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Show i V' JL---'; 0 1 1 1 i Help Weber Get Brigham's Goat II WEBER-BRIGHAM WEBER LOSES TO SOUTH List Friday Weber's hoop artists journeyed to Hyrum with the inten-t.on of removing the horseshoe from the farmers' pockets, and revenging themselves for the defeat handed thorn the week previous. After indulging in a substantial meal of poached eggs on toast, "Male" led the crew over to the town hall where the battle was to be staged. Already spectators from all parts of the valley had their teams safely tied outside and were waiting impatiently for the fracas to start. After the ai rival of the town band it Mas decided to begin the contest. Jcnes knocked the ball to Schade i:; the first jump and passed it to Jep. Phil took a shot and scored the first basket. In the next play Jep passed the ball to Schade who came in the lime light by crawling from under his gluey guard and made a seeminly impossible basket. The crowd at this point became excited and stamped their boots upon the floor w'ifh such accents that the Hyrum center had to foul Jones to prevent a basket for Weber. Schade made a clear cut pitch and from then on until the end the northerners took matters in hand, the familiarity with their over-sized ( ?) hall as well as their greater ac-curacy in passing and basket shooting gave them the long end of the score at the end of the game, which ended 37 to 20. Weber was by no means outclassed and put up a hard fight until the final whistle. The lineup and summary follow: Wcter (20) South Cache (37) Jeppson rf S. Jensen Schade.. If Thompson Jones c Parkinson Ii. Lindsay rg . Clark Linford lg Baldwin Subs Weber, Newman; Hyrum, Bird. Field Goals Weber, Schade, 3; Jones, 3; Hyrum, Jensen, 6; Thompson, 5; Parkinson, 4. Foul goals Thompson, 7-10; Schade, 8-12. COUTH CACHE 29; WEBER, 17 Lid some one say state champion- ship? Our hopes for the state flag descended about fifty per cent Friday n'ght, Feb. 1, when for the first time in history the Weber team met defeat at the hands of the South Cache high school team to the tune of 29-17. One of the players from Hyrum must have picked up a horse shoe as ho was running to catch the train for Ogdon, because the farmers succeeded in getting Weber's goat in the first part of the fray, and they piled up such a large score that the local boys were unable to overcome the lead. Over-confidence had a whole lot to do with losing the game. The biggest part of the squad ceased training and were not fit for the contest. Let's not "bawl them out," however, as we are sure that the coach told 0(JDEN, CLASH TOMO DESPITE STRENUOUS WEEK, TEAM IN GOOD SHAPE Tomorrow night will witness the renewal of the usual rivalry between old foes. Weber is pitted against Boxeider High in a long anticipated game of basket ball, which will be staged on our own floor at eight "bells." Despite the fact that our team has played three games in the past six days and the last of these but one day past, our boys seem in the best o; condition. Brigham in former years has come to us undefeated, but this year Dame Fortune has failed to smile as radiantly as in former years. Even the team from North Cache, which we defeated last week, has the honor of trimming the boys from the "Peach City." Coach Watson materially strengthened his crew last week when he added Orla Shurtliff, Ellis Barker and Lee Davis to his lineup. When asked the purpose of the addition, the coach was reluctant to say and it is thought he is preparing to tender the students with a small surprise. The three new men have been prominent figures in almost every practice and class series games of the season. Brigham will be represented by practically the same team as last year P. Watkins, Cornia, Tingey, Lillywhite and G. Watkins. It is quite probable "Male" will start the game with the usual combination Jeppson, ' Schade, Jones, R. Lindsay and Linford. The colors of both schools are the same purple and white. Be sure to ,get with the right bunch and root, root, root Weber's purple and white on the top. A dance will follow the game. them a few things that woke them up. We learned a good lesson, so let's avoid over-confidence in the future. The game started with a big surprise for Weber. South Cache began piling up the score, and it was necessary for Watts to revise the lineup. "Shanty" took Ray Lindsay's place at guard; Jep replaced "Bones" at center, and Newman filled Jep's vacancy at forward. Weber held her own from then on. The first half ended 21-4. Weber came back strong the second half and made 13 points against 8 for South Cache. The final score was 29-17. The lineup and summary follow: Weber South Cache Jeppson If S. Jensen Schade rf R. jensen Jones c Parkinson 11. Lindsay rg Clark Linford If Baldwin Substitutes: Weber Newman, Center, C. Lindsay, Peterson; South Cache Bird, Thompson. Referee: Peterson. Summary: Jeppson, 4; Schade, 1; C. Lindsay, 1; S. Jensen, 6; R. Jensen, 3; Parkinson, 3; Baldwin, 1; Thompson. Fouls from free throws, Schade 5 out of S; S. Jensen 1 out of 2. Score: Weber, 17; South Cache, 2S. UTAH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1918 RHOW N GHT DEFEATS RICH 25 22 After meeting defeat at the hands of Hyrum, Male's crew determined that they would return home with at least one piece of bacon. Arriving in Richmond, they found that the boys had already done their chores and that the fair co-eds had already been escorted to the scene of battle. Still believing their team invincible, a scream of laughter burst from the Richmondites when our combination of Jones and Schade stepped on to the floor. But he who laugns last laughs best. Right from the beginning our men found that they must contend with the feminine jeers, from the jump it was anyone's game, both sides alternating in scoring. The limited amount of playing space made the game rather rough, but Jep's gang held their own, the first half ending with Weber leading by two points. To show that they were still confident of winning, the entire student body formed in line and enjoyed a snake dance in which their band featured.When the whistle again blew, the Richmond five started out with a vim and Weber found herself slipping. The score gradually turned in Richmond's