Show STUDENT LIFE COCAS UTAH JANUARY 7 IMS PAG2 FOUR Staters Groom Sigs Take Back Muiai Lead Wellsville Pads Club Total The opening of the winter quarter intramural activities saw Sigma Chi take over the intramural lead for the first time this year The defending champions who placed second and “A” basketball teams g touch football to the -- of — Sigma Alpha Epsilon son the The Old Master Hoffman pace-settin- n ww (JpH tlO US 2 D tarts Winter Competition In Men’s Leagues Intramural Open House the gala carnival participated in by the bulk of Utah State's mural athletes will be staged on the night of January 31 in the Smart gym starting off play for the cirquarter in the student-sport- s cuits Announcement of the Open House date came from Professor H B Hunsaker director of men's intramurals after the intramural staff had concurred on the new-yeschedule of mural tourmes for fraternities and club teams “B” Ball Starts Soon “B” basketbaU for fraternities and volleyball for clubs will start February 6 with Sigma Chi putting their “B" ball title on the line and Jordan and Engineers defending volleyball championships won last year in club and department races Fraternity volleyball won not be staged and the reorganized club league will ’ dispense with “B” ball Staff officials after calling for votes from competing organizations announced that boxing will be inserted into the new mural schedule and started in both circuits on February 17 The decision came as the result of popular demand by fistic enthusiasts and is expected to draw considerable interest March 10 Brings Swimming Swimming won last year by Sigma Chi and Forester teams is set for March 10 with the water polo tourney called off to make room in the docket for the boxing competition Provided there is sufficient snow fall there will be a sculpturing contest on the campus late in February but Professor Hunsaker announced that transportation difficulties would probably force cancellation of famous Aggie Winter Carnival staged last year 30 miles indoor-sport- s ar wrestling title in the fraternity Somewhere in Africa November 18 1942 the gang: I’m sitting crouched in my pup tent on an outpost but will do my best to write legibly A lot has happened to me since I saw you all about six weeks ago Time nor regulations will permit me to tell you everything but I’ll try to hit some of the high points We sailed from the good old U S on — - - Our trip across wes quite an adventure which is about all I can say I was fortunate enough not to get seasick To all however when we landed I had ” for two or three days The ground seemed to be constantly moving in every direction as our ship did on the sea While at sea we spent most of our time studying maps of this terrain and planning our attack Practice Landings I am in an amphibious outfit and you probably have read of our landing The big day was Sunday Nov 8 As I had not participated in any of their practice landings my first one was the real thing playing for keeps At about 1 a m my boat group felt their way in the dark from the hold out onto deck crawled over the side and down a cargo net into the small boat In the boat I commanded there were 25 in addition to a navy crew of three Wo circled round and round until all the small boats were loaded and organized into waves I was in the first w ive ( group of six boats landing first) A thousand things went through our minds and it was an indescribable feeling when we finally headed full speed for the beach We landed at about 5 a m while it was stdl pitch dark I was the first to leave my boat and it was a lelief to learn the water we had to wade through to land was only knee deep We weie loaded down with ammunition two day's rations and water Under Fire I can’t give all the details bid it gives you a funny feeling to ste enemy machine guns artillery shells buisting in every "sea-legs- opim-up-ha- 1Three Defeats Mar Northern Trip of loop by placing second to Wellsville Club This gave the S:gs 1M points to eke out a i7"pomt lead'oter file SAE’s 403 counters Pi Kaps Place Third Pi Kappa Alpha who finished in third place last year finds itself in the same category so far this year They won the consolation in touch football fourth place in “A” basketball and finished 24 points behind Sigma Chi