Show J Junior Colleges Prime for Heavy Hoop Schedules Intact B. B A. A AC C. C Quintet Will Defend 1928 Laurels By BRUCE JENNINGS Although hough the EPHRAIM Dec 29 Al 29 Schedule o of ot the regular ular league southern division of junior college competition docs does not open unU January 18 the three southern competitors com corn Snow Snow college of ot Ephraim Branch Agricultural college of ot Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar City and Dixie college of St. St George have George have neen for some somo weeks pr preparing parIn for an unusually Interesting InterestIng Interest Interest- ing lug basketball season FLIERS PLAY COLLEGES The Dixie Fliers will enter the therace unusual raco race this year with an amount of preseason experience Tho Tile Fliers have not only met a number of quintets on the home floor but have Ilave also made a n. prolonged pro pro- Jong longed d trip into the northern part of the tile state On this trip they ena enraged en- en raged a ed the Utah Aggles the Uni Uni- I I of Utah and Brigham Young university as well as a number of other othel fives Although the Fliers FUels lost all the games ames they played on the trip they gained a great deal of valuable experience Dixie will be especially strong on the defensive this year with Reed Blake and Byron Taylor two letter letter letter let let- ter men holding down the guard s positions Hafen is is' is showing up upwell upwell well at center Wilson Vilson and Stratton are two fast forwards who should develop wonderfully with a little littlemore littlemore littlemore more grooming It seems though that the tho Fliers willS will lack scoring ability unless they improve The Snow college Badgers will also enter entel league competition with witha a good deal of preseason experience experience ence enco tucked i their belts The Tile Badgers have played a two-game two series with the Y varsity and will meet the Kittens after the holidays They will meet ManU Mantl and Ephraim high schools in tilts on the home floor and tind nd will journey to Vernal for fora a couple of clashes with the Uintah high school January 12 and 13 Coach Young also expects to schedule schedule sched sched- ule some more practice games for his boys Tho The Snow squad Is made up al almost almost almost al- al most entirely of freshmen however so Coach Young cannot get set too many preseason games for his charges Not a f single letter lettel man returned to the Badger fold this year B. B A. A C. C cF CHAMP C INTACT With last years year's championship team Intact the Cedar CIt City fans are expecting another pennant Gillins Gil- Gil has lins Yardley Young and Olson are great performers and there is some reason to expect B. B A A. A C. C to re re- re tam tain the title Despite the fairly bright prospects however Coach Linford's position is is' not to be en en- en vied He occupies the uncomfortable able situation of a new mentor with witha a championship team on his hands from which the fans are demandIng demand demand- ing hug another brilliant season with the pennant at the end of it Unless Unless Un Un- less something goes noes wrong it seems probable though that Coach Linford Linford Linford Lin- Lin ford and his boys will accomplish this very thing The Tho league schedule for the southern division is as follows Branch A. A C C. C at Snow January 18 Branch A. A C. C at Snow January 19 Dixie at Branch A A. A C. C January 25 25 Dixie at nt Branch A. A C. C January 26 Snow at Dixie February 1 Snow at Dixie February 2 Snow at Branch A. A C C. C F February 4 4 Snow at Branch A. A C. C February 5 Dizie at nt Snow February 15 Dixie at Snow February 16 Br Branch A A. C. C at nt Dixie February ebru ary 22 Branch A. A C. C at DIxie February February Fe-bru- Fe ary 23 I |