Show 21 Drilling on Basketball Worthington Wade Win Positions o Farmers Make Ready For Dakotans By Joe Cowley V LOGAN Dec 22 Twenty one candidates for the Utah Utah Aggie hoop squad are spending their Christmas vacation In the region of the Smart gymnasium The Aggie tutor Is I running n no chances chanc s of ot overlooking I promising premisIng varsity candidates and as asyet asyet asyet yet no tr tryout out eliminations have been made in the varsity ranks While Coach Romney posted a a. list of the eleven men whom he Tie wanted wante wanted want want- e ed ed l to stay for practice over the holidays he stated at the same time that any any of the other candidates were welcome to remain in fact he urged that as many as possible do so Those players who vho journeyed home to spond spend the Christmas holidays holidays holi Itoh- days were requested to report for i practice Immediately upon the openIng opening open open- ing of or school The following men chose to take advantage of at the Christmas season to round Into shape f r the ensuIng ensuing ensuing ing games Glen Worthington captain captain cap cap- tam tain and center Merrill l Gunnel center DuWayne Henrie forward Carl Davis forward Delos Watkins forward Sharon Tate forward Red Wade Vade guard Wilmer Randall guard Kenneth Bagnal guard Theron Thelon Smart guard Joe Joo Call CaU guard Fred Deschner guard Paul Grace forward Rex D Dabble forward forward forward for for- ward los Dejos Thompson guard Kenneth guard Jacobs guard Clinton Merrill center BuckShi Buck Shi Shields guard Reed Openshaw forward and Golden Stoker for for- ward Other prospective varsity material Includes the newcomers Grove BenniOn Noel Belliston Remund Remund Re- Re mund munch Jenkins Schaeffer Smith Hacking Hays Bowen and Pratt SERIES FAILS I IFor For a time the Aggie mentor en entertained entertained en- en hopes of booking a a. series of five lve games with California Athletic Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic club teams to be played on the coast during the holiday vacation but he ho has announced that prospects for Cor such a I. I series have havo fallen through However It is not unlikely unlikely unlikely un un- un- un likely that the Aggles will journey to the coast early In January Januar The encounter to which the Ag Ag- gies are lre looking forward right now is the one with the University of North Dakota on Thursday Dc- Dc r l' 27 at Ogden The Junction city sport lovers have havo booked a two- two game series for the tho North Dakota Invaders On December 26 they will met meet the Brigham Young Youn Cougars Cougars Cou Coo gars gang and the Aggles on the following follow ing night Plans of booking bookin doubleheaders doubleheaders double double- headers header each night in which all three teams should engage were under consideration but Bus Gimlin of Ogden who has the games In charge has announced that In preference to such a a. program he Is ar arranging arranging arranging ar- ar ranging preliminary y encounters be between between be- be tween the Ogden and Weber We-ber high schools TEAM Coach Dick Romneys Romney's efforts at present are lre concentrated In the problem o of discovering discovering- the man live combination Uon that will be De most capable capable capable cap cap- able of ot bearing the burden ag against the North Dakota invaders Captain Glen Worthington Is a a. cinch at the pivot position Zeus eus has been performing i in excellent fashion to tolate late elate and nd Aggie followers are are predicting pre pre- a great groat season for him If adequate support for him is avail able At forwards Merrill i Gunnell Gunnel Du Ronnie Hendo Carl Davis Delos Watkins and Sharon Tate are likely ly I first string men All AU of these candidates can can- have been playing good ball and appear to be of or an exceptionally I Iqual equal calibre Red Wade Elmer Emer Rand Randall lI Kenneth Bagnal and Joe Ca Call are arc the present luminaries for guard positions Red Wade a regular of last year has been showIng showing showing show show- ing up to good advantage and seems to have a slight edge over other guards Theron Smart who played a Do brilliant guarding game for the Aggles last season has been on the sick list since the tho expiration of ot the tho football season and as yet Jet has been unable to report for practice However However However How How- ever he is tarrying in Logan durIng during during dur dur- ing the holidays and may be In a a. asuit asuit suit ere are long hong MAKE TOUR The North Dakota are making an extensive tour of the western part of the United States for which they have scheduled such teams as Chicago university Loyola University of or Illinois Brigham Young university Utah Aggles University University Uni Uni- of California at Los Angeles and Washington ton university on their program The Nomads' Nomads excursion will take them through fourteen states Beginning at Chicago on Dec December 15 they aro are booked to complete their schedule at Seattle on OIl January 8 Tutored by Coach C. C W. W Letich the Flickertail team as they are called consists of eight lettermen and one sophomore five of whom are over si six feet I in height The North Dakota boys are champions of ot their conference and fr from m all reports they have established established a remarkable record in bas bas- 1 There is no doubt but that I Ithe the Cougars and Aggles will have their hands full in furnishing the visitors satisfactory competition TO SELECT TEAM Before the intercollegiate schedule starts Romney plans to select a first squad of from fifteen to eighteen men and a a n. second outfit of similar size While the first squad selections selections tiong are engaging in the intercollegiate intercollegiate intercol intercol- games encounters with neighboring neighboring- high school teams will willbe willbe be book booked d for the second team squad For those who do not rate either the first or second squads an intramural tournament will take place during the basketball season the winners of which are areto areto areto to be awarded handsome gold medals Aside from the tho North Dakota tilt tm in Ogden Coach Conch Romney has lias booked a a. two game series with Mt Saint Charles for Logan on the evenings of January 11 and 12 to precede the regular intercollegiate schedule I |