| Description |
This Collection consists of a 119 page Scrapbook put together by members of the Weber College Whip Club, the school's pep club, covering the years between 1946 and 1955. Included are a full listing of yearly pledges, 27 football programs, newspaper clippings concerning charity and sports events, 10 invitations, menus, 7 letters, 15 photographs, and a biography of the Whip Club by Norma Manning. |
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Show Festive Hoop Season, Says Swenson Coach Swenson announces practice for the 1953-1954 basketball season. Practice is into its second week. "A very competitive season is expected," says Coach Swenson. Some of the boys trying out hold state honors, and boys from three states are represented: Try-outs are: 1953 - 1954 WEBER COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROSTER NAME Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Home Town Tom Hansen c 6' 5" 180 19 Ogden, Utah Lew Wright f 6' 175 19 Morgan Gary Jesperson g 5' 11" 155 19 Ogden Elroy McDermott f 6' 160 19 Weber Carlyle MacDonald g 6" 162 20 No. Hollywood, Calif. Don Nish c 6' 4" 198 19 Plymouth, Bear River Varge Christensen g 6' 2" 175 19 Bear River John Parry c 6' 4" 170 18 Fut. Duchesne, Utah Curt Van Alfen f 6' 2" 180 18 Ogden Kieth Olson g 5' 11" 155 18 Ogden Ralph Johnson g 6' 155 18 Lehi John Jolley f 6' 1" 150 18 Lehi Ted Moyes g 5' 10" 165 19 Ogden Robert Subic f 6' 1" 185 19 Superior, Wyoming Neil Dickson f 6' 2" 160 18 Morgan Roger Sandall f 6' 1" 175 18 Kaysville Don Cottrell g 5' 10" 145 19 Kaysville Lairy Wood f 6' 2" 178 21 Woods Cross Frank Mokuau f 5' 7" 130 18 Hoatchua, Hawaii Tom Williams f 5' 10" 150 24 Ogden Bob Hazen f 5' 10" 155 18 Ogden Kenneth Hull g 6 150 18 Ogden Billy Bell f 6 155 18 Sahara Village Clark Draayer f 6' 2" 195 19 Clinton Larry O'Brien g 5' 11" 195 17 Centerville Jerry Taggart g 5' 11" 150 18 Ogden Darrell Stoddard g 6' 2" 155 19 Ogden Ronald Van Ry f 6' 147 18 Bountiful Neil Adams f 6' 1" 155 18 Layton Kent Stanger g 5' 10" 150 20 Weber High Max Elliott f 5' 8" 140 18 Farmington Fred Biesinger g 5' 8" 160 18 Morgan Melvin Pobanz g g 6' 1" 170 18 Ogden Phil Peterson 5' 11" 170 18 Ogden At least seven additional tryouts for basketball are expected to be held after the completion of the football season. Weber's first basketball game of the year will be in a dual program featuring Weber versus Hill Air Base, and Westminister against Travis Air Base on Nevember 8. On December 12, Weber will go on the road. They will play at Grand Junction, Colorado; Big Springs, Texas; Kilgore, Texas; Tyler, Texas; Jacksonville, Texas; Deckteur, Texas, and Borger, Texas. They will return home to open the league season play with Carbon at Price, Utah, on December 28. Determined by region play, the N.J.C.A.A. Region Four Tournament is scheduled for February 19 and 20 at Ephraim, Utah. Winners for the Region Four Tournament will be featured at a Tournament at Hutchinson, Kansas, from March 9 to 13. |
