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Show v. Protect National Rating Against Redskins T To Picked Plciver Losses Miiddle Regional M. Men Basketball Races Lincoln : And Liberty Are Hit Hard Trip Aggies Wyoming-Utal- i AGGIES HAVE PRETTY FAIR CHANCE ,Th if" Weekend basketball scores will provide something of a complete answer regarding Utah Aggies 'much anticipated return to the ancient basketball heights she knew under the good old game as played by Glen "Worthington, Flash Nielsen, Hod Sanders, et al. Utah States path in modern h been full of bumps. The Aggies have been very', very good, as they were ply-- hs the year they terminated the reign of the nationally famous Golden two- yeais - Bobcats, as ago when the Morris brothers and Bus JBingham were the hot. shots. -- Sometimes they have been" better than the critics expected arid other times much worse. Inability to cope with the Young University Cougars at various crucial .points along the titular trail has hern a dash of Uiev-were -- hemlocks in Aggies cup of woe. And now again the prospects of an Aggie triumph Friday or Saturday night are none too roeate despite the fact that the games are to be played on Aggies huge fieldhouse court, an elaborate en- vlronment to which the Cougars from the little BYU Women's Gym are quite unaccustomed. Nevertheless, you cannot help but be Impressed with Aggies material this year. Coach Deb Young will start at Jeast four veterans, one all over 6 ft 2 In. except . Grant CulUmore makes up In speed . and finesse any lack of height. Verne Hoffman Is a splendid center. Culllmore has class galore, both on the floor and around the forward Ariel Maughan, basket. and Ralph Maughan, guard have plenty of size and sharp shooting cptiei. Keith Trane, w ho has been ball clubs playing on ever since he started at Lehi High, has lots more ability than he has shown thus far and that Isn't saying he lacks anything that makesa up a good college guard. Hes player with the happy faculty of in the clutches. Of reserves Coach Young has altogether too many for his own good, If you get what we mean. The material Is there and Aggie cohorts are hoping the boys can get in and plug for one another and thqirfine young coach. If theyll do that. It Is possible for the Fighting Farmers to spring an upset on the touted Cougars. -- - Game To Draw Big Crowd I Capitol Hill And 26th Grab Off Half Honors BY CON HARRISON Odds that ranked Wyoming 1 and Brigham Young Universities as Big Seven divisional basketball favorites a month ago were still on the books f today- with the opening of the Western Division race hardly more than 24 hours distant. j Only change in j the outlook, probably, shortening of the Cougar margin over Utah and Utah State on this side - Wyoming, however, Jias pulled way even farther. jf that could.' be possible. In BY JACK FAIRCLOUGH As most M Men leagues prepare to launch finil stretch drives to 'division championships, it becomes apparent that the - present - Mutual -- Improvement Association hoop schedule -will in all probability be the last of Its kind forthe duration,!; The total of M Men players is continually diminishing due to jaj. Its comparison wltA Colorado State, only other Eastern Division entry. Brigham Young stock hangs Jn a balance tomorrow ancTSaturday at" Logan. Coach Floyd Millet of the Cougars figures to face no tougher test in the division title chase than the potent Farmers are likely to give his Provoans at- - the Aggie fieldhouse This is also true m the case of both the Utah Redskins and Wyoming at thP U the same two nights. WIOMING UNIVERSITY will send fire PRACTICE EARLY Billed as a final exhibition serlrtternirn, three of them regulars on a strong ies befoie opening "a di ive for di1942 outfit, against University of Xtahcagers senes vision honors Jn a at the U fieldhouse tomorrow and Saturday with Colorado State next week end, the Utah tests are being taken most nights. Left to right, the Cowboy veterans In Veteran Cowboys Five Ready To Face Utes field-hous- h two-gam- WYOMING No. Plaver Pos, Plaer No. 29 Sheffield. f Sailors 4 20 Grant .. U., . Weir 10 27 Sowards c . Komcnich 17 26 Lannon . g Yolker 6 24 Nelson g 7T Roney 9 I tah llesei ves Barov Ich (30), Ecker (31). Larson (22), Packer (21), Rogers (32), Skidmore (18), Gregory (28), Dads (23). Wyoming Resort es I astir (3), Darden (5), Collins (7), Rat (8), Katana (10), Reese (11) Waite (12). Moses (14), Tallman (13), Downey (18). Qffit ials Mav Smith and Reed (Lob) Collin., Police Five ToFaceTest In Ecker Quint Region 1 Against State Cage Tourney The Lineup: UTAH . TheTateDfdecltne ;hewan is so great in fact that several strong teams, notably Liberty, Lincoln, Whittier, Ivins and McKinley, have, been materially weakened. The present season has been successful thus far however, because older, and also more inexperienced men have been playing. It Is fortunate though that March II Is the date of the finals, because a great many hoop, sters now cavorting are either mar. ried or are in one of the reserv. es. Reports have it that most of the reserves will be called Into active-du- ty and if the by March 20, hoop finals were scheduled later in the month the results would be disastrous, present play should continue without too much difficulty, however. TWO GRAB TITLES In Salt Lake Stake the courtiers from Capitol Hill have nabbed the first half bunting. They won the LOGAN, Jan. 14 (Special) Contrary to previous reports, it was announced unofficially by Parley Bates, principal of We- scoring squad of Sait ber High, today, that if the majority of regions throughout the' Lake clincher from Twenty-eight- h will face Ward the past week. Paced by state favored holding the state prep hoop finals, Region 1 may tirst leal test of the tonight during Eck-ers- . Lake when Salt face the Bruce Paul, Hanks, Brent Sterling they agree to send a representative team to that meet. Davis, and Dean Larson, and coachcomposed mainly of former Accoiding to H. R. Adams, ie-t- , ed by Deb Smith, this team should of Utah stars, at 7 30 University gion secretary, a meeting of the continue its winning ways through in the police gym. the next half. II the Hilltoppers legions pjincipals decided against; NO END OF TROUBLE state in' play-any paiticipation win the crown and stay Intact as Fresh from piling up huge scores offs. The report was officials, and a team, they should give a very against independent opponents, the creditable account In .the Inter-stak- e pointed out that Weber was the can expect no end of coppers school the tourney. only favoring of the brand of balk plaved Jby. The Associated Press Mer4-Utrouble from such piayers-as Weber voted for the hoop final In the Salt Lake area. In the RivAhlquist, Vaughan" Bennion, hoVever, onlv on - the condition of the region the Deb Smith, Bob Melroy, Ed BradOGDEN, Jan. 14. Ogdens annual city championship for erside section seriously by the Cowboys. Rank- that transprtation would be by rail, of first half honors Is Sixley, Dr. M. C. Mason, Lieut. Blame feminine bowlers will be conducted Jan. 30 and 31 at "Ogden winner ed fourth in the nation this week, and that hotel accomodations would East teenth. The Riverside boys gave and others 51 Openshaw 49 Tile the Punchers have a strong na- he available . . . Notwithstanding "CH It's toughest game of the seaBowling Center, Lillian Wilson, secretary, announced today. 99 Army ..... 3151 OPENSHAW ON LEAVE tional record to protect. It may tlie board's decision, however, Mr. son. 53 XXet Virginia redoubles team on $ and leave now after Singles, Openshaw, (Overtime) be this fact that brings them to Rates feels positive that, should won its 18th conevents will hold the attention of Twenty-sixthis commission as second 37 ceiving 39 Navy Salt Lake early this afternoon m.-secutive victory, and second round majoiitv of state athletic Re- Ft 0rre Meade 43 KuUtown . 37 ) (Pa the Ecker exis worked with bowlers. the lieutenant, Competition 41 William 43 Ma for a workout on the field- - gions faor the tournament. honors in the past week by deSlate other-nig- ht at Frovp. pected to be unusually keen and 63 Am International 34 squad-ti- le Igion 1 would also vote in favor of Amhernt , . house floor. cisively downing Twenty-fifth---. a lost team Salt 39 Albany Lake Slate the enrollment slated where fb Middlebury that the. pass - - Cow- - it. Twenty-fiftBrown is in second posi-: 59 MIT r BEFORE THE BASKETBALL -- Coach Ev Sheltoh tftoothe much to decision of other Young Brigham years. OGDEN AGMN'ST Aberdeen Proving 54 LaSalle tion, and Is trailed one game forSEASON IS FINISHED one or two boys Isn't worrying Freddie 30 have We womens Sanford, high 38 Johns . Swarthmore voted scoring nearly Hopkini enough In oddly Ogden In the third 66 Wagner of our collegiate casaba cawing crewt about his Fort Collins rivals ward, will lead the police squad. teams