Show i us Set for Tourney Wednesday As A's Start rf at Ogden Thursday y I Sl on As Weber Favor Favored d' d To Capture Capt re Crown l By Bill Coltrin Going into the state class A basketball tournament as the favorite fa Ifa- ifa- ifa rates along with the kiss of death as something to be avoided avoid avoid- ed ed but the situation isn't too disturbing disturbing disturbing dis dis- dis- dis to Floyd Slater coach of the Weber Warriors big favorites for this years year's crown Mister Slater has been on the spot before and has seen his lads come through so that spot he will willbe willbe be on in the Ogden high gym In the tournament starting Thursday afternoon afternoon afternoon aft aft- s seems ems like home to him Slater has n a chance to accomplish pUsh something no other coach ever h has s put across winnIng across winning the title In both A and B divisions You see back In 1944 and 1945 Slater was up at Wasatch high with such players as Kent Murdock and he Won two state B championships championships champion champlon- ships In a V Ih Now if he can win with Weber Web r he hc- will have haye th the coveted coy cov cov coveted eted honor It couldn't happen to a nicer guy I IThe The Warriors drew the honor of oC opening the tournament playing the pm p.m. game Thursday against the ai always crays dangerous Granite Farmers Granite has hag only a a so so-so so record this year but Coach Cecil Baker just loves loves' to take an underdog into the state tournament Many has been the time that an underrated Granite team has come back to South with the state te title and if If the Farmers Farmers- can get by Weber there will be plenty who will say that this Is the year year for again for the big Farmers Rivaling this game ame for interest in the first round is the Jordan vs East affair which Is slated to open the evenings evening's festivities at 7 pm p.m. The fact fact that E East st beat Jord Jordan n in regular season play means nothing nothing counts but what but happens up in Ogden Thursday t j The under Coach Snide Taylor have the of t team am which should give Jive East trou trou- ble Jordan has a big strong team to combat the big front line that Coach Harold Johnson of East can toss out there With these games as the features fea h tures of the opening day the other two look like victories victori s for West Wes Big Nine champs and North Cache second place second winners winner in the northern northern north north- em ern division The Panthers figured to be the team Weber has to o beat for the title go up against South Cache and South Caches Cache's s record leaves something to to be desired With such stars as us Don Bore Bone Ray kay Gerrard Ger- Ger rard Ray Hale Duan Duane Fowler Fo Eddie Eddle Robbins and aid d a Jay Coach Joe Johnson has an array ot at stars who are capable of or b beating any prep team If IC they will just hit their setups Biggest t trouble with the Panthers Panthers Pan Panthers this y year ar is their inability to hit the good shots after they have ve craftily worked the seed for in the he This game gam will be played as os the finale of the opening da day daF slated to to get et under way at pm p.m. The other tilt will vill be be- between North Ca Cache hc and Davis at 5 pm p.m. and the Darts will have to get going to win Davis got Into the tournament only through a playoff with Provo and the Bulldogs B state champs two years ago should be favored |