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Show Friday, January 24, 1947 Pago 4 WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST Committeemen tor annual Associated Men Students' snow carnival. Ieft to right: Ken Beck, Don Felt, Bill Johnston. Photo by Dick Farr. Wildcats Take League Opener From Snow, Drop Close Battle to Bengals Weber college stamped them-Intermountain junior college conference, as a result of their impressive 63-31 win over Snow college Friday night before a packed house in the Weber gymnasium. It warked the first league game for both squads. During the first few minutes of the high scoring game, it appeared as though both teams were evenly matched, but Weber's starting five composed of Frank Hazen, Don Jesperson, Kenny Berrett, Fred Stringham and Joe Kenney began rolling and from then on it was all Weber. Co-captain Barrett, displaying the form that won him all-region honors while at Weber high, and Harv Stone, reserve guard, ringing in three consecutive long shots from the side, each racked up 10 counters to take scoring honors for Weber. Earl Erickson, stellar forward, was the big gun of the Snow aggregation as he garnered 15 points to capture high-scoring honors for the evening. Coach Reed K. Swenson used 12 players, the reserves playing about half the game, in the all-important Ogden Billiards 2408 Washington Blvd. (Upstairs) WHERE FRIENDS MEET FOR FINER INDOOR RECREATION Compliments of SM ALLEY BROS. JEWELERS 2479 Washington Blvd. Dial 9341 ijffllipijM Lucky's 240 - 25th Street Ogden, Utah Identification Photos Diamonds Waiches Gifts Expert Watch Repairing, Prompt Service OPEN DAY AND NIGHT OGDEN HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY, MARCH 3rd 8 P. M. PAUL ROBESON Famous Negro Singer GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BY MAIL Order and Be Assured of Seats Mail Orders to GLEN BROS. MUSIC CO. 2546 Washington Blvd. Tickets $3.05, $2.44, $1.83. $1.22 (Fed. Tax Inc.) ENCLOSE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE with all ORDERS first game. Weber simply carried too much power for Snow college to cope with. At half time Weber lead 15-28. Bengals 59, Weber 54 The Weber Wildcats playing their second consecutive night of basketball, found the going rough as the visitors from Idaho Southern, Pocatello, defeated the scrappy Weber five 59-55 Saturday night in the Ogden high gymnasium. The game, a non-league encounter, was by far the outstanding played in the current cage season and it started out at a fast clip and continued that way throughout the Southern jumped into an early lead and led at the first quarter, with Gerald Reed, six-foot, seven-inch center paving the way, but in the second frame it was a see-saw affair and time and again the Weber quint knotted the score. When the teams left the court at half time, the score read: Idaho Southern 33, Weber 29. All through the third canto and up into the last few seconds of play, both squads were bucketing long shots from all over the court, first Idaho Southern and then Weber. The Bengals used their height to a good advantage in chalking up the victory. Don Jesperson, displaying the same smooth form that won him all-conference recognition last year, was the big sparkplug of the Weber machine as he rang up 21 points. For the Idaho cagers, the work of Reed, towering center, proved outstanding as he sank many long hook shots from the pivot post and racked up a total of 20 counters for the winners. Women's Sports Hit Stride at W. C. Women's intramurals are in full swing, with ping-pong, checkers and volleyball competitions being played off on Friday afternoons. anarmea and Uhanodo have won their first games with excellent teamwork hfi both teams. There is no unaffiliat ed team participating in the intramural competition, so the play will be strictly between clubs. With most of the club members caroming down the slopes of Snow Basin on Fridays, there is a definite ShOrtae-e Of WOmnn rnnrar- the teams. It has been sueerested there be inter-club competition on the field of slalominp' nJ "sito." marks. Intramural Wrestling, Boxing Started Friday Weiehihff in of nnH-ioinonto intramural boxing and wrestling was conducted last Monday. The first boxing bouts were staged Wednesday, and the initial wrestling matches were held Friday, according to Lloyd