Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-11-26 | Page 16 | Redskin Cagers Open Play Against Hamline

Redskin Open Play Against I Hemline Hamline Hamline university one of the better small schools athletically athletically athletically ath ath- in the midwest will oppose the University of Utah Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night in the fieldhouse as the Redskins open their 41 1940 basketball schedule The Minnesota quintet brings a afine afine afine fine record to Salt Lake City including in including including in- in the feat of reaching the semifinals semifinal in the national Intercollegiate Intercollegiate intercollegiate intercol Intercol- hoop tournament at Kansas City last year Coach Joe Hutton's club boasts a squad this year as strong as last l st years year's quintet word reaching Salt Lake City from St. St Paul reports Hamline like most Minnesota clubs specializes in fire wagon basketball as practiced in this region region re re- re- re gion glon by Coach Dick Romneys Romney's Utah Although nosed out by an alumni crew last week the Utes still have havethe havethe havethe the makings of a fine ball club and only a sparkplug is needed to replace the graduated Nick Watts to make the club superior to last years year's fine sophomore club Coach Vadal Peterson has been doing considerable experimenting in an effort to find Watts Watt's successor successor successor suc suc- cessor and the Friday game likely will give all the hopefuls a chance to play