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Show THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940 TEAM PREPARED FOR "CHAMP" SEASON THE SIGNPOST Losee Announces New Intramural Organization "Play days start the first day after the sophomore-freshman outing," Coach Feron Losee, Intramural director, announces in a recent interview. No definite schedule has been planned as yet, but it seems that the sports will follow each other as they did last year. Softball will be the first attraction of intra-mural sports. The Skull club, winners of the fall quarter of last year in Softball, will compete against Excelsior, Sigma Delta Pi. Pheonix, Letter-men and the Vikings. During the remaining part of the quarter. ping-pong, golf, squash, hand-ball, tennis, and bad-mitten will be featured. "Intra-mural activities will be handled in an entirely, different way than ever before," continued Coach Losee. "There will be eight managers instead of one as in the past. This will provide one head manager for each major activity.""We intend," he continued, "to extend intra-murals to every student in the school. We anticipate a larger participation than ever before." Swimming Team's Prospects Best In Five Years By GLEN CHERRY Coach Ferron Losee has prepared a more difficult schedule for the swimming team this year with senior college competition. In with Senior college competition. In is the greatest. This meet brings about the strongest competition in the game. At our own gym there will be held the Junior A. A. U. meet which the Weber fellows usually share the bigger and greater parts of the honors. Other competitors of our state consist of Agricultural College, Utah University, and the Desert Gym. Mr. Losee has scheduled intersting strips to Colorado University, Colorado College, Colorado Aggies, and the Wyoming University.After returning back home, there will be practice meets between Weber swimmers and Granite, and Box Elder high schools at our gym. While engaged in strong competition with these outside teams, they will indulge in water-polo which Weber has repeatedly been the winner of in previous dates. In a conversation with Coach Feron Losee, he admitted having the strongest team that has been at Weber in the last five years. He has the majority of Sophomores coming back. Those returning from last year are free style swimmers: A. C. Cook, Allan Shupe, Jay Bachman, Westly Sadgman, Don Bjorkland, Bill Taylor; divers: Claire Whitely, Westly (Torchy) Hodgman; and the backstroker is the reliable Bill Taylor. Wayne Christensen will be the only breast stroke swimmer to return. MBS & W Full Foot Fx V JHP J Step into a pair of Indian Seams for a grand, new, full foot frctlom that's tops in smart comfort. An inverted stitching along the vamp seam allows more inside foot room makes for added comfort in Jarman's new moccasin-style sensation of the season. SHOES FOR Here are some players WeberTeam Prepares Blitzkrieg for Mesa Friday Night Arizona Team Seems Strong Competitor By FRANK ARNOLD Probably one of the toughest games of our 1940 schedule will be played this Friday, October 4, against Mesa Junior College of Mesa, Arizona, winners of the football championship last year. Although Weber College gained a victory from this team, Mesa was able to finish the season with a higher percentage of games won to take the championship. The Arizona team is usually one of the strongest in the league and undoubtedly will be trying to avenge their defeat at the hands of the Weber Wildcats last season. Coached by Pete Carlson and Irvin Crandall the Mesa Mavericks will have eight lettermen back in togs for the Weber contest. They are Jones, Galligan, Harmon, Mc- e e d o m 7W inveriea aiucning on me vamp 1 ' leaves more room inside 3s, MEN in any Jt company who are preparing for the Mesa game -f Manus, Strain, Smith, Forilla, and McCall. The Wildcats will have a slight weight advantage over the visitors but all indications point toward a hotly contested gridiron battle with both teams considering themselves superior. 