favor, until five minutes before the game ended, when it stood 22 to 12 in favor of North Cache. Then something happened that will never be forgotten by any person who witnessed the game. Jones threw a clean basket from the center of the floor. The Impossible took place. Lndsay duplicated Jones' stunt. Jep made two field baskets and Schade, not to be outdone, tossed in three field baskets and a foul, and thus in five minutes of play Richmond was defeated on her own floor for the first time this season, the score totalling 25 to 22 in Weber's favor. The summary of the game follows: Weber (25) Richmond (22) Jeppson rf Waddoups Schade If Talbot Jones c VanNoy R. Lindsay rg Skidmore Linford lg Bair Subs: Weber Peterson. Field goals Weber, Jeppson, 3; Schade, 4; Jones, 2; Lindsay, 1. Richmond, Waddoups, 3; Talbot, 1; Von Noy 3; Bair, 1. Foul goals, Schade, 5-9; Talbot, 6-9. FORMER STUDENTS ENLIST Former students of Weber still continue to manifest their patriotism to Weber and our country. Last Monday four cf these friends, three of whom were graduates, proved their loyalty to the Stars and Stripes, by enlisting in the Service Army of Uncle Sam. Angus Brown, '14; Arzon Marshall, '16; Dewey Holmes, '17; and Robert Ellis, '19, all enlisted on the same day. They left the same afternoon for respective training camps, being anxious to get into active service. Students of Weber vividly remember these active students and as they leave us we express ourselves as wishing them Good-speed and a safereturn. LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY FITTINGLY OBSERVED G. A. R. GUESTS OF HONOR AT PROGRAM Surpassing all other Devotional programs of the season the program of last Tuesday nearly swept the student body from its feet. Of course the occasion was Lincoln's birthday, but the spirit and tenor of the program was such a pleasing deviation from the custo-r.iary faculty entertainment that to tbe older students it brought back fond remembrances of old time celebrations and marked a milestone in the life of the "young ones." Bishop Ridges and Prof. Dixon, who arranged for the program, took especial pride in having all the G. A. R. veterans of the city present, for which they received the heartiest commendation of the student body. The same whole-souled spirit that has characterized the visits of these grand old men in the past prevailed. Enthusiasm, sacrifice and unquestioned devotion seemed to stand out in every visitor. The numbers on the program itself were representative cf Lut feel ing of all who either took part in entertaining or partook of the inspiration. Josephine Shorten's vocalization of "Camping on the Old Tent Ground," could hardly have been more appropriate or realistic. "The Flag Without a Stain" by Miss Agnes Warner also added enthusiasm to the occasion. It is useless to review the addresses of Capt. Hulanski and Slate Senator Joseph Chez, because they were so forcefully idealistic that we all can remember their messages. The committee, who arranged for the program, the Herald not knowing whether Prof. Dixon and Bishop Ridges are the only ones, are certainly to be congratulated. LYLES LARKIN WRITES PROF. JENSEN Prof. C. J. Jensen, Care Weber College, Ogden, Utah. Dear Bro. Jensen: No doubt my many friends at dear old Weber will have the opinion I did not appreciate the Christmas box sent by our dear Alma Mater, but not so. I am at present, as you will see, in the Base Hospital service, where I have been since Christmas. I am on duty from seven in the morning till seven in the evening, and as we are required to be in bed with lights out at nine o'clock, we only have two hours to write to our loved ones and to do any personal duties. I most certainly appreciated the Christmas box and must say the girls of Weber are some cooks. I am always glad to receive the Herald and occasionally run across the names of some of my friends. I would like very much to have my Herald sent in care of the Base Hospital, Camp Kearney, so I would not miss any. It is surely a credit to our school, and contains many snappy articles. I am proud to say that Utah leads the camp with regard to the small (Continued on page 4, Col. 4) No. 10 APOSTLE McKAY AD DRESSES STUDENTS HIS THEME THOTS ARE ACTIONS IN EMBRYO Weber was highly honored by the presence last week of Apostle David 0. McKay of our the Mormon church, and president of our school board. Apostle McKay visited a number of classes and gave a most timely and inspiring talk in devotional on Monday, Feb. 4. This is not the first time Apostle McKay has met with the students in devjiional nor have his talks been less forceful, 'but his talk was of such a pertinent nature and came at such an opportune time that his message reached every student present. In his talk he developed the theme that our actions of tomorrow are determined by our thots of today. He cited instances in his own life where small ihots and actions of his own had reaped a large harvest in years to come. He also showed how mis-judgments had been the cause of re-gr;t when proper understanding was restored. He finished his remarks with an admonition to both students and faculty to get closer together and work Harmoniously for theup-building of Weber; and that this was possible only when they understood each other. Visits, such as this one, from members of the board only tend to strenth-pu the confidence of the .students in the fact that the board has the interest, at heart, of the students. FACULTY IN "THE TANGLE" TEACHERS ALSO HAVE DRAMA FEVER Now that our stage is a reality, the. faculty are making an attempt to adjust to conditions and are soon going to surprise the student body with an outburst of dramatic ability in the form of a "tangle." Not only is the play to be a tangle, but "The Tangle." In proof of this statement we submit the following evidence. Prof. Kimball Young is to assume the role ol "Reverend." We hope he is successful. Then Profs. Dixon and McKay are to be the "devils" of the faculty thespians. Perhaps there is a little more chance for success here than in the case just mentioned someone suggests that in the case of Prof. Dixon, it might be true to (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3.) L-g-,-o..aKt-.tJ-...-j-.).-- -lifrri-itt mi |