at second place in wrestling for a total of 351 points Sigma e winner in Phi Epsilon ‘A” basketball holds down the fourth spot with 302 points while Delta Phi and Sigma Xu fill in the last places with 271 and 230 points respectively Wellsville Heads Departments the Departmentally speaking Wellsville Club finds itself on top of the pile at the end of the first three events This versatile group who breezed through to win the Club League title last year appears to be destined for the same accomplishment in this years’ combined club and department league setup They won the wrestling title and grabbed the second spot in football and third in basketball to amass 420 pointsa substantial margin over n their nearest competitors — the Enand have Bear Lake who gineers accounted for 304 and 302 points GEORGE KELSON” Aggie respectively The Independent Stucoach dents "A” basketball champs are trainer and wrestling in fourth place with 280 counters s ho has issued a call to all and the touch football winner Weber Club holds down the fifth spot Utah Staters Interested in grapwith 275 points ’ pling to turn out for the varsity The standings of the other clubs squad are as follows: Ag Club 248 Insti-tu- e 210 Southern Idaho and American Fork 170 Foresters and Jordan Division 159 and the Dairy Club 14A In tiie seven games played 1 pre-seas- hy-Ui- State against major competition Captain Vern Hoffman indicated that he would be a hard man to stop under the basket as he racked up high individual honors scoring with an average of almost twelve points per game Runnerup in the scoring race was sophomore Ariel Maughan forward who avnine eraged per points game to nose out cousin 57 who bucketed Ralph points from his guard position The cumulative scoring " totals are as follows Hoffman center 81 Ariel Maughan forward 61 Ralph Maughan guard 57 Cullimore forward 48: Cur34 tis forward Trane guard 30 Allen forward 20 center 19 Guilfoyle Hancey forward 13 Ryan forward 9 and Griffin third-plac- guard 8 The Aggies have averaged in their early contests against an average of 38 points for opponents Can the Farmers maintain this ' scoring punch? We can find the answer to this one in the Logan field house Jan 15 and 16 when they meet Brigham Young' University in a two night stand Blazin’ Bowl Games Finish Off Seas on On Football Fronts In a day marked by the most exciting games of the season football had its official 1942 windup in the several bowl games through- Continuing their winning ways the Farmers successfully invaded Wins Out Pre-Me1 sheld and hung a Southern the on Idaho lacking Bengals The next night they moved into Rexburg where they ran their victory streak to seven games by defeating Ricks junior 5 The 'Aggies then met college their most serious competition of the play' when they e stand with opened a Montana State and Montana University basketeers In the first game with Montana U the Blue and White team met its first defat of the season being 4 In this game edged out Vern Hofman Aggie captain was high-poiman with 20 points Next the Utah State met and de‘ feated Montana “State’s powerful 8 Bbbcats in what was perhaps the best game of the early play In the two final games the Aggies bowed once more to Montana I x' 3 and this time University 9 then to Montana State DICK “CURLY” GRIFFIN foot- -' play has shown Utah nnd end for bail State to have a smooth-workin- g two seasons recently elected by will that aggregation hold up with any in the western team mates to captain next year’s eleven division However it’s from the hills of old Wyoming that the real competition comes in the form of Kenny Sailors Milo Komonich and Fem-Murals company the in Particularly Impressive Marian Sander By January games have been Captain Hoffman and guard Have you seen the gym? Well Ralph Maughan These two boys girls you are slow You must rush kept the basket hot with their right over and look at the spankbarrage of shots aqd in every game new paint job that has just have i been right up among the ing been done on the girls’ dressing leaders scoring Making the trip room I’ll let you in on the secret were Hoffman Maughan A Mau- of who the whole engineered Curtis ghan Trane Cullimore it was our new physical thing Hancey Guilfoyle Ryan and Allen education teacher Miss Yocum After the wonderful support she has shown us we most certainly owe her some enthusiasm at our 1’trtb State Ilaho meets How about it FT F V G T F P intramural2 3 3 7 Cullfmoref 1 2 J girls? f 1 2 0 12 13 AMaughaqf Box VVellsf 2 4 3 2 0 6 Hoffmanc US’ Well? 1 Speaking of intramurals that 9 2 2 10 K Maughan ? Jnien? 