Thompson, intramural manager. In opening bouts in boxing held Wednesday, Walt i.lCPhie of Excelsior and Gill Longstrot' of Sigma, in 135 and 150 pound weights, respectively, won decisions from Russ Thorne of Sigma and Lynn Winchester of Excelsior. Don Flinders of Alpha Rho won a tko decision from Blake Storey of Excelsior in the 160 pound class, and in the heavyweight department Harry Burchell of Phoenix took a tko from Darrell Tullis of Skull. Romney Guest at C. of C. Fete for Weber Gridders Coach E. L. (Dick) Romney, whose Utah State Agricultural college football team wasco-champion of the Big Seven last season, was the guest speaker at the "Pat on the Back" banquet given for the Weber college football team by the Ogden chamber of commerce Jan. 14, in the Hotel Ben Lomond. Other speakers on the program included Dr. Henry Aldous Dixon, president of Weber college,' Coaches Milt Mecham, Reed K. Swenson and Guy Wellman; Co-captains DeWayne Randall and Dick Williams, Student Body President Ernie Bingham, and Leonard G. Diehl, chairman of the chamber of commerce committee which underwrote the financial success of the season with a ticket sales campaign.Among approximately 200 persons attending the banquet were the Weber college Musettes, women's musical group, which sang. Lynn B. Cornish, chamber president, was master of ceremonies, and Coach Romney was introduced by Al Warden, sports editor of The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Weber C. Sets Cage Rally Jan. 31 Introduction of Weber college's hoop artists to the student body will highlight the basketball rally Jan. 31 at 11 a. m. in thp -nlloo-o auditorium. The program, under the direction of Bob Losee and Jim Hayden, is to commence with a rendition of school songs by the student body, followed by a yelling contest between the various social clubs. Prizes Will hp nwnrHpH fho which renders the school yells most ertectively. Introduction Of thn hnskothnll team will then proceed, and Losee then hopes to present the Utah Aggies team, if conditions permit their aDDearance. Tn nil vpra every attempt has been made to jjiuviue a Dang-up program, and a aen-uui crowd is expected. Another imDortanf. tma hphinH this rally is to stimulate added in terest m me home games, in order to impress upon city officials the fact that present recreational facilities are inadequate here at Weber. USAC, In First Brenneman, Wynnj Murphy, Painter Lead Wildcats Competition in swimming on an intercollegiate basis got under way Friday when the Weber college swim team played host to Utah State Agricultural college's paddlers in the Weber meet was the first in a series of four dual meets scheduled by the Wildcat swimmers this season. A return meet with the Aggies at Logan and a home and home series with the University of Utah swimming team are also on schedule. Weber was one of the top swimming powers in the intermountain area last season, winning laurels in the college's own intermountain invitational meet, in the AAU meet at Lagoon, and in other competition. The team was coached by Ferron C. Losee, now graduate manager of athletics at Brigham Young university. Brenneman Coaches Losee is replaced at the helm by Don Brenneman, a top-flight pool performer from Indiana with whom Losee was associated in the navy. Brenneman acts as "player coach," and stars for the Weber team himself.Other top performers are Willis Wynn, John Murphy, Dean Painter, all members of last year's team, Dick Nilsson, Pete Lafon, Larry Raty, Dave Dinsdale, Ralph Keogh and Janet Hyde. The schedule of events for the USAC-Weber meet included the 300-yard medley relay, 60 yard freestyle, 220 yard free-style, divine 100 yard free-styio. 150 yard backstroke, 440 yard i.ee-style and 400 yard relay. Weber Meet Swim Tiff Weber swimmers get ready for the start. Left to right: Don Brenneman, coach; Dean Painter and Willis Wynn. Photo by Dick Farr. 4 OGDEN'S FINEST Charter Bus Tours by MOSS Comfortable Buses Reasonable Rates Phone 6675 Watson-Tanner Clothing Company Smart Apparel FELLOWS! COME HERE FOR Sporting Goods 6 Hunting Supplies O Billiards Pool Magazines The Mecca 338 - 25th Street Standard Electric Record Shop Records by Decca RCA Victor Columbia Capitol GIVE MUSIC TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MEN'S CLUB! 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