Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-02-09 | Page 32 | Varsity Team Best Chance for Pennant

VARSITY TEAM I BEST CHANCE FOR PENNANT B. B Y C. C and ail Teams Yet Untested Contenders for Championship The Tho Utah h Intercollegiate basketball l ball season opened with a n bang baIlS Friday night when the tho University Il of ot triumphed I j jover over tho Brigham Young university In Ina i in a n m manner that I stunned the tile made tho the Utah Aggles sit it up tip and take talco notice and gave cave life lIfo to tho tue championship champion ship dreams reams of oC the tho Crimson supporters i To roll 1011 up fifty tallies against an any team 1 th that tt Gene Roberts Roberta sends out In the tho thoI white and blue blua uniforms of or the big church school is somo some feat In iii Itself I and to hold a Roberts scoring machine machillo to twenty twenty- two twenty Uvo points while accumulating ing lug such a score Is almost phenomenal Greater glory clor attaches to llio tho Crim Crim- Crimson Crimson son victory when It Is considered that Fitzpatrick's aggregation got ot away to toa toa a n. poor start and antI had bath but Ul a tin point three lead head when half halt time limo was calle called The Tho score for the second l half halt was 35 All this poil points t to ti tho fact fact that the University of or Utah not only look 1001 lIke lIko probable champions but bids fair tall to mako malco a grand fight for Cor Utah in tho the national title tithe series at Los Angeles if It they earn carn tho the right to represent represent represent rep rep- resent the Beehive state In tho the feature t tourne tourney oil rn cy Tho The Utah defense Is superb With Capt Wood stead steady Woody always and full tull of oC fight and antI the tho aggressive speedy Woodbury on tho guard lino line ant and Stevenson Wright and antI Mitt lItt Romney al alt all showing showing- the ability and disposition to cover COYer their men has little littleto to worry about on defense When It comes to scoring Tommys Tommy's O I S crew seems equally wen well g man on tho the team broke broko into the scoring column In Fridays Friday's Cra fray Sto Sto- venson enson at center is a nifty offensive e player Wright and Mitt Itt Romney at forward forward for for- ward can always be depended on to contribute two or three field goals am and Woody y Romney and Woodbury promise to run their opposing forwards a clo close o orace race In tho the scoring gamo Jamo Tho The loss o or of brilliant basket on theU the theU theU U quint of or last season has caused a a. lot lotOf lotof of or speculation as ns s to Its seriousness for forIt forIt forit It was apparent that It would bo be no easy matter to find a forward to till flit shoes But tho fans were ere sot set at rest last night when hen tho the cast benchers bench bench- ers ors sent a t delugo deluge of ot baskets through the hoop Tho chief strength of tho the Crimson however lies In tho size and class o or of orthe the tho squad Tomm Tommy Fitzpatrick had no noless noless i less los than seven mon men on the sidelines In last nights night's struggle an any one ono of or whom ho could shove Into tho the up line with Ith no loss of ot effectiveness Of Ot course courso tho U. U of or U. U aggregation has a n long lone way to go JO to perfect its passing and antI team pIa play But In view of or orthe the short training season and tho tIm fact tact that Fridays Friday's tilt was waa tho first real test of or tho the season things thinG's look pretty bright for tor tho the U boys Mete I b B. B Y C. C Next Friday night In tho the university gymnasium e tho B. B Y C. C five lva will meet tho the Crimson Coach Knapp according to tho the dope has gathered a strong team for tor the Logan school and cannot betaken betaken be bo taken lightly Just Juat how strong the Knapp cr crew w Is cannot well bo be Judged as tho the scheduled U. U A. A C. C.-B. Y 1 C. C league contest was not played last night but Instead an exhibition game gamo was staged stae-e 1 Coach Jenson of or tho the Aggles lending the tho B B. B Y Y C. C four tour former Brigham Young hoop stars to replace somo some of ot Knapps Knapp's first string men who aro are sick Tho The games which are aro attracting real attention aro are the tho forthcoming contests with tho the Aggles last years year's champs Jenson has four tour of ot last seasons season's regulars regulars regu regu- lars Jars back baci and a lIkel likely squad of or new material Tho The foxy foxy- A. A C. C mentor had a front seat at nt tho the U. U of ot U. B. Y U. U battlo nn and will doubtless bo be ready for tor the tho Fitzpatrick speedsters It Is a a. pretty safe cafe bet ho however oer that after atter Coach Eugene Eugeno Roberts tho the Provo Pro coach recovered from his Ills beating Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night he revised his published statement of or tho the da day previous In which he unreservedly picked tho the Utah to romp away with tho the bacon in tho series again this tIlls season