Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-02-16 | Page 12 | Saints Will Clash with Leopards in Scholastic Hoop Feature

SAINTS SAINTS- WILL CLASH WITH LEOPARDS I IN SCHOLASTIC HOOP P 6 o-ko o UTES MAKE MAKEl MAKEI l I LAST STAND AGAINST Y T Yi i R Roberts berts Entry Has Title Aspirations Neeley V t. t V Line Back in U Ted Cannon V V By a two n weeks ka layoff since that disastrous series er with the an 9 State Bobcats at Bozeman nan r of Utah basketball wm reo reopen on n their cam campaign l n V and nd Saturday of thu thU w week k V k the Toung Young U. U sa at Provo Tb The o games V i Will ik mark the opening of or the second nd V i ale tc of ot th the season schedule Utah and Montana State are idle V V l nut next Tu Tuesday da and Wednesday V t th they r renew their feud in the thet t gymnasium at al Logan J DespIte the fact tact that the tho Cougars AW two straight from the Utes tiles In 1110 bat t meeting there Is I. little choice of t a winner r In this w weeks week's ks k's series and d U d a split victory appears to be the right sight at p present nt When ike o teams learns played plyM hero before the TJI Ute theE were practically without the Pe s of or their et veteran ran center V ft and the team te-am on tho wholes whole J ns s In A it sadly disrupted condition took a layoff art after that se- se and nod hU hla lee leg is almost back to toV V now With him in the fib right rIght Coach Coach e. e and up and d feeling V V 1 I entry can b be beV V JV nU l on to give Che the Youngsters merry old battles despite the ct It that hat the Cougars Cougar will bo ho play- play V J ir tn their own coop which Is gen- gen t. t ally quito a trial and tribulation V o D a team COUGARS HAVEr HAVE r TITLE CHANCE V V won three three games and lost thye the Cou Cougars ars are given an chance chanco to slip In and take western divisional title alThough al- al Though tho Montana State Bobcats Bobcat seem to Ia have hate that little distinction V cut cat fC lea kG tl tight right bt at present At any anT anyS c- c V S rate yates the Youngsters will have a fair fairchance V chance cl ance of or taking the tho Utah state stateS S championship The schedule In is all aU against them however as their two to series are yet to be played t 1 n from home borne February 4 and V 35 G tb they y ta tackle the Utah A at atI atS while wind the theS S V I J gan they up S season neason euson March arch Z and 3 at Bozeman The Utes Ute after afler starting the sea sea- won sari on in a most encouraging fashion V by trouncing the tho Ami's Amis twice fell feU nto a slump that lasted for four tour games game It is hoped that nW long lone rest and the tho return of it ley to the lineup will have havet them theta out of or it b by b this t e. e The principal problem on the tho lIMOn squad right noW is lack lackL L t scoring punch In all the games thus far the Utes have bave shW marked superiority In defense er Cr their rivals but they havo have been ble to make the points Neeley I ie e best st shot ahot on the Crimson V Id dad V and he is too spasmodic to tobe tobe tobe be called really good Pete Couch a and d Jerry Smith are still working at the forward positions where they have J proven roen themselves the best available combination lisp Hap Lybbert Lybbert bert and George GeorGo Watkins will again hold bold down tho the guard positions with mth possible chan changes es with Oscar and Ted red Jacobsen INGERSOLL MAIN S. S THREAT OF YOUNGSTERS t Jacobsen n has b been n a forward but recently has haa been trying t i N out as a Q roving j guard and ho he ao ld be good for Cor a few points in 7 game ante Frank Jonas appears na As best beat substitute forward In case 1 4 1 ee r Smith or Couch show signs en Ing up t S tO tag Ingersoll veteran and center Is the main threat of V Young U. U fore forces and against him that much of the ef u. u u Is la being planned The TheT V T on Coach G Gt he Rob Rob- lineup are uncertain Either t combination of Eldon Brinley y DOn Dixon or the team of Lasand Lea Las Leat V t and Clarence may c at forward There U is mO S reno In these two pairs pair a and y Is probable that one duo will Friday night ht and th other ay 7 On the guard line RUM lines RUMi i M y 7 and Owen howe look like V with Lob Lob- CoW CoWns and andS S fool heaves Reevea an angular S man standing a a. good chance seeing Ing action during Juring the V u fL