Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-27 | Page 4 | Grizzly Hoop Team Shows Promise

I R n 0 P TEAM PROMISE PROMIS Logan High School Will WillBe WillBe WillBe Be Well Represented on Waxed Floor LOGAN Dec 27 The 27 The Logan high school chool Grizzlies unc under er the tutorship of Coach Willard Butch Kno Knowles arc going through some sOle daily strenuous stien- stien workouts in preparation for foi forthe the he approaching hoop campaign this his season Logans Logan's first tussle is scheduled d for January 21 with Coach Joe Maughans Maughan's Preston hoop- hoop I on the Idaho court The Grizzly Griz I mentor is therefore spending considerable time and effort to have his Us squad In shape by that time as ashe asie aslie lie he ie fully realizes that the northern school is always an oh exceptionally strong rong contender on the waxed floors With four regulars from flom last years year's eals quintet along with fourteen new lew men in togs dall daily working hard lard for a berth en on the main squad Coach Knowles is confronted with the big task of ot reducing his squad to ten There are no noo o outstanding stars in his lineup and this his fact alone makes males It an extremely extreme extreme- ly difficult problem to decide Just who to drop when the they are all so evenly matched At the present it looks as though the Grizzly pilot will ivIll pick the he following to represent Logan this season Captain Glen Spencer Arus Westover l Franklin Richards Dean Merrill Paige Barrett Bat Bar rett Hawkins Kowallis 1 Redford Lucas Nash Eccles and Johnson Spencer Westover Richards and Paige were all regulars last winter winter win winter win win- ter while Merrill l and Hawkins were squad members bers Although these nien have very ely little more ability than the other out for places the advantage which cannot be overlooked of working together one full season is enough to assure them of a place this year In addition to the above men of last season two tivo new men at the Grizzly school have been showing extra good form Barrett Darrett who held down a regular position on the North Cache squad last ast year has shown great stuff in the workouts so far and It is quite probable that Knowles will give him the call to fill the vacancy In the first team Taggart laggart Johnson while only a freshman is showing exceptional ability and it is likely mely that he Ill will willbe willbe willbe be appointed appointee as on one of ot the first I team leam squad members In order to stimulate interest Inthe Inthe in inthe the younger basketball aspirants the coaches of the northern division are planning to have two games in addition to the main team leam game A freshman team representing the two competing schools will lock horns In the opening tilt of the evening evening evening eve eve- ning which will be followed by the second team game The main fives will vill battle Immediately following the second team game genie In the feature lea fea ture tussle of the day This plan is expected to do much in developing develop develop- ing fast faster i and better basketball material for fOl future years ears Up to the present time the Grizzlies Grizzlies Grizzlies Griz Griz- I have had two practice tilts losing the one at Weston but coming comoff com corn log ing off victorious in the game on the Logan floor with Downey Several Several Sev Sev- eral games to be pla played red during the holidays have hae been scheduled by Coach Kno Monday Tonda evening the Grizzlies will ivill meet the Ogden cubs here Preceding this fracas Coach Knowles' Knowles second team will battle the fast Sixth ward M 1 men quintet On Thursday evening the Logan will battle battlo the Cyprus high school of ot Magna on the local court The other preseason tussle for fOl the tIle Grizzlies Is scheduled for January 7 7 when the Weston high school will be met in a return match on the Grizzly floor