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Show " Ssoa? stets with intra-squad tilt I L.bathall hu formsr Utah All AmQM,. a I Cfffc Sthefirs,ofakindf- basketball payers. He played professional basketball for the Boston Celtics from B46-48 -He also p ayed professional baseball as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Head Coach Bill Foster will be presenting his promising team for itiJ!2Lii!ILe Tuesday. The men i utes basketball JChe court Tuesday fi annual Varsity-i Varsity-i 0 ' This match rj Opening of the ' .sSall season. Act.on J f f varsity and junior C begins at 7:30 p.m. S Events Center. ' :2 attraction will match , Jlmni in a spot game i ' Mms will be coached by former Utah All Americans Art Bunte and Vern Gardner. The entertainment begins at 6:30 p.m. According to last year's precedent, students wearing red will be admitted to the game free. Admission for the public and other students will be $1; the money will go into the athletic scholarship fund. The first ball of the season will be tossed up by actor Chuck Connors (star of "The Rifleman"). Connor's Coach Bill Foster is a young coach, starting his second year at the University. have been practicing under his direction for months in preparation for Tuesday's opener. He feels that he has a good, strong team with a lot of speed and shooting accuracy. He promises an exciting season for Utah fans. Mike Sojourner, freshman center, will be in the starting line-up for the game. Sojourner promises to be fast and accurate despite his inexperience in varsity play. Hopefully, he will live up to the reputation established by his star brother, Willie. Starting five Sophomore Bernaro Tomlin, guard, will also be in the starting five. Tomlin's remarkable accuracy for outside shots will make him another asset to this year's young team. After the exercise and experience of Tuesday night's jntra-squad tilt, Utah will host Loyola of Los Angeles Friday night at the SEC. The Utah squad comes to this game with a series record of 12-1 against the Loyola team. Attendance is expected to be good as fans come out to welcome the new Ftunnin' Utes. " A - X .... ; ..it i . - v'yl ' J - J '""i i . a. . .......... - ""rVi'hr iB Six-eight center Mike Sojourner is a freshman who will start for the Utes when they scrimage Tuesday. MU 'MI 'JM' .'. ' i... hwji.h mm. hih.iiihiim Bernard Tomlin, six-two guard who was hot from anywhere on the court, will start Tuesday. |