Show Casaba Loop Has Mexican Team Entry By y GLEN C. C ANDERSON Bryant Coach The Pioneer L. L D. D S. S stake sponsors sponsors spon spon- sors a Mexican mission which in turn directs the Mexican Branch team in the stake basketball league The Mexican Branch Bratich team a leadIng leadIng lead lead- Ing contender in the Pioneer stake M Men hoop race is one example of the Pioneer spirit These Mexican Mexican Mexican Mex Mex- ican and Italian boys who live along the railroad tracks are non- non Mormons They were first organized and directed di directed directed di- di in M Men activities at a little mission sponsored by this stake It Itis' Itis Itis' Itis Itis is is' located at Fourth South and Third West streets The Mexican Branch boys have a colorful team They are in third place in stake play and have a popular following Pioneer stake was the first to lead the way in building a gym for its athletic activities They are also the only stake in the church that has individual wards with more than one team entered in regular scheduled play John R. R Burt is the director of M Men activities in this stake and has two able assistants in Frank Kiesig and Bob Davey Three new wards have been added since last season in district 10 They are Yalecrest of Bonneville stake Edgehill of Highland and Grandview of Grant stake Yalecrest Yalecrest Yalecrest Yale- Yale crest and Edgehill wards will have large gyms ready for use soon Wayne Garff a member of theold the theold theold old Lincoln ward team that won two church championships in a row is coaching the Lincoln boys this sea sea- son They are already climbing the stairs to the championship door in Granite stake Ernie Snyder one of the old Poplar Pop Pop- lar Grove championship team members members mem memo bers is coaching the Twenty fifth ward which won the Pioneer stake championship last year Vere Ross Sutton Button and Holman Waters work nicely on the Sixth-Seventh Sixth ward combination and are creating much respect The team is undefeated Ogden Eighth ward church all-church champion last year is as strong as ever with all but one regular returning At this time they are beating all competition in Ogden with scores Out In East Jordan the powerful Crescent team of last ye year ris is going to town They have one of the strongest offenses in the Salt Lake M Interstate M Men n flira area Theron f n f.- N tiIe 4 Smart ft b ti n and c th the th threatening at I gS Sandy c Third team to be fighting it out at the end of the season for the right to represent this stake in the district 10 tournament in February McKinley ward in the Wells stake race has lost by point one margins three consecutive times Holding Holding- up the league at the bottom of the heap with such a powerful group has added much spice to the race in this stake Ray Baggs of Fifteenth ward has not been the scoring threat com corn compared pared to his record of recent years but has changed his play and become become become be be- come a hustling and floor man The Magna and Granger wards of Oquirrh stake have beaten the Pleasant Green team last seasons season's champs and their scores Indicate strength that threatens the best Inthe in inthe inthe the Salt Lake district W W. C. C Mathews director in this league reports that the brand of play in this region is greatly im irn- irn I proved Several high scho school l st stars rs have been added to various rosters which has brought about this healthy condition Harrison Sperry of Whittier has hasset hasset hasset set the scoring record so far in Wells stake with 12 points per game ame Others close behind are Herbe Gehrke Howard Smith anc and Marty Bodell Bedell In Highland stake Earl Margetts of Wasatch tops the list with an average of 13 counters per tussle Fred Grey and Lee Simmons of Emerson Marve Ashton of Parleys and Bob RIgby of Edgehill follow In that order I Bob Benson of Eighteenth and Finley of Twentieth are the big worries for opposing teams in Ensign Ensign En En- sign stake Guards Guards' up to the present present pres pres- present ent time have been unable to stop them |