Show Weber Courtiers Oppose Saints In Title Battle Wildcats Nose Out Branch in Greatest Game Ever Played in Ogden Basketball Fans Given Plenty of Thrills at Second Round Games Saints Win By Two-Point Two Margin Over Yo B-Yo B Y C Ricks Surprises By Trimming Dixie Tourney Information I N Last Dixie Dixie 24 21 Ricks 31 B 13 YC Y Y C 22 L D S 24 21 Weber 42 Branch A C 41 Tonight's schedule 7 o'clock Dixie vs s B 13 B A C 8 o'clock B 13 r Y C vs So Hicks RIcks 9 J o'clock clock Weber vs-L vs D S By By AL WARDER WARDEN U EBER college courtiers of Ogden and L D S rs rs WEllER H of Salt Lake L KC two splendid aggregations battle in the n W Weber eber g gymnasium this evening for the Utah Idaho junior juniol c college championship From Froni the performance of these two teams last hight night fans may expect a raising hair thriller wt c take the court to determine the issue Weber S leber after aCter securing securing- a corn com commanding manding lead at the tIre end ot of the first sE-cond sE secondhand and third quarters last la night nosed out the sensational Branch A C the five 42 4 to 41 to win her way to the final rounds The Saints tame arne through l II a 2 4 to 22 verdict over the B Y C C In tho the other raising hair f t the evening nicks lUcks tur furnished a II big upset by b turning back the splendid Dixie aggregation 3 34 to 24 14 Tonight's championship contest ouId otter a marvelous brand hrand ot of basketball Incidentally a ory ery unique feature p Is Js in store nore for fo th the lovers or the court game It will vU be e a a case of ot student vet vet- versus versus sus Cu teacher Willard Ashton well known athletic booster and coach ot of the Saints Saint and Merlin Steven Steven- Stevenson Stevenson son director of ot athletics at Weber will Ill match wits Ashton at one time Ume coached Stevenson at a Granite and Ic 18 1 to be congratulated ed on turning out such a sports sports- sportsman sportsman sportsman man and coach From the performances of Weber eber and nd L I D S 5 S In the Ule tournament t tile pastime of ot a winners wl winner s passe Perhaps the best moth moth- d would be to flip a II coin and take In this manner manner I K rh The Saints Saint have played consist consist- consist i rt t r-t t ball bait an and will ent enter r the classic tO tonight 0 a heavy y favorite with ma many manof Y of the fans tans Webers Weber's comeback last night lIght however howe Indicates that the Purple and White will give ghe too tb Saints plenty of ot competition Weber twice defeated the Saints during the season but this will not make one lola Iota of difference In the strength of ot the rival the fIve fives Stevenson's charges are capable of playing marvelous basKetball and It If they perform up ip to standard they with will hoist another championship champion ship In the school trophy room tOOn week Hek After leading the elevated Dranch Agnes for tor three periods b by a corn com com commanding manding margin the were ere held to three tallies In the tine final period last night lost host two stars via the personal foul toul route were given a sized man scare but finally managed to pull puli through b by bya bya a 1 single kingle point This con contest lest goes goei goes down 11 In the there re records a as one one one-of of ef the most cular ana sensational ever played In Ogden It afforded brilliant shooting peppery passing and floor work ork clever guarding and every othe other element clement that that goes oes to make maJe for tor finished basketball The first halt half was hotly ed ed Weber WE thanks to tha Iba splendid scoring power o of oC Mike Rogers t the scoring g and held their lead to the final gun The first period ended Weber i IS Branch Dranch A A C ii 11 At the end of ot the th halt half the score stood 24 U to 14 It for tor the Wildcats ben the third period closed dosed th Purple and White athletes main main- maintained tamed their 10 point with Ith the B B A 11 C showing addi additional addi- addi strength The period closed 37 to 27 tor for the abbreviated stars Then the battle b began gan Frank Ward center ot of ot the dar C City who who entry had bad tallied points galore galo e started to toss em em from Crom all angles of the court 2nd- 2nd his mates assisted Witha quickness