Show i llac lillI Hunter hinter Improves V Wizen When Haste Makes Waste aste FRANK K BAKER BAKER- ER Jim Hunter Hunt r was a big surprise to me mc Wednesday night a. a as 91 I watched the Cougars of Brigham Young university lose to the Denver A. A C. C by only three points 47 50 I recall that Jim came cime through for the Cougars In the pinch last spring and helped the Y UY sweep Wyoming of off the championship throne but bit even In that moment of glory he did not appear headed for a regular berth There was an entirely different Hunter on the thc floor for the Cougars Wednesday night though The boy who has patiently ridden the bench for br three years is on the ver verge e of ot becoming a regular guard and a good goodone goodone goodone one at that It has been an uphill grind for the lanky Ogden boy bor An State All center for tor Weber four y years ars ago and the thc high scoring player In the state Mate tournament he seemed doomed for oblivion In college He was frail and lacked stamina for the terrific grind of ot western division bas bas- Coach Ott OU Romney tried him at center then at forward ton without avail all Now he has dropped him back to the thc guard line and the boy Is b delivering Too frail trail for lor a guard Well Vell eU he used to lo be but hes he's not any more Jim went to work in earn earnest t last summer in anticipation of his final season at al thc the IV Y 1 He lIe e watched his eating eating- closely did a lot of swimming swimming swim swim- ming riling and aDd got Jot plenty of outdoor exercise When Shen he went back to school in the thc tall fall he was 25 pounds heavier than he was fas a year a ago o. o Nearly ten pounds pound of oC that fell from his angular frame in the first few days of practice He lie anti and his coach began to despair of his chances but the thc rest of the new weight has stuck and Jim apparently is headed for Cor a great season Hunter was an important cog In the Y machine from start to finish against the Denver club which features Elwood Elwood Elwood El- El wood Romney and Lou Johnson of former Cougar teams He intercepted three Denver passes in the opening minutes minutes min mm- utes blocked a couple of shots stole the ball from Romney twice and stole down the floor twice for field goals early in inthe inthe Inthe the game His coach pulled him out briefly in the second half when Romney warmed to the task sank three buckets in a row from his favorite spot out along along- the right side of the floor and then sneaked into the left-hand left corner for another goal The Cougar defense suffered though from Hunters Hunter's ab absence absence absence ab- ab sence and he was sent back to the in a few mo mo- mo- mo ments Time of Injury Is No Time Tinie For Folks in Charge to Get Excited The urge to do something too often Is stronger than the sixth ense lense to think twice before acting when somebody is hurt Too frequently we see sec the ill effects of at all aU advised action when In Injuries inJuries injuries in- in juries occur in athletic contests in highway accidents or in every-day every work Elwood Romney was bowled over in a melee along the sidelines at Pr Provo vo Wednesday night Whirling he broke for basket and collided with a Y player before either had a chance to avoid the crash Elwood d went vent down in a heap A hush fell feU over the crowd Nine out of ten spectators thought Elwoods Elwood's trick knee h had ld gone out of at place despite the secure brace and bandage Before trainers or coaches could reach his side other players began twisting and pulling that member The knee hadn't been hurt at all nU Struck low in the stomach Elwood El- El wood had been completely winded When he came to it was to find his would would-be benefactors doing him injury by twisting his knee out of place He was on the bench five minutes as he recovered from the resultant sickness That's only a 2 sample of the too hasty treatment so often orten given gi by well meaning folk Motorists are hurriedly hauled from beneath wrecked automobiles by the first people there without an ton to see if bones are arc broken If not Dot everything everything- is all right If there is careless handling may cause a compound fracture fracture force force the ragged ed edges es of the fractured bones through the flesh It reminds me of the Colorado party we helped pull pun out of a demolished auto on a vacation trip last summer r. r Two women had already been removed Excited people trampled over scattered luggage luggage lug lug- gage cage as as they sought to lo help The owner onner of the car who hadn't been driving was being helped out through a window 0 Lets be careful and not smash th these e hats ts he said Enough damage has has' aJr already dy been done The batting fame of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth must have preceded pre ceded the thc Yankee sluggers on a re recent nt cod fishing trip for it is reliably reported they didn't get a strike all aU afternoon Then theres there's the S story of two Chinese workmen at Bingham who were told that their pay was to be cut They procured a chisel and preceded to trim the end off oft their Little pay little shovels they |