Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-03-08 | Page 2 | Utah Hoopsters off for East

UTAHHOOrSTERS OFF FOR EAST Coach Norgren and Ten Basket-shooters Leave Today For Tournament. Salt Lake, March S. They're off today. to-day. Coach Nelson Norgron of the University of Utah, with a squad of ten "baskeb-shooters leaves at 2 45 o'clock this afternoon for Chicago to compete In tho national basketball tournament March 14, 15 and 16 By 5 o'clock last night moro than $1300 had been raised In contributions Private subscriptions ralBed the amount to $1500 Ernest Bamberger, regent of the university, and chairman of the com mltteo which raised tho funds to defray de-fray the team's expenses, announcod that the committee raised from business busi-ness houses, nowspapors, clubs and indhlduals more than $750 In addition addi-tion to this $550 was raised by tho student body, the facultj, the fraternities fratern-ities and sororities at tho unlversltv. Coach Norgren will take a team of ten Ho has not announcod his selection, selec-tion, but at least seven or eight aro certain. Among those who will make tho trip aro L Romney, C Packer, W. Goodrich, R Clark, R Van Pelt, J. Breckon, J Smith and II Warner Tho squad will arrive in tho Windy City before noon Friday. Conch Norgren at onco will start to get the men acclimated He will have the use of the gymnasium of tho University Uni-versity of Chicago, and will put his basketeers through stronuous practices prac-tices Saturday, Sunday and Monday VI think that thero Is small chance of the team being affected unfavorably unfavorab-ly by tho chango of altitude," says Coach Norgron. "The mon aro In good condition They will have to work off tho effects of. the trip before tho first game "Tho Utah team knows basketball, and In my opinion will mako a good showing in the tournament-" What team tho local squad wlb meet first Is not yet decided. Coach Norgren will draw lots when he roaches roach-es Chicago. The Utah contingent will play at least two games In tho tournament.