Show JACK JACKSTRAWS JACKSTRAWS STRA STRAWS WS By Jack Schroeder With the semifinals of the class B baseball tournament to be run runoff runoff off oct Thursday we are reminded of oC one of the participants particIpants Beaver It so happened that the Beavers are playing out something of oC an always a bridesmaid but never nevera a bride role They finished as up runner-up to Hurricane in the six- six man state football championship for a pretty fair lair record When the basketball season came along the Beaver quintet got a slow start but finally rounded into shape and to the surprise of the entire state stale the Beavers were Inthe in inthe inthe the finals of oC the B tourney tourne at the field house opposite B. B Y hi high h The Wildcats took the game and once again Beaver was to take second place in a state tournament Right night now the Beaver baseball team is in the semifinals and they draw perhaps the toughest B aggregation aggregation ag ag- ag- ag in the state state Cyprus But this may be the time when Beaver finishes on top in one of the major sports championships By the same token Cyprus is in m another state tourney and the Pirates played second fiddle to Lincoln in the class B football play play- offs They believe they're entitled to one championship during the 48 1947 tourney Despite some of the fantastic scores run up in the class B games throughout hout the short and weather- weather hampered season there is a good general Indication that the brand of oC baseball played in these B schools will be greatly improved ved next year Cyprus ran away with the region 2 title and never was really endangered endangered endangered en en- with a tremendous array of hitters By next year the hurlers hurlers hurlers hurl- hurl ers will begin to appear in these B leagues and consequently will make the league much tougher Meanwhile the brand of oC ball played in the class A leagues continues continues continues con con- to improve with every week of play Some of the schools have well-balanced well outfits and some good pitching performances have come corne out of the short schedule On one occasion Ogden pla played ed errorless ball In defeating Provo which may be some sort of ot high school record for or th the season The Tigers have one of oC the toughest teams In the state and its defensive strength has hns been responsible for many victories If IC the same teams stay stav interested next t year high school fans can look forward to a great baseball season And mn mabe maybe be there will be greater crowds In m attendance at atthe atthe atthe the games There should certainly be more than there were this season |