Basketball "The faults of our brothers we write upon the sands, their virtues we write upon everlasting tablets of memory and love." Let it be so with our basketball team. Basketball at Weber was a financial success in 1917-18. The proceeds of the game were ample to pay all expenses and purchase awards for the team, coach and manager. This was due to the keen interest manifested by the students, alumni and all the lovers of good, clean sport throughout the city. . . We started the season with a most promising outlook. Although we lost the first game to Kaysville we were reassured success by winning the second. After this victory we prooclaimed a holiday and began dreaming of a slate championship. This, however, was in vain. The following week, on our own floor, South Cache trimmed us for the first time in history. We should have been more humble after this, because it was a criterion of what was to come. We went north, losing to South Cache and winning from North Cache. Then came the regular routine of losing to Box Elder. Our next game we mention to make the record complete. We defeated O. H. S. on our floor. The last game of the Northern division was won by North Cache and witnessed Weber's first defeat by this aggregation. . . If you have tears, prepare to shed them. It is with bowed heads and regret that we recall to memory our second game of the past season with the O. H. S., who had the large end of the score by four points but the short end of sportsmanship by about 1,000 points. Their victory was the direct result of "dirty tactics," which were specifically directed at our stellar captain and guard, Jep and Ray. Both of these basketeers were intentionally knocked out. In the future we hope to be able to meet a more clean and sportsmanlike team. . . Memories of our team, Captain Jep, Art, Bonsey, Ray, Ken, Shanty, Bunny and Pete will forever be vivid upon our minds, because of their clean, consistent and scrappy playing, for which Coach "Male" Watson is responsible. . . Although Weber won only three games the students are satisfied with the showing made by the team. . . "Male" is also to be complimented on his second-team method of developing first- team material. The second team this year was composed of a bunch of clean, scrappy fellows, who made a very creditable showing, which was composed of Joe Brewer, Mel Douglas, Paul Hinckley, Floyd Campbell, Clarence Brown and Lee Davis. . . Let us hope, in closing this year, that in the future Weber will be able to emerge with not only a clean team, but a long string of victories.