Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-03 | Page 7 | L. D. S. Players Have Advantage of Size

L. L D. D S. S Players Have Advantage of Size Snit Salt Lake Division League Standing W. W v. v L. L Pet Pct Granite 1 i 0 1000 L. L D. D S. S U U. U 0 0 S. S L. L H. H S S. S 0 1 The Salt SnIt Lake Division DI Basketball Jea league ue was opened Friday afternoon In tIme the lie Salt Lake High lUgh school gymnasium Granite took the opening game from the he west side team by ono no basket and pla played c 1 a n vet very consistent game through through- out ut The Red and and Black players are smaller mailer than the other school athletes and nd will have to work hard to defeat any ny of the tho other t teams ams Granite mon monarc monre are arc re nearly as large as the L. L D. D S. S U U. men len who won son the tho championship of ot this division last 1 year car The Saints Faints are all large argo in stature and havo have this advantage age tage over the other high school men The The- game between Granite and tho the L. L D. D S. S U. U will be one of ot tho the fastest that lat will b be played In In- Inthis this division an and the tie farmers have have- havea a strong chance of ot winning inning the game on their own floor The next game In this league will be bo Thursday afternoon at the Salt Lake High school gymnasium when the L. L D. D 3 S. S U. U and amI the Red fled and Black fives win will ill meet There Is great rivalry bet between be- be t tween these h teams and the games In Inthe inthe the he past have been very vory closely con- con tested ested Th The Saints will tower over the Red fled and DIne Black k players but Coach Rich ard ardson on believes hi his men will put up a scrap crap that will surprise tho the larger op op- Granite High school will not have lave an any game this week and Coach Ashton is tr trying ing hard to arrange a game ame with some team in the other I leagues Holms Ho written to 10 some of ot the managements and expects an ans answer anser er erb b by today The Tho University of ot Utah freshmen and preps reps will meet the Salt Lake division trams rams teams but the they are aro not counted In the league eague standing as the they do not contest for or the to stat championship Coach Benion Bennion Ben- Ben nion ion has a stron strong bunch players and men mould be able to win from JUt any nv of the high school teams The They r rhae have hae afforded the tho varsity team plenty ot of f practice and can do some good for tor forthe the 10 high school teams In this line of ot The Tho L. L D. D S. S U. U appear to he be the winners win win- ners ners o 0 this division lon however r. as the writer has seen most of oC tho the players Inaction Inaction in action and picks the Saints to win vin out Weber Academy of ot th the northern division dl- dl vision Islon and the L. L D S. S U U. of this ion slon should put lint up UI one ono of ot the best games ames in tho the state te as teams areal are al bout about out the same caine size and pIa play the samo style of basketball It Is hl highly llly probable probable able ble that these two teams team will be bo entered en- en in the state basketball tournament monte mont which will be held March 6 7 and 8 Tho place for tor the tournament willbe willbe will wille tow few be e decided on within tho the next d das aye ays