Show Cen Center er Post Gives Cougar Cage Coach Most Concern PROVO Dec 2 With Z-With With nearly 20 players fighting for berths on ona ona ona a nine man squad some spirited basketball sessions' sessions are expected at Brigham Young university between now and December 15 when the team will leave on its eastern preseason hoop tour The first practice with all aU candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates present was scheduled fo for Monday at the Cougar school scho l wit with Coach Ott Romney giving his full ful attention to the waxed court pro pro- gram While the Cougars were hit hard by tho the graduation of Jay Whitman conference all guard and Joe Johnson Johnson John John- son and Wayne Millett lettermen forward and guard respectively Coach Romney has the making of a formidable quint this season Cannon at Guard Captain Hugh Cannon center last las year is back to the guard line partly to strengthen the gap left lef by Whitman and partly to favor a abad abad abad bad charley horse received last season season season sea sea- son and which it is feared leared would return with the strenuous jumping of the pivot post With him as candidates on the tho guard line are Gus Black and Valter Waiter Val Wai Valter ter Brooks lettermen of last year Jim Benton and Wayne Vayne Soffe o ot of last years year's frosh five and Vern Waido Valdo Vial Val do and Reed Crane newcomers to the squad who will be he tried at the guard posts Center candidates are Earl Giles lanky forward of last year who performed brilliantly at the pivot post in high school Frank Wright reserve varsity center last year Halden Gunnell previously a forward forward forward for for- ward and Gordon Snow promising g former B. B Y high It is this post which will cause Coach Romney his chief concern with Cannon absent and the quest for a likely pivot man accounts for forthe forthe forthe the transfer of ot Giles always valuable valuable valuable able as a forward to tho center line Crowton Heads List Forward prospects are headed b by bj Ralph Crow Crowton ton who achieved all aU conference ranking as a 11 freshman Marlow Turpin letterman who saw much service last year George Gourley ourley an state all-state prep who has been held down by injuries for two vo seasons Walter Lyons Kump and Jack Eastmond from the frosh fresh five and George Pehrson Scarcely a man seems certain at athis this his date of a regular berth except tho the brilliant Crow Crowton ton if it he continues continues continues con con- the tho pace he set last year and Captain Cannon Black and Brooks seem to have a lead in the guard race although any of the others may break in Giles and Wright appear to stand standout standout standout out for the center berth and Turpin Turpin Tur Tur- pin has tho the edge from tho the standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point of experience for the other forward post ts y p th k S S 3 5 yS k y 1 s 's r 5 gS t p RALPH CEO CROWTON CRO |