Show I Tall W I I I Team eam Looks Good Goodin in Drill By Jack Schroeder er Looking across a Ii star studded field of ot class'S class B clubs ready to start the state tournament on Wednesday Wednes day afternoon n it would be all aU but impossible to single out one individual individual indi indi- vidual favorite for the meet We Were We're re especially convinced after watching w three clubs run through the paces at the University of Utah field house Monday afternoon They Included Wasatch Springville and B. B Y Yo high rhe Wasps are the champs champs of the Summit division and after watching the club for a few lew minutes minutes min mm- utes this will vilI come as no surprise to anyone They've got a couple of skyscrapers on the team and the biggest Is Max Bond the 7 6 center But there are are re others that will vill aid and abet Max in the height department and its it's expected that the big red head will vill be one of of- the tourneys tourney's top stars The Hard Way ay Springville a team that came cameto cameto cameto to to the the hard way after aeter fighting a desperation battle in hi the Nebo division is nothing to sell short The Red Devils Devils' pranced through a sprightly drill and one could easily see the r reason ason for their beating Juab in a play off game to enter the meet But B. B Y high had the flashiest drill of the entire day The Wildcats Wildcats Wild Wild- cats eats ran ran through an intricate passing passing pass- pass ing ng drill in almost flawless fashion fashion fash lash ion and settled down for some full full- court scrimmage sessions that definitely definitely def del branded the B. B Y boys as asa asa asa a potent contender However that was just three three of the clubs in action Tuesday there are arc considerably more expected to take to the Utah hardwoods for some scrimmages Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Grove Roosevelt P Park rk City Beaver Hurricane Gunnison and Snow were due to go through drills on the Utah floor Meanwhile the r road o 0 ad t to the crown seems to be Wide Vide open with both American Fork and Grantsville Grants- Grants yule ville out of the tourney for the first time in two years The Cowboys won von the title for lor two consecutive tourne tourneys s and the Cavemen were runners runners-nn r But the rest of the field Is not mediocre There is Spanish Fork for example from the thc Nebo divi divi- sion The Dons with big Fred Money providing the spark will be beery bevery bevery very ery hard to beat However the big center has been Ill b but t is expected expected ex ex- to come around by tournament tournament ment merit time lime Wednesday Park City made one of the most sensational comebacks of oC the entire entire entire en en- tire year in the Summit division The Miners lost three straight and looked headed straight for the cellar position However Howe a stirring stirring stirring stir stir- ring comeback gave gD the Park City lads ads the second spot in the league and a bid to the tournament Vikings Arc Are Tough Pleasant Grove Gro tied for the league crown in the Alpine loop with B. B Y high The Vikings slipped a couple times durin during the they y year ar but still sUll boasts one of the top lop clubs in the tournament Led by Elaine Blaine Bezzant the Vikings pose a formidable object for anyone anyone anyone any any- one to hurdle during the big meet From the Jordan division comes Murray and Tooele who have al already already already al- al ready had more than their chance to practice in the field house hasIng havIng hav- hav Ing ng played the tie off for the league crown Even though the two clubs will not be allowed to practice on the floor loor they still hii have e two t of of the h be best t outfits j in t the e state ever find the spark to add to Its height the White Buffaloes might never stop Murray has one of at the best balanced balanced bal bal- ba- ba clubs dubs in Jn the state with the second highest scorer m jn Verdin Anderson at forward Weve We've heard the report from Crom reliable re- re liable Hable sources that both hoth Gunnison and Snow ha have strong clubs this year ear and arid not having seen either of them in action this only adds to the confusion Now the only tou tough h job is to pick the he best club out of ot nil all the rest of or orthe the teams in the tourney If you youcan youcan youcan can do it successfully let us know your secret r t I J i I. I 1 j. j 4 F i 5 i j H Perhaps they are arc working up a atrick atrick atrick trick pia play but at any rate Max la Bond 7 6 gets together with Wasatch satch teammate Verlin Simm Simmons Sim Sim- m mans mons ns 5 6 for a little talk |