The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-22
BASKETBALL MEN
READY TO PLAY
Inter State League Formed
With Five Teams.
ALL WANT. CHAMPIONSHIP
LOGAN, OGDEN, SALT LAKE AND
PROVO ENTERED.
ALL WANT. CHAMPIONSHIP

Representatives of five of the lead
ing schools of the state met in this
city yesterday and formed the Inter
state Basketball league TO play a
series of games for the state cham
p3onship. The schools in question are
the Latter-day Saints university Of
this city, the Weber Stake academy
the state school for the deaf and buInb
and blind of Ogden, the Brigham
Young college of Logan, and the
Brigham Young university of Provo
represented in the same order by
William Lund, Thomas +. Mckav. J.
+. Bush. j. II. Kemp and T. W. Smith
The teams are the same that have met
each year for the past three years in
annual struggle for these honors, with
the addition of the state school for
deaf, which enters a team in the league
for the first time.
Ogden Man Is President.
Officers We're elected yesterday, Of
fetal referees appointed, and a sche-
dule arranged. The opening of the
season is set for next Friday. The of
ficers are: President. Thomas Mckay,
of the Weber Stake academy of Ogden;
secretary. John H. Kemp Of the
Brigham Young college of Logan; who
together with the five managers of the
five teams in the league will form the
executive board. Freeman Bassett and
Hugh Rippeto, both of Salt Lake, were
appointed as official referees to act at
all games played. Both are experts at
the game.
At the meeting. the Representatives
of the different schools expressed
desire that some enterprising Individual
would offer a pennmt as n trophy for
the championship winner. and that
such a gift would be gladly accepted
by the new league.
Boosts For Track Meets.
During the meeting Coach Maddox
and Track Captain Bennion. of the
University of Utah. asked those pres
eut on their return home to take up
the question of q spring track meet
with their schools and see if a meet
ing of school representatives could not
be called al an early date to make ar
engagements for the annual state track
meet. While none of those present
were authorized to talk on the mat
ter in an official capacity, yet all said
they would help boost the matter along
on their return home
The schedule as adopted is printed
below. 1t calls for total of nine
teen games to be played in all the cities
on the circuit. The season opens next
Friday and closes on March A.
The Official Schedule.
Jan. BIB. Y. c. VS.. w. s. A, at
Ogden
Jan. 2S-B. Y. c. VS.. S. S. D.. at Og-
den.
Jan. 2S--L. d. S. Z. VS.. b. Y. u. at
Provo
Feb. 5-B. Y. U. VS., S. S. D.. at og-
Feb. 8-w. S. A. vs. L. D. s. u. at
Salt Lake
FEB. 4-B. Y. Z. VS. B. Y c. at Lo-
Feb. lob. Y, c. vs,,L. D. S. U, at
Feb. I0-w. S. A. VS.. S. s. D.. at
Feb. lib. Y c. VS.. B. Y. u, at
Provo
Feb. III. d. S. Z. vs.. s. S. D.. at
ogden.
Feb. Isl. d. s.,U- vs. B. Y. c.. at
Feb. 1s-w. S. A. vs.. B. Y. U. at
Feb. 22-w. s. A. VS.. s. s. D.. at
OgdeFr
Feb. 24-B. Y. Z. VS.. L. D. S. L..
at Salt Lake.
Feb. 25-B. Y. L. vs.. W. s. "A, at
Feb. 25-s. s, d VS., b Y. c, at
March IS. s. d. vs.. L. D. S. L. at
N March IS. s. D. VS.. B. Y. u at
Provo.
March Nv. S. A. VS.. B. Y. c.. at
Logan.