| Show Utah Wives Kiss the Boys GoodAs Good Good- Good Goodby As Leave for Eastern Swing By Cliff cure A. A Miller 1 For the cause of sport an al almost almost at- at most sad drama was enacted around 11 pm p.m. Christmas eve as asa asa asa a contingent of men from the University of Utah said good-by good to wives and children before boardIng boarding board board- in ing a giant airliner for the eastern seaboard Included in the group were 12 basketball players two coaches one trainer and a graduate man man- ager They made up a company compan that will represent the U. U of U. U on its annual barnstorming tour through the east This year the Utes will face three tough opponents opponents opponents in St. St Josephs St. St Johns John's and Cornell Nine of the ten first string members of the U. U of ot U. U squad are married and eight of the nine have children So the parting at this Christmas holiday season was slightly rough This was typified as Don Jesperson said good-by good to his wife Joyce little year two-year-old son Jeffrey and little daughter Jerry Lea Names Squads Thursday after alter practice head coach Vadal Peterson named 12 Utes to make the trip The list included Vern Gardner Don Jesperson Jesperson Jes Jes- person Murray Satterfield Jim Woodward Dolan Condie George Smith Fred Weidner Glenn Duggins Duggins Duggins Dug- Dug gins Don Sandburg Norm Buchan Bill Peterson and Dick Both Leon Watson Valson and big Bill Hutchinson were previously scheduled scheduled sched ached to make the trip but Watson's Watsons Vat Wat Vatson's Vatson's sons son's doctor ordered him to stay home while Hutchinson injured his knee in practice Wednesday Thus Coach Peterson had to make a few tew hasty phone calls to round out his traveling squad Buchan had already returned home to enjoy the Christmas week with his family in Rock Springs Wyo When Vadal asked him if he wanted to make the trip Norm broke In fast Jeez yes coach yes sir Vadal then asked him if he could be in Salt Lake by Friday morning Norm came back Coach Ill I'll be there by daylight daylight day day- light and merry Christmas coach merry merry Christmas Buchan was slightly enthusiastic Others Go Along Besides the team Coach Peterson Peterson Peterson Peter Peter- son Coach Frank Brickey and Graduate Manager Theron Parmelee Pat Pat- melee will also fly back with the team However Trainer Einer Nielson Nielsen is slightly skeptical of all machines that have a tendency to leave the ground so he left by train Thursday and will meet the team in Philadelphia Utah's three games in the East will ll prove if the Utes have it or not Monday night St. St Josephs will greet the Utes in Philly for 40 minutes of basketball Tuesday it will be the touted of St. St Johns John's in New Yorks York's Madison Square Garden Another day on the road and Cornell university w will take a few cuts at the traveling traveling traveling travel travel- ing Utes Thursday in Buffalo This will wind up the 1949 tour In previous road trips the Redskins Redskins Redskins Red Red- skins have broke even with St. St Josephs having won two and lost two But against St. St Johns John's the potent have downed the Utes three times in five meetings Naturally Vadal will be out to even the count The Cornell meetIng meetIng meeting meet meet- ing will be the first between the two squads and the Buffalo lads have been having a fair season so far Work on OD Defense All week long the Utes have been drilling against probable defenses defenses defenses de de- de- de they will vill meet on the road Coach Peterson announced that the men who will make the trip are all ready and are in m n top-top top condition The three road games will be bethe bethe bethe the last competition for the Indians Indians Indians In In- before the they start the long conference schedule Jan 7 Elsewhere around the loop B BYU Y U and Wyoming ng will begin begina a tough and probably torrid road engagement in the Los Angeles invitational meet starting Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day evening in L L. A. A Besides the two local clubs Montana Mon Mort- on- on tana State Marshall the defending defending defend defend- ing champion North Carolina State Hamline and Loyola of L. L A. A will also participate This tourney will really be a adilly adilly adilly dilly and the winner will come out with much prestige The meet will ill start Dec 28 and will continue continue continue con con- the and The Cougars are pitted against Montant Montant Montant Mon- Mon tant State Monday evening at while the Cowboys will face tough and favored North Carolina Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina State If the two teams can survive the first round they will qualify for the s second second con night of competition the next Wednesday and so on Le Leave Lee e for Coast The Cougars are scheduled to leave Sunday afternoon via private private private vate cars for the coast The Cowpokes Cowpokes Cowpokes Cow- Cow pokes are arc already in California Also on the docket for Monday night arc are two important intersectional intersectional inter- inter sectional clashes with more Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Six crews Denver U U. will have a rough task in a visiting Ohio State cage squad while her neighbor Colorado A. A and M. M hits the rails to Oklahoma City for tor a contest with powerful Texas in the first game of the college all-college tournament tournament tournament tour tour- being sponsored by the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Later in the week Utah State will have a battle with Emporia Kan in a a. home game while the Rams from Fort Collins take on Colorado college This all takes place Thursday Then on Friday its it's almost the same with the Rams and doing battle baUle I again aln while Utah State Stale faces Wichita U. U at Wichita r That will wind up the busy slate for tor next week and will possibly pos pos- j sibly give some indication as to toa to toa a possible outcome of the Skyline Skyline Sky Sky- line Six race which will get under underway underway underway way the following week As It now stands the race is go going ng to bo be a wide open affair with no holds barred especially between such I cage powers as Utah Wyoming I BY BYU U and Denver i I I i S 'S f S. S S. S 1 q 4 i 1 I S S 4 I i V S 4 2 S S j 1 jt t 1 1 F f 4 c S r if t J. J H I H 5 S S' S I S'S S- S r 4 f j 1 p H 7 J i iI 4 1 t g I t c li i 4 5 45 I S I k s S Tribune Telegram Photo Daddys Daddy's Leavina S b but ut 5 Santas Santa's a nta's on His Way Daddy Don Jesperson waves waves good good-by h to his his wife 1 I Joyce Joce and little daughter Jerry Lea before leaving Jea for the airport to joi join tho the Utes In their I barnstorming trip throughout the eastland |
