Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-17 | Page 4 | Basketball

1 1 Basketball I By Gail Smith Mayor Ia or C. C Clarence was one or of the first spectators to arrive ar- ar rive e on the for or the first t game or of the thu annual sta state te scholastic tourney between i antI and 1 Logan yesterday T Mayor Mayom 4 Nealen first filst approached ap- ap C. C Oren W Wilson who hit hits completE charge charo of tile the tourney anti and I I hIm on thc tilO splendid way the affair had been c handled tinder 02 Mr Jr ju ju- ju There seems to tobe he be no more ardent ardent ar- ar dent lover of basl b a S It 0 t I a I I Ithan than Mayor and he show showed d this yesterday when ho he witnessed practically every contest during the day Didn't see hIm touting tooting tom fOI any one team In In particular but his expressIon showed he was I enjoying enjo the clean contests between be- be I tween tile the young oung athletes ot of Utah 4 S The Logan High under the di direction di- di of Coach Butch Knowles was the first group grou of players to take the floor The flashy Lo- Lo took about four laps around the floor before starting on the theba ba backet ket practice Minersville conS con of Logan in the first game appeared about ten minutes before before be- be fore the game started w wearing aring bright purple suits Looks like pursIe will be the go with the girls this season because the Mi- Mi team had a snappy look ing bunch and won over many admirers I Animals are barred from the tourney and the doorkeepers almost threw out Mickey ey Oswald Os Os- wald and Ben when they appeared wearing a asuit asuit suit which would be suitable for a zebras zebra's best Sunday hide It is doubtful if the fans could see ree much of the play in the first game with such bright colored spring stripes The Ephraim team tives of UTe tire Sanpete division were wearers of unique sweater s shIrts The words words Carrot Eaters emblematic em- em of the agricultural output output out out- put In tha that t section were printed on the back A carrot was drawn on tIle the front In real honest to gosh carrot colors Dave Mitchell replaced Wid Ashton Ash Ash- ton as the official who had charge of sending in new players Mitchell Mitch Mitch- ell elI worked the bell announcing the coming of new players to perfection per per- He also handled the officials ot- ot in a neat manner TIle The old tourney veteran Wil- Wil lIam Oswald was one of the first spectators to park parI his dogs dog under undera a seat 11 Oswald is a well voll known figure in athletic circles around this s region lie He is Mickey e Oswalds Oswald's father anti and Mickey l needs no introduction One of the Manti players Stott by name evidently thought it waS the fashion to appear on the floor we wearing ring a glove He wore one throughout the game C C Those two good natured Policemen Policemen Police Police- men who guarded tire again tills this year eal remembered how the reporters slipped their passes out several times last year The way wa- the they are working this year Indicates they have been brushIng brush brush- big Ing up on their theil sleuthing A big roar of contentment enjoyment satisfaction or what have you went up during the middle of the second half of the E Manti game Some Manti player took a long shot but missed the back board by I feet and struck a traffic fic cop square in the face C C Dont Don't know which Is s' s th the best style long or short hair for 01 has bas players Anyway the Urn Urn- tall tah players wore long hair hail elastIcs to hold it in place but later latem- iii the when tle Plea PleaSant PleaS tint ant Grove Gove team appeared on the floor the players ers aU all had at an army haircut You know Inow one ot of the kind that last a lon long tithe Len had his cut within a inch half ot his he d. d l. l He is hot bothered with hair In Ills his eyES eyE'S and certainly locates s the hool with much President Heber J. J Grant Giant of bt 1 7 the L. L D. D S church was a S spectator spec spec- ec- ec the evening lIe He occupied oc- oc one of the tb teats seats set get apart for Cor the officials of the gymnasIum and for the prominent visitors from time the city