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Show Page 6 WEBER COLLEGE SIGNPOST Wednesday, May 28, 1947 Wildcat Swimmers Star In Open AAU-Murphy, Wynn, Lafon Cop Wins The Weber college paddlers churned the water for some sparkling performances at the Utah open AAU swim meet last week. The Wildcats were represented by three men who captured first places in the tourney. John Murphy copped the 100-yard breast stroke and teamed with Larry Raty, Pete Lafon and Willis Wynn to win the 440-yard free style relay for men. Wynn also snared the 220-yard medley and took third place in the 100-yard (free style. Lafon) garnered the 440-yard free style and won third place in the 220-yard free style. Other Weberites who were outstanding were Don Brenneman who finished third in the 100-yard breast stroke, Dick Nilsson, who took third in the 220-yard medley; Larry Raty with a second place in the 100-yard backstroke; James Farr, who wound up third in the 440-yard free style; Jewelaine Tite, who finished third in the 100-yard breast stroke (women) ; and Barbara Malan, finishing up third in the 100-yard free style for women. Finis Scribe Reviews '46-'47 Weber Sport Cavalcade By Jerry Peart, Signpost Sports Staff Weber's cavalcae of sports which has steadily rolled on during the past season is just about ready to "throw in the towel" for the school year. Students and sport fans have watched with consistency at the Wildcats sports activities. During the fal, Weber's aggressive football squad displayed stamina and drive and were fortunate enough to journey to Hawaii for a tilt with McKlnley, and a jaunt to Fullerton, California, for another football engagement. The Weberites suffered a blow when Owen Koch, speedster suffered an arm injury in the game with Branch Agricutural college and was lost to the Wildcats for the remainder of the year. Throughout the season Weber college fielded a powerhouse line and a lightning fast, well co-ordinated backfield. Basketball Title The purple and white clad bas- x 2439 Kiesel Avenue Excelsior Intramural Champions Coming through in Softball, final competition in the Intramural program, Excelsior took the intramural championship of 1947 and received the Armstrong trophy. The Big E men nosed out Phoenix to take the title. Last year's winners, Sigma, and Alpha Rho were not far behind. keteers piled up an impressive record in the Jaycee race. In early season form, Weber dumped Utah State which placed confidence in the Wildcats and for the second straight year Weber college captured top spot in the Intermoun-tain Junior College conference basketball race, and were paced all season by Don Jespersen and Ken Barrett, Weber's all-conference pair. The latter being high scorer of the conference in jaycee play. Weber college paddlers churned the water with winning strokes and while engaged in many tournaments garnered high honors. Swimmers were coached by Don Brenneman throughout the year. Spring Sports Golf, track, and tennis took over the spotlight in the spring activities. Bill Johnston ed the golf squad to an impressive season and the greens were continually "burnt up" by the standout golfing of the We. be rites. Weber's tracksters were led by Russ Thome, Shig Koga and Ed Nielson, who were the big three in the track and field tourney. The Wildcats registered first place in the tennis standings with Chuck Pronberg, Joe Kenney and Wilbur Braithwaite carrying the colors in the singles and doubles division. Like old man river Weber college's cavalcade of sports continually rolls along. Davis High Senior Awarded Tuition Scholarship at Memorial Smoker Gail Stevenson, a Davis high school senior, was awarded a full tuition scholarship to Weber college at the first annual Robert E. Hansen Memorial smoker May 14. -r Women Athletes Place Adams in '48 Prexy Post WAA elections were held May 3, at the anual award banquet In the school cafeteria. , Newly elected officers for next year are: Erma Adams, president; Louise Ellis, secretary; Marion Blackinton, intramural manager, and Georgeanne Hedges, reporter. The -vice president and assistant intramural manager will be replaced next year by freshmen. Fifteen sophomore girls received a chenille block "W" for outstanding work in intramural activities. They were: Louann Huss, Kathryn Hackefct, Pay Cramer, Adona Call, Ora Jean Heslop, Marilyn Combe, Donna Smith, Ruth Nelson, Shirley Welch, Coram Hill, Barbara Hymes, Ruth Rheese, Dorothy Ridges, Janice Shupe and Velma Roush. Retiring, officers are: Louann Huss, president; Elma Lu Ray, vice president; Carol Osmond, secretary; Adona Call, intramural manager; Cleone Hale, assistant intramural manager; and Fay Cramer, reporter. Skull Will Hold Final Banquet Skull will hold their annual final banquet at Ma's and Pa's place, June 6th, at which time election of officers for the fall quarter will be held. Concluding a successful season of social activities including a banquet at Graycliff Lodge, March 8th and a rash party at Riverside Gardens, May 10th, Skull will have a picnic at South Fork camping grounds, May 21st An afternoon of hiking and Softball has been planned. Refreshments will be served. The scholarship was awarded to Stevenson for his outstanding display of sportsmanship and boxing ability in the smoker sponsored by Excelsior club in cooperation with Pheonix. Te event was staged as a tribute to te memory of Robert E. Hansen, Weber college student and boxing star and a member of Excelsior before his death in a post game football rally last fall. Bouts in the smoker included three matches between students of Ogden, Davis, Weber and Box Elder high schools as well as five bouts between members of Excelsior and Phoenix and an added attraction of professional wrestling. Makes Award At intermission Mrs. Arlo J. Hansen, mother of Bob Hansen, received the decision of the judges and made the award to young Stevenson. Judges of the