now rolling in Ogden, said by It Newark St John 63 Fordham . the Eastern sector, but he has plen- against the meetin even though to 14 The Miss Wilson, and most of these and final round coming up. the Jan. DETROIT, (AP) . may find themselves turning discon61 Y .. Cathedral the ..... the favorite N, Aggie real battle should take place belegion ty of respect for the Utes and is 37 West Maryland Detroit Tigers finally got Out of teams will compete in the team tween the runner-usolately to Shakespeare to read again Coach - and third Vadal Peterson. Coach John win a tourney berth. Ogden also U. of Connecticut 51 Loyola New Hampshire "Beware when men Apeak event. accommodationsSalt to has rail 'place-teaDartmouth Hall Twenty-fUtdog wtir Davis at Colorado State has lost The events Teach doubles play-offand loo well of thee." of Shippensburr the the site singles lose some of its scoring punch prep house today after doing a three-yea- r will his only prospective star, Doyle Lake, 56 Chambertburg Eng 34 erg red-ho- t some compewhen Bennie Jones enters provide the Haigler, veteran guard, 'Who was stretch for irregularities in tition. Ogden boasts some of the army In the near If Region 1 finally decides In South future. he declared ineligible because In -bowlers best farm favor would West. of the it Granite STRATFORD SURPRISES Did You Know That: didnt attend school last year. Now operations. Out for revenge, the NorfollTNaral .. 40 Applaohiau Tchra 36 send first and second place teams Catawba 39 Sophomores 66 Guilford presiDuring the past week in Highgot it, and In so doing Thats what the Judge called It Mrs.of Alma Peterson is BowlThe Wyoming Cowbojs are h is depending Upon Lewis (Dude) 53 ... third 60 Duke the while meeti Norfolk Naval dent the Womens thp B place land team Ogden Stake, Bryan was upset cy handed the South High on Jan. 14, 1940, when he cracked Smith at guards flve . 33 Tech Dent and Ow-eregarded as quite a basket- -' for a berth with the Virginia Military 43 NVirginia Association and Mabel Juniel a supposedly weak Stratford five. season ing O it's first defeat of the Navy ball team. . . , They dont do Sholine Rich t . Ed and a momen- is vice . 45 distilct winner, president. Lillian Wilson Bryans loss leaves Parlevs and South's juniors had earlier handed down on the Tigers in Washington 47 Flight o well at football. . . . Njlons at center. From an inexperienced - 46 Miuhtesn State 38 official announcement came Mmneaota tous detKion unmatched in base- - is again serving as secretary and Edgehtir leading with Wasatch are not being worn - much forhisnamed he hasnt group, as no as it had been jrkh,Jd close behind. - Wasatch very H.nmTr annals that set 90 plavers tree 'Dorothy Evans "is secretary'-trea- s surprise ft this"'time but' the situa.all . There won't .licking" these dajs, as vet. wards 60 st row ly escaped disaster in the past Detroit. The sergeant-at-arm- s jurer. jiepmted that the region vas not, Grant Lak? jnph'a find ) 3? tion 5as reered and Gianite on anv stnngs held bvwhite-manebe any city high school teams UTAH'S RECORD ' week xx lien it x as forced to an ex Boots Krev. J? S emeiged Horn the smoke on the) Funheimme, the in the state high school Utah's recoid and a pair of !,n. oltmiaf meeting Suitable awards will be present-'tifixed 4 three-vear- j commissioner 39 ru?" period by Emerson. Emerson . -- 1 to 2Icount cnd long tournament, if an. t?n ofa im.noii Keu veterans, vUWm 4? loW v e In the THREE FAVOR MEET 011 15611011 dealings with ed to the champions Tn the vari- - holds the honor of giant killer, VednesiTern,3at0 Itah bojs In the service game plaved as f 3J Sowards and Tom Lannon. aie Pl'r lNv,r li it af- - ous events .... hiro Ta'hr the piohahihtv that, should . having earlier in the season knockdown south have discovered dav in the Cub Gjm", Granite was 'a dozen or moie minor league chief concerns of the Cowboys at, nta dene a tournament, - M',rlda ed over a strong - Edgehill - five. involved , in Uhe - tlet.ision... - - in the last quarter,- behind tbat Florida, Jsn'Lplnk like It. Sait Lake-- - This- - pair has oi ed jtpjrtrm jonty j WIq agree; ivseems fairly and Likewise prohibited the Tigers i Thp race w ill be made much clear. 