Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-25 | Page 8 | Big Ten Coaches Give Basekteers Stiff Practice

Big BiT T 1 Coaches Co ches Give Stiff Pr Practice CHICAGO Dec 25 i AP AP Long Long of intensive drill are in prospect pros pros- ros- ros poet for virtually all basketball teams of or BI Big Ten schools during Christmas vacation Two To practice sessions sessIon dally daily for forthe forthe the tho University of Chicago quint have been prescribed by Coach Nels NorI Nor- Nor I gren so the team will be ready for rite rite- three remaining practice games ganes be before lOre the opening of or the Big DIg Ten Tense se season son January 8 I At Northwestern a spirited fight for positions has has developed with three regulars facing the tho loss oj ot their Jobs REGULARS FIGHT FOR BERTHS S Captain Hal ISa and and Rut Walter WaIter forward and center are arc al almost almost almost al- al most certain to retain their posts but Haas Marshall and Mundy Iundy who started the season as the as-the the other regulars are arc facing stiff tion lion Haas Jinas forward and Mundy guard were stricken with influenza Bergherm Bergherm Berg Berg- herm and Schultz won the commendation commendation dation ot of Coach Arthur Lonberg The Wildcats open their season a week from froni Saturday at Michigan PURDUE IS FAVORITE FAVORITE- The Maroons open their season Januarys January 8 by engaging Purdue here I Four our days after the game gime rne with Purdue Pur Fur due dut favorite to cop the Big Ten title the Midway will tackle Dr Wisconsin five Plenty of work worle for their men durIng during during dur dur- ing the tho holiday period has been mapped out by coaches of other Big Ten schools