Show Three Teams Remain In Iii Junior College Cc Race f nC a A J fl o L Q J J Snow Warriors Show Strength In Contest With 1 1926 Champs Weber Stages Rally in Final Period to Lead Dixie By 10 Points in Thriller Albion Trounces Branch in Snappy Affair Three Games GamesOn GamesOn GamesOn On Schedule Tonight By AL WARDEN WARDENS SIX S x seasoned basketball began the quest for the intermountain intermountain inter inter- mountain junior college basketball championship at the tho new g gymnasium last night with three well played hotly contested events offered the first being night cash eash custom custom- customers ers cis As a result of the initial games three fives remain unde nude undefeated undefeated and two of these teams undoubtedly will come through with clean slates Norman Jacobsons Jacobson's po powerful Al- Al Al Albion blon bion aggregation tho the Wildcats ot of college collego and the touted and polished Snow college cOllego five ot of Eph Eph- EphraIm Eph raIm are arc tho the that ate on the tho road toward the 1927 1921 title In Inthe the tho fourth annual championship series From the brand ot of ball offered last night either ot of o the tho favorites may be defeated this evening a situation that may cause causo a 0 triple tie Ue at the tho close ot of play Saturday night and necessitate a 1 play Monday This however Is look looked ed td upon as IlS a a mere long shot HERE The The- Snow Albion contest at 9 o'clock this evening looks like a aten aten aten ten strike Both Doth teams are arc rang rangy possess a splendid knowledge ot of the court game are splendidly coached and have practicallY ever every requirement ot of a champion champion- championship championship championship ship contender The Snow aggregation will hold holda holda a slight edge over the northern five yet the tho Beet DI Diggers gers ex- ex ex expect to triumph by I a a close score FiCE F AGGIE Weber gets her second taste of tournament competition when they face tace Jack Christensen's Aggles of ot Cedar CIt City This flare flare- flare up up is c carded for tor or 8 o'clock Tho may surprise with a victory over the Wildcats as a the they played remarkable ball 1 In the final two periods ot of play last night Dixie and the I L D S will vIe for honors In the first same game The Saints champions ot of o 1926 1326 sot sot- But Buttered A a 10 point at tho hands ands ot of o Snow Sno and will enter the tho contest with the Flyers with plenty of ot tight fight Two contests were outstanding last night From the standpoint ot of competition and fast fest basket ball ball the Branch Albion A C tilt headed beaded the tile list The northerners plied piled up a commanding lead Iad Inthe inthe in the first two hold in B a 16 to 5 S advantage at the halt half During this heated competition the Agnes Aggie missed numerous set setups set set- setups setups ups and failed to follow their It was WIlS as a far tar better battle In the last two periods Tho The Christensen coached ma- ma machine machine ma machine chine camo came back strong and came caino withIn the width ot of a cats cat's whisk whisker er ot of tying the tho score At one stage they came within n a n single field basket ot of putting the teams on even terms but lacked the punch necessary to put over o the necessary scoring to outdIstance Albion SETUPS ni i In lit th the final 25 26 seconds ot of pi play Corry elongated center of ot the tho Aggles filling tilling the boots ot of rank rank Yard Ward twice chosen star all-star cen- cen center center cen center ter missed three consecutive sets Two ot of these K It counted would woul 1 I have given the southern rIve Jive a single point advantage The third quarter closed 19 to 11 tor for the Idahoans From this stage to tho the final blast ot of the tho therun run gun Branch A C battled bathed like Trojans This tilt afforded more thrills In the final two two periods periods than an entire assortment ot of Heinzs Heinz's 57 Kenneth Konneth and Lyle Pugh Pugh- Pugh Corry and Chamberlin played the b bt best t brand of ot ball for tor the Cedar City aggregation Butler r on the guard line for tor the was easily the class of othe the tho n northern five This Thil chap matured and tipping the tho Fair Fairbanks banks around ISS pounds make a 3 serious bid for the all nh- all star atar team Powell and also played smart basketball tor for tho winners STRONG G The rho famous Snow outfit looked upon as the serious threat ot of the tourney for tor the champIonship opened their game with the Saints with an assortment of ot passing and nd floor loor work that gave them a 12 to 4 lead at the end ot of th first period Wid Ashton's Gold and Blue youngsters lost no time In inthe Inthe the tho second period In throwing II a sized aman sized man scare C re Into the Epli Eph Eph calm five Clever passing and floor work brought the Saints within a Il single point ot of the southern champions as the halt ended 17 to 16 Tho The tight fight which characterized the tho play ot of o the Saints In the eec eec- sec second ond period failed to appear In the closing quarters with the cham champions of ot 1926 going down to a a 31 to 21 defeat Jensen at center tor for Snow dis- dis displayed dis displayed played splendid ability while the brothers and Tuttle also covered themselves with glory n H at one ot of o the guard pos posts caught the cYe eye of ot many of ot the critics Benson played consistently for tor forthe the Saints with V Y show show- showIng showing ing Italics flashes of o 0 form Merlin Stevenson's Weber eber five champions of ot the northern see sec sector sec sector tor enjoyed a a tour per per- per period led iod battle battla with Dixie The fly fly ers era from the southland gave We Ve We bee ber plenty to think about about their hair raising long lone shots from any anglo angle of ot the tho court causing many Weer backers to sigh Weber maintained a 9 to 8 S ad advantage vantage at the tho close of ot the first period and closed the halt half with a 21 1 to 16 advantage In tho final periods Leo Lee Haten's men showed new now strength but the tho splendid passing and team work ot of the locals brought home homo a a vie vic victory tory At one stage In the thIrd period the Dixie five missed two golden opportunities to tie the tho score From this stage to the final gun Kun Weber gradually pulled ahead closing the tho battle with II a R 10 point 10 lead tho the count being 36 35 to 10 SS uS I Veller ba bas baa tb smallest t team In u the tournament an obstacle that may bring defeat before the fIn fIn- fin finals als ais are reached For tho the Wildcats the work ot of Weir and Irvine Irvino was especially good while Clark dark and Price also demonstrated ability 0 O Frel Fret was the outstanding player ot of o the southern quint and andone andone one of ot the most colorful players ort on the court last night COMPETITION HERE all Competition for tor the tho allstar team for Th The Standard er Cr trophy awarded annually to the best beat around all performer and for tor other awards undoubtedly will willbe be keener leener than In 1926 While Snow v Albion AlMon and Weber stood out last night still upsets galore may be furnished In the second round games From a financial standpoint the contest will Provo prove a greater creator BUC- BUC sue suc ces cess success than tl n heretofore Capacity crowds are predicted for lor tonight S Saturday night |