109 and 95 points lespectivelv lajceitain that the meet will be held, appears on the map. . . . coming Tip with a 11 points barbeer after Jan. 14, however at the Golf For Miami. de- from making any passes These baseball training camp be not could Farmers the tomne Redskins rage the At leading V1CJ the time theregtons cause Parlevs plas Edgehill. This emancipated talent. The time limnied. arguments are just a lot of' starts. Most (favoring present tories in 10 14 5 a are and 6. 2, MIAMI, Fla, Jan. (AP) playoff game should determine a league it was up today. Smith (211 Grmnltr (37) ball) boo, pro and coin. teams iwlth the latter of the wins came againsf of Miamians may get to two favoring the Corlrw 171 ..:,rr.. f ...rvetfwm (41 Parleys should win,- - but Curiously, only two of- the 90 that were well. below Utah class, j arid 4 women f and Blakh (31 stake of the the nation's .best (4) Outfielder never plajs according to this up. 'Cullenbine Region Kjar golfers Roy .i JortfB (0) Smith (6) .....c Regon j )iave given thumbs down Hoyle. Indians and Pitcher Jn action this winter, after all. 16) Cleveland r Jnkiht Btanley 2 A BRIDGE CLUB is a place uhere to the Idea, and Region 3 is re- Baylor WoClub Miami The PiCountry 68 Texaa Arne Liberty, weakened by the loss Jackson (0) g Xfddmgton (4) Lloyd Dietz of the Pittsburgh the absent members get all the Howard Payne HxTTMme acora Granite 12 South 8 portedly in favor of the affirma- - North Tex. Tchra. 53 rates are currently in the big men's Golf Association said Doro- of Tucker and Clawson, is pracMis was suffered-- at 41 37 the lone-lo- ss Southern Methodist tn v e. This line-uf of Substitution Atlanta tlams. and GramteEncknon, the Ben(5): ayes thy Kirby Dorothy tically out of the picture In the gives f (6). South Carrahme, g (3). show. Several others, notably soula of Rollins College are ex- Liberty Stake race. Harvard took a majority of four to Southwest Tfx 55 Stephen T. Auitln 41 Sandburg, ny McCoy of the Philadelphia Ath- Tainter to In the ten games the Utes aver- two, which maypractically inannual over-th- e the convince Region West UTAH'S LEADING compete driver's position at the pected letics, are in The armed forces. aged 52.5 points per game and 1. 39 Lewiston 5t. Nor. 36 rn! of Idaho of the minor match play tourna'ment beginning B PORTS ATTRACTIONS most Moreover, 7. 34 In comparison 34 Trtaho Orarou gave up but See M MEN CAGERS Next Page 31 Jan. 27. 49 Har em G. T. league clubs the judge took off 30 Washington What sports events carry he to this record the Cowboys have are 4iot line Make Deal Detroit's party 55 of Angels an scored points per aveiage and greatest amount of color this season. The Tigers . , I.OS ANGELES, 'Jan 14fAP) game for nine- gamesWhile allow- haVe abandoned all Tulane Carries meanwhile On general Interest to Utahns., uu-r- ng 404 Six of these games wore of Catcher Eddie Acquisition OGDEN, Jan. 14 Three basket iann.Qjieration Baseman-Bo-Beehive b 4o tour, the,prmmfte&-H" NEVtlRLE ANS. Jdh.--! L TAFTt First plajed during quires- a newcomer of Tiger penance PStCTmifplay?ir TFTT) Completion to Duquesne dtI aKhow of ,he Toronto, Interna- State athletic affairs. Here is a only loss going the case emphasizes Intercollegiate sports at Tulane den Friday night, two region celebrated in this most amazm and tional League, Club, in exchange University, including its 1943 foot- and one league affairs andL one Pittsbmgh, 'development that once ivory handed again partial list to consider: wit berng a for Gillv Campbell rhassq ,sche(iule. 'w ilThe'"caTied"on junior college headliner. drubbing runs into important money The a 1 win hern, announced by President ClarRochester Utah State High School We-e- r will valued by 1940 were Logan providing government regulations 90 plavers in perform against streak. It was on this eastern tou" pnee Rox land of the Los Angeles, arid Tournament. the public attitude permin Court baseball sources at $500,000. High in the Warrior 2 Young University Re!ayrCar- - that Milo Komenich. six--- ' t Pacific Coast League, team. tO-ke- ep Charles hlanvier, .acting pierideut and North Cache tangles . with.. YOUR inch center, averaged 23 points per 'nival. of the athletic council, - said last Og(ien High at the Ogden'fioor. ' serWng-th- e a or twogame game. open 3 Utah vs Football Ogden leeg Aggies 9 50 Coland for Snow eastern Weber and College eight trip , . COUGARS IMPRESS GymnaWeber at nes Game Friday games. Its defensive average f 4 State Open Disregarding Jiguies, Brigham was 37.5. sium. Both of these teams will Golf Champion- Intermountain - ships Young will carry a much more compeite inthe Coach Floyd Mjliets Provo