Show Western r Athletic tic Club May Enter Amateur Quint Boasts of Strongest Team in Utah Utah r Backers of ot the Western Vestern Athletic club basketball team are very enthused over the prospects of ot their team entering the I national basketball tournament to be held in Kansas City sometime In March larch Particulars have ha been wired for and a aI definite arrangement of affairs are expected ex ex- I ex-I daB daily This team has been showIng showing showing show show- I ing some real classy clusy basketball during the season and Is expected to make a aI mighty good showing in the tournament If they are allowed to o participate in th the I same RAWLINS LOOKS GOOD With the of 1 Utah's best basketball basketball basket basket- Ski i I ball men e followers e of the game m are j anxious to se see what can really be done when competing against other Independent independent dent teams of the country countr During the past week some fast workouts have taken place place in the Des Deseret eret gym and each night has Drought rought about some Improvement in floor work and d basket bastet shooting h Calvin rn wR Rawlins who took o the place of Lolo Lobo Spencer when the later received a broken nose in the Aggie game has found 11 his s stride r and sidelines d oft I claim t that t a better tt find for the athletic club team would be an utter ity lIe He pla plays plas s the floor In remarkable i fashion and has an uncanny eye ere for the two point counters as well as foul Coul pitches This weeks week's practice has brought the reliable Glen Smith back to form and his usual high runs of ot nine and ten field goals a game has caused the opposing I teams much to worry about SWAN TO PLAY Since Mac Swan it upon himself to tobe tobe tobe be a a free agent In basketball circles he has has been been working out with the Western Western West West- estern est ern Athletic club five lve and with his past re record ord along with a willingness to dig inand Inand in inand and make a real guard for the team he heis heis is a fortifier worth considering to any team I Bu Buys s the other guard f for Cor or the team has shown his ability in holding down down opposing opposing opposing op op- op- op posing forwards and has managed to cage hi hl his regular two and three each game He Is not known so well as the others In In Utah basketball records but com comes s to tose use se with an an enviable record from the coast wh where re he played for Cor prominent prominent prominent prom prom- athletic club teams there The heady easy going Ernie Fallentine Fallentine Fallen- Fallen tine tipe adds to this arra array of ot stars a aNshin- aNshin Ing light that has already brought him to the front In basketball fame tame He Ison is isone isone on one of the slickest birds in the game and has the adaptability of ot instilling fight Into the other members of ot his team SPENCER RECOVERS Now that Lolo Lobo Spencer is nursing a broken nose he is seen on the side lines Instructing and pointing out to the other other other oth- oth er men th their lr defaults which h has proven roven i j a great deal of ot help In getting etting the ma machine machine mi- mi chine to work in unison On paper they look look- mighty good to th the supporters and backers of ot the Western Athletic club of ot Salt Rait Lake and every possible means will be struck upon to put this team of or stars where they ar arable are able to show to the best of ot their ability ability abil abil- ity by sending n them to the national tournament rn e In Kansas ansas n next t month nt Manager Sid Spencer seems to feel teel confident confident confident con con- that the Salt Lake backers of basketball are in favor of having this team as a representative of ot Utah's stock and will work to accomplish their desires dei de de- sires |