Show Junior College Open Big Series Tl Thursday I Snow Boast Powerful Players Ephraim Aggregation Termed Best Bc t College Team in Utah Weber Enters as a Leading Five From the North Weber Gym Will Be Scene of Spirited Competition 11 BY AL AI Al W WARDEN Nn NF F of ot the biggest elt Junior college collego athletic spectacles of ot the ago o will J O OF get s-et under way at the new Weber gymnasium Thursday evening when six brilliant gather to compete In the fourth annual mountain junior college tournament Tho The winner will be crowned Saturday night From h iho class all of ball Initiated during the In the t O IB-O o sectors ector basketball fans tans of o this section are arc promIsed promised prom- prom a series that will push pre lous tourneys to the backs background two teams enter the big leg series as outstanding favorites still Mill the Ule other fives of oE o the thc classIc are lue sure to furnish surprises ga- ga gaA lori ga-lori A dark horse horae may trim the again This happened last year ear when the Saints Saint of Salt Lake rt r t twice tIce Ice suffering defeat at the hands of ot Weber pullet pulled the title out of o the Iho fire tire before a capacity crowd 26 26 to 22 WEUEll WEllEn STRONG Weber will otter offer one of ot the pal pol- poli pol polished i hed fives of the series while the thc now five fhe of Ephraim comes to the the thc favorite with the majority Experts of the state who have Javo watched the Snow aggregation aggregation tion lion perform pronounce them the greatest outfit In the state In making this statement they dont don't bar Utah or the Utah Aggie quinta a 0 feature which undoubtedly II lUe plent plenty of tongue ere the series gets under way ay The brothers are arc a 11 the aces aces of ot the Snow v five are capable of tossing em cm from all angles of the court anc will ivill bear plenty of ot attention the three night thre McRay Magleby performing tha Monroe High school last state record and a i nar mark that may be a a worlds world's when aIn he scored points In ti league games He fe counted 28 field baskets jr In Ina ia a tingle fracas something for tor th stars of o the new age to shoot at While White tho the Magleby brothers arc looked upon as the main clutch arcI In Inthe I the Snow machine still Coach AV A AI O I Robbins I boasts a powerful po trio of strong reserves WELL BALANCED nu CED The Snow SnowBalls feature a unique passing game use the drib dribble ble bie to advantage antage and will wll oHer man a man alive defense defence that ma may cause other of ot the series serles plenty ot of trouble Weber Is the hope ope of of the north north- northern northern northera ern era sector The Wildcats will offerS offer oHer S seasoned five tin In Weir and Irvine forwards Captain Ray Price can can- cen ler torand and and Budge guards Stratford and Randall Handall will serve as aa the Wildcat reserves Although the thc Albion aggregation went down to a a sided one defeat hele ere early In the season at the hands ot of Weber still they showed Improvement on their own court by trimming the locals In a clash Albion met Weber here hero after lter playing three consecutive games on ona ona a road tour and showed the at- at ef effects feels ot of o four tour contests in a row Coach Norman orman Jacobson of ot the has las a a tall rangy aggregation aggregation gation gatlon of and a five that maY up upset et the dope While the tho Saints of ot Salt Lake suffered t O point four defeats during the season and counted a triumph over Ricks Wid charges harges may again be the surprise ot of the tho series Ashton's live five uncorked some snappy basketball In th here h ere with Weber recently and will Invade the 1927 event as the de- de defending de defending fending champions The Saints will Introduce an en- en entire entire en entire tire team ot of new players yet they arc scrappers to th Ian la t whistle a feature that will make them so- so serious se serious rious contenders They entered the 1926 tournament tournament ment as II a a third place team icam yet triumphed over a II brilliant riel field Jack Christensen veteran coach is 18 again In charge charse of oC the Branch Aggles an and will trot out another peppery agg aggregation 1 DE K F ELOPED J IU WARD Branch A C Introduced Frank Yard Ward the best around all-around player of the series last year a pivot man mall that Is going great guns now for tor State in the Western estern dl- dl di division vision race ot of o the Rocky Hocky Mountain conference Ward ard as was twice chosen as all all- all tournament all tournament center in the tournament ment here Branch A C finished second tn Ic inthe the l southern sector with Dixie In third place Competition In the division however has har been stiffer this year than In other ears The Snow Balls will Ill have US rooters In attendance during the tournament as the Ule result of o the de dc de- de decision decision of ot the Lions club to attend I Ith the th classic In Ogden Tickets for the big champion championship ship series meries will g go gp on 01 sale Monday President A A Leon WInsor Winner ot of o the th mountain league advises ad all al I fans to purchase their I tickets early We Ve 0 anticipate a a record break break- breaking breakIng ing lag attendance and ask that tam fans C of the city secure their stats seats bald President Winsor Insor Requests tor for tickets ticket have beer heen I received from various parts of the tb S Mate another reason to believe that the series serica Is now advanced be- be beyond be beyond yond the experimental stage In so p far as It its success financially II I B concerned |