Show Brilliant n- n nOn Players Chosen On Standard Examiner ta n da m in e r Five Frank Ward of Branch A C Captains Squad and Is Adjudged Best Belt Individual Player Newspaper Presents Clever With Watch T Tournament oum ament Is Success Financially All Tournament Stars All First Team Second Team Player School Position Player School Couch Weber Forward Rogers Weber Service Ser I L D SoO S Forward Watts L Ii D S Ward C Center Dixie Adams B B Y C Guard L Ii DS I Berrett Ricks Guard Fr Frei i Dixie Honorable mention Lund mention Lund McArthur and Sand Dixie I Workman and Ricks Ricks flicks j Blanchard Kroksh 13 Y C j Price Halliday and Doxey Weber Chamberlain and Bettridge Branch A A C Baddley and Berry Derry L Ii D S By AL WARDEN WODEN'S GENS GEN'S ENS EN'S second annual junior college basketball touma- touma J OG O merit ment which closed at the Weber gymnasium Saturday night was a great success financially From a competition standpoint the games as played by the six teams were hotly contested and offered the thc cash customers plenty o of thrills Incidentally those who saw fit to put in an appearance at the title series saw the greatest galaxy of stars ever eYer assembled for a junior college championship in action Marvelous forwards brilliant centers and ani polished guards were continually In the tho th bid bid- bidding bid ding for or place a on tho the second an- an annual annual null an-null nual Standard Examiner St n l r it tournament all team tern The Th matter of ot selecting s l fIve fly men from from a field ot of 41 U players player consequently wa was wai a abig abit big task tuk 0 G QU D The Th team ot of 1121 1926 a chosen by bythe byth the writer ent every of basketball Members ot o the squad were chosen cho en n for the th position they started In the th lineup This method is 11 1 fair fall to all concerned In view of o the th fact fet that men from practically every team stood out at forward guard euard and ana center It would not be b fair tAIl to place a cen- cen cen center tel ter In a forward arct position or a forward In a center position The pivot position petition goes oes to Frank Ward elongated athlete of or the Branch A C five and the th mot most colorful In the tournament tournament tournament ment Ward Is li a CA cager er His fis cApers caper the th first t two nights gass gas's the fan tans In plenty of thrill This chap chapels is 18 cAuble or of scoring from any angle of ot the court He ft Is also abo chosen as a cap cap- cap tam tain captain of o the th team Thompson of or Dixie was easily the second t pivot man In the th bIg bir series with third honors honor equal equal- rf ly Iy divided between Berry Derry ot or L DS D S S and Price Pric of o Weber Thompson went wild on the th fInal nIght by caging 12 baskets bankets from the court This chap I Is chosen as captaIn of the th second KU I- I SCRAPPY Couch of and Service Servie of L D S S are arc the first team for ward tor-ward ward wards The Th Saint forward was wa without question the fastest player In the th trio series flis HI floor work ork and hIs around all abil- abil abilIty abil ability ity played d a bIg biff factor In the th sue sue- fue-ces fue ce caR of or the tho th Salt Lakers Laker In raIning gaining lbs title till flag flax Perhaps a goOdly portion of ot the tho th credit for tor Weber Is due to the th marvelous floor work anti caring caging ln of ot Sherman Couch ThIs chop chap Intercepted paw passes 8 scored with regularity and consistency and teamed d In splendid style t I wIth his brilliant runnIng Mike mate mat Rogers Rogers of Weber and Watts ot of the Saints Saint are ar the th team tam forwards Ther Thue chaps chap are ar eplen- eplen did did scorers corer but lack the th ability of Service and Couch In other phases phae of the th came game ADAMS DUIS STARS STAnS Lyle Lle Adams Adam of the th B BT Y T C or of Logan WILl was wa easily the tb outstanding gu guard rd of or the th series HIs HI tyl and hIs hi efforts effort brought round rounds of ap- ap applause ap p from the th fans tans It was as hIs consistent work that enabled the Crimson to gIve riv their opponents sized sized mOon scares cre In their thell three gomes games Berrett of nicks Ricks is fA 1 the th running mate for tor Adams Adam He H is I tall tail an and 1 husky busky and possesses unusual ability In takIng the th leath leather r from the backboard Romney of or the Saints Saint and Frel Frei of nixie Dixie were the th other ing guards y In p particular particular lar played exceptional ball against Weber and B U Y C but his hla hi efforts were III slightly shadowed over ov by Adams and Berrett Derrett From a defensive and offensive stAndpoInt the th first squad would be extremely hard to defeat On the theother theother other hand hend the scoring power or of orthe the second cond squad might slightly outclass the th first five It would be b bI J beJ 1 I Interesting to f see these thes two squads In action Each member o of the first squad sweater sweater was U presented with a sweater The sweaters were donated by Ogden merchants Ward the th best IndIvidual performer was awarded n a n gold old watch by The Ogden Olden Standard Ex Ex In view vl w ot of his hi around all all ability Ward Yard Couch and Adams Adems were wera m members of the tho th 25 all star team Ward was wa the th unanimous choIce for tor center while Adams Adam and Couch were the th guards guard of or I S TIES Thompson of Dixie flixie tied the tournament scoring record established sta in 1121 2925 by Ward He scored 60 50 points point In three games came The Dixie artist shattered battered the th field goal 1 record by tos ln 1128 in 11 21 28 goals gools coal This Is three Ihre more mor than Ward mark Va Ward Id I'd was a close second with 4 46 r poInts Watts Watt of Li L L D S wa wits w third 36 SC 3 C points point followed by flog nog- nog-er nog ers era of Weber with 35 and nol Couch of Weber with 30 20 Young college cagen suffered three defeats defea tI yet each cOntest was wae wa lost lot by a narrow mar mar- margin mar mar-Cin gin Gln They were defeated by two points by L Ii D S and suffered a point three point defeat at tho hands of On the th final night they were again fain turn I back by one point at the hands of Hick flicks nIcks Every vry contest In th the big bli series was waa L closely clo ely contested Officials In charge of ot the th event today stated that approximately would be he cared over and an labove above expenses expense Ogden will again be b the th SCene cene of oth the classic In 10 1327 1027 27 |