Show PANTHERS AND LEOPARDS PRIMED PRIMED FOR FIN FINAL L DIVISIO DIVISIONAL AL TILT WEST EST EXPECTED C TO FIERCELY I Saints and Granite to Play I Unimportant Game This Afternoon By Paul Caf Caffey fey Two last bas basketball games In the Salt Lake Lako division will be played today with the East High clashing v with Ith th Its rival West Vest High In the Deseret gymnasium gym gym- nasi urn at 8 o'clock and anti L L. L D. D S. S meetIng meet neet Ing ng Granite In the Farmer court at 35 Much depends s on Oct the West East tilt a nil as a victory in favor of tho the Leopards cinches a a. place In the state tate tournament for tor th them m. m while a a. win winfor winfor for or th till tha Panthers Panther will mean that another another another an an- other game will have hove to be played to determine the quint that will enter the tourney The Saint-Farmer Saint game game- is not of ot much Importance because it does not matter whether the Saints win or lose they will still have the di division division division di- di vision title and be able to enter the tournament Tonight's game between East and i West should be on of the fastest basketball basketball bas baa games seen this thia season on a local ocal floor Both teams wilt will be fightIng fighting fight fight- Ing ng for a chance to enter the tourney which is the ambition of every hoop aqua squad quad that assembles during the year From past performances performance the tho Leopards Leopar s sare are re far better than the Panthers but dope is often otten upset and the under underdog underdog dog og comes comes' out on top Last week East looked to be far from the team they have lave been bean In previous games as they had bad a hard time to defeat Granite in a aBlow alow slow low contest In spurts the Leopards displayed a fast brand of ball bali but at other ther times during the fray tray they looked miserable making poor passes and be beIng being bens be- be Ing ns generally bad on their floor work On the other hand the Panthers were given riven a neat trimming but the West Siders s put up a great game and gave the he Gold and Blue players player a 0 harder game than the score indicated There is very likely to be ba a 0 change In n th East lineup tonight because of the showing of Bill Dern Darn In the Granite game rame While only in the game for a few minutes minutes' it seemed that Dern Hem Improved improved im- im ImI I proved roved the team work of the Leopards In n many respects He not only managed man aged ged to get the Jump but he also rustled the ball bail for his teammates and shot hot four felIr baskets The Leopards went at it a much Ca faster ter clip with Dern Darn holdIng holding hold- hold Ing ng down the pivot position than they have at ot any other time this year The Theother Theother Theother other players who have hove started all previous pre pro games will be used In tonight's fracas Coach has been working his I men overtime of late to t better t their I i I basket asket shooting a ability Against t the Saints the Panthers were able to work the he ball bali Into position to shoot but they missed over half of their chances by tossing the ball bail over the back board or having laving It hit the hoop and bounce off ott onto nto the tho floor The Tha West Vest Siders s are clever passers but are aro sadly lacking Inba in ba basket ket shooting ability The Panthers are making their last stand for a right to o enter the state tournament and planning planning plan plan- ning on duplicating their feat of last year ear and ond trounce and trounce the Leopards in the final Inal game of the division schedule and also the tha deciding game The L. L D D. S. S substitutes will be used against Granite as a win will not affect af- af fact either team in standing Coach Peterson eterson is giving his his' regular five a layoff during this week and is planning planning plan plan- ning flIng on letting his second stringers carry arry the bulk of the work this thia after after- afternoon noon loon At times when the Gold and Blue mentor has made changes In his lineup there has been hardly any difference dlf- dlf ference noticed In the t team m play of the Saints and the 1 L. L D. D f bs b's Is ls favored to win over the Farmers I although the dings will be In action Coach Rex Sutherland has hag complete- complete I Iy y rebuilt his team during the last two wo weeks and he Is s hoping that his men will be able to put up a good showing this afternoon The Farmer mentor will start Hart and Anderson at forwards Evans at center and HamIlton HamIton Hamilton Ham- Ham Ilton Iton and Jensen on the guard line These men played fairly well last week considering that they had never played before In a s. league game In spots they looked far better than thai any Granite team this his season Th The probable lineup East West Berry Derry C. C rf f. Lunt Jonas If Willis Dern Bern c c. c Beckwith rg Braden en C Lewis Ig Ig- Granite I L D. D S. S Hart lart rf Haymond Anderson of cf Service 13 van 9 o Russell Jensen rg rg cr Woods Hamilton IR Ig Evans |