'Milt' Mecham Is NewAcquisitionOn Coaching Staff By JERRALD YOUNG Weber College is proud to say that it has a dormitory. It is prouder to say, however, that is has a new football coach. Although Coach Bob Davis has been doing an excellent job he is certainly glad to have as a capable assistant, "Milt" Mechan who is not very well known, as yet, to Weber students. Coach Mecham was born in Brigham City, Utah about twenty-five years ago. He attended Box Elder high school where he was rated an "All-State" quarterback of the football team. He also played guard on the basketball team and was a track man before he graduated in 1934. Farm bureau league and American Legion baseball were Milt's only attempts at baseball. At the University of Utah he played first string half-back during his last three years. Upon graduation in 1938 he was installed as coach of the freshmen football team at the University of Utah. For two years he excelled in this capacity. Then Weber found him. Coach Mecham is now director of Weber's new dormitory where one-hundred men will stay while in attendance at W&ber. He plans great things for these men; one being a system of intra-mural re creation at the dorm. As assistant to head football Coach Bob Davis, Milt will handle the backfield, which, because of his knowledge and former power of the backfield, we know he will handle in a very capable way. Milt has already made friends with members of the team, mem bers of the faculty, and the dormitory men. Now he should be acquainted with the associated students as a whole so that he can be your friend as well as mine. Watch for Announcement of THE MAPLEWAY BOWLING SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS Stintovffi' Xxa mi xxev BEAT MESA WEBER Friday night. Left to right they are: Weber Eyes Prospective J. C Championship Title for 1940 Dependable Players Back Coaches for Gridiron Warfare By RAY WRIGHT This is the year that Weber College will win the J. C. title, if predictions can be made from the material on hand. Weber's chances rest safely on Coach Robert Davis, who has lead the Wildcats through several years of football victories, his new assistant, Coach "Milt" Mecham, and their talented group of "Young" hopefuls. Delbert Nye who is the captain of the team and plays a guard position is truly the veteran of the team. "Deb" has plenty of football experience behind him: Two years guard on North Junior's state champ team, two years guard and all Big Four tackle on Ogden high's team, plus two years on Weber College's team, makes him a good reason why the Wildcats should win the title in 1940. Rawson Childs also has had six years of football experience. "Bones" plays end and is the mainstay of the line. He gained second team all conference honors in '39. Robert Dixon is a former North Junior high and Ogden high star. "Stub" is considered one of the best blockers on the team. He is speedy, alert, and a hard hitter. He will go far this year. Tim Dyer came from Iowa Un versity where he played freshman ball. Tim is a dependable blocker ball carrier, and pass receiver. Alan Bader plays center. In '37 he achieved all big four center and ne made more tackies tnan any other man that season. "Hook" at tended Maryland University in '38 and played on the freshman team Robert Sneddon was an all state man on the Desert News high school selection of '38. He played tackle last year, but will play full back this year. He is the most vicious tackier on Weber's squad. Darrel Pitt has only two years experience of football. However, he plays a bang up game at guard He is agressive, fast, and has an adequate supply of brute strength Special Prices For Weber Students "Welcome to Our Alleys" Tim Dyer, Bob Simmins, Grant Hogson, and Ray Freeman He hails from North Summit high school. Ray Freeman is a boy with speed to burn. Ray is speedster of the squad. He is quick, deceptive, with tricky change of pace. He will be the boy to watch for all conference honors this fall. Robert Clark played on Davis high school's 1938 state championship team. His pass snagging is sensational and he is a powerful defensive man. Bob has played two years for Weber at an end position. Rodney Dunn played on North Junior's all state team before attending Ogden high where he gained second team all state honors. "Rock's" speciality is kicking field goals from his new position in the backfield. Ogden high is West Belnap's old stomping ground. He is big and rugged. He should go far in football this year as a tackle. At present he is a reserve. Tom Littlefield is the best distance punter on the squad and he throws a beautiful left handed pass. He is a reserve quarterback.Grant Hodson came to us from Weber high school. He plays a bang up game at tackle and should make all conference honors this season. Sherman Evans jumped into the Coaches Enter Bid For A. A. U. Meet Coach Ferron Losse and Coach Reed K. Swenson will attend the A. As U. board meeting, of which they are members, held in Salt Lake City, October 7, to sanction the functions for the coming year. Weber has been active in A. A. U. events in