Show College Await Opening Hoop Contests Con Cont I Saints Will Make Strong Bid To Retain Cage Championship I Snow College Five of Ephraim Faces Stubborn Cour Cow Courtiers r tiers in One of Feature Games Thursday Wildcats Trot Trot- Through Fin Final l Work Work- Workout I Iou ou out Dixie Is I Strong By ALWARDEN AL WARDEN SIX IX polished and anil brilliant cage tennis teams will start play pIny Thurs Thursday I tin day evening in lii the fourth annual intermountain junior col collego co lego ege basketball tournament to at tit the W bc gymnasium Five Utah an and aiRl 1 one Idaho aggregation make up QUO ono of pE the roost most imposing lists f entrants in iii tho history of the tho day atter Saints Sainta of Salt Lake Lako arc defending champions and while they arc looked upon by many mallY as at a n stepping lepping stone for forthe forthe forthe the other fives still their sensational al spurt of 1926 1026 may be will vill continue cOI 1 Friday and Saturday evenings the final round to lie he listed Saturday unless a 1 triple tie tic exits nil would necessitate additional games the earl early part of ot the coming welt week I tor for the fIrst night nl ht only havo hao been worked out b by the tournament committee a feature I lint will require some nomo i deep d thought before the tho final finai game cimo I Is played Thursday evening lIars llor thu the tournament hoj ho out perfectly yet et titers ther I la a big chan of or three and tour team being tied tor for first place I I Saturday night FACE Vb Wb b r collego courtiers courtier cham cham- champion pion on of ot tho 1 Northern dIvisIon lace a I crew cr w O ot speeders In theil Irs context Thursday when the they mot met the Dixie Fliers This contest conlest front from all indication will 1 bo be 0 a hotly contested conto tod affair The Thc Wildcats were wore pushed through a 0 II workout last night ht theIr th lr final practice ber before re rethey they step on the court tomor tomor- tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row evening i Coach Merlin Stevenson St on pro pro- pronounces pro pronounce flounces all of et his men In splendid for the series The Purple and White five will wilt open the battle baUlo with Jr und and at forwards Captain Captan na flay at center and Clark and Dude Budge on the guard cuard line Weber will be bo stronger this sea sea- season season sea season son In the reserve department then thanIn In past pa t Stevenson on has ha three exceptional substitutes In Randall and Stratford The Tho Dixie Weber contest Is bool booked ed at 3 I o'clock Thursday eve eve- nina Snow college cater eagers of Ephraim with with with I como come to 10 the big bif series a ye- ye rc record yet the they will wiil face facea faca reI I n a five hi in their opening contest with 1 L la D U S The Saints last year ear entered entered the til a third pla place o but emerged wIth the th title Ulle They recorded two tivo sensational point one In their first two and defeated detested Weber 26 to 0 2 In itt the fInal I Young college c of ot logan Locan uttered suffered three all by one poInt margins margin Weber ol er nosed out the Branch A AC C five the 42 to 41 U In perhaps the most moat sensatIonal and ond nerve nero wreck wreck wreck-Ine log Ing contest ever eer played In Sn tills hll part of the tho state It Jl was wa nip and tuck throughout and of offered plen ty plenty of o color to a ma m cones lories Tho The Snow players In 11 ii games played during tho the present counted points point an average ot of 01 point poInts per caino tamo as a against for tor all au opponents opponent They fhe have havo yet to suffer defeat Critics Critic who have o wItnessed the Snow five rhe perform pronounce them headliners ot of o tho ho first order and order give edgeIn the Ephraim outfit a It big s edge edgo In the coming Classic Favorites Favorite the past pant two t years howe er were pushed pu hed feoni t oin thu tho spotlight b by tell teams mil that played splendid sp bull bali un under fire tire Brig ham ham bam Young college collego In Iii 1925 pro pre a tournament leant while tho the Saints ot of isIc 1930 were just ju t as all colorful Both were consistent and tailed felled to demon demon- strata strahl the tho hash flash of other fives five yet ot d championships Norman must t also alito come In for tor consideration lion tion A teal leapi earn 1 ot of seasoned reasoned moon men w well ll above average a In height and weight the Idahoans may walk from from the cou court rt with tho ho title litle They playa play a pissing and drib hung game Kami and will Invade Ogden Oden prepares tor for three stubborn con con tests In the h event that It I 1 necessary to carry the tho series over ver Monday tho the Albion five In may be beono bone ono one of ot tho ho tears in tho the running for Cor the 1927 1227 championship Jack Christensen n ImO 11 over tho state flute as a a basketball fox tox ha rejoined the th coaching ranks rank of ot the state and will be In charge chargo of the checkered Branch Dranch Ill his five mado a success success- ful fut Cui invasion ot of o California earl early In intha tho tha season seMOn on yet bowed to defeat In league competition They rhey are arc sure to cause l O pl nty y of ot trou trou- trou- trou trouble trouble ble blo In the big ble Dixie nosed out the Inthe In inthe the league lealue gains games played in the southern division Despite this setback the Aries Aggles loom as n a seri serl- seriOUS seri serious ous threat Albion Dixie Branch A C and Snow arc are booked to put In their appearance here late hate today The They have asked permission for tor or short workouts this till evening Player of the visiting teams will be quarts red at the St t Paul Pau Paui i hotel The Jho Federal Bakery has hIlS hasI been selected to dine the tho visitors during the 1110 three days das day of the series serle Visiting athletes athlete and officials bo be guests of or Weber college at their devotional program Thursday morning Saturday at 1215 o'clock the Ogden Oden chamber Of will tender a luncheon In honor ot of the athletes athlete A Leo Leom Winsor president ot of the Junior College league will preside as toastmaster Plenty ot of competition tor for In Individual award will wilt ho b listed for forthe the tho benefit of the cash The Tho Standard Examiner gol gold 1 watch will be pre presented to 10 the belt Individual performer In the tho burn tournament ament The Hood Rubber company has ha donated a gold cold medal to 10 the tho best besl around bestall-around around all team Leant 1 worker Sweaters will bo be donated by local sporting goods houses to the tho five lOel chosen for Cor or the tho Clr first t star all team The fhe schedule for tor Thursday night nl follows 7 o'clock Albion vs Branch A C S o'clock Snow vs I 1 D U S 8 3 9 o'clock Weber vs v Dixie Dixie |