Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-25 | Page 9 | Ogden Favored to Win Title

OGDEN FA FAVORED TO WIN TITLE Junction City Players Have Edge in Today's Cham Charn- Championship Game I I Special f to The Tho nt Herald Oed Ogden cr Nov Kov With H. 24 With practically en every man ready rendy to defend their title tomorrow In the scholastic championship champion champion- ship gamo against the tho Davis County Count High HISh school eleven the Ogden High Ugh school team Is awaiting with much r eagerness the chance nCe to atone for or their I defeat b bj by Davis During the past st week weel Coach Shirey has been putting his boys bos through a lot of hard practice and scrimmaging and with will the entire squad now in perfect condition the backers of the Orange Or n and Black eleven ar arc j betting heavily on the locals to cop the championship In tomorrows tomorrow's game gams A number of or ne new plays have I teen Coen learned by bv the Ogden pla players ers ers with which Coach Shirey intends to bewilder tho the suburban team Sin Since Sinco co their defeat b bj by the tho Davis boys the locals local have been smarting considerably under the thc sting and consequently a alighting fighting lighting spirit has developed de among among- the pla players ers and the Uie rooters the equal of ot which has never nover before been en seen at atthe atthe the local camp c. Coach s of ot the Davis county eleven Is not quite so optimistic as s tho nit but is reported to be In earnest about the gamo game Brigga s re report reports reports re- re ports port that his squad was as never nc in I wor worse c shape than at present but in spite of or the handicaps under which his hla men will enter the game he hc In Intends lends to give the thc the fight l ht of or their lives Jives The Davis coach is ts lamenting tho the absence of ol two pf his best beat grid grid- ders who are aie out of the up line-up on account of Injuries Swann Briggs 3 regular left leU halfback and McDonald one of or his star tackles are both out of at the game ame and will not be able to participate tomorrow Several S others of Briggs Briggs' squad squid arc are said Eald to bo be unable to play piny tomorrow and the Dav Davis ls Is coach sa says s that his entire squad will number number number num num- ber only eleven men In cat ca caw a substitution substitution sub sub- i is necessary Briggs will ba be forced to play pIa with a L short t team