past years. "We are applying for the swimming meet to be held here in our pool this year," said Coach Losse when interviewed.starting lineup his first year at Weber, 1940. He plays a tackle position from which he rally opens up the holes for the backs to run through. Fred Simmons is another football player who made the starting line up his first year at Weber. He is dependable at all times. He plays quarterback. One of the classiest backfield reserves that Weber has this year is Sherl Holmes from Lava high school. He plays quarterback as if he were Alan Christianson's double. He is a good passed, punter, runner, and is cool in the pinches. Among the reserves, Weber is blessed with ends. Bob Allen, Bob Bell, Ralph Matson, Blair Johnston, Jack Downey, Bob McGregor, Jay Wight, Bill Bailey and Emil Hinich. The reserve enters are Tom Lawson, Milt Berglund, and La Mar Steed. The tackles left in reserve are Bert Ure, Fred Anderson and Hosea Wingate. The squad is also strengthened with reserve backs in Dick Toscan, Eugene Green, Clair Aldous, Sid Manning, Bill Ball, Ralph Theman, and Dick Ekins. Sneddon Swims Seventy Yards For Touchdown f Which Ties Riverside Team Grimly Battles On Saturated Field Weber's football season was officially started Friday, September 27, with the crack of thunder and the drizzle of rain. A mighty clan of footballers from Riverside, California came to Ogden and tied a highly touted Weber College outfit. The game started out fast with Rife, Riverside halfback, running thirty five yards on the kickoff. Weber held them and the ball see-sawed back and forth in the muddy turf. It rained the whole game, never letting up a minute. However, the ball handling of both teams was pretty good considering the slippery field. The first big break for Weber came in the second period after Freeman, Weber safety man, stood by watching a punt land, then Sneddon, husky full back scooped the punt up and swam seventy yards for a touchdown. The interference formed mechanically when Sneddon started, and he went over the goal line untouched. Weber's big line played a most important pare in stopping Riverside's tricky offense Childs, Allen, Clark, and Peterson the Weber ends, stopped Riverside cold. The Weber tackles of Hodg son, Belnap, and Evans were charging pretty hard on the wet turf and kept the Bengals in hot water constantly. The Weber guards of Captain Nye, Put and Hill played a steady hard game. Bader, Weber's iron man center, took a real battering but in turn played most of the game in the Bengal backfield breaking up plays. Sneddon, the hero of the game, played the entire period and was a human dynamo rip ping off good gains at will. Simons The hat we especially designed for Weber men. "Wingback" 5 Weber's football schedule imprinted on the sweat band a purple and white feather tucked in the bow Weber all the way in one of the smartest university hat styles of the year. Fred M Two passes to the Egyptian theatre will be given to the person guessing closest to actual score. All guesses must be placed in a box in Moench Bldg., main hall, no later than Friday at 3 p. m. and Herrick called signals and blocked with the efficiency of veterans. Dunn at wingback played a good blocking and kicking game. Tuscan showed promise while relieving Dunn. Tommy Littlefield got off one beautiful kick that was good for about sixty yards and went out of bounds on the Riverside eight yard line. Littlefield also ran the Riverside team dizzy in the last quarter. Twice he almost broke loose on touchdqii doi gallops. The Rierside team scored way in the last period. Wilson fast shifty back came in and ran thru the whole Weber team to about the five yeard line from about the thirty five yard line. Three plays later he scored a touchdown and tried to run the extra point over but couldn't make it. Cambell, big quarter for Riverside, was a constant threat for Weber ball carriers. Captain Rife for Riverside proved to be a great ball handler and blocker. Ends Hopkin and Augnello were a menace to Weber defensively and offensively. Bachman played well at tackle. Nickerson, fullback got some good gains. All in all the whole Riverside team played heads up ball. There were about five hundred people in attendance. Weber men who played against Riverside: Ends Childs, Clark, Allen, Peterson. , Tackles Hodgson, Evans, Bel-nap.Guards Nye. Pitt, Hill. Tailbacks Freeman, Littlefield, Green. Fullback Sneddon. Quarterback Simmons, Herrick. Wingbacks Dunn, Tuscan. Darrell Pitt played with timber all summer in lumber camps around Camas, Utah. Nye Co |