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Show EAST HIGH IS GRID WINNER Leopards, For Fifth Time, Capture State Honors At Football The East High school football eleven, elev-en, coached by Ieroy Warthman. former Salt Lnko high school star, won the Utah state football championship cham-pionship for the tilth time since 1917. In 1917: Coach Tommy Eltzpatrlck started the Leopards on their way and finished up bis high school career ca-reer by defeating the West high 50 to 0. After that season ho went to the university ns successor to Nelson Nel-son Norgren. now assistant roach at the University of Chicago. In 1919 1920 and 1921 Coach Ott Romney followed with three more football titles and ln 1921 ho captured Sho Rocky mountain title from Colorado Springs. Tho East Slders still retain this title, as tho Port Collins High school would not meet the Leopards after defeating tho Colorado Springs boys this year. Poach Warthman has been U successful ns anv coach at the East High school and has beon ably assisted in his success by C. Oren Wilson and Tye Simons, the two assistant coaches These men deserve much of the credit that Ettz-patrlch Ettz-patrlch and Romney got at tho East Side and will always keep the Red and Black quint around the top. while they are at the Leopard school. Ufl 1 1 Mi II U I MIS Although the Knst High school won first honors, the Leopards were given giv-en plenty of hard games. Granite High school hit Its stride at the last of tho season and played tho ball that the critics had expected it to play at the start. Oranlto had a goo, team and was nbly coached by "Shifty" Sotitherland Jordan High school Was another school in the Salt Lake division that had n big team nnd sprung the hlg upset of the year b defeating the Panthers, "who played some good football. Roberts was the outstanding star of the West Slders ami Mclntyre had a number of new men to go with him. Vadal Petereon's saints pluyed better ball bust year and the Qold nnd Blue will be dangerous contenders for the hon ors again next season. The Logan High school had things eaey in the Cache valey section and gavo tho East Slders the loeeel game of the year. Crowther was ont of the big reasons for the Iigan success and" It was his boot that kept the v:n.st Slders uway from the Logan Lo-gan goal time and again. He was strong on place kicking also, but failed to deliver In a pinch ln the. East High contest. The Logan boys played good ball throughout the season sea-son and were probably tho second best team ln tho state oc.OEN Hi STRONG Ogden High school Showed a well balanced team and won out ln Its division, but the state high school committee chose Box Elder High school to meet East Side in the ft. nals on account of some eligibility matters that were not eetlafactory. Before playing tho East Slders, Coach Kergeson'e men defeated Wasatch academy at Brlgham City. The Wasatch Wa-satch boys had earned this right by winning in their division and then by defeating tho Sprlngvillo High school ln the play off in Utah county. coun-ty. Interscholostlc football last season was better than It has ever been and future competition promises to furnish fur-nish tho fans with some real classy high school footbull. Since the Brig-hum Brig-hum Young university has taken to football at Provo, tho schools ln tho southern part of the itate have been building up their teams more each ' .ir and It will not bo very long until un-til ono of the teams in the south or the north will take the stat.- honors. I'I l lie CUIMpULHIUU I I r IJVCll around the northern and Sxilt Lake division ln tho past, but the last season sea-son has brouRht out many good teams III thO Othor HOCtloilM nf the Mt.lte, where the boys are taking kindly to the football sport. The 1922 season has been a good ono ;ind I lie .state high sc hool official; offi-cial; have been highly phased with the wuy that the high Behoolu havo handled It. They have put some mlk'hty hard work back of It nnd i em well repaid for their efforts. |