winning Baseball Year Coach Owen Dixon will call all interested baseball participants of 60-3together Monday, March 23, folIn the first half the B.Y. quint looked as though they might have lowing the Class B tournament, a fighting chance for victory. The and proceed to build a diamond Cavemen were having a hard crew for the 1953 season. by Kraton King time connecting with the hoop, Coach Dixon has a nucleus of Well, its final. Region Threes and Joe Allen set the stage for tournB 7 in the returning lettermen and invites the Wildcat lead at the close of representatives American be Lehi and interested baseball players to all ament ' will the first eight. In the second quarnot out. come seeing came Seems Fork. strange ter, however, the Forkers the prelike in B.Y. there the at led and a High back with rally .The seven lettermen include: vious years, but then whos inJoe halfway mark Allen, Jack Clarke, Richard The second half didnt go to terested in the past, so here is Hansen, Dave Kimball, Kraton well for the Cats as they had a some of the teams to watch in the King, Ken Lindquist, Dave Mchard time countering the Cave- coming class B Laren and LeGrande Young. Far and wide theyll come (28 men, but they stayed in there The Wildcat team is in need of with a tryin gspirit to the final of them), with Spanish Fork another dispitcher. As two year regon were Nebo in the buzzer even though they showing power Ken Lindquist is the ular thrower, the in end. Two, Tooele the short Region trict, chucker. stellar t only This was the first game seen Wasatch Wasps from the Summ-itMonin a fan and basketball Gunnison Dave McLaren and Dave KimDivision, many by roe from Region Four, Union ball, two-yeawhich a technical foul was charglettermen at 2nd ed to a coach as was charged to from the Eastern part of the and 3rd base, are expected to help the A. F. mentor. out the team. The Wildcats are1 state, and Beaver from the MillWith a Pioneer attack that ard Division. in need of a catcher with Kraton couldnt be stopped the hopeful It seems that the news of a King and Jack Clarke being good Wildcats fell before the Lehi five change of site for this much talkprospects. Along with others, first Feb. 13 on the Pioneer floor by ed about affair had leaked out base is wide open. a margin of seasons when scheduling for the Some of last years active baseThe Wildcats kept in good basketball games was being done, , but and naturally everyone wanted a ball graduates include: Ed Pine-garstride with the Pioneers, Kent base! 1st Dunford, were trailing at the half-timgame with B.Y. High so they Gary Brown, outfield. 23-1a feel of the floor for could get BY High is in the Nebo district the coming tournament. Looks in the baseball league, playing like nearly everyone made it exSpringville, Spanish Fork, Pay-socept the hosts. and Juab. A couple of privis of the hosts, here Speaking a bunch of boys that deserve a ilege games usually are played pat on the back. Even for the with Carbon High school, but as they had they yet this years baseball schedule Track and tennis teams will be type ofin season till the final gun. is not set up. there s stayed Men organized, March 23 in the 4:00. Gym at The tennis team of last year was very successful both in singles and doubles. But the team is going to miss Ed Pinegar and Kent Dunford who won the Utah State doubles for two years won its last game of the season from P. G. Vikings B. Y. straight, these two boys gradu- March 4 inHigh the Fieldhouse. ated last year. The team is hopCats The in played the best game of the season with their starting another good year ing for tennis. Some of the returning five being David Kimball, Alan Canfield, LeGrande Young, Ken lettermen to the tennis team will Lindquist, and David McLaren. be Cecil Clark. Alan Canfield, The first quarter ran very close, but in the last minutes the and Dave Wilkinson, they hope Vikings pulled ahead to have the quarter end to make a good showing. In the second quarter the score was tied three times, only to The track team will meet at have the Cats forge ahead at the end of the half to a 34 to 26 lead. the same place and time as the the third quarter B.Y. High held their lead and kept Through tennis team to be organized and P.G. down, to have the quarter end B.Y. High from the Vikings to start training. Track here at 37. P.G. suc4S, B.- Y. High has not been too cessful but if all goes well we During the last quarter B.Y. High showed expert ball handling of rest to the show and the Vikings tried desperately to shorten the gap. However the up hope to Y waable to hold their lead and win the game 64 to 53. the region at the B Y.U. Invitational tournament. B.Y. High lost its seventh consecutive game to the Lincoln Although tennis and track are-no- : High School Tigers February 27, in the Lincoln gym. as popular as basketball and a very good first quarter and the game was The Wildcats football, we hope to see these two tied' at , but theplayed Cats pulled ahead at the end of the quarter to teams bring home new honors 10. 12 The Tigers came back to lead the rest of the game to and recognition to me school and lead and win to the sport. e 2. Joe Allen Chosen Athlete of Month 27-1- Joe Allen has been chosen Athlete of the Month by the Yld Cat. Joe stands five feet eleven inches, weighs 160 and has blond hair. He likes a dark eyed, cute litle gal from PHS. , Bom in Nephi, March 1, and he lived in Wayne county to attended schools there prior to went He 1951. BY in coming to Provo Wayne, Spanish Fork, and and his in year soph schools high all at participated in athletics three schools. At the Y he has played a great get-togethe- r. 19-35- irt in r our athletic program, 56-4- on the football laving center one of the mam was am Joe the asons for the Cats going tobask-ball the On tate "B" tourney. the court he has played well as anyone can. Ana as ime he keeps i the baseball diamond year he Last ie team alive. s he but laved in the field, hoj ut for a chance at first for coming season. the Luck is extended to Joe m coming baseball season. e 7. Season Adds Track, Tennis Cats Score Win Over P. G.; Lose To Lincoln High Tigers Sophs Observe Good Season Under Dixon The sophomore basketball team season is a team of the 1952-5to the team of the similar very . It seems that the soph team lacks in the amount of attention they receive, outside the sophomore class. Boys participating on this team are: Neil Harding? Bob Snell. Sherman Kaye. Dan Wakefield, Richard Dixon. Gary Russell. Richard Davis. David Weight. Brant Broekbank. Eddie Foutz and Gary Liddiard. Coached by Mr. Owen Dixon, thev have had a brighter season than the varsity, by winning tire majority of their league and games. Both the studentbody and the coaches will be looking for these bovs to return to help carry the Wildcats to the State "B" title. 3 '49-50- n 4 rfbn-leagu- e 11-1- 5-5- 57-3- |