Show russell Magle bys athletic career the Y news official organ of the student body of the B Y U has the following to say about russell son of president and mrs J E magleby of monroe now in new zealand where president magleby is presiding over the new zealand mission of the L D S church russell magleby sensational cougar basketball guard was elected captain of the brigham young university basketball team for 1931 magleby was selected to the captaincy by a unanimous vote of the lettermen who met for the purpose in the mens gymnasium at noon monday the election of Alag magleby leby was a natural thing after the closing of a season in which he was perhaps the most outstanding guard in the rocky mountain conference magle bys record of 10 points per game speaks only partly of his balue value to the brigham young team besides outscoring ous scoring the average forward in the conference magleby held his job as a defensive player in faultless style russ played four years of basket netball on the monroe high school team and then cavorted two years for snow college where he and his brother mcrae made one of the most formidable combinations in junior college basketball history he will be playing his fourth and last year for B Y U in the 1931 season besides his fame as a basketball player magleby is varsity halfback on the cougar eleven one of the headiest headrest hea diest field generals in the conference |