Show f fro a Jac Jack JackStraws k Straws By Jack Schroeder One of the better coaching feats of the basketball season was undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un performed at Murray Friday night when the Tooele White Buffaloes fell feU before the well drilled ned Murray in what was WItS generally construed to be bean bean bean an u upset set Coach Cleo Pett Petty made good use of his five pla players who were much shorter horter than the gigantic crew from Tooele Pett Petty knew that it would be all all' but Impossible to get r rebounds bounds with er e everything being equal so he took other measures After one of the Murray lads would fire at nt the basket the entire squad would gather under the basket and control the rebounds thereby pushing the taller Buff pla players ers out of the slot This was suc successful in that Murray took tooka a 8 37 34 victory Tight Defense On n defense the would converge under the basket to form forma a tightly compact unit that would prevent the expected number of tip ins b by Tooele Reed Walkers Walker's j i return to the lineup was an import import- tan tant t 1 factor Coach Mark I Ballif Rallie pulled a n similar trick on the ran rangy rangy- East squad and amI if it it hadn't been for Milford 1 Varner were we're told the I leopards would have hs taken it on the chin Weve We've always been of the opinion that Varner is of the best one pIa players players play play- ers in the state and he seems to tobe tobe tobe be the real live wire in an otherwise otherwise other other- otherwise wise docile squad East may mav need chunk chunky Mil Milford oid at his best if th the e Leopards are to keep a favorite fa rating for the state crown From that same tilt came a sparkling performance by big Jim 1 Err Erz a tremendous s tackle in football foot foot- ball and an ari even better eager caper Coach Cluff Snow Ogden den grid mentor informed us at the end o othe of of f the football season that he wouldn't use Erz ir in the last two Ogden grid tilts since he was as looking forward to a good cage e season and didn didn't t want to hurt his chances It vas was obviously a good choice Fred Fred- Money Spanish Fork center center conter cen con ter had a a fairly successful beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning Ir In the 1949 1999 conference campaign campain cam cam- pain when hen he dumped in 27 points point against Tintic The Dons are still sUIl mighty tough despite rep reports thc they might have ha to fight hard for a a tourney berth Calmer Griffith Carbons Carbon's high high- scoring center was held to a rather miserable 10 points by Payson a athe as s the Lions took the measure of the theD D The report coming from Price saying that G Griffith h had d a cold night seems an understatement understate understate- ment f f 4 J c I. I i Little Life Baffled We Ve arc still a little a-little baffled by bv the upset engineered by Lehi over over a reportedly outstanding Pleasant I Grove Grote quintet The Pioneers caught the mighty Vikings off of balance and left them resting on their ego in what may well be one of the biggest biggest big big- gest est surprises of oC the 1949 season And you cant can't lose man many games in I that Alpine loop and still come t to j the state to tournament And then take the case rose of ot B. B Y V. high the defending class B champs The Wildcats ats were almost almost al almost al- al most Wrecked b by the temporary I loss Joss of Tom Karren a mighty smooth competitor and the illness of Don McIntosh a and d Jo Joe Ballif And American Fork mo moved ed right I In and knoek knocked over thc champs the champs I in an overtime Its It's Its It's a rough road I Ito to the field house bouse these clubs clubs' are finding out ut Theres There's one thing we have never been able to figure out since wat watchIng watch watch- h- h Ing Utah high school basketball Its It's difficult to believe how Granite ca can play such lous lousy basketball away vay from ho Home e arid ithen Jh-en be reap really tough on their own court Its It's a an enigma Glen Ashby Davis Davis' smooth forward forward for for- ward was a aery a very ery great reat factor in the upset of af the Farmers Ashby I was a terrific and play play- maker I |