Show Tournament Teams Ready for Series Serie Brilliant Courtiers of Utah and Idaho Gather Here This Week to Settle Supremacy in Basketball Officials Predict t Record Attendance B Y C Meets Dixie I in First Game Thursday Weber Opposes Snappy vy r i T 7 Ricks Kicks Five FACTS F FOll FOn FANS iS Tournament dates March 4 t 5 I nn and l 6 0 Contesting teams Weber Ij L D B S Dixie Branch Dranch A C HIcks Ricks and B D Y V C Officials Malcolm Watson Homer and Scorers Al U Warden anil and rau Paul right Timers Juan Dun Dnn- bar and ond E J 1 Three games Eames l nies ca ea Ii b night commencing at t 7 o'clock Thursdays Thursday's schedule 7 1 p ni m ni s 5 s B n Y C 8 p rn- rn m L IA D B S Sf Ss s f Branch A A 0 O 9 D p Weber ni-Weber ni vs s Rick Prices General admission 50 30 cents scats seats Sl Reserved sea season On tickets 27 Tickets are arc on sale talc at t the tho Weber gymnasium o and Weber col col- col college col k lege By DT AD ot of tho fastest junior college teams of 01 utah and tJ Id-i-tJ SIX S lio ho will ill open the third annual Idaho ldah nt the new Thursday J T Incidentally basketball fans lans of of 0 RIl nn nd Utah In general are arc promised nine rattling good food the tb nights of From Froni From the tb Interest that has haa been manifested over ovir the big bit series tick tick- tickets tickets tickets ets will be at a a premium long lone be- be be before for tore fore the teams take the th floor for forthe forthe the first game cam Thursday night Every detail ot of the tho tournament ha has been boen completed and officials ls In charge predict new records for tor at- at attendance 11 Out of ot city teams will commence to arrive Tuesday In almost every Instance the th coaches have bave bay express express- expressed expressed expressed ed a desire desir to have hav their players on deck prior to the tournament In or order er that workouts workout may be Initiated on the th Weber gymnasium court DEFEND TITLE TIThE I Brigham Young Youns college collet courtiers I of Loran Agan ogan have hav the th honor of open opening ing tog the tb tournament Thursday They meet the th DIxie Fliers Filer one on of o the th strongest tt teams team of ot Utah at 7 o'clock The Logan Loean entry walked off oft with first honors In the 1925 event playing splendid splendid- basketball Hicks Ricks college of ot was the tho rou run IL L EL D S of at o Salt Lake also boasts II a capable five They played a thrilling contest here tere her wIth wl h hWe We Weber er losing 22 to 20 They op pose the tho th tout touted d and coached well well cb t ral A A C five lve In the second same game Ve Weber W b el college collero the th greatest college colle cage case team In ip ac- ac action ac action tion lion In the tho history of at the tho school like one on of the th finalists They lash with the th ready ever-ready Rick Ricks college five lve- In the t e closing game am Thursday night Pre President A A Leon Winsor ot of o the College Colleto league announced last night flight that Malcolm Watson Wilford Romney and Homr omer War War- Warner War War-ner ncr ner would handle bandle hand the th officiating The Th greatest galaxy of at o stars tar In inthe inthe the history of ot junior college collue has has- ba I will parade before the th cash c customers during the th three night r Four of ot the th five tiT tournament all all darers of or last year will be b back In togs toes and from advance information Information mation matlon these thes gents cents will wJ be pushed to the th limit for 1926 2 honOrs honora G T OF STARS Frank Ward Vard outstanding per per- performer performer performer former of ot the th Branch A C five was the tourney all center Couch of Weber and Adams Adam of at B y T C Cwon Cwon Cwon won the allstar star positions petition for tor the guards while Workman of RIcks Is the lone Ion forward to return McArthur and Lund of ot Dixie of I L D Soo S Kroksh and Welch of ot B 13 T Y C 0 Rogers ers and ouch of ot Weber Cham and of at Branch Dranch A C and Work ian rian and Ricks of at the th Ricks nicks five t at the th forward positions this year have demonstrated consistency and and will alt all make bids bide for tor tourney honors An list o guards and Cen cen centers tens wilt will also be b In the th tor for places on the th team Chester Whitehead veteran coach of the th Dixie five writes hat hat the th Branch A C team bril- bril bril machine of 1923 1825 is 15 even en cur sur- passed thIs thia year by the present ag aggregation as Dixie DIde and anI Branch A A 0 C will both a a strong bid for lor champion champion- championship champion ship honors this year and dont don't b ba surprised If these two teams It li out for lor the th title till Writes Whitehead DIxie last lut year rear suffered defeat lOt at the th hands of Weber by a one one- sided score Whitehead has hu sent lent out advance notice to Coach Mer Mer- Merlin lin Un Stevenson to be b on the h lookout for tor hi his charges I hope hop to get et even for tor the th trim trim- trimmIng trimming rim mine mIng handed us by Weber White White- Whitehead Whitehead White head head writes write rho Th St Paul hotel will quarter the vl visiting athletes during the week while the th Federal bakery will serve the th eats Members Member ot of all of at the teams hams their coaches and managers will willbe willbe be guests of ot tho Weber college student body at lit an assembly Thurs dar lay at 11 it 0 a m in Saturday during the noon hour the Ogden Olen chamber of commerce entertain ent the teams at a luncheon Saturday evening the visiting players player will be b guests of the Weber Wilber college coller student body at ata ata L a together ret t to t-to dance after the tho tournament Is I 1 officially over |