squad record- - than Utah State 5 State and Intermountain TenJunior Uollege Tournament - at definite season a with the opens into the week end games at Logan. City in late February. nis Tournament. over Salt Lake and Logan have played eight edge Division,, MSC 'Track The Cougars rivals and in height. experience games and have lost three, but im- Utah fans can and Field Meet. only hope to over-, Utah pressive perfoimances while losWyoming 7 State Hig!v Tng "tlii eeorTour to must State Field Meet turn Utah while the a east ptesent ' OPA rbon rulingg. pictuie stionger 8 City Amateur Baseball of Ariel and Ralph Maughthan Utah State's thiee losses in shooting ad ' 9 State Swimming Champion1 four staits with Montana and Mon- an., the "bucket1' woik of Capr,9nratd rubber. ships. tana State at Missoula and Boze- tain Vein Hoffman and the spaik-mm,lhod- - under of Giant Culhmoie 10 Night Softball. Fans WYOMSHG U. Goodyear qua,i(y man In all, the Apgtes won nine it will be laigely up to 11 Archery Shoot out of 12, but in eight games to hold the unstable Farmers 12 State and A.trog,,ough.ia,,1.r City Bowling Tour- thty wete placing below their togethei Captain Fovd Giles h.1n nament. f , n,n,h class driWnTr ' the well for dies this 13 College basketball job verjj U. Potential scoung ability in the There are others bntJ these are Iogan camp is seen, however, in Cougars. or CINOBUKES p- rjust a few that have 'kept the the fact that the Farmers scoicd FRtteH TP. Adrr . eises. Sow aids and Lannon steady the TWO NIGHTS! 2 7 wheel of sport turning. The num763 point, an average Utes, but it will be up to such ber of revolutions per minute points per game, while opponents as Freshman Fred Sheffield and H you has been greatly reduced since were averaging 41. Brigham Young FRIDAY and SATURDAY need Reed Grant, forwards, Pearl Harbor, but tho game goes averaged 41.5 points during its Sophomoie 15-1lob. WeValadt here f, alive. Grant Is to the JAN. keep spirit ,on, thanks to the necessity of from a Charley horse recovering athletic competition among the fice appeal as long as the game and likely w ill start against the U. of U. Fieldhouse service men. There are more is staged . . This classic is steep-- ' Cowboys Men ill Packer is gain8:15 P.M.- participants In phvsJcal activities ed w tradition Wor l.duifriwling strength, after recovering jrom I--now than ever before in the hisSoftball and amateur baseball a holiday Illness, relieving- - somekoto.' unoblo to ,hondl TSInr.DL.,U.orlr 31' from tory of this country. (PreUminary Army game (.39 pm.) 41 Lo)ola (Chicago) 78 Weber . 37 50 among "civilian teams will be what the acrute reserve situation For Utahns, the scholastic 78 Hitovr 68 IISB . 41 38 ml this year, but LeGrande Gicgqr,.6ut only two . ... 74 Kicks 72 Carbon joust is the No. 1 event, Ve squads will moie than take up weeks but showing possibilities .20 . .55 ....... peouon ie January 85c 31i(, 8ots upon popularity. You'd be aur the --slack 39 SL Etikers 48 44 Mon Lana. U .30 .Archerv 4 gi ow ing of .aiding greatly in the SSc al- Gn. Admission 47 Montana State prised to know how many fans m popularity and tennis-i. 38 has been woiking'at Enhsfod 35c H. School mills; 43 Montana 'U . 44 just live from one state tourna jrtadv a veritable ciaze. especial'v (both forward anc guard. Ray tonne jnn in unllorm '35c I mills, to another. 39 Montana State What In the among the lads and lasses of high er. freshman Tenjer, still is "favor- ..42 25c 5 mills. Children 46 world will they do if the event is school age . . , Sw .. . 52 USB a month-olankle injury perhaps mg Goodyear Service not held thU year? . . . For sheer the .most beneficiallmnnng, the and expects to see little action in of all 300 . drama and color, the ... Bprig. must sports, - packs the least spectator .the Wyomlng serfes. .494 407 Totals 753 .Totals GET TICKETS NOWu 203 East 2nd SoTPhone . ..'Golf will always be Both of the Salt Lake games .go to the BYU Relay Carnival . . .appeal BYU Junior Varsity 47, Weber Tribun. T.I.gram, et -- a y at TrelinnTrtkries 8:15 45. start art O. Craafuat Mcmaq.r'a Olfic. et p.rfil The'Utah'Vfr'AggiesTooTbairgafrie popular (J. will perhaps rate No, 1 in box scheduled at 6.30 each night. enough men left to play it. top-notc- h .... then-seaso- Ogden Women Set Bowling Meet Jan. 30 Cage Scores 1 -- e Detroit Club Ends Penance 39-3- . . . - h Sixth-Sevent- . . 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