5 3 2 12 reminds me that I casually drop3 117 Trane? 6 S 2 14 ilsong 3 2 2 3 ’urtif llilthinni f S 1 0 6 ped around to the gym the other 2 0 0 4 Hancey f 0 0 0 0 8penc-- f day to find out who is who on 'H 2 1 1 MKuiag 0 0 0 0 4fmlfoyIef 1 0 0 2 Charlsworth? 0 0 0 0 the winning list for the cup this Ryan? 2 0 0 4 Allen? year Up to date the Aggiettes 23 13 10 66 17 16 7 41 an independent team and the Chi Totals Halftime score: Utah State 34 Idaho Omegas are tied for first place Southern 15 Personal fouls: Cullimore 4 Curtis 2 Next in the lineup is the Theta A Maughan It U’s Nice work girls Don’t frown Hoffman Cuilfnit Maughan 2 Ryan Rex Wells Hiltbraml too much on the other teams 2 Rav Weils 4 Jensen 2 Hosida scores Charlesworth 3 girls cause the horse-sho- e Officials: Gross and Trimming and the water baseball scorers have not been tallied as yet And Utah State FT F P just think— you have a half-ye2 2 2 18 Cullimore f 0 0 0 0 Curtisf Robinson f 2 3 2 6 to catch up so resolve to do Pocatello 66-4- v 66-5- pre-seas- four-gam- nt 47-3- 44-4- 42-3- Pre-seas- main-string- er - Aggie Box Scores C & ’ " 1 ‘ 4 1 is 000 1 itll r Madi-barbeq- ' ar better Intramural Nelson Starts New Campaign For Mat Title Division wrestling meets of previous years will be discontinued in favor of a round robin tournament in which each Utah college will meet the two other contenders for the Western Division wrestling title according to the information released by E L Romney Utah State’s Athletic Director The schedule relased by Romney matches the University of Utah with Brigham Young University Wednesday January 22’ at Salt Lake Utah State with University of Utah Wednesday February 3 at Logan and Utah State with Brigham Young University Wednesday February 10 at Provo Western Division Collegiate Wrestling title will go to the wrestling team with 'the highest standing at the end of the newly adopted tour- nament Nelson Issues Call the meantime George "Doc” Nelson Aggie Wrestling Coach is issuing a call to all aspirants for his new varsity squad Producer of teams which have perennially showed well in competition Trainer Nelson will have only one returning letterman around which to build his team but an excellent crop of material was turned out in the intramural wrestling tourney The letterman Is Ted Rice classy who will probably act as captain He is defending division champion in his weight Especially hard to replace will be Gerald Palmer unbeaten titlist who graduated and Dale vetMaughan powerful eran who was drafted in the fall quarter Both places must be filled by inexperienced men Middleweight Brings Competition "Doc” will have excellent contenders for places in the middleweight berths however Web Maughan one ofj the most powerful men on the squad 'will be out for the 145 berth and in the 155 division Charles Kelley LaMar Monroe Jack Shaw and Hughes Williams are In 135-pou- ut an a par for varsity ments Winston assign- Havens who won the in the weight probably will not be able to keep down below the class limit and may have to go up one for varsity competition leaving Hoyt Kelley his final competitor a clear way in case he decides to go out for a team place Somsen and Williams Good Bright lights In the heavier weights are Frank Somsen the who breezed thru cagy to an intramural title and Frank "Bus” Williams the grid quarterback who pinned George Nelson for the heavyweight title It is unlikely that either finalist in the intramural class Eldred Peterson or Bob Choate will go out for varsity team berths Dick Call champion in intramurals docs not expect to try for the varsity but Deb Kidman who won the title plans to go out for the team and should have clear sailing for the varsity aggregation Paul Sharp one of the smoothest performers in the intramural tourney and winner of the 121 crown may compete for either the 121 or 128 varsity post mural championship er manager Phyllis Cullimore urges girls to turn out for foul pitching which begins next Tuesday See the bulletin board for the schedule Say all of you mermaids and water-Iily- s wade around to the Smart gym and start practicing for the national telegraphic swimming meet Practice time is for Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7:30 until 9 Oh yes! There is just one more thing: You have all my wishes for success and a great future NCAA Looks Ahead for this new year Good luck A suggestion' as to what will P S Beverly Tripp you can to colldgiate athletic teams take a great big bow for getting happen 300 colleges into which the at the out a team armed-servic- e programs are instituted was dropped last week at a Plate Montana T'(hH Shite Or T F P meeting of the National Collegiate FTFP 5 2 112 Cullimore f Jorgenson f 2 12 5 5 0 4 10 A Maughnf Amioisonf 4 3 2 11 Athletic Association The officials 0 5 passed a resolution 5 Hoffmuuc 3 13 logUrumc 14 urging admin5 0 2 10 Maughan? TStah’k? 02 02 J2 06 istrators of schools 0 2 2 Tranen H Staolm 2 fl 1 4 All-- n k AlcOffrmit kf 0 0 0 0 to permit service students tq partiCrowf 0 10 1 10 12 Curtisf in team athletics along with 0 2 cipate 0 0 0 0 Hancey! ' McCrftckenf 10 0 0 1 Nelnonf 4 0 18 regular with 0 Kyanf college students 0 0 0 0 c C'ascadenc 10 12 Guilfoyle teams retaining their competitive two-ye- ar PRESS NOTES “Commandos’ See Combat Action By Stan Andersen We're rather a long way behind on this item but it should go down in the records we feel Right at the end of the fall quarter Utah State’s first race' was run and Roger Taylor went through the Smart gym obstacle grueling course in one minute 33 seconds which Is excellent time for commando tactics Taylor a junior from Ruth Nevada is a athlete who shines in the sprints come spring But for his height disadvantage the speedy track star would "go” in varsity basketball He is a member of Sigma Nu Right on Taylor’s heels for the commando crown was Leon Litz missing the best time by only a Jack Shaw placed third with 1:37 Thirty men tried for the fall term race championship which carries with it an intramural "A” sweater Grant Cullimore manager in charge has announced that a feature event of Open House January 21 will be another commando race and that there will be two more official runs for sweaters one at the end of each quarter Indoor-comman- -- half-seco- Hats Off To Hank Henry "Hank” Armstrong is still the hammerer Tuesday night in Los Angeles despite the fact that his breathing was ‘impaired by an inflamed tonsil he showed the old punching power which enabled him to hold at one time three world championships After he slipped from his throne a few years ago the experts said the “iron” little fighting machine had worn ou( that the amazing Armstrong ring record had been closed But Hank couldn’t stay away after he formally announced his withdrawal from boxing So he tackled the bruising comeback trail which included a decision over Fritzie Zivic who took his title away This week in Los Angeles ‘ he battered Jimmy McDaniels a taller heavier foe and picked up his fourteenth win in the fifteen starts of his current comeback During it we saw him anihilate Jackie Burke in Ogden and there was no doubt about It— Hank is e still good for the big-tim- Sigs Trek To Altar Three Sig athletes signed contracts over the holidays — and we don’t mean lor professional ball or the like Simply stated they got married Dick Griffin the new football captain Freddie Allen the frosh coach and Grant Cullimore g basketball player were the boys first-strin- Conference Play On Tap A week from this Friday we swing into this year’s revised conference court play Although cage fans will see fewer teams they will see almost as many league games as formerly with four games lined up against Utah and BYU By the looks of it the three state collegiate teams should stage some- - thrillers too They will be about on a par unless BYU pro- fited more than its competitors by taking on tougher opponents pre-seas- Come and Shoot A Game With Your Friends Q war-traini- 1 22 2 16 47 MODEL BILLIARDS status Total Hardin-Simmon- j Excellent Repair Work on Shoes Idaho-Monta- j - h' 62-3- & ’ j 83-2- 80-2- 9 out America highlighted by the upset scored by the Texas Longhorns over the favored Ramblin’ Wreck of Georgia Tech Not the most heralded game of the day but anyway the one that pleased the most fans was the contest in the Cotton Bowl at X Dallas Here Dana Bible's Southwest conference champions used their forward wall and running attack to advantage and beat Georgia Tech the team which beat the mighty Georgia 14 to 7 The contest which undoubtedly 6 6 3 13 Hoffmanc1 Howscrc 5 6 S 15 got the benefit of the ballyhoo and 6 2 1 13 RMaughng Brlmhallg 3 2 17 sports writer praise was the Rose 6$ 1 03 1212 Traneg Bills? 6 3 2 14 4 A 2 0 0 4 son ml ei Bowl game at Pasadena which 0 0 0 0 determined the national champion 2 0 0 4 Ryan Hancey 0 0 Guilfoyle Georgia University The score was 00 0111 Allen 9 to 0 over UCLA's Bruins Frankie 22 16 1155 Totals Sinkwich star of the year did 32 16 10 74 Halftime score: Ricks 32 Utah State not start the game however 35 because his injured condition gave t’tnh State Montana V understudy Charlie Trippi the FTFP o T F P chance of his career Sinkwich 4 14 9 A MaughRnf C Brgessf 6 0 3 12 Rierierf 10 0 2 himself scored but it was the ball 3100 02 26 Hanceyf Cullimoref Taylor f 5 2 3 12 Curtis f Hesserf 0 0 0 0 carrying of Trippi which brought 00 3104 81 Hoffmanc 3 12 7 McKenziec victory to the Bulldogs 0 0 2 Gilfoylec J Burgess? 3 127 0 0 0 0 Coming from behind to finally 2 1 41 5 Trane g Cramer? Ctowmang 12 4 4 knock down the Boston 'College 07 0 150 Hvsng R Maughan? 11 Eagles 37 to 21 Alabama’s CrimAllen? son Tide turned what looked like IS 7 S 13 'Totals defeat into victory The game was Halftimp score — Utah State one to fall in the same category tana U 19 tree thrown m leech — Utah as the impressive wins of Alabama Montana 7 I tah titate Montana few seasons ago when bowl ft T F P FTFP 7 rulllmorcf 7 0 3 14 Burgcfwf fVTh became almost routine stuff 32 12 12 5 A Maughan f Tnvlorf 3 12 5 2 0 0 4 Curtis f 0 Heewrf 0 1 0 The final score in the Sugar 7 6 2 20 Hoffman c McRenxief fl 3 2 13 3 2 0 4 4 J Bowl New Orleans read Tennes- 2113 5 Tianeg Burgess? R Maughan? Bow nine j 0 2 10 12 see 14 Tulsa 7 A game of power 0 0 0 0 Hanccvf 10 Rejilc? 0 0 0120 Scott? against passing power emerged 00 00 0100 Gutlfolee victorious and so did the Volun- 0 0 0 0 Alien? Jan? teers Feature of the day was the 17 10 12 44 48 22 4 Totals amazing passing of Tulsa tailback Glenn Dobbs who completed 17 out of 27 s went down 13-- 7 before the mightier Second Air Force Bombers to ruin their perfect border conference record I four-gam- 76-3- high-scori- r-commando j 85-3- high-scori- Griffin Accedes To Grid Captaincy As ’42 Team Honors Veteran Coach At a recent house party given in honor of Coach Dick Romney’s 25th year as head coach of the Blue and White Dick Griffin was named by the lettermen of - the Ferron grid squad to succeed Sonderegger as captain of the 1943 football team The party given at the Romney home was a complete surprise to the veteran Aggie mentor who has guided Farmer teams to victory and championships for the part twenty-fiv- e years Coach Romney was especially elated with a beauti- jful desk pen set presented to him Captain Sonderegger in behalf direction see bombs dropping from a ane overhead have a Iane !j of the entireof squad the evening was the Highlight straffing at you- - However announcement of Dick Griffin as platoon and company came through captain of next years team wAmosw this 100 percent was chosen by popular ballot by The only rest we got the first the letterman of the squad He has ' few days was on the bare ground been popular with his team mates with no protection from the wea- - j for bis eonsistancy of play and for ther It got quite chilly at night! bis unusual ability to get along and also rained frequently We with each member of the squad were really happy when we seceiv- - Coach Romney was pleased with ed our sleeping bags and some hot I be team's choice "I believe that food A sleeping bag in a pup tent Dick will make a fine captain” he is really quite a convenience said Lettermen who if war conditions However I have heard no com-- ! plaints from my men as we know j Permit will return to see further on be gridiron are: Bob we are going through these hard-aco- n Choate Burns B Crookston Jack ships for a good cause Gilbert Dick Griffin Dick How-- j ard Joe Ingersoil Ralph Maughan Jim Martin Bill Russell Burton Silcock Glen Sorenson Faul Sand-- a Glen Zimmer- hill about three -r- trtes inland ?ers' Jtterr‘? !“a"’ from With my field glasses I can see part of - - - It's a good Dick Foikerson George Nelson Jr Evan Sorenson sized city and I hope to get there Lyngby Stoker Eill Ryan Dick soon ' Prank j Williams and Jack Seiferling Several of the above men are is a rolling agricultural ready in the armed forces section and very interesting — much different from what I expected The climate is much like California lly platoon is now bi-- ‘ t Big-tim- e W 1I1S vouaced in a small fig orchard ' W which is surrounded by a cactus hedge The people are mainly j Wyoming's Cowboys built around Arabs and also quite a few French big Milo Komenich and Captain' They are very friendly toward usj Ken Sailors were way out in front They are now doing a lot of plow- - 0f other intermountatn teams in horses and prestige as conference mg using cameis play neared mules with all combinations It's this week to see horse a and a quite amusing Wyoming invaded eastern courts camel used as a team and strewed the wrecks of unda- Yesterday a Frenchman invited feated records right and left They our company officers to a lamb clipped down St Francis in It was his way of ex-- 1 son Square Garden after the New pressing friendship toward us York City school had rolled up six Americans We hll wondered if straight wins and then mowed Americans would show the same down Rochester University a tcdi hospitality under similar circum- - with 22 straight wins to lls'credit stances Most of the natives here Wyoming didn’t lose in the eastern are very poor but a few do pret- - swing ty well Brigham Young University the It's so dark now I'm finishing the other i'dermountain team which lost three letter with a flashlight All of us tried eM‘’tern teams will really appreciate the comforts times b' cIme scores arid wen of home when we get back I don't from Canisius in Buffalo Utah and Utah State both ran believe very many back home have circuit Both any idea of what a soldier goes the The sacrifices they make ran up high scores in Idaho games through in extra hours of work more taxes but Utah lost oniy one in their e Montana series whilmore bonds and so on can't comthe Aggies dropped three pare to what the soldier goes thru University of Colorado has drop- I wish everyone realized that a little more effort on the part of every- ped basketball for the duration Denver has bolted the Bg Seven body would see us back to our anr! Colorado St ile has played homes sooner I’ve often thouhi ’ lo°P only local contests that I’d rather W'ork 12 hours day for noth'ng and have the comNOTICE forts of home than (his with all the A mnft:nc? of the sponsors corps the woild money in i I'iuti Ins i! for today from Well I mud get bu k oil duty 1 to 2 p m in thf miliUty build-i- p and go i heck my guard posts All jpon ors arc askpd to 1 remain as ever DON attend iu umiotm Although finishing up with three defeats Utah State’s record still reads eight wins three losses with one game left against Idaho Southern tonight Starting their play for the season the Aggies bowled 2 Weber colover in order the Cache Valley Coaches 3 3 7 Weber" again Fort Douglas lege This ended the homo stand Cache Valley Coaches ' before leaving for the northern jaunt pre-seas- 48-4- 52 points per game ’ up Logan canyon and won by Sigma Chi The Open House celebration next on the docket will contain an race in addition to the regular sports events according to Dean Andrews designated by the staff as manager in charge Open House was won last year by Pi Kappa Alpha Aggie Squad Hoffman Maughan Garner Individual JScoring Honors High Point Total I Editor’s Note Additional news from our Aggies in the armed! force ua revived In the form of a letter from Don S Gibon clans of ’39 who is now serving in Africa Lieutenant Gibson was given his second lieutenant’s cc mmission in September after completing officers’ training at Fort Benning Georgia Prior to his transfer to Fort Benning Don was stationed at Fort Douglas Utah Rolls Up eague Opening ' The Best In SHOE POLISH STUDENTS AND WINTER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS We have a complete line of Skis Bindings Poles and Clothing! 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