bouts and for the scholarship were Don Felt, referee, Arlo J. Hansen and Gil Longstroth. The Davis high battler was awarded the scholarship in spite of his losing a close decision to Frank Bachelor of Ogden high in the 147-pound boxing class. Other high school bouts saw Bill Merrill of Box Elder stop James T. Stamey of Ogden dn the 135-pound class and Rulon Hatch of Box Elder decision Harold Roylance of Weber high in a 147-pound battle. Fighters from Excelsior and Phoenix split five bouts in their section of the card. Rulon Garfield, Excelsior, and Lawrence Burton, Phoenix, staged a hilarious clown act in the first round, then went on to fight a draw in the other; two. Jim Blair of Excelsior and Keith Chadwlck of Phoenix also fought to a draw. Phoenix Wins Two Lynn Winchester of Excelsior won a decision from Ralph Call of Phoenix, but Brother Dee made amends for the Calls an for Phoenix by taking a tko win from Wallace (Red) McPhie of Excelsior. Willis Wynn of Phoenix won a decision from Dean Singleton of Excelsior in the other bout. Kenny Main and Floyd Hansen battled to a 30-minute draw in a wrestling match staged as an added attraction to the boxing card. It Is planned that the smoker and the awarding of the scholarship will be made an annual event by Excelsior. Weber Sets Switch To Western Loop Jespersen Named Outstanding Weber Athlete Don Jespersen, twiceall-conference forward in basketball, was named the outstanding athlete of Weber college and awarded a gold watch by The Ogden Standard-Examiner and Radio Station KLO in Weber's award assembly last Friday. The practice of the newspaper and radio station of awarding a watch to their selection of the outstanding athlete of four nearby high schools was extended to Weber college this year and Jespersen, high scorer of the Intermountain Junior College conference In 1946 and a member of theall-tournament team in the Western States basketball tournament at Compton, California, that year, received the nod from the sports department Jespersen was awarded the watch by Leonard G. Diehl, Standard-Examiner managing editor. At the same time 26 lettermen in four sports were honored. Those who had not received letter sweat, ers earlier in the year for participation in other sports wil receive their letter sweaters when they arrive from the knitting mill3 later In the year, according to Coach Milt Mecham. Lettermen honored at the recent assembly were: Track Harry BurcheU. Don Carlson, Newell Cutler, Keith Dickson, Shigeo Koga, Merrill Mann, Ed Nellson, Tom Poulton, Don Russell, H. J. Sander, Russell Thome and Dick Williams. Tennis Wilbur Braithwaite, Charles Fronberg, Joe Kenney. Boxing Jay Ferguson, Veryl E. Jones. Wrestling James Fernelius, Austin Johnson, Maurice Meade, Paul Poulton, KendeU Sadgewlck, William Shepherd and Kenneth Stanger. Swenson 'Withdraws' From Intermountain Jaycee Conference By J. R. Allred, Signpost Sports Editor Drastic changes in conference affiliations are in the offing for Weber college's athletic department following attendance at meetings of two conference groups by Wildcat athletic heads, Reed K. Swenson and Milton C. Mecham. ... . ... A weoer is awaiung acceptance oi a bid for admittance to the Western States conference, a Pacific coast junior college group, following "withdrawal" from the Inter-omuntain Junior College circuit. Weber struck out on an Independent football slate last fall, scheduling intersectional games Instead of playing In the Intermountain jaycee grid loop. Then came a bid from the coast group, several of the members of which the Wildcats had scheduled in 1946 and 1947, to join the circuit in football in 1948. Action on the matter was deferred until the annual meeting of the conference at Phoenix, Ariz., May 10. Attend Intermountain Meet In the meantime, Coaches Swenson and Mecham attended the conference of Intermountain athletic leaders In Provo. There representatives of other schools Branch Agricultural college, Mesa, Dixie, Snow and Carbon expressed the contention that Weber should either come into the conference in football and all sports or get out. Then a motion was made that Weber be dropped from affiliation with the conference. Swenson promptly seconded the motion. Going on to the confab of the other conference, the Wildcat leaders found that the schools in it also were interested in having Weber affiliated with the loop In all sports not just football as had originally been planned. However, MEN'S STORE 2305 Washington Blvd. definite action on the .matter was not taken but was deferred until the next conference meeting next February. Costs More Money Postponement of action was a result of the desire of oh' r mem. bers of the Western States conference and Weber to consider more fully problems and arrangements for Weber's entry. A chief consideration Is the increased financial need to make the longer trips for games between members of the conference. However, it is felt that Increased revenue from ticket sales resulting from scheduling of games with better teams and consequent football will offset the increased travel expense. It is pointed out that Weber is already scheduling many of the members of the conference in both basketball and football with considerable success. In All Sports If Weber is admitted to the Western States circuit, competition will be scheduled in football, basketball, track, tennis, golf, boxing, wrestling and all other conference sports. The increased prestige brought to the school by affiliation .with such an outstanding group of schools as Is in the Western States conference will be great The conference includes the nation's largest junior college, Pasadena, and many of the other outstanding junior colleges of the nation. Conference members are Pasa-ena, Compton, Ventura, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Muir, all California junior colleges, and Phoenix (Ariz.) junior college. |
