Show I U 1111 U T A L K By Tommy Fitzpatrick Ii lIE Western Arms and Old Timers basketball teams are still sun tied at the T THE top of the Commercial league and the tho real battle for supremacy will willbe willbe be between these teams a week from next Thursday night The leaders have been going well welt and the fans are waiting to see a real hoop battle batUe S The Old Timers ran ran off off with the Seniors last night 46 to 26 Western Arms beat the Ft Douglas boys 45 46 to 7 1 Kappa Lambda defeated the Western Vestern States Machine 23 to 22 The last game of the evening proved to tobe tobe tobe be a fast rind nd exciting contest and the result was in doubt until the last few minutes of play Glen and Joe Smith are rolling roIling the theban ball ban through the hoop for tor the Old Timers and have havo been the most consistent scorers of the league Doth Both are large players and are hard men to keep away fro hoop C C S Fallentine Haymond Sidwell Lee Kauffman and Thatcher are a few of the boys who have hae been playing fast basketball basketball basket basket- ball in the Commercial leab league e. e S S 5 The East High 6 school hool clash with the Granite five in the Red and Blue g gymnasium this afternoon at 4 These two teams are considered the best bets of the local division and the fans tans are waiting waiting- to see a a. real game Coach Lor Lorin In Briggs of the Leopard team Is is still sick and the work is taken care of ot by C C. Oren Wilson S S S The University of Utah basketball squad unanimously unanimous elected Wilford Romney Rom Rom- ney ncy to lead the Crimson fOrthe for forthe forthe the 1919 season seaon Homney Romney is one of the most popular men at the state state- school and the selection promises to make the then team better e than ever as he la is a plug plug- hf Ite Pir t grer ger and n is ii out u to win a title for t the e University lint Uni of Utah The varsity will wilt play the Ft Douglas boys bos n II t Tuesday evening evening evening eve eve- ning at the U gymnasium S S S West High nigh school meets the U Preps tonight at the U gymnasium Dope favors the Panthers Panther but the Preps are areto out to battle the them hard ar S S S Coach George will send his Gold and Blue five against the High school boys tonight HI Itt uIn nam in what promises to be one of the best games of the year The Miners have been working hard for this game same and ChristenSen's Christensen's Christen Christen- sens sen's men are out to do men The Box Elder High school team meets the Davis count county five this afternoon at Kaysville Ogden High WH wu play Weber academy in the Ogden hall hail These games will mark the opening of the southern south south- ern era half of the Northern division B. B Y T t C. C South Cache Lowell and North Cache High schools will open tomorrow The Intercollegiate hoop season will mil be beI I on its way next Friday Utah meets the B B. Y U. U in Salt Lake Utan Uta ggles will clash with the B. B Y C. C in Logan The fans are looking forward to these battles with keen interest The East Side I Leopard athletes athlete are striking some hard luck l' l Principal Eaton is taking plenty of precaution against the influenza and has made up his mind that the Red and Black five will not be beable beable beable able to play any of Its games in n the Leopard coop This puts the boys bos at a It abig abig big handicap as they will have to 10 rind find another floor to practice on When hen the I name coop is given Iven the Leopard gy gym gyn 1 it is the right word because there is l lit little hf- hf tie tle room for tor more than ten men on th the floor It is hoped that some sonic day a school like the East Side can have a a. real gymnasium gymnasium gym pm where they will at least have enough room to turn around In S S S COA Coach Coath h Barlowe and his Tooele boys are arc planning a big time tonight in preparation tion for tor the opening league learue game against the Murray five Dope favors the Tooele quint which Is going to make a big bigI fight for tor the str str at o- o rs S SC Pa Payson and Sp h Fork are going to I put nut up the real scrap for the high school honors in the Nebo district and the B. B Y U. U High schools are still in the dark but they will come out wIth strong aggregations also a. S S S Jack Christensen and his basketball cohorts are out after that Southern divisIon division division divis divis- ion title Jack has had a team in the state tournament for tor the past five years and the B. B A. A C. C bo boys boyn have usually won out The Tho other southern southen schools have great hopes of trimming trimming- Jack Jilek and the they claim that the rabbits foot toot is always with the Branch Agricultural college in any close game |