Show B. B Y V High Lacking Lackin In Hoop Height By RA RAY SCHWARTZ PROVO PROVO Lack Lack of height seems to tobe tobe tobe be Coach Dav Crowton's big worry these days as he sends his B. B Y high Wildcat b basketball a k e t ball team through Its paces In preparation for forthe forthe forthe the start of its 48 1947 campaign I We haven't got a boy boyan on the squad who stands better than 6 feet tall Coach Crowton declared That's our weak point at the moment moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment but I think they will make makeup up for it In certain other ways For instance these kids are just about as smart as as you could hope tope to work with They also have havea a lot of hustle and fight In genera general general gen gen- era eral the team is looking pretty g good od and Im I'm quite happy with the way things are going in practice 13 IS Work Vork Out Coach Crow Crowton ton has a squad of 13 boys working out nl nightly in the B Y U mens men's gym including five lettermen The Thc lettermen are arc Harold Harold Marold Har Mar old Christensen and Bob Kirkpatrick Kirkpat- Kirkpat rick guards Norman Lamar amar Rawlings s and Bob forwards Christensen and Chris- Chris iansen are juniors and the other three are seniors Other members of the squad In Include Include In- In clude elude Joe Ballif Russell Fairbanks Bob Hales and Merrill Strong guards Kent Broadhead Erven Nelson and Paul Salisbury forwards forwards forwards for for- wards and Don Macintosh center Everybody is looking so good in practice Coach Crowton smiled that it is going to be extremely difficult to select a starting five In fact I have not even started to toline toline line them up into any set combInations combinations as yet However if there is one outstanding outstanding out out- standing boy it is this Christensen kid id He is going to be quite a basketball basketball bas baa player this season or I miss my guess guess Veteran Christensen who has been an excellent round all-round athlete at B. B Y high for the past three years stands about 6 feet even He was one of the best shots in region three cage circles last year hitting with amazing accuracy on long ones from the fhe side He was especially especially espe espe- daily tough In the clutch Starting off with Wasatch high at Heber on Dec 10 an game eight-game schedule has been lined up for the Wildcats The rest of the schedule is as follows Dec 12 and 13 Weston Ida Idzu high there Dec 19 and 20 basketball header double-header both nights In the women's gym involving teams from tram South high of Salt Lake City LIncoln Lincoln Lin LIn- coln coin of Orem Ogden and B. B Y high Dec 26 Wasatch high Inthe in inthe the he women's gym Dec Dee 27 Juab county high at Nephi Jan 2 Juab I county high in the women's gym |