that the the and nd the fans tans the the southern part of ot the elate started a nr 11 scoring rampage that placed them five Uve points ints ot of the the- Weber ebel nT IT i J Price who performed In brilliant style tot for Weber WAS waa ushered out of lC the tha contest on tm personal personal- f fouls lie vas nas followed by and and a cloud of gloom covered hO over the Weber Two minutes remained to be played Web We r l held a fI point five five advantage Ward placed his team three points pointe of the Wild Wild- Wildcats Wildcats cats cats cats- with a a one one- handed d shot from the center ot of the court The Tho last lut two minutes of ot play seemed like hours hourI tel t led had the tho th find final n B II A A c basket b from the c center the ot-the court COUI liethe Ward had had Ant JIri opportunity to tie lie the score free free- throw but the ball roU rolled around tho loop and ond dropped to tho Ourt with ta a thud This made made- madea a a last desper deeper desperate desperate ate effort Jt ya ng shot ahot from Irom the center o Of the th Mil hall The Thie ball b ll the blackboard dropped two thIrds iwo of the through the hoop and nd thin then as y elevated itself sand jand and tel fel into Into Ward Wards Ward's out out- outstretched out stretched stretched Arms Arms Another effort was made a another oher and then amid amida II deafening roar the timers timer's gun b barked out the th tho close t f tho con eDn contest con con- conlest test lest the and greatest battle hi In h the history of tho the city en ended ed I Frank Frnnk Ward tallied H 21 ot ot his hist t teams points and demonstrated plenty of knowledge of ot the court game me This athlete Indeed Is 18 a wonder and one needs peeds only to watch him In action to agree with th the writer Webers Weber's entire team sparkled TIle The pa passing of ot the Wildcats was WaR W superb while the uncanny eye ot of Mike lIke Rogers at placing the leather through the strings was marvelous Ine rne Classy Weber Webe forward tossed in 11 Ii eld basket added one point from the foul line He Ite was aided materially In his scoring pers e by his ready ever tean- tean Couch Couch's ability to break brea up DA 13 BAC A C C plays his floor work when In of ot the ball stamps hin-as hin him liS 11 one of ot the big stars of the conlest cop con con- contest test tut nay Hay Price pivot man ot ot of the the fie played the I game of ot his life and was as as also I In a alar large lar- 3 measure for tor the he vie vie- vielor vic victory lor tory The two guards and nd d Doxey were ere In tha the battle at hL 11 times limes and covered with glory glor B Y C and L L L D D S furnished tour four p periods of ot thrills In the other feature game reserve forward again pulled the contest out ot of o the fire tire In the tile ina quarter This youngster sent In to atts caged three difficult shots front from the field and gave ga his mates rne necessary point o edge for tor victory Watts atts Service and an and sparkled for tor the tho Saints while the work of ot I Kroksh and Adams Mains was brilliant for tor the tao Champions of ot 1925 Adams in particular was outstanding ing ilg for tho Logan five I In the opening contest pushed over o the well ell balanced and seasoned pixie Dixie five fhe furnished a 11 surprise for tor the cash cu customers lomers HInckley center of the five fhe In a large measure nas sas as re responsible r Fe- Fe tor for the victory of ot his mates matell His ills long shooting man man- managed managed aged to keep his mat mates s in la the the- run running ning The third and fourth periods fou found d the Ricks nicks five at their belt besl game They broke aU to 14 dead dead- deadlock deadlock dead ock lock ana a a obtained a lead which the they held beld to thi th final gun The work ot of Lund Thompson son and was classy for Dixie Lund Ir ip particular played sen and demonstrated a fl fine e knowledge ot of the court game While Weber cher and L L D S Cur tur- ur-T- ur r rth rh h the headliner tonight the thel l ther two contests l shoud shou d provide l a hat Ilat full ot of o thrills All attendance records by th way ay should hould be cast to the tour four winds Officials In chege of ot the tourney t tans fans s to come earl earI early |