Show P ft SNOW TAKES 2ND IN NATION NATIONAL AI MEET ll I 1 liAL Iv Loses Final In p. p Overtime r t r 1 TEAM GETS GREAT WELCOME y 1 1 ON RETURN FROM KANSAS PLAY I It 1 VS t The Snow Basketball College team was accorded a grea great t welcome Monday afternoon when they returned from t Hutchinson Kansas where they won second place in the 0 National Junior College Basketball Tournament The Badgers lost the championship game to Moberly Mo in an overtime game on Saturday night The Badgers won the right to go to the National meet by winning the Region 4 tournament held in Ephraim the thelast last week in February They left for Hutchinson by car carthe carthe the morning of March 6 ti and few sports writers thought they IL would get by the first night Team Thinks Differently But Coach Williams and his players had a different idea they met Conors Texas on Tuesday night Mar 9 and came away with a 53 46 victory which the sports writers labeled a sur sur- prise Next night they were to play Northeast Mississippi 1 the team favored to win the tournament Fans in Ephraim and elsewhere in Utah got busy and sent dozens dozens dozens doz doz- ens of congratulation and good luck telegrams These messages according to C Coach o 0 a c h Williams added just the extra spark that was needed and the Badgers dunked the hopes of the Mississippians l by winning a 72 69 victory The Snow team rested over Thursday night and then met LaGrange Hannibal of Hannibal Hannibal Hannibal Hanni Hanni- bal Mo in the semi-finals semi Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day night By that time the congratulatory messages a and n d good wishes were really pouring pouring pouring pour pour- ing in and Snow came through with an amazing 69 59 victory Win Vin Supporters By then the Badgers had be become become become be- be come so popular that a large group of Hutchinson fans or organized organized organized or- or a cheering section especially especially especially espe espe- for the Utah team The Saturday night game with Moberly Moberly Mo- Mo berly was the closest of the en entire entire entire en- en tire tournament The score was tied nine times during the regular regular regular reg reg- ular period which ended in a 46 deadlock The extra five- five minute period saw the greater height of the Moberly team really become effective and the period ended with Snow on the short end of a 55 49 count Snow Goes Ahead Snow led 13 11 at the quarter and Moberly tied it up a 13 and then went ahead 17 13 and then 19 14 but it was tied again again again a- a gain at 20 and then at 25 the half ending 27 25 for Mo Mo- berly The B Bad Badgers a d g gelS gel'S e r s gained their greatest lead in the third quarter quarter quarter ter the score being 34 28 for Snow at one point and the period period period per per- iod ended 35 34 for the Utah boys It was all tied up at 36 30 36 3 and then Snow pushed ahead 40 36 but not long after Moberly Moberly Mo Mo- berly was ahead 46 40 having made 10 points without Snow scoring a single counter Snow made a couple of free throws to make it 46 42 and then with less than a minute to go tied it up at 46 and had possession possession possession posses posses- sion of the ball with about 10 seconds left left They called time timeout timeout timeout out and decided on Eddie Lewis trying one of his famous long shots He did and it went in inthe inthe inthe the hoop bu but cIme came back out gain again So it was all tied up at the end end of the regular playing playing playing play play- ing time Three Out on Fouls Three Snow men went out on fouls in that overtime period Hal Jensen Joe Kirby and Boyd Grant And Doug Allred hadn't been in the game because of ofa a sprained ankle From out in Utah listening to the special broadcast over it seemed as if the time officials were against the Badgers but the team re re- re I ports that was not the case but that the officiating was of the I highest type The loss of those three men proved too much for Snow and so the Moberly team won 55 Two Get American All Rating Rating- Two Snow players Hal Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- J sen of Axtell and Gordon Kirby of Hyrum Byrum were put on the All American Team for Junior Colleges Colleges Colleges Col Col- leges a most coveted honor Eddie Eddie Eddie Ed Ed- die Lewis also received honorable honorable honorable honor honor- able mention on the All All-A All Amer merI mer- mer I I ican lean Team Coach Williams and his boys had done their best had upset all the dope buckets and had won national fame for themselves themselves them them- selves their school and this part of Utah Game Specially Broadcast The game was wast broadcast in inthis inthis inthis this area by of Richfield through the cooperation of business business business bus bus- iness houses in Ephraim Manti ManU and Gunnison Also a direct wire was run from Richfield to the Snow College auditorium where a large crowd gathered to hear the play-by-play play description tion of the game without any Interference or static from other stations Ephraim Fans See Game Four Ephraim fans Dewey Anderson Evan Reid Dorsey Breinholt and Dean Folster FoIster left Thursday in Mr Andersons Anderson's car to drive to Hutchinson for forthe forthe the final two games They were caught in a dust storm in Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado and found the road closed at Syracuse Kas because of the storm That was at t 3 p. p pm p.m. m. m Friday and they were still some i miles from Hutchinson They stayed there overnight and then went on arriving in Hutchinson I about 2 p. p m m. Saturday They report the Gym is really grand rand will seat about people peo pea pIe and md there is not a bad seat in the building It is they re report report report re- re port better in many ways than the BYU Field House They said Snow had more rooters Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night than the Moberly 1 and that the really really real real- l- l fly team Badgers re f ly captured the inns fans ji ry Continued on page 2 r- r it 4 II I II I 6 Triumphant Snow Team Comes Home Continued from Page One Triumphant Entry Snow College dismissed at noon Monday and Mayor L L. R. R Burr declared a half holiday for Ephraim Scores of cars Ephraim's Ephraim's Ephraim's Eph- Eph raim's big new fire truck and anda I Ia a couple of oC road patrol cars I went north to Hilltop turned around and lined up along the side of the road for a mile mil or more this thiS' side of Hilltop When Coach Conch Williams and h his i f s steam steam team came along they were really given a royal welcome I and then brought on to Ephraim I at the head of a noisy caravan I At Mt Pleasant they w we were e r e c emet met by the schools and bands and stopped awhile for the cheers and band playing there I They then went to Moroni for fora I Ia a noisy ride through Main Stand St S1 and md then came on to Ephraim entering the town with the sirens of the patrol cars and fire truck screaming the team members riding on the f fir fire i r e truck and outside of cars car etc Welcome Meeting Held Buck Young was up from Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field with his sound equipment Ephraim had out welcome signs and most business houses had signs praising the team a and n d Coach Williams illiams and welcoming them back to Sanpete A welcome home meeting was held in front of the Ephraim City building with George W. W Killian Snow Dean of Men as master of ceremonies He called the coach and Mrs Williams the members numbers of the team Mayor May lay or Burr Director Lester B B. B Trustee R. R C. C Armstrong Armstrong Armstrong Arm Arm- strong to the die steps of the building building building build build- ing and remarked that it was years ago ngo that a band of rugged pioneers first came to Ephraim and now in about the exact spot another group of rugged individuals return with honors for this entire area Mayor layor Burr Burl welcomed the team home congratulated them and hailed Coach Williams as Coach of the Year Director said it is isa isa isa a great day for Snow for Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim and for this area The coach and team have been do doing doing doing do- do ing the impossible all year winning winning winning win win- ning o 0 one n e championship after another This is a new high for Snow he said and predicted other new highs in other fields if the interest and support of other communities will continue to point toward Snow as they are now doing He said the team will go back next year I and win twin the national champion champion- I ship I Coach Speaks Mrs 1 Williams was presented with a lovely bouquet of oC roses by Colleen Bagnall student vice vicc president and then Coach Conch Williams Wil Wil- Williams liams Iiams was given the microphone lie expressed thanks for the wonderful cooperation given in sending the team to Kansas Kansan for the telegrams and telephone calls rails etc He lie said they had hadnot hadnot not expected the grand reception reception reception recep recep- tion and celebration on their return but they surely appreciate appreciate appreciate it lie said the boys really c conducted themselves well in every way and their folks t the 11 e school and the hometowns can be proud of them They represented represented represented Snow College Sanpete and all aU of Utah per cent in inactions inactions inactions actions as well as basketball Coach Williams said the Badgers Badgers Badgers Bad Bad- gers were rated of oC the 16 I teams at nt the tournament Northeast North- North cast east 1 with ith an average of 97 per game was picked to win the championship They had just recently scored points in a single game and had won 47 games and lost only two during the season With four minutes to play Snow was behind but finally won 72 That win really upset all predictions predictions predictions pre pre- dictions he said Mr 11 Armstrong said he was sure the team appreciates the welcome being given He said the Board of Trustees have recognized Coach Williams as a very outstanding coach and this has been a climax year with championships in baseball last spring football last fall faU and now in basketball He said all the board and the Agricultural College are arc mighty proud of th the coach and the team Team Introduced Mr 11 Killian next introduced the members of the team and each of them made brief re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks mostly very very brief expressing appreciation for forthe forthe forthe the welcome home for Coach Williams and for being ho home m e again It also happened to be beHal beHal beHal Hal Jensens Jensen's birthday and Birthday Birthday Birthday Birth Birth- the crowd sang Happy day to him He said the team could just feel the support they were getting from the home folks Doug Allred gave a bit different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent talk from the others saying I IVanna wanna Vanna go home Go South After the Ephraim meeting was over the team team and much of the caravan went south making making making mak mak- ing a lot of noise through Manti lanti and then on to Gunnison where the Gunnison fire truck joined in hauling the players through the streets Back in Ephraim a free dance was held in Dreamland H Hall Hallin a 11 in the evening as another gesture gesture gesture ture ho honoring oring and welcoming the Coach and team Before the meeting at nt Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim ended thanks was expressed express express- ed for the financial and o 0 other t the h e r support that has b been en given I Coach Williams asked this paper pa pal paper pa- pa l per to express his personal I thanks for all the many wonderful wonderful won won- I erful things that have been done for the team by people of this area and from C Cedar e d a r City and other places not in inthe inthe inthe the Snow College district Banquet Scheduled At the present time a banquet is scheduled for tor 8 o'clock Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day evening in the Snow College College College Col Col- lege Cafeteria though the time and date may have to be chang chang- ed It is hoped to have Don former Snow Stu- Stu President now living in Salt Lake City as master of ceremonies It will have a n dou dou- ble purpose honoring t the h e team and coach and raising funds with which to purchase individual awards Already Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim City has appropriated toward the banquet and awards the Snow students planned a matinee dance and other fundraising fundraising fund fund- raising activities for Thursday Tickets for the banquet will be and a sales campaign will probably be put on The banquet banquet banquet ban ban- arrangements will be under under under un un- un- un der direction of the Gold Key Service club of the College Who Tho They Th y Are The team members who made the trip to Hutchinson are Halbert Christensen and Doug Doug- DOUg I las Allred Ephraim Gordon Joe Kirby Hyrum Byrum Hal Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen and Kent Anderson Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun Gun- nison Lewis Monson Salina and Holden Paul Fullmer Circleville Circleville Cir- Cir cleville Merlin Swenson Orem Jerry Lee Tooele Jimmy Sor- Sor enson Manti 1 Boyd Grant Eddie Eddie Eddie Ed Ed- die Lewis and DeWorth Wil- Wil Hams Iiams Idaho Only four of these men Christensen Allred AUred Fullmer and Monson are arc seniors It is is hoped the rest will be back back- for back for next year And Coach Williams is now at the Class B Tournament Tournament Tournament ment looking for other new material material material ma ma- to insure a national champion champion champion cham cham